The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-02-19
A CIRCULAR TO STUDENTS OF Law
IN THE UNITED STATES.

umoIe Law School, under the denouunation OF VIC
Narylan Law Institute. This establishment CONT
nued successful operation nearly eleven years a'
ing receiv, students from elsuen OF the Slaiesi and
from Two foreign countries. Owing TO the pressure
OF extensive practice simultaneously WIN inc uu-
ties which the Institution involved resolved IN inc
year 1886 TO abandon mol lily the practice OF my ever
and long cherished profession, but also The Law ins-
tue and ior health and ease sought the more GENIAL
climates OF Europe. Finding, al this time, my heai'h
perfectly restored and with II no abatement whatever
Of my zeal and devotion 10 that great science, whion
Ia this country OF all others needs to be nethodealiy
aud carefully studied--and seeking, moreover, indus
trous and continued occupation, essential 10 happ-
in land that knows no oilers reso' cd 10 fe-os,a-
blish the Law Instluion-and have selected Ihna'
deipa he place of It's location. In so doig nave
thought that city in the Union affords such various
and ample inducements for all the PURPOSES OF the
Law Sutherland that in none con a more worthy
economy be preserved and yet with every requisite
comfort
The frequent app ica,ions made TO me from DIS
lance on the former OCCASION regard To the parc-
ars of my enterprise induce to anticipate similar
inquiries now-aDd, 10 meet all such IN advance, }
now address this Circular, all that can offer IN
explanation, and, probably, as all that may be rfqu'-
Site
The Institution, dedicated alone to law studio
and their cognae and auxiliary topics, is spoe.u,'
and beautiful building, N. III South fhtb 49,
suitable for the accommodation of about lazy s.'
dents The rooms all suitably fun sb'' 9'Pp''
,yt an VI Inv and nisCslI DfSuo h"i"'
,1ini preeedeais Of practice in every con an
p,oy,d f,rn Stud,p are admaed at any time
lhrouuhout The warehouses; u study, ana 'he io-
uusi,e books arc suppIed a. exactly to neet the
wants nd views of the siadeD acc"f1ilg 10 nc may
design TO practice his poisssi'' o'. n ~ 'e
or in some of the m iime cities. The laws OF every
S,,te in The Union are in some degree dweIt Upon
practice is Constantly be ided with het'y-but me
deep nd radical error OF parents, as well as OF students,
is carefully aoded i aude TO the TO erroneous no
lion that w students are TO he made mere mechanical
atisans-mere attorneys heahns P'ac'ce py ro'e' ana
jealous oil ooh'""o'oN"ge' 90 oeinS 100 "eo1e''e"
This mlscnie''us .rrof mus. hoN""oy u'H'aue sue
science ana pfo'essiop, anu IS Rr"ss 'sak'' shce
no practising '''o'"ey was eoi goI anu ''su'e ono,
VINO was nor a'so '''ty y,ls'u III 'ae fedsons anu
he9ry o. 'uc 'aW' 'no,eorc cannot acqEie7ce M
an" ne'e ."'' y',,'', w w. uS"i o''oi Va pu"s
WdeHce oeio.e anu apoVe ,neoiy-n ID an u"na'ura'
"ttrS"" VI 'no 's'ao'''"su ooe' Vi nn'uie-'n 'e"o'
iaii' a"r s'1v."y 10y VI u'e'"s y.u"f i o'' W "'
Temps 'ni oeso' .i Posi' y, VIC hu.'a n'"'
iof me sfounus ahn reasons o, .he science oe ho'
wen hho"n' 'he P'aotio. c""I.ot NC wen hno"n'
bu' oio error, 70 which 50 eatnesuy a''uue' Is
'ou "cu ulo'' ""o'ne'' which Is e4u"'y a'se anu h.'
row, vz:ha' students can Iearn 'he Prdenee ohy IN
aPaeiS"S 'apye' cD'ce' Oh 'he contti ~, 40 gen
era' RUE us me very 'e.' p'ace IN ~h''h ne ever
ooeS of can earn ''e piuc"ce-ahu 'his can DC maui
ehtre"eiy man'es,. nat Is Paetee as ois'inguish-
ca from me"y! axe single eAample-ahu &c uno
disce o"hes ne teo'y or law point says 10 the
student, lehus us "atch, ana p sells u, or re-
iuseS 20 rt'u'h IT. may phhs "hat Is ca'ieu an &C
.ioh OF Ifo'cr anu CONVERSION no" r0peT means
nhuine' anu conversion means appf'priau"g 10 MS
own use anu hefe, again, tne STUDENT learns Two
o'hei "eoe"ea' Jaw Po'h's-"A' ,n' '"e J"'a" 10
10" ,oie No'oe' n0tph np' al al ina'eI'a OF 70 pc
P'op'u anu oonu'yi "'a' 'ne 'on'e's'on ny we a,
i'haa' W us oo,' use CONSISTS III 'he mere "Hncou-
ing 'he properly rom lne Paainuh alhousl should
oo e.. 'o "'v p.o'oc '"a' NC III no way useu .ne
p'0iety w. ~ " ~ "y pun P''o "h"''''i' o"'
W "''h"o'u ~ ''o'' 'ne piaihon'
Now all this theory must be learnt and good
deal more before the practice that practice
on the plaintiffs part con'is's of thorough knowledge
Of he forms prectdens-and, the defendants part
ofthe like knowledge as to the formula Of the pleas
rtJoinders &c here are therefore, books Of prece
denis; these books unfold every practical preceding
whatever, IN every action known to the iaw-pro
sressvey from The importation of the pyit To the final
return up'n The ereemton. These formula of wrlis
returns 10 arces--ball-imPaIances
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF Jufies -rial-ex
cep'"ns-veiuct-Jndgne tcu.Ion-return OF
eXecuion-or, on the other hand, new tnai-or APP
peal &c, Nc'-are all ST. forth IN me IPeeed ais so
that, he who knows mosi OF preeede'ts, knows mos,
OF practice but sun these rrecedents cannot them
selves be understood, without previous theoretical
knowledge Inc question, then reso YES Itself into this
Canno, a law student be well grounded in all the
pIecedcnts, fdio sensu who never saw practising
lawyers Sihce And why not On the contrary
cannot ne learn iat more OF pracuce by the Jud-
cious ana careul s'u1y OF all JCrmma (Which he
never docs IN practising lawyers oihc") than by
wing, OF rsihet copying, ihose Sinph and occasion
al dec'afat ons pleas &c winch the master ofa Office
assigns torhe student Is 1t not uniformly the Sc
iha' al reay uiileu ana Responsible business OF hs
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