The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-06-17
| t.,ReuLAR 70 STUDENTS on LAW
IN THE UNITED STATES.

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."o'e 10 "a i,,,,N Tbis establishment conf
y - 'orcs.sI one,atioo nearly eleven years, hav-
nv - ,dao,s f,o,, ,i,pen of the States, and
,"k 49,, e,a co,,n,ries Owing 10 the pressure
honi '"o 'o''s 'a ,,l,,n.o,,sly with the du-
~; h,cb ,h Institnton inyolyed resolved, in the
- Isa6 Al abandon NOT o lly the prsctce of my ever
80 r.; bd n,o,.ssion but also the Law lnsti-
-, 80 "a a. b..i,,, and esse sought the more genial
:, E,rnna E,nJiog AT this time my health
1911, ,s,o,eJ and with n no abatement " hateyer
~ INV zeal and devotion 10 that great scence, which,
IN his rountry of ali others needs be mshodieatiy
and carefuy sludied-and seeking moreover indus
,,ous and continued go essential ~ happi-
ness in land that knows no oilers resols ed TO re-e.a-
blsb the aw Instituiion-and have selected i'hita
dlpho as the place of ito location In aoirg have
thought that no city in the Unon affords such various
and ample ements for all the purposes OF the
Law SluJent-and that in none more worthy
economy be preserved and yet with every requisite
comfort.
The frequent applications made 10 me from dis-
lance on The former occasion in regard TO the prtie
u,us of my enterprise, induce to anticipate similar
| inquiries now--aad TO meet all such IN advance,
now address this Circular as all that can oher 10
ylanation and, probably, as all that may DC requ-
| site.
The Institution, dedicated alone to law studies,
and their cognate and auxiliary topics, is spacious
and beautiful building, NJ III South FINN street.
suitable for the accommodation OF about sixty stu.
DENTS The rooms all suitably furnished, supplied
| with an extensive law and miscellaneous library
io precedents o. practice IN every conceivable ana APP
| proved frm. Students are admitted al any une
throughout the ycar-courses OF study and the re-
quslte books are supplied, SO as exacy 10 hte' the
wants and views OF the student according az he may
design to practice his profession, either IN the country
in some OF the maritime cities ne laws OF every
State in the Union are In some degree dwelt upon
practice Is constantly blended with heo'y-but the
deep and radical error OF parents, as wen as OF students
is carefully AVOIDED hilude to the too erroneous no
lon 'ha' ia" suuens are 70 oe 'naue me'1 mecdt'ea
| jealous OF oooN "'o"""se' DO oeips 'oo ",eo'
MS scnie'ous tiiof mus. ihe"ao'y ueeaoe the
SCIENCE anu po'esson, a"u 10 R'osS m's'ahe' Shee
no W"cs's'B a.i""Ny "as ever soou anu asu'g one
VINO was not aiso ossPy '.iseo III Tue 'edso''' anu
| "e"y Oh 'ho NV 'he,eofe cannot acqciesee III,
ana never WIN y's'u 'o thc 'usal error Vi putting
Wdesice before ana ABOVE theory-n Is an unnatural
tireSiot oi tue es'api'sheo ou'f vi ha'ure-ah 9ho
rant anu sioVehy way vi urging young meh on 10 az
Hmp.s iar oeyonu ihe powers oi tue human Hino-
ior the GROUNDS ana reasons OF 'he science DC not
wen known, the pracuce cannon DE Wen Known
But The error, TO which l SO earnestly aliude, Is
ouAded upo' aho'lor, which is equally raise ana mar
row, Vz-that students can learn The practice only In
practising iaoyerS oDot! on me con'IeTy, as gen
era rule, Is The very last place IN which he ever
does or can learn the pracilce-and hs can be made
| extremely manifest w hat is practice as distinguish
| ed from heoryl Take single exahple-and tr uno
disco onin1s The theory or a law point says TO the
student, # "A lends b his watch, and sells II, or re-
fuses to return 1t, "A may bnng what Is called an ac
|
finding and conversion appropriatng II TO his
| own use and here again, the student learns two
other theoretical law pornts-vz that the finding Is
mere verbal fiction, not at all material, or to be
proped-and secondly, that the conversion by the de-
fendant TO his consists IN the mere WITHHOLD
ing the properly from the plaintiff although II should
be clearly proved that be IN way USED the
property for himself OF for any purpose whatever, but
| TO withhold II from the plaintiff.
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Thai ali really difficult and responsible business of this
or, is done by the master himself without ever reach
ing The eve of the student-or # II does only 10 me-
ch,niealiy eopv III Again: Who can DISTINGUISH be.
tween feai sun in court and fictitious one 10 which
| one student prepares the vnt-another the return
| another The declaration some other the ca &c
mill Iii the practical proceedings are gone through
And hat prevents these students making record Of
| the whole and then comparing all with certified
cord fiom of justice in like action All
this surely may be done M Law lnslitutionaod far
tter-more quiet, and with more time than in busi
ne offices where many precious hours often lost ia