The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-03-05
A CIRCULAR TO STUDENTS OF Law
IN THE UNITED STATES. tf

nued In successful nearly eleven years, hss-
ing reeeis' siudents from dsten vi Tue States ao
| from two foreign countries Owing To the pressure
of an extensive practice simultaneously wan the du-
ties which the Institution involved ieso"ea IN le
year 1880, 10 abandon note ny tue practise ~ my "
and long cherished profession, but also l"e Law "S
tutei anu, r health and ease sougne 'ho o'0 se"a'
climates oi Europe. tfndios, al tis Tune, my hsaih
perfectly r.siof.d anu WIN 20 apa'o''h' ""ae'ei
OF my zeal ana de' ouon 70 mat g,'"' hI'eo VIM" ni
inthis county oil all others" needs 10 DC "'emoa'eay
anu caieiu'y stuoiea-anu s'ehing, nous nous
tious ana con,hueu oecuiau,' 90 o'se"uai " naPP'
,. W -, anu ' 800 49," : ~ :, ' ~, :, 'r,I,
y',eh ''o u" ny. I. fi"''
ae'p'" a. .ns p'aoo " 's ,I az - nav
!" ''.e on,on
anu ample ouoso"'hn's Vol "' '"c Pu'PoS1S VI ,ne
lfN o'u'ien' rsSa upa' ~ none can nio'e wo.'ny
esonouy NC P'e'e''sd' anu ye' WIN every requisite
s'"'. "a - WV .
aPp 'a''o.'s "'a"o W ,'s .oin US
on a' 'arnel occasion, ~ .eeafu 20 the Pa'
N''' ~ my sn''Piso '""ueo "u W an'iop0's S''ai
inquire, ho~-"nu' 70 meet an such 10 advance,
NO" nuoiosS ms '"Ia'~i do al lnat can o"cf 'h
eAP'ahe,oh ana Pfooapiy Us all ihal may DC fe4ui
SUE r,
nc i"s.'u'lon' usuio atsa aohe 10 Ia" studies,
ana men ooghale anu aoAihary topics, IS spacious
anu p,au','u' ouiu'hg Nr.ii' south I H'h street
su''p'e ror 'ho ACCOMMODATION OF ABOUT sixty STU,
oehs' he rooms are al SUITABLY 'uhshed, supplied
WIN an eAuh'ne Jaw anu miscellaneous iip'afy-
""t PeeeueS " P'aoece III every conceivable ana APP
proven Irm, o'uuehs are admitted at any tine
| 'ntouenou, 'ne ye"-courseS OF Suuy ana 'he re-
qnisi'e DOCKS are supplied so as exactly to "ee The
wants anu views OF Tue STUDENT according as he may
design 10 Pracoe MS profession elhei ~ The country
VI 10 sohie OF he niarithe c'ues me laws OF every
oate ~ inc ohioh are In some degree dwelt opon--
Waoiee Is constantly osaded win heCry-but the
leeP ana aulcai error OF parents as well as OF students,
cnieiuy avoided ailude TO The too erroneous mo-
are 10 oe piadc .ere "'eeha'ied.
asI". 49, ""',"s P'ue'~e py fo,s ana
| I'll -; ," ss :, 20 . c's ~ ",eo'
| -; - - &c, o nv 'o'J u'b,a'e 'ho
M ".u 20 ''nee
hp ny, A., go, 80 ~ anu ,asung .ne,
| ~ 20 10 ~ 'p,y 'eiseu III 'no 'edso"s anu
"'e' VI rug Jaw '"eie'ofc cannot acqnleSce In,
WIN y's'u 70, .ao vulgar error oil putting
u.s.' oe,U,e anu apore ,heo,y-n Is an unnatural
~. o =. ~ y, a' c o,ue' VI ha'u'e-ah ig"o-
.'' a e'pp'eAy 10y VI u'S"S y"uhs men On " at
seml,s lar oeyond 'he powers OF Inc human mind
io' 'ho sfounus anu reasons OF 'he science De not
"I, v"", 'ne P,a'u1e ed"to1 pe wen known
| nu' ''o e'ioi, 70 "hien 50 earnestly ahuue is
uPo' a"o'ie' "hch is equaily raise ana mar
TOW, .N.'at Stu"ei,.S can ea,h 'he P'dehee only In
Pae''"S 'i'e9e, cV'ce! oh 'he coh'I.ry as gen
era' RUIZ Is 'ne very 'as' pace IN "hI'h ne ever
uoes VI Ca" earn the prac'ice-a"u 'hls can be made
ei'IeHeiy manifest w hatIs practice as distinguish
eu rom me"y lake single example-aadt r uno
aaee o"nes ne meory or law point says to the
s'uue'' "nns d us WATCH ana J, sells u or re-
useS 20 r''uin ~ a may ptihs "ha' Is called an ac-
| Won u ilo'e' anu CONVERSION NO" irorer means
|
own use ana mere, again, the student learns two
o'"ei "'e"ee'ed Jaw Poh's-uz' .hat the una hS Is
no" mere verbal hetion mol at all material or TO be
Pro'sa- secohuiy 'ha' the conversion by the de-
Hhaah' 10 me 0en use consists IN me mere WITHHOLD
my 'ne properly from 'he Pa'nthi aNhough II should
oo ever SO cieaty proved tnat ne w no way USED the
properly 10, hiseu OF Tor any purpose whatever bu'
W "''iihoiu II "oiH the Ihalnun.
| Now all this theory must be learnt and good
deal more, before the practice comesand hat practice
the plaintiffs part COO lists Of thorough know ledge
of the forms prectdens-and the defendants part
Of the like knowledge to the formula of the pleas
rcJolnders &C. There are, therefore, books Of prece
dents these books unfold every practical proceeding
whatever in every action known to the Iaw-pro.
gressvey from The importation Of the icrit TO the final
return upon The erectaion These torm,iig of wrts
| returns TO balm paIlances
| -continuances-impannel of juries -irial-e1-
| ceplions--verdict-Ju dgment-ex, cution-return of
execution--or on the other hand, new tria--or ap-
peal, &c, &c-are all set forth IN the tpreced, MS
That, ne VINO knows moAt OF Weceds0s, knows most
OF practice but stIl these Preceden,s cannot them
selves be understood, without previous theoretical
knowledge The question: then, resove Itself into thus
Cannot law student be well grounded in all the
pecedenis, iao sensu, who never saw pr actislng
lawyers oihce And why not = On the contrary,
cannot he learn far more OF practice 10y the JUDI
eious and careful study OF all the tormula which he
never does IN practising lawyers ofice) than by
wnung, o, rather copying, thoe SIMPLE and occasion
al ons, pleas, whichthe master ofan Office
assigns 10 NE student Is 1t moi uniformly the case
a az '.a anu iesPonsIpe business OF ulls
~: o' - ~ t,i "I,'iou' .',i ieo0h
l,e ~. ~ ~ % Jy uoe,, ony 70 me
| - 20; -, - =" e,,. 's'''eu 'sh oe
| ' . ...- ~ v 80 J ,t o',oi ~ VINE"
o"e 49, 49, delIar.,i,n 90, ~ ."e
,'i -, III 1901 ,.oo,; o'usa .uo ca, &C
a'' a. ~, 1850 a. hI go"e ''ougl
-. - ~, ,bs, crar,, ~, 80 '..O,u "
II -, - ,.o,r, - 80 80 . -, - -
,bis surely mav be done IN Lav Ins,l,,on a.
W., 49, nj i,b - 80 e'u ia
e, ,n n,c,o,s =, pus
sia.s 1919 ~ -. ,os W
eoa,in9 moi d,ri,;ng1 decla,,,;ons ieo 80