The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-02-20
A CIRCULAR TO STUDENTS OF LA"
IN THE UNITED STATES.

"A Cihc onnn o,s,,svn SrATES
HN i"S
20. .I..,-.;,s. oftho Univcs-
N the year ioss u'oc' ~, n 4, IN. c,is of Ral
'''y Of mIya"9' ~. ~. om;nsi,o of the
tmoie Law cosoo' :"''s Ts,s .-l.bIishment CONT
MAfyian -" ,-,; 49,. ,iy .leyen years, bav-
nueo ia sue 60 Isr~u of the States and
i"s 'eee''.. ''N ,.s O.;no 10 the pressure
from Two io'es" .ou ' r.,e,sIv with the du-
OF an extensive Pia.".e i,".J i ,e.olyeJ in the
Ties ~msn 'no ,"'u ', ~, ~. n,.c,re of INV ever
year ioSo, 70 n., s.o The Law iasl-
ana long onc"s"oo P,o'.'s .uh, IN. mora GENIAL
tutc nno, ,of "es''" 49, - m. ,,,.s INV b~ahh
climates ~ Eurofs' n ~ .n.,sm.n, yhatevrr
perfectly rsS'o'su, snu w. -. s., .crnce which
OF my gear ."u 80 M nv ,,xthod;caiiv
IN thls county Q, =, osn ,,et;nc msreo,er indus
and cafe'u'y .'''u,, .a .en,i.l ~, hs pD-
tious a"e - ~. r.sol, .,I 4, ,s-e.ts-
nsss 10 a'ana 'ua' ',;osnJ have select.d Paid
o',sn Tue Ia" 81, -. " In 40 An; "a have
astp"'s as ,ne 49, ~ II; .ao,ds such various
tnoug"' t"a ' No. e.. IN a.. nnr,x,.,s of the
anu ample 'nu''o. ~ 81 w -, ,,,,,bv
La" o 'uue" ~ =. go, ,.;,h sy.,v ,eonisite
economy NC p'''''''' a"' '''
co,n,o", ;.,;. ,A 4, ma. fam /. dis
Tue Nv du." app 1910, in ,s,s,d % m. pnrfic
lance, ." .ne ;s,a 49,. =, sn,;c;,s, snilny
no's OF my o"'''p'I', 49,, -, - =. J,.nc. i
inquiries W.. ~;r,,I,r me- al ,hs, can ofer in
no" auuios' WI, WI, .L,v "a IN ,h., ma. ~. ,enn;
| eAPA"aNo"i "'" P''"~'' - - ~ e
SUI ,..,;,,;o, dedicated alone IN law stuj;cs.
~. $780,. .na an r;K.yy ,on;cs "a a snacjo,,s
ana ,"e'' oog" a,r "u NJ ~ Sr,h T. ch -,
any pta" NV ""s, 49,; ~ sha,,, ~. .,n'
suao0 IN ~, Wv ,a ~, sn,.h, f,r sbeJ snooI;sd
uen.' ...;.. Ia,. a,,I r,;.y...,I.neons i;b,srv
WIN an 81 nrno,.. II; cnnceiyshle md an
"'. - sir,,J''ns are .dm,,el a. any lime
h', ,. -, ou,... ~ s,uJv MI Tho re-
':,ss ~ ~. n,ioJ sn Ysc,iv ,o oect the
iue. .t -, - X s,,,,Isn, ,r,r,;,, a. bo nav
. anu ~; n,,s.a."r, .,,hs, IN H. cnnn,ry
W tx = 80 ~ ,' H. go, 'rh - 81 .v.2v
ST. !. ~ IT, Ua;on ~. in somc degree dwst nn,n
s..s, - c,os,a,,Iy ~. ,daJ ,y;,h tb.,y- M, the
- ,I;c.I e,,ny of noyg,,Js a. Gel, a. If ,run-.,s
cr,eG,,v ayo;dedI aiIn,e ,o the loo erroneous mo-
,;on ,ha, law students are IN he made u,,r, ,n.chnncoi
artisans attorneys learning practice by roe and
Jealous of book knOcledge as being too theoretical
This mischevous error must inevitably degrade the
science and profession, and is a pross mistake, since
no practising Attorney q Cd and lasting one
who was not also deeply versed in the reasons and
theory Of the law. | therefore cannot acquiesce in
and will yield to- the vulgar error Of putting
practice before and above theory-it is unnatural
Inversion of the established order Of naurean irno
rant and sloveny way of urging Young men on TO at
tempts far beyond the powers Of the human m ind
for if the grounds and reasons of the science be not
we'll known the practice Innot be well known.
But the error to which | so earnestly alIude, is
fou ded upoa another which is equally false and mar
row. viz.that students can learn the practice only in
a practising Lapuer,s office! On HE c,niI. ry as gen
era role it is The very last place in viii. he ever
& d
extremely manifest What is practice as distinguish
ed from theory? Take single example-and tr u,,o
disco on,nes The tieory or a law point saws TO the
81 uden if lends B his watch and sells il or re-
fuses to return it, A may bring hat is called an ac-
ton of Troyer and Conversion Now frorer mean
binding and conversion means apor,prating il 10 his
| own use +. and here ,gain The .tuIen, i.a,ns two
other theoretical ~ nsnts-v;z tha, The 6ndng il
now mere VERDI fiction not nj ali material or to he
nd secondly thai The convers;on nv ,be do
e A..
inc the propertv from the nIain,i ,,bopyb il hnnld
be ever so cIeaIly proyeJ thai no in M nav .en rho
nyone,tv n, bms.ir ar f,, .nv ,nroo,o a, h,avor h,,
10 withhold 4 from, the uIa;nt;G -
~ "a.
-" ~, .n'' uy "us' VIC 'ea'ht a"o goou
oa, mo, ueo ' P'ue'.e eospes-anot nat Pfacuee'
or,"' P'a""" ISIS " a.ho'ough hho"'eoge
- " o' VIC =, P"H,
80 nv "o"'se DO W '"e Jo'"'"" VI ,he Pea-'
l,Jo,noe,f, ~I. mere are, 'h~eoIe, oooNs o. peee-
' ueSe 'ooA' unio'u every Prae'iohi proceeding
~ 'o" n"'rn " 'ue pro
s'ssey' "on '"o VI '"e U'" 70 'ne nhai
'''u,' Up" ". .'" 1ne'' Jo."'a''' Vi virus
.e.u". W W, .
eo"o"ua NJ. Pdnnen,"g oi Ju'es
p. ~ Jts,h I''," VI
uuo" vi w 'u0 o''ei manu-, ne" "'A',o' 'P
p.i -, - . ~ " ~ iP'..'" "Ns 80
'ra', =. ""o W., p'. " Peee, SHOWS mos
VI P"'e' I,il 81 I'o'o'''s .a""U NV"
49, y' Tn -" - a p'.'iou' S'eo'' ' go,
i"' ''e", ,'so s9 '"'o 'hs
amp nya,a l,o .a,s, T.h" n.ounu'u ~ az 'ne
| P, a 49, - o. " ''.'''s
AVE ~ WI, no ~ ". Ito"ua.yi
| 49,: - 81 III, ~ M ~ 80 ~ ~ yoa
80, L. 10 ,an,.;, ." wy ~ " ~ N" .u Ut
- eas,,,,as o',.. wan ny
| II decI.,st ons nIs,s wh;oh ,sap'. 49,
sssans t tho s,,den,1 4. !, 40, ah o."ee
rha, an really dicu, and resnonsibe hnIin.
sort is done by the master himself without ever reach
ing the eye of the sludent-or IL does only 10 me-
| cbanicaly copy it Again Who can dist nruish be.
tween real suit in court and fictitious one in which
one student prepares the wrt-anulher the return
another The declaration some other the % ca &c
until all the practical proceedings gone through
And " hat prevents these students making record of