New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-01-15
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Les.tl seeoran cross Examiaea,

last ard weakest @. which appears in your psp-r al
the 16h u;. in which soue gentleman under This
tide, has vented his spleen against Tbs waoc legal
profession and his Pri0ate malice against parlic
uur individual 10 Willy aud caiumuiate whom that
article appears TO have been really Designed. Ii is
| singular that this gentleman abandoned the profess
sion from choice, ri i irae when composed Of such
honorable and hs h. minded men, us he hiulself ai
mite 1t was at ihatpericd. Perhaps he was notIcsl-
| calated to shine in such company. Whatever may
nave been the cause taking his eccourt it was
most unfortunate occurrence. sos, what loss
was thelc my coun;rs men, from that ogi hour
rascaiily has been in the ascendant, end the hole
| profession represented b; I'M; " hig minded -
| gentleman us' a den Of thisves." What private
| srieis re has know not But no honest OF hoaor
! able man would make such charges against awhole
Class or order OF insn. ls all wrong Such charges
! are slway sHjust and always viii be, and whether
dictated by prejudice, hatred stupidity, should
| always be condemned.
| Besides il ia aatrue. There is now aud ever has
been, in The legal profession, much of intelligence
and lberaiity, oil honesty and nteg rity, and many
| honorable and big h-ninded men, can be found in
any profession or class of men whatever, OF equal
number.
/, was the remark Of one Of the Oldest Judges Of
| this State, that be never knew LAWYER who had
| practised law for any considerable iime WHO did
beon inclined to the contrary. Thatdishonesty found
favor in Courts OF Justice, which were III fact
| school dali teaching Inc wisdom and necessy o.
fairness ard integrity. and The evils OF an opposite
course. And that II he did not become honest, he
svas certain TO meet Uith many difficulties rs 10
compel him 10 leave the professionalism course
| from chooe.) How much more truth and reason
there is in this remark, the result of actual obser
vation than in all rho unmeaains things 30 often
said without reflection about the dishonesty OF law
| yers.
| Amongst 81 many there ere undoubtedly some
Foul Birds" 10 cry mad d0g, and ihief upon lhe
rest, aud rail against wees that most easily beset
henselTes. Some v no would write article like
tie one alluded to, in order TO make corert
and c0p0rdiy assault upon they designed TO in
| jare, and against whom they dared not resortto
more opeR and manly mo5o Of warfare.
Tnet some such man should denominate whole
community ~ I" thieves " ard "Tasciis," is quite
netursl, aud happens for the reason, thai some
men, lei them live where they rlay, always have
| the worst neighbour in the world and ali their
| -eighbcrs come under ore condemnation.
| LEGAL REFORM Is severe upoa in attorney be-
cause "a he alleges, his COSTS were taxed too hgh.
Costs taxed or notice, and party Eisy oiJtci
20 improper items aDd have 'hem struck cut; and
| ii taxed wrop6 appeal 10 the Court. And even if
ne peglects 10 DO this he may ascertain wnat COSTS
| are proper ami By rendering that sum pIt his sd-
yeisary Ia fault il ne refuses 10 accept them ApaTiy
relieved on psy meut OF costs must pay or offer 10
pay the costs or hi is in fault and only be re
iievcd on terms. know nothing 81 the law, -nd
only refer 10 those general rules 10 show how iGlly
| the attorney has been treated.
In what ia stated in regard 10 the other case, the
writer is etill more severe and unfortunate. An
| attorney was sued for breach of PROMISE, an action
oiener Improperly and unwcrilily brought. ard RS
matter OF speculation, than any other, from the
ect that the does 90; rsquite roet qf any pro-
mise to be made, bur allows it 10 be inferred from
attentions" which may mean enything or ne,linc,
| ard thus enables plaintiff 10 Try the experiment
| Of such action upon almost any one oi her ac-
quaintance. In this casa the suit was insiigeted by
:nslice and Instituted tritkeW any foundation IN
truth 1nd is SO regarded by ali in the iesstacqusinted
| with the fact Defendant, digGant az beng thus
as.ailsj, Of course put in ptrsdlngs 10 make &c
| fence. two Of plaintiff arepiicatons did not IL eaj
| iuanrcr answer the pleas which they purpostec 10
| answer, and were demurred 10 specially for that
cause. Plaintiff amended, bat the IMPLICATIONS were
AZ detective as before, agd were again demurrcd TO-
| After the demurrer books rad been made and seryea
and the cause noticed by defendant al two terms ior
| argument. Plaintiff attorney applied al special
term for leave to have these rePca,i0ns applied 10
| answer two other pleas, than thoso IN answer Ia
| which they had been inteTpOsed on the ground q
some sileee ed mistake This favor tie Court granted
20 plaintiff; without costs. Tris is The whole OF the
| motion 'Che suit is still pending
| Such are the facts upon which so Iauch ind'gna
ton has been wasted, and out-crv made ANA be-
| cause defendant is an attorney, Legat Reform as
sanses him 10 be guilty, and summurily coAsicts HIM
OF all alleged and much more, ior be conetctS nm
OF seduction OF putting the form o! false and sham
\ pleas and foolish de9urre!9. and has al'en IN
the orlor, with which, il he could only have been
Judge for Ave niiuutes, rs he desired, he wonld
| have executed speedy vengeance on tins sttof-
news devoted head for the crfas 81 beog an attorney
snd defending u malicious and unioundes suit
This toeits all HE rights rs man. This converts
an accusation into senleEce, aad magazines 'ie
| Cf Sin
commission OF many oftnces
! Softly, ar. Legal Reform, for here your malice
has overstspped your art. Softly, or you WIZ be-
| tray Yourself. Has not IN auortey risat 10 act
il selcdeience like other men Not ii you were
Judge. You for Judge. a man OF your temper,
charity and dscernmenI 10 say nothing OF your ahl-
iries nsed never fear any such responsibility. IL
would lie greater calamity than your dignihsd ana
chosen retirement from tho profession. O:e woIa
| more. The man who cries rascal and "thiei
as loudly, and makes much buster about virtue
and morality as you do in ninety nine cases IN
! hundred, is dishonest hypocnte Were ycur name
riyen, do notdoubt orc acquainted with you mig
.'carry the war into africa" end charge you WIN
mere vices than you have thus wanoniy and falsely
imputed 70 others, and volunteered either IRON iSao-
| rance or n.ace TO publish 10 The world.
| If Won vera reai,y stranger 10 what yon at
| tempifd 70 wrta about you had no right IN COM
mon honesty Snd fairness, 10 pTfJudge or mss
the matter. and send forth bitter and scaooaous
! srticle against on7 entirely uhHHoNh " 5ou' -
YOU were IN any way concerned, even rs Attorney
and took this course 10 ipJuFe adversary and graf
ify ;he lir malice OF !itc mind it furnishes The
most apt ana striking illustration of your notions OF
honorable and high minded conduct spca as s uus
there 10 only one who has not gut the profession
cen be found TO approve or justify. .c,,x
In another respect (tsbing your statement O. your
position as true you are equally singular and ssand
equally solitary and alone 1t has long been con on.
siered right and proper Tor syery man 10 ing ms s
own business" and no, intermeddle with the al ifs
| of Others abou, which he has no knowledge, and AM,
with which ne has no concern, and especially wnle
proceedings sre pending for judicial investigation.
| But these are old fashioned na1ims whica yor
ia yours. o,,,c,,.u.n
Thou fnd'si 10 be too busy, Is some danger.
With this, leave you for the Preseni,psrchance
| we shsli NEE; again CT Phillippi" justice
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