New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-09-04
Iawyer.Licensing.

Some su,alllght of the Bar, who does The
Court Journal of the Evening Mirror. favors the
M { vir tie fol wing remarks N the proposed
abolition Of the lawyer monopoly in our State
No one can object 70 Tree trade in law. PROVIDED 9TH
- professions ara .-eatcd = re ;naiHeT Let eve
- one - lis parsor. and abolish neo!os'0A oe.i-
,t-ie plac:a Brother DooAt;e on me SAME ieot.ns
Win R:-at Reverend D n Permit Inst an ".lo
keeps me grocery on te corner 10 SCI yo1I iio OF al
tend vou n sickness and lex Pete. EGnS oe On PEI
.L -.errhsu- princes OF Pcari-st- In isct aoosn
eli the requirements which tend 10 make business Hish
in every sense Of the word by passing through ne
mill and using step oy step as years give MN eNpe
.nce and prudence. aud waat glorious sta1e oA e44
rights we shall I've II May We indulge the cope l,iAI
the strongest advocate o. IRIS reform III ne Ion'
NAV have h:s fortune stake IN chaace-y Sc ana De
cp,ile 10 engage the OF Ms tailor 10 conuucl
h!s defence OF that &c may be one OF TIE supreme
Court Judges. and ENJOY te piescns OF MS eoo'eAcE
and baker.
Now This compelling people to employ this or
that man or one of particular set OF men. TO act
as his lawyer is just what the friends o; Law Re
forn obiec, TO- We ask that exactly the same rule
be applied 10 the Legal Profession that now exists
with regard 10 all others. The meres, quack IN
Theology who knows not where 10 find passage
in the Bible and could not comPrehenditi If he did,
is at perfect; :bert preach every day OF ms HE
and to preach for the largest society and the largest
salary in the land provided those who form the So
cietv and pay the salary choose 20 employ nm.
Just so IN our own vocation. We have devoted
man. wears @; arduous and measrely requited toll
to the acquisition of what we know OF editing
newspaper But any body who can run his face
for card Of pens. quire OF paper and pair OF
scissors may set up for Editor get out
few numbers OF what Will pass with the undis-
eliminating many Tor goodenough paper and BY
loud, incessant Dragging o; his wonderful facilities
and unrivaled circulation. may secure considera-
bic patronage. What OF it The matter general
" works clear in the long run. And does any body
suppose that any GOOD end would be effected either
10 the Profession or the Public, by legal inhibtions
o: Editorial adventure TO the unqualified and the
establishment Of system OF Licensing Editors,
upon examination. certificate, &c. Deliver us
from all such mummery We have blockheads
enough in the calling already without setting up
any machinery to increase the number.
The pretence that tailors, blacksmiths, &c.
would be employed TO conduct important lawsuits
if there were no restraint is simply ridiculous
Every tailor in town might have out Iaw-shnsle
TO morrow without diminishing the annual earnings
OF such men as Anthem Lord, Griffin Hall. etc six
pence year. The gift OF the CAB itself is rare
requirement; nineteen men IN twenty would soon
er face battery within grape-range than attempt
an argument to Court and Jury in crowded
courtroom and very few men will allow even
sorry pettifocger of indubitable license to try his
cause Tor five dollars when he can hire good law
yer for fifty. Twenty men will content themselves
with poor newspaper send their children to an
irdj ferent teacher and endure the sOlest sort OF
an apology for Christian Minister, where one will
trust an important LAVISH to even lawyer OF no
reputation Every man may now manage and
plead his own cause, but how few do it And
when any one happens to fancy himself dab'ter
at law. how certainly is the conceit taken out OF
him at short notice and in the most etiectual man
ner The restriction OF legal advocacy to select
exclusive body is not needed by good lawyers and
not deserved by poor ones. Let US have done
with it.