New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-26

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Btors Sr,dent- FrirtlcSe Hyrks.'fcC COINS Cor-
Tie C,1rpef- Rng-S'-oHg TGyior. s. .JGiH-Tis Bfb,
and tie Bonfre-U That u Ui1utsd,
strike ,he Constitution 10 The c.n,4- and tie LAWYER
VIII remain composed u HI closet hut touch rou'ren
nWe-.minsier HAL and he startled -P4ef. VIII cTaT
o; iiir hiding places The Earl Of Chatham, Rsyiy
70 Lord Ctisf Justice Ngnfe!d
n Me,vs CHARLES OCuyoR n Ns,r. York and lolfN
". RRowN Of Orange Lsl5gaies Fl he Ne1- ic-k
SIN" Contention CoHpssL0Ts a, LOar Solicitors ~
ChGHce-y, So IL. So.
GENTLEMEN: When it was proposed that no
citizen OF foreign birth should enjoy equal rights a far
a. eligibility 10 the Office Of Governor wa concerned,
with the citizen who was native born, who stood more
con.pcuou. in the defence Of the cause o; the adopted
stranger than yourselves How Is that you T.-
ling to allow the People freely to choose their Governors
and that you the rcsoute opponents OF every propo.
.irou for allowing them choose their Law
i the man wnou you are about declare competent,
n ri eec.o and candidate Tor the Offices OF State Law
Civer Justice OF the Peace. Congressman Governor,
Mavor T. : senator President and Vice President 10
be- Dv the same Constitution declared incompetent 70
h. elected Judge 20 into Court OF Law and
plead his neighbour cause defend his neghbors lie
and properly. without the special license OF Judge
/ VINO Already licensed LAWYER lou. NY. ~ COnOr,
descendant OF the prosecuted Catholics OF Ireland
and you for moment suppose tina; the 100000 peo-
pie oil Newl ork sent you 20 the Convention 10 place IN
the next Constitution (what IN the present. that
no man, unlicensed by privileged Judge, shall &c per
niitcd 10 open his lips in Court OF Law, except Il hap
pen 10 be justices Court
In 1927 law was passed in Ireland excluding every
Catholic from acting barriser or solicitor IN any
Court OF law equity unless they Hhjured teir rel.
rion and barrisers solicitors who no Catholics
were subjected 70 punishment they married women
fp1ie
ucd nil the year alter the present United states Consc
tuition effect and then rescinded Yet IN
1916. in America find you, man of fortune and legal
privilege and descendant OF that prescribed race
steadily struggling to preserve the special privilege sys
tom and oven 10 cngratt on the Constitution OF free
State
The other day, Mr.. McAdam, lawyer OF talent and
character licensed in oi the Courts Cor on
your principle may want 20 Licensees applied
be admitted practice in the Recorders Court at
New y DIRK. but the Recorder and Mr. McAdain mad
differed about something or other. Mr. McAdam
told by his honor that he might practice there after
he had made apology 10 him. and because the bold
Scochmnn refused the Recorder, judging and for hire
in his own punished him. By preventing him
from following his business and punished ms clients by
deprving them OF The benefit Of his services You and
your legal friend, Mr.. Brown want perpcua;e this
odiuuz system ind why Is il necessary that i.r Re
cordcI should have power 10 prviirg" on" lawyer tiid
pcrscCG.c another. that the WHO can plead be-
fore the Justice should be- prescribed from pleading be-
fore the Court where the appeal from that Justice l. TO
be tried May we pruy 10 God for all, Yet not dare
open lips in Cour OF General Sessions OF the
peace any
When MIR Emme, came hero M OUTLAW prescribed
by the oppressorz his land he by special
grace OF Mcssrs Clinton Spencer and the Judges and
with much opposition from the Bar permitted 10 plead
the causes uis countrymcr who had sought nome
and freedom IN this State To prevent the Ike IN iu
ure the profession get statute passed Il ST %
declaring tina, Counselors Solicitors, and Attorneys
shall hc considered judicial Offices the same Clerks
OF Courts and Distrc, Attorneys The OBJECT il evident
let that strangers may be cNcladcd--and I'd. that
luJges tyvho src all licensed lawyers might have
Greater rowcTs tu stop suspend license and control the
law agent of the people
50 too in K ~ Do the judges may, at their discre
uou grant withhold licenses and Judge Cower says
thai ccrkshp OF from three 10 sever years Is required
bv OF oar courts OF record
have the new Chsncery Rules before me, bat tine
old Rule No. -. was
that no perou o,b.r thai, Qico Of .a taper
pi,ed prosecute Gcfcnd person unless they fd!!
f.,f Obtain orde- for thus purpose
This suits Democrats OF yous order Does suit your
constituents
Ry this imported provision man might be Jail
lot contempt dcpoled OF hs estate he was unable
70 raise funds wherewith employ officer OF the
cour, Ion his defence Was II 10 uphold such oppres
that YOU and your trend Mr. Brown We're sent 10
Albany
You Mr. Brown are Sco,chmsi and well read in
Brush history GU aware that here the judges
their licensing power 10 admit iavortcs eN gtatlG
while others refused though equally well entitled
plead in the Courts You know that IN the states OF
Maine New Hampshire, Missouri &c equal rights have
abolished Al, IN these free may have their
names entered on the is, OF lawyers il :hey choose
follow the practice OF the lsr for living jus; as a.! 'aw
yerS here may follow any other trade profession
In Scotland and England lawyers We're formerly Il
censcd monopoly o; cajntu practice TO the
OF the nobility gentry and established clergy They
DO YOU wSni 10 preserve taHt prop here -
Why not propose peerase also
Sr Waller SCOTS soun-law. Mr. iockhari. tells u IN
page SO OF hi> Life Of Rober, Burns that IN ~ the
Lawyers OF Edinburgh with scarcely an cNctp-
on members the landed aristocracy OF the country
ard forming by the most influential body N the >oci
ely OF scotland they were exceedingly proud. " hat
their haushtness d body max 1e guessed wGeu
know that inferior birth WAS reckoned iair and e
.itmute ground Tor excluding any from the bar =
Nj Lockhar goes state :nc OF many OF the
most erlintn; lawyers who had utmost difficulty
eel license 70 practice law including that CT the Pro
lessor OF civil law III Edinburgh University VINO was
ons excluded from The bar because MS father was ontg
sn Edinburgh ToBAccoNIST, and the son therefore
utterly unit 20 5e the associate OF gentlemen born
Chambers III his Traditions OF Edinburgh. tells II
tina, William Pitts celebrated colleague n power Lord
Melville forward for admission 20 TIE Scottish bar
n I'LL and wre:chcdly poor tha: after paving
The fees &c he hsd but guinea LETT which he gave 70
his sister 20 buy him gown ,scu preserved) and was
then pe:!n,ess, with the world before hi-n Must we
have psrch;nents and our license tees 10 taN
a-y a,nt ana keep back native worth and enable party
Judges 10 license edltor-M NJ Noah-who never
studied dav and refuse license 10 another on tie pre-
text Iha, ne had not studied WITH an attorney ioT seven
wears Poor reform .hls-very
The Chancellor of Ireland. Sir E. B. sucdea, was
barber. son and clerk TO conveysncer lis poverty
@: birth and the :sc, that he had been clerk almost
prevented his admission 70 The English ba! not"lth
.;andin. his sbility could give hundreds OF such
cases.
Matthew L Davis records IN page 229 OF vo; OF his
Ike OF tina, shrewi lswyer Aaron Burr That ne Burr
was apprenticed to inc law-but that II - re
was IN his city seeking admission 70 the Bar By me
rules OF the Court long OF study wss then re
qnirec and Burr wanted ispensaton, II his case IS
Ne mad been lighting Tor American freedom,
IHE APPLICATIONS MAS OPPOSED WITH GREAT REAL 81
AL THt NsNstS> OF rKE Bar; ard as no Counselor
'oa!e MAKE NE necessary motion. Bur mol Only com
ahest OF Tie professor
He was soon SITTER made Attorney. General snd p-es
ied a. me next Convention amend the State Corst..
non and The narrow unpa,orc sprt OF the Bar n MS
isy appssrs animate you and your brethren Of the
majority OF the Judiciary Committee now. You would
secure 70 the few. ard deprive ,he many OF equal rights
and these very rights TOO among me most important
,asi society requires possess Surely, as Wherefore
remarks
.shs legislation which lyle possible il,erteres
with he order otusrure, : The Gs-
Vas nv namesake Roger sherman the shoemaker
les able LAWYER because ne id not Ike yoa learr al
The at and mystery and nonsense the iiquy OF which
The Convention debates have 50 thoroughly discoSedi
Eor-s have, h.. often l9cc . break down ms law