New-York daily tribune., 1846-01-20
Lawyers Fee.-Estortion ana Oppression.


To The Editor Of Tie Tribune
have read in Jour paper many of the grievances
Of the Laboring Glasses and think grea; bless
ing to that class TO enjoy and have many greatfal
feelings for il myself beg the privilege ot laying
before he public generally Of the People OF this En-
pire State, the condition which we are placed in
appeal 10 all classes of men and conditions, VINO
have feelings of humanity for the suierlngs OF eacn
other refer yoato the burdensomeF ees OF Law
yers in this State; or will say IN the NortheFiy
mart of the State where have the best acquaintance
tty;,b ;hcrn. Were 10 undertake to describe the
wrelchedness heaped upon the Laoorng Classes
and those who do not now the frauds practlced by
over.charges OF Fees by proiesslons! men termed
LAWYERS I know tha, mind or language could
not give just description nothing bui experience
can test IT, and of that have had full share and
observed il in other cases all sides In this State
the Lawyer is the law maker, and | say the law
breaker; and they have no bounds set, and as long
as the people set them up 10 make their laws now
can they be reached few years since they were so
corrupted by avarice that the cries OF the people
were said TO be heard by our Legislature, and
bounds were said to be set. None see what those
bounds were Commissioners were appointed 10
tax costs and Judge Of the County Court or county
Clerk is taxing officer This IS well enougn' Unl bs-
side these in my section Lawyers tire also appomteu'
and as tar ca my knowledge extends ninetenhs oi he
Fees are taxed by the Lawyer This Is setting the o 10
guard the geese Here Is the bounds SEA Lawyer 70
set bounds 10 Lawyer
shor: time after the Legislature talked OF liking or
preterded 10 fix bounds had conversation with our
County Clerk about of some OF our Lawyers de
said soon ailcr the OF Inc Legislature Oil OF cost
WAS handed him. and 70 keep within the law mace oy
those gentlemen they compose our Legislature ne
had occasion make considerable deduction Inc gem
tlemen cot into passion, and from hht tne shi1 ue
got his fees taxed by Lawyer that lives nearly nun,
dred miles from where he practices. am acquslnted
with the LAWYER ard the Taxing officer where his costs
were taxed Here the bounds set Lawyer Is asked
for bill Of items Of His reply Is have sworn to
nv bill of and got them taxed BY law anc take IL
as an Insult 10 ask for bill Of items Your Lawyer he
says understands it (my Lawyer being OF The same
school and class reflects that II may DC po!cJ 70 et u
sone aud the bill Of costs ever 80 fraudulent cannot De
reached without application 70 the supreme CouIl
JUDGES and 10 an expense oobtainng another Lawyer
and the costs will bc about fifteen dollars Tor me Court
and awy.r and yuur and other expenses as mucn
more and so the matter Drops there. VIII not under
take to mention the many frauds o 'y own experience
uractced sri.ce say, there Is no bounds ser out
what those gentlemen break over. Their lawiui
fees are sufficient keep ebons people down Tor
ever providing tueT took that only, and something
should be done Let the people petition the present Le'
gisiaurc few petitions ere pu, III IRON 'he " es.-
ern Counties last year Lei them do again and lei 1t
be general thing throughout the state There is no
evil hsrd 10 endure as his ~ wretch
eGness and misery chnuoi be cesciined u 'he uice'
standpg and many Of common aboTefs. on WhoHi
the burdens fall do know but very h'te ABOUT u
and very many Of our business men have pad douoe
the Of costs they would have had to IN other
I
MEN are coming other States TO practice on nc
count of the tecs allowed. | mean more particularly
the State o. Vermont.
will mention one more bound that is Get by Lawyers
poor man. acting in defence otherwise not very well
defended on account of his bis poverty gets bill Of cost
hcapei on him. ever fraudulent The costs become
the nature Of criminal case, and unless he has the
means of paying he is thrust into prison as criminal
Above ali laws sustained in this enlightened age
this is the most abOminabc. witnessed case OF
this kind in my section very poor man lost suit in
Court bill Of cost obtained and as he had not the
means to pay nor had be- friends in the State 10 help HIM
he was taken prison and there confined scverhl months
from his family till nj last person or persons gave
him the liberty Of the 4ilyard, al Time the feelings ot
the people were raised high pitch that they were
about to petition the Circuit Court Eou N session. APP
plicaliun made Of the rst lawyers TO carry
up the petition and he made the reply that there was no
tribunal on earth except the payment of the debt so
the poor man remained IA cOsc confinement as crml.
nal win the people lay stl under such Legislation and
fraudsi anewcr no The ballot box IS the proper
remedy and have been surprised TO see how the busi-
meas and all the common laborins classes have borne
it SO long as they should have one common sympathy
together. Your writer has passed hall century and
does not expect be benefited but very little by the
curament of fees setting paper bonds to the avarce
Of lawyers but is in hopes do the business men and
aborng classes good for the future
A NORTHERN NEw-YoRKEP