New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-09-14
For Tho Tnhunc
Mr.. Crool<cr ard The New cour, OF Appeals.

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This urorpine Mr. Croo6er rose in his place and
complained that the Correspondent Of The NcwyorA
Tribune hat misreprescu,cd and done him manifest
injusticc-tha in my letter q; Friday last under ,h..
head oi fhv Legal Monopoly, had stated OF hlu
what WAS true and hud refused at his request. 90
cNpiuiu 1hi- j. not so told Elu that should give
tho debate fully n could. aad Immediately did 20.
my letter he it INST Here is the passage he dis
likes aud most OF which H. iced to the ConTculioH
7Hn iegai Moa0po'g-JpdsciQ' Districs
Wien Nj O'Conor uud MI Brown brougb'i p die prop
Calarav gas ami MI Taggm o Genesee both of them
lawyers Advised thr Convention 10 let the mntcr aoe
When, however Mr Strone 81 Monroe n9FeI 10 a.u" ''
cry employ his lawyers 30 that lawyers Ike
printers and doctors might depend not upon licenses but
talors ana ypesclcrs upon demand for their
lawyer Cro0ker up and with great apparent candur
ADVISED f Iega brethren 10 place every teclot OF we
state tho platform with themselves, by voting for
Nj. Suongis motion. tbs .e's for the pubic eys
While Hdrising the Convention TO support Mr Strong
plain s,,rsblr resolution Mr. Crookcr secretly advised
him withdraw IT, at tlle very moment when II was Ike
which dd psss md rt,ci M Cro0tsr dr,rWP, though Mr.
Strong presented H. Instead therefore, OF oiccting lis
object. Mr. strong tiNeicd the legal letters ON I'M" millions
Nj Croohcr gcltinc credit for desire 10 lac" a men ON
cqua.i,, before the Jaw while reality lc duIne
bis best Zoo preserve 10 ihe lew pIohiat uiun'iuE W
TagFHi prevented lac question iJOm receiving iu!. DIS
cu--on 10y moving the previous question hch. party
personally interested, hc -boa!d not have done VIM
principles forgotten and do not ihinh that Nh.
Crooke course marked by that candor which j. the
p iy Ol every Delegate keeping With his assertion
That when h. took hi, tir Convention, b. brought
with himself only ardent desire 10 aid with ns humble
powers in The great WORK of Judicial and Legal Reform
NJ. CROKER said to-day, that
tie had al! his life been favorable To liberal rule In
relation the admission OF Attorneys. aud bis
that subject in his County well known. The
ticc, far imputed ntrieudress 10 liberal udnls
of all practice Courts. was, far he
concerned, uuiounded When Mr. Strong INST intro
ducyd this section he M c. aud ipiored his Protes
Sional brethren ndcuGntnity 10 vote for M
body Subsequently. finding tina, coald not pass, he
drew up ana the gentleman from Monroe the sec
that would !,brralize the old and rigid rule"
Why then did he against this secron propos
I'd by Mr. Strong after had published how ne
for it. II II good one Monday WAS II bad
anothor' How stands the case What l. the reai
yi First Nj Croker and from seven 20 ten lawyers
more advised 20 let the matter alone THIS he denies
" the time he made the remark sad 10 BIN that 10 let
matter alone would be 20 leave monopoly wnere
,tnow Is Mr. Sroncs motion to abolish licenses FOL
lowed. and Nj Cruoke! rose ana SAID that u should
have his support and thU, he hoped the profession would
exercise becoming lIhcrtv and vote tof H. believed
him sincere and iruocentiy praised him r. the lead
Ing champion OF hberi;y and equal rights IN my letter
OF sept. lsL
To my astouishment Mr. strong withdrew his liberal
proposition when. believe, II would have passed,
and substituted the section which riyets the monopoly
on the ConstitUtiun-snd which crafty pcnned i
friend assured me that Mr.. Crooker had hoSNed the
liberals for that although he had procssed willingness
vote for Stroncs resolution he had secretly supplied
him with substitute OF quite opposite chsracte;
which he proposed and carried. was incredaous. bu;
Mr Crooker admitted that he had privately written
this both parties acknowledged to-day.
Did Mr.. Croker deceive NJ, strong He did worse.
He deceived the gentlemen in the Convention who are
NOT lawyers Nix Strong the champion OF the an.!
ccnsc section Many took il for granted that whatever
he pruuoscd on that question he had well considered,
sud they 50 voted Mr. Mann OF y y avowcG that be
had been deceived-cNlled Tor vote = reverse Nj
Crookeys clause and 20 place instead thereof clause
similar 10 Nj Siron.s tysi amendment w hen test
question came up Nix Crooker voted IN the teeth 81 H.
old voIyo;eG 10 reverse and eNpunsc ms own section
gt.4sh his
an Improper oneso did MesSr> strong hBes.
ley, Flanders Mann and others.
My, Cvookers say, ne sent his section 10 NJ :
ncAn>e ne Thought the other ~cCcon would mol carry
d ne vote oy monopoly the 1T because he Thought
maj Freedom would carry and then reverse !Ts vote
and sot oiAeT Nay on the 9Th because he knew he
woU.d &c found III the minority Why did he bid others
vote ioy "ntlmonopoy, and ;hen secretly draw gu:
clause h, entrSpped many. AID ekch 4. airS.f had 20
ibGsaea aud 'r 70 ec;s doa-a aor 4 more
y course would nave peeil 10 Use ia his place and
Mr. Strong /: he would substitute his &C y amendment
for bu; how couldhe 90 tina, after risin ana ur.
iuc members aGOptMr Strong p&n Resides II
answered his purpose better 10 open enemy 20
the monopoly 10 move % perpeuaie II snd he has
sureGlV succeeded
since sisted these things. .'e and Ng. Strong have
voted against ;hAi section bat il ! adopted and Mr.
Croker has the lusrt OF preventing The Convention
securing equal rights 10 al AND OF dtprv'ns u!
future Legislatures OF the powcs - Tile on thls SI 'cr
81 European y,>Slasc l; he : pleased Nlta ms own
Nj Nunros, NJ " Taylor and some oiner -rni.e-
mons strSie6t0CwslDeS>- have done lres'eni ~
y supposed ani stated TO te taTiue:si!aiS .ie's
50 Er learn t!S. ae = pracuc-nS s1;o!llts =. 4N
and perhaps that parity accounts oE ~ vote ny
CrcoSer oueai not shape IN, resolutions 50 = 10 ss
thean-he sbou!d propose w,.at - night tbs yeafS
study !, no .swtls merely the sag u iae supreme
Court 10 guard ;ac monopoly
Ny situation one Of some importance. am a con
meeting lax II the chain 81 communication between
tclowcitzeas ans, their Delegates. throUch leading
news(sie. " immense Circulation. Ny only inst-ac
ton rom you ~ ~ impartial my comments Mr..
Crookcr ! - Wig. | think he deserved ceIsurs Is
/, impartial 10 applaud and also blame make
comments freely. public crowded chamber seldom
reading them. WoUd IL be impartial 10 complain OF
the backsidiasS o; o. SIDE party, and tc
dumb, and blind such errors IL % another THIS
would be siding ard encouraging deception. TIE AIN
%. the press raise the tone Of popular soTassn
Ike the faithful pastor in Years gone BY, 20 rr-cvc all
from The hishes; 10 the lowcS. none being perfect
90 not know hu thai had been IN Mr. Crookers place,
might have acted more unwlseiy than he did bu; do
know tina, his not the tue course 20 attain iEee
Constitution Tor the principal Republic O. ;he american
Continent II was Tor his votes. but Tor the circun
stances connected with them that blamed hun.
We have NJ, Van Buren, here. the hoor. but Ike
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