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

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,,tezs-s. Brown. Ho6uisn- Morris Loa-ais. Murphy,
o'Coa7- Y=co.- C-cose-. &c WI ind n Fortescue's
History that Trey arr tl, step shea. OF England 40
years ago
n Fo--sS,re. J--e there were abou; zoe Law s:l-
denis ~ IL >eve-z u1s a. Of whom - zooIgT7,
@. gentlemen bC-z. Brr society sGrarcet and r-f-
Giants rev -.h- Tie sons OF ur- r1 people began %
s-~ fe fsv . AZ honorable Profession pom .ls SIR
--.,orr. and b Cd o-!er. OF Court ard Chancery,
A.! tho@- which admitted MO these houses were, Td
ouFi; *; gentlemen a-i taat OF ;h--e te-cenl At The
i-a>J Master Gerard Leigh aiSrueth. therefore the
which aoCtle9 are regsie1 - hy NE style and
name gentlemen And ye nUtw tbs lanclrs his II hey
be Gentlemen it's 81 error - iHiaA t1 NE sous OF
grazer farmers merchants radeneG and ariihees car
De made gentlemen 1y Eer adlii%ace OF ;ha'Iieaoa u
IL. dutrice role he Si-wg- toSe o; 81 lVi-e
OF Court: Tor can De- made gentleman but
By HI 1i-rr Ana De sposrf vs. ia NJ! re'e,ei'u
;ior Of ma er The hrng tyvho bath power 10 n Se es-
CURES. knights, haroae>. barons vlSconss -aEis mar
natter OF and obood and Of descent from gen III
and noble parents and ancestors, which 70 hHss can give
N- Bzo7rv asked ii Gentlemen were serious when
they proposed 10 open the Bsr 70 The public bust
complicated Tie practce OF the Law oUgh; not
open every body OK GOOD moral character on
expos. TIE bar the jury and witnesses 70 the
contact OF ignorance IL would expose You 70 such dis
creG.,a1'c transactions cr occUrrcnces as take place
occasionally n justices Courts. The purity OF the al
uliu;-atiou OF justice requires that only those who
have passed through !ong course OF study should be
admitted.
MI Treadweu i Counselor at-Law Of the L : Su.
preme Court He resides in Brooklyn and never studied
an hour with any LAWYER He left his family in Brook
I'm and resided year Maine, which made him
citizen there lie instantly admitted to practice in
all the Courts OF Maine and a Counsellor OF Maine.
introduced by Mr. Reverdy johnson Washington and
no questions asked hear no word of Scotch gentle
men Ike Mr. Brown hayine their feelings hurt by rude
ness in the superior Courts of Missouri Maine New
Hampshire &c where thr bar is open No talks of
returning 10 monopoly ike pretended Democrats OF
Sir George Bucks school!
AZ this stage OF the proceedings when the question
was about taken Mr.. STRONG withdrew his amend
rlent and substituted the following. which rivets me
monopoly the Constitution. To my establishment,
found tina; written by Mr. Crooker, tlc lawyer
who had protested the utmost ibcralty in law matters
Anv male citizen of The OF u ycArs of good murni
character and who no--es.as tu. requisite qualifications
.i learning and ability sai b entitled TO admission 10
prsct,cr .n al the Cuu,r, OF this STAT.
When Nr. S,rou.s amendment was read irc:a the
Chair many gentleman smiled md laughed
Mr. WoRpEN-'I I'll vote for that
Mr NUKPlrY declared that the examinations OF law
students prerious TO their admission 10 the bar Is
mere. form He preferred leave sutors to choose
their own counsel instead OF bein. forced they often
have been. employ Ignorance and Incidence or both
and suffer thereby Mr. Brown called the general com
p,ant the people miserable cry against lawyers =
i n cry dl. and inexperienced lawyers who
had been licensed and bv whom the people had suffered
Had not INJURY resulted TO the community because
unfit persons had obtained certificates than if the profess
sion had been free And then Mr. Murphy voted for
Crookers proposition require these ccruncatcs. AMI
keep close legal monopoly ever the Sta;e.
Mr. WATERBURY did not believe IN ;his privileged
cls-s--few farmers did.
Mr.. TAGGARr moved lie previous question.
no one warned the liberal members that though the
legal gentlemen spoke literally the amendment written
~ Mr. Crooker and which he substituted Tor his
was in the terms OF the revised statutes and guarding
Tho monopoly from the action OF The Legislature Every
;rc',,fr- gro,,-p---n,rd
motion-i excepted and they were ultra
The Axes were go and the Noes l.
Mr FLAHDrHs rose and sad desire 10 5c called -
He called and voted AYE, flor Crookers propo-
sitior
Mr. NAxS moved rec consideration, and the matter
has slept ever since.
The Ayes and Noes in this memorable affair will be
found al length, in my letter OF last Tuesday.
Ktut Huffman. and judicial Representation.
Nj Hoffman when arguing the other CAV against NJ
lowing the People to in small districts for one
Judge where they could both and nominate and
for transforming the state into one large Iemmaay Hail
where Custom House patronage and PostOticc and
Cny emolumcns dispensed IN the name OF Peop!e
whu but do not nominate, he asserted that thr
Judges do not represent the People. out the Law
quoted Kent the contrary ~ hut Is the Law IN -
preston OF the general wi-at time for prinogeni-
ture the union OF Church and Stac imprisonment Tor
debt Judicial Districts, aAd Protective iarlds-e Gn7h-
er. 6.a.us, all or OF those The Iud-c. to-day
mav De called to represent the general Will, ny sen
tercing a man 20 he hung for uUrder'o 20 in
prison anoher for lite for the offence because the
general vii may haze dictated rule or law and
vet Mr. Hoffman tells Us thtt judge hcnts doctrine l.
worse thann ialiscy--t Is iu-ehood Does not the
Judge does not the Governor does not the Sheriff ap
PLY ygEa carry into eject law made by the feop!s
l. not this representation OF the will OF the People -
When the people play Judge Lynch and tar and feather
a man in MOB fashion they need judge 10 declare the
law of the strongest but when the Judge elected in
single Senate District by the people shall sentence
deau!ter the State Prison. it Will be as representa-
of he ppDDlC elected fulr The wi! de-
clared in the OF laY. The Roman Trbuncs had
no part OF the executive power they could not repre-
sen; the people By virtue OF thcr office, but only in
u-urpin- The powers Of the Senate They never attempt
ed it. o: the Lictors Rome far less apprehen-ye
This day seventy years NcS-York was evacuated by
Washington.
The greatest detection TO lbe Of Freedom, says
Paul Allen took place N the hi cher ranks OF society Inc
firm and undauueG the middle classes, who mad pos
sessions fearer 10 taeir hearts than !art-'
DO fhius tina, 20 impose upon them such scourge
n Chancellor Waworth- Chanccry Court with IL OPP
pre--ve rules appeals, immense exacuons and taEdy
judgments was unworthy OF the Legislature md the
Executive. r.