New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-04-26
They Have Us!

Suhan Mr. Crookers Ambiguous "a
=, a.. ia, qualifications of Lawyers was
., Convention by Mr. Strong In heu % ~, 49,
,,.,r and lust proposition we kne" .oo VIC" -
so,,.ver IL might be with Law reform VIC 10"
49,. Ever Reform to dead certainty Accoru'
-, va ara not at all surprised to IND the 'oi'o"
80 ..c,;oo in the Senate bill to organize 'he JUL
o;srv of our State. Indeed, we are not 10 NC Ia
thor ..toni,hed by anything which may eAASn''s
from our present Legislature .,.,.o. n
90, "a Every person. who shall be soheno 81. =.
.h.ncerv or attorney 10 the Supreme ,,,,sd 10
IN The frat Monday OF July next spai W a. ali The
oo ~. =. attorney solicitor and counselor, IN az @
ps. Of this state and every person VINO sns %
ss,oynsv Of the Court OF Common rea' VI a.S ., nysc
~. 6rst Monday of July next SHAH DC cn. "a aysrv
s s A. ,hs county court OF the same county anu ey
VIZ snnlyiny 10 be admitted TO practice as sloney
a,cs,or ma counselor in the courts OF TINS Sae
he examined by the Judges OF the supreme h court
ns~si term thereof OF by such persons as SUN oou
In S,,~ct which examination shall be IN open eoui''
and II the person applying Is oil GOOD moi aon
snd shsll possess the requisite quaihcatons VI EAR
- .h,,tv and shall take the CONSTITUTIONS os'u u
~. s.3 court shall by order entered oy tne os,A
thereof admit said person 90 applying ano ,I ~
practice attorney, solicitor anu sn hv General
. Attract what shall be sufficient proof OF goou roia
ehsractsr but no term OF clerkshp or peroc OF s'aS
shsl be required and the Supreme. Court "
INA act shsn possess the same powers LOT tue
sSsrv s,,ornsv solicitor and counselor and with IKE
eject a. are now possessed by the present supreme
Court and Court OF Chancery
An our present Lawyers, 1t appears srs SHOWN
10 have rst rate moral characters such as aeiy sus
u;c;ou and render scrutiny suPerauous IL order
20 nrsserye unsullied the spotless purity Oh the
B.r all future plicsnts for admission to p'scoe
Law are to be thoroughly overhauled with regard 70
thar morals a. well as their learning and talents
An regular you see as clockwork But each
newly admitted lawyer lie to take the oehsutu'
tional oath of Office being appointed an Attorney
BY the Supreme Court though the Constructor
sxpressy denies to that Court the power to appoint
20 of3ce at ALL But Constitutions would be great
hoxhsr IL dsnisaries had to obey them the same al
common folks
Most earnestly do we protest against 'n''
whole sec 70, though without hope OF defeating
&C. Itat il war with common sense and with ns'u
raj night. John Dobbs sues Richard Roe for debt O
damage, and. not being familiar with legal proceed
,nrs or confident in his own abilities seeks to tel
his story through some one whom be is Wiling q
nav for the service Who shall select that attorne,
or substitute Shall it be the man who hires him
PAYS him, and may lose or win bis case accordln!
to the ability and fidelity of his advocate Or sha
his advocate be chosen for him by some one else
who do mt understand his case, and to whom he l
not permitted 70 explain it If the client shoul
have liberty to choose hissattorney, who shall ri
str,ct that liberty Way do lit
The answer is that Law is IAN intricate science
.boundng In quirks and ssbtle,ies failing in con
Mate knowledge Of which the attorney may max
shipwreck Of a good cause. Suppose this to be 81
ao.s NOT the ellen, know III How rarely is a poo
LAWYER employed now when good one may
had for anything like the same charge And CO
we reasonably suppose that larger freedom
choice viii lead to contrary preference oil oioc'
heads and ignorant pettioggers to capable al
we'll trained lawyers Who believes word OF 1t
A to the quirks and sub,leties Of legal practice
re demand an unrestricted right TO appear by a
toruey with direct view 10 the abolition OF these
They have been endured too long already On
great object Of the Convention OF the Constitution
Of the Codifying Commissioners, is the abolition
these. With free choice of legal advocates the
could not much longer be maintained. With clos
Bar, trained to live and thrive upon legal nicetie
and hctions the earnest desire Of the People wi
be thwarted We await the issue with little hop
that il will be Immediately favorable but dete
mined that the cause Of Reform shall be unhincl
insly maintained until successful.
They say that Senator A. c. Hand, who n
ported the section above quoted. aspires to be
Judge Of the Supreme Court from the Fourth Di
rict II 60 we think be VIII be defeated