New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-09-27

tx5- THy FIRST REfORr Oh MEssKs. GRAHAM
And LOOMS. Commissioners to hevise the Legal
Practice of our State was made 10 the Legislature
ON Saturday and We lose no time IN transferring Il
entire 10 our columns Ii is document eminenty
calculated to crafty public expectation, and will
be perused with pleasure and profit rot IN our
State alone but wherever British Law IS regarded
as authority or precedent 1t gives assurance that
the advocates OF Legal Reform IN our state have
not labored for years without avail-that the goal
Of their exertions is al length plainly IN sight and
must be reached if they bat remsin faithful and
yigilant They can no longer be irowned down as
reckless Jacobns nor sneered down as Ignorant
charlatans The importance and practicsbllity OF
the changes they have asked are fully affirmed by
the majority OF n Commission composed OF eminent
Lawyers who, in addition 70 the signal qusliica-
tons ripened by the whole course Of their lives,
have given special and earnest attention To the
subject through the last SIX or eight months they
sre men chosen from the ranks OF the Profession
throueho the State BY Legislature not remArAa
bly inclined to innovation Between the system
they propose aud the cobbing up Of the old system
which is the only alternative, the People are u
choose There is no room Tor comPromise-
no third course. Ii the unlicensed Two aud a
Half Millions OF our State wish preparation
OF Law Latin. OF the distinction between Law and
EQUITY proceedings of the distribution Of legal
tons into five or SIX classes, SO that every man
who seeks to recover back the ten dollars which
some one unjustly withholds from him must fee a
LAWYER 10 decide for him whether his action should
be termed dssKHpsa t0ft frcsp1ss frorT, repiern.'
or something else, aud be liable 70 lose bis case
aud be sadded with the costs in case 10y no means
uncommon his lawyer happens To miscall it-they
have only to back Mr.. Nicholas Hill Jr OF pretend
to care nothing for the matter and they viii be sc
comm0da,ed But If they desire on the contrary
that Legal Rights shall be as clear end the Rene
dies for their violation simple posslble-Ii they
desire to have our Legal Formulas 50 simPhed that
any plaintiff who can write may make cut the state
men, OF bis case termed declaration. and any De
icndani IN like manner reply 70 H. - that issue shall
be pinned Oh these opposing Ayermeris, With a mora
certainty that the judgment vii turn % the mer
It's snd not on mere technicstes Of proceeding. then
they mast rally 10 the support Of Messrs GrNhan and
/ Lo0uis. demand thSt colleague II Ike iath be
chosen In place OF the resigned Nicholas AID look
well thai Legislature be cb,sen ready u second
ami give efccs t. the Reforms ioreshai1wed IL
their preliminary Report Add, lons this Re ,ori
Is we ,rss, means vii be taken - have Il read Ia
every n,iehbouraood aad IN aeAriy every family Of
,,, S.s,e and thA, IN the selection q candida es
/ A., senate aud Assembly regard ~ bad % the
..uudness oi their views on this subject Let LOT
+ the c,ansanimation non 50 clearly HtsAnsoie Dc
Wiley cast SWAY
VGsxosr.-The MoAfrSi.sr IEstotssln claims
q Whig majority Of SIX IL the new House OF Ne
representatives., VIZ Wings los, Locos -, Abolition
% This leads Us 10 believe that the House VII