New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-31

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WatrOrii-Deaa DsSlds ne LHgsi Profession Bal.
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Correspondsnce Of The Tribune
ALsAST. Saturday Night March n.
There are men, oat Of doors who have earnestly
and perseyeringly exerted themselves to bring
about a reform in our Legal System. which to ME
has always appeared 10 be dishonest to the very
core and calculated not only corrupt practitioners
and Judges bat in tine to undermine the virtue Of
the people, and endanger the safety Of the Repub-
lic.-These men are getting tired-a rover against
the stream soon Grows weak aud weary. Whether
change for the better will take place or the legal
profession be looked upon with as much suspicion
and distrust as the corruptions and extortions Of
certain leaders in the Church occasoned to the
Clergy in the DAYS Of Luther and Calvin, cannot
even guess. Were | twenty years younger
would try to rouse the people to shake OF this incu
bus through cheap extra newspapers, pamphlets,
lectures circle Of associations, through the twelve
thousand school teachers, country and city organi
cation, &c. and such vast array of well arranged
facts, showing the horrible expressions allowed by
law or rather through the absence Of it, that a Lee
gisIature, with the watchfu eye Of the public
ever on them, would soon go to work in earnest
but such efforts as would be useful are far beyond
my power AZ my time OF life, and therefore regret
that have been present and seen or known OF the
efforts made with such art and success to nulliiy
the nobest efforts Of human legislation. Might not
| Ireland, ay, and Genesee and Wyoming warn us
/ of the future
did not 20 10 the House this morning till after ten
but il was engaged from nine till past three at
the work of legislation, and nearly the whole time
| in Committee on the Commissioners bill 10 estab'
| lsh order where chaos reigns. through an honest
and consistent law code, and 10 blot ont II possible,
from the minds Of that such fraud, chicsne and
trick as exists for nulfying the means whereby the
people expect 10 obtain justice through the practice Of
the law rcsJrted to In this iar and beautiful
section of the creation OF Cod
| There are two Commissions 10 be chosen Of three
persons each IL majority OF those who belong to the
duirk and bubble division Of lawyers can be placed on
each of these Commissions the object OF the Conyen-
ton will be successfully eyaded and the people once
more efectusly deceived; while II that high spirited
and honorable class OF lawyers, who sc0rn mean ac'
ton love law rather than license, and are impatient 70
wipe of the disguise which attaches TO their profession
because of the fraud yany punder and knaveTy has
60 successfully screened and left unwhpped OF justice
If they had the majority plain clear systematic propo-
sitons would be submitted 70 the Legislature, chapter
nv CHAPTER by means of which nine tenths Of the tricks
perversiOns and evasons termed Law, and which serve
as upges TO shelter opulent dishonesty, and harass
and perplex men Of truth and integrity would be swept
away.
The struggle today therefore, was As TO MEN--One
class anxious 10 place the two Commissions men OF
character who we're believed to be Jealous and able
friends 10 the reforms desred-and which, established
here would soon spread over the Union-snd the other
10 secure the nomination of Commissioners supposed to
be welded to old abuses fond Of the wide spread priy
legged combination Of law practitioners who cling TO
these abuses and who would was done elsewhere on
we'll known similar occasion mock the public expee-
tatons by the best calculated b discourage the
country and perpex the million with rayeied entAn-
gled pulling mammoth report III OniJ LOT tue She'ss
| OF the grocer.
That the attorneys as body descr,edly odiou' TO
/ tho people, in many districts such communications IS
those OF Old Genessee, In Ihs Tribune may serve 10
show II that class 10 the midst OF such pundcring as
he describes be represented here by one oil mem
selves their next effort s 10 get man elected whon
they can influence 10 do their dirty work Mr Uphan OF
Genessee to-day while endesyonng 10 excite an unIA
yorabe feeling toward Mr. Peters the leading noinee
of the Whg Caucus Landed the lawyers VI uiaI so',y
and sensible was he OF inc oolutn a h s,d
character of an attorney stOolpgeon tna ne
,ha, he did not know but that HR would be charged
| with being lawyers tool : Mr. Peters II seems De
longing 10 that esmsble class oil enlightened iga prac
utoneIs vho have obtained the iwi Of their meanor
and more sordd and time serving brethren by tneir
| manly efforts in favor OF a thorough law reform
! When entered the Assembly CHAMBER this morning
Mr. Rodgett OF Cenesee was describing Mr.. Peters
lawyer of emnence scholar, and dising ushed Trend
and consistent advocate OF Law Reform and stath mat
he believed the Wing party had the happiness the hono
and the welfare of the country especially AZ heart-nat
that party had placed Mr. Peters highest at their meeting
10 decide on tit candidate yet now the lawyers we're
for throwing him aside. lie thought that Messrs MI
and Graham were the majority there would DC no IT,
form and would be sorry IT l02 members not lawyers
would thus be led by a few OF that profession MI'
Blodgett in reply TO certain structures Oh Josnua n
Spencer in the Senate cited letters from AOet a. ~,
! CIV r. C. Love A. Jefferson Judge Jackson, &c; III MI
Peterss favor and Mr. McGonegal rose and ADDED DT
Lees opinion (from letter. that Mr. Peters was well
read lawyer Of good moral character upright ana us
I posed 10 do that which was just.
The Committee refused 20 SUBSTITUTE refers naiIe
for that OF LOOMS there were only q Ayes for Peters
! Mr. Walsh proposed Commissioners George Mum
| son and Peter Corning or Corner-Lost. Tie renewed
his motion that all foreign phrases be lett out and tnat
tho Commissioners conne themselves TO Engsn go hai
ali may comprehend the laws they have to OBEY seeing
that the classics had been translated INTO Engnsn' ana
also the word of God, why not the law terms II tney
| have a meanngl Mr.. Flanders ably supported MT
Walshs proposition and law reform generally lie made
several effective speeches On the right side nthe course
of the day, arguing with earnestDess IN laVVr Oh uo
reat measure before the House. Mr. Bloss quahed the
amendment to "as far as possible and II was mus
| adopted. ~, ,,.l...,.
Mr.. Bledgett moved TO strike out David Graham
name and insert that Of Theodore e. Peters on winch
MT UPHAM (who speaks but seldom rose and opposed
| the change because he Mr.. U. meehanlcl oeieVe1
that Mr. Peters had not the requisite qusneahon ana
no douh,ed his pstrotis-neither did he (U) behefe
that OF Cenesee wereto be Belonged win
! the rrv of anti lawyer. Professional men had poor
onininn of Mr. legal abilities and, said he ELMER MI
Peters h not the great man took him for or m STU
n;d ass1 Mr. Peters and Dir. Graham were the caucus
candidates of the Wings and Graham had lever votes
than Peters By i've Mr. Uphsm here produced ana real
NJ psterss card 10 the electors OF Genesee when can
ddate Tor the Convention and told the House thai ne
Guild only get five votes In the card dated al Dafeo
Fsh l6 Mr. p stated that he was In favor Of universal
suffrage not even excluding persons ON account Oh le
color of their skin-of preventing the Legislature ron
horrouine money without the peoples consent-oi eject
in I'll The officers in the State, and abrogaiing me ap
nointins nower-Of a revolution in the Judiciary SIN
IRIS FORMS and DISPENSING WITH rs cVnbkh
| .o~r an Expensive pETAILs-snd Of DIVIDING tne
STATE ro as many districts there are members OF tue
| Senate and Assembly -. - o,,- ,,f ,bi,
Iunderstand that twas the production Of copy u ~
ddrss and assurances that his views were there uay
sts,ed which Induced the lawyers here 70 prefer LIZ
mis- 10 Peters who like Field OF New. ORR, H. II AZ
rssr. thorough going enemy TO legal humOug, Aho
ri course dangerous TO those who live BY H. "urea
Diana of the Ephssians 49,. c.ra.oa
| Mr. Richmond came 70 the Convention from uehssee
onnosed by the swyers-Mr TsggArt also came enuoi'
5bv tbemand how different the votes OF these eenue
on some Of the most important matters inert
s;dsrsSi certainly did not fail 70 INFORM uneiI con
| st;tuents through your coumns-nor VIII 'n~' u'e'
| sncs or its causes be soon forgotten -. A.
| Nessrs Rutherford and Walsh spoke hl5nS " 1ll
! Grsbsm Mr. Walsh described hin as unsn oi Iai .
vievs splsudd intellect and generous nature ,ns iJ
- The nersecuted a man whom be preferred ior lh1
" 49, g. Mr. basCOm DcAcfct