The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-07-02

DrDIcATIoS OF THE Law School EprrIcE At PRrycE.
ros.-The building recently erected at Princeton
N. j., for the Of the Law School, dedicated on
Tuesday. correspondent of the Nepark Daily .adper
se gives the following account Of the proceedings
the occasion
The President Trustees and Faculty Of the College of
New Jersey together with the Professors of the
School, recently constituted with large body Of the
tifu edce just erected the grounds and through
the benehcence Of Richard s. Field Esq of the law
professors and formed procession to the Presbyterian
church to hear the address from Chief Justice Green
the New Jersey Supreme Court. In the procession
the Governor Of the state the two United
stors the several Justices the Supreme Court the
Chancellor; the venerable Chief Justice Horn blswer;
Judge Dckerson Of the United States District Court
TINS state; Judge GRIEF Of Pa Bishop Doane and many
was crowded to an overflow the galleries presenting
brilliant assemblsge Of the beauty aud fashion Of the
state After invocation Of the Divine favor by the
reversd president Canadian Chief Justice Green rose
to pronounce the discourse which held the profound
need scarcely add that IL was discourse every way
worthy OF the man and the occasion.
After few graceful and Introductory remarks during
which said that law rather than literature would
be the theme, the speaker proceeded to establish the
great proposition that nations laws form the most in
structive portion Of its history It IL there that the
character the genius the and the of
people are most legiby written They constitute IL
was said the monument and the Of a nation civil
zationthe only criterion Of its freedom or its SER
vitude Tho inference Is obvious that the laws must
present interesting subject of study and invest
CATION and hence under the Jewish theocracv-under
he polished despotism Of the Eastamidst the emocra
cies OF the Roman Republic every sub
sequent period OF time, the study has ever been fyor
pursuit OF enlightened and educated men Upon the re-
vv OF letters 1t became the vorte study of the clergy
aud under the auspices OF the church was
into schools and universities and formed an essential %
ment Of all liberal education
After briefly pursuing the history of the subject the
CHIEF Justice set forth AMI urged with emphasis the
main propositions OF his learned able
necessity OF more assiduous cultivation OF legal sci
enceoi more thorough, systematic training OF csnd
dates Tor the Bar advocate It," said he, with deep
esrnesnes as measure necessary to sustain and elo
vate tne character OF the profession not
Less necessary TO the pure and vigorous administration
OF uftce-to the peace and order Of sosetyto the
curity OF social and political rghfsto maintenance
and sgor OF our free preservation Of
all that IL valuable In liberty itself
noble eulogy was pronounced upon the Common Law,
and some OF Its great expound.Es The necessity of
thoroughly educated bar and Of schools founded for
thorough instruction In til. formed another lead
ing topic OF discourse upon which shown that this
preparation for the duties Of the profession ut all times
and In every age important was more than ever de-