New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-05-01
Our Courts and Judges-The senate's JUDI
eiary scheme The Lawyer Monopoly.

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-Pas Uadskasd Popas-Etgh SUPREME Courts
Vbers thu are 10 be Held-The Old Forms and More
"A Meetizs at AlbaHy-Jusioes Of Peace 10 be Re
no-,d-71S Seani,'s Connty Court-Siaie Rep0rter-
Trials Wtk0m Juries- Masters and Eza"N1' ="
CaaHcay-Jkefr SHbstifutes
Correspondence of The Tribune
ALBANY Tuesday, AprilN
/ Twas really astonished at receiving news ri4
/ N.w.York. of LAWYER HANDS Senate judiciary
/ bill. and its plan for lettering the stare Of New
I Work bv strengthening the odous monopoly OF
State privileged Lswyer.craft, in ls7. The bill
berewith sentl was only this day printed, and your
correspondent must have copied the 18th clause
which you so Justly condemn, from HANDS manu-
script trust that Essex, Clinton and the rest oil
the Judicial District which he msrepresents here, VIII
allow no enemy to freemens rights again to disgrace
them.
The fra, nine sections Of the bill passed 10 Committee
of the Whole this morning, in Senate
No Irish absentee peer is more keen and covetous I'D
rsspiDg the monopoly of British food. than the great
body Of the Lawyers here in struggling for continuation
of their costly dangerous and demoralizing system
They have in some cases sense OF shsme-and when
b come odous to the constituencies they send their
stool pigeons-puppets then yoTEthe profession pull
the wires.
Convention
were almost 10 man, in favor of the LAWYER aoSoPo-
IY but that Mr. STRONG and others murmured sgznsit
did not TO urge him 10 endeavor TO uproot H.
but sent MIN anonymous Letter. enclosing the follow
ing RESOLUTION which he instantly placed on the jour
mails. page ee) Ms follows;
RssoIytp That the Committee on Rshi and Prtpileso
be nruetedt to inquire into The expectancy 81 reer'ns 70 ne
People their Dormant yigh Of tIeey Aoing her Sounses
and Attorneys IN all Court Of LGI, h the like freedom
from State tnteffeaee that Thy enjoy me selection OF
their spiritual AduiSer5 and Of their <gSaforS DeHg0ei
and Gou<ynOTs that the dntTepubcdn usage, by means
of tohioh close and sainl monopoly Of The legal p[Ge
tee has hitherto been eel ed 10 Tganzed odtr o. ~
eeyd 4duooo and Solicitors TO the exclusion 81 the rest 81
/ the community may speedhy cease" , $780,
The lawyers persuaded him round TO their SIDE after
ward aud contrary TO my entreaties and those OF
many others he substituted Lawyer CBooKEBs crooked
proposal for my straightforward one. lie does not yet
know 1t was mine
On the sth of Sept we had another chance to use
/ plain language. A motion made 10 reconsider
Journal page 965 &c-snd the Ayes were az Noes 42-
messrs LOOMS w B. Wright Tracy, Chatneld Michael
HoFFMAY Jordan kirkland Porter, Riker Shepard
Stetson Stephens Stow. DR.. w. Taylor, and General
Ward among the Noes One more Aye would have set
all 10 nights but perhaps the senate nue.
Of the Constitution. MIR Strong went with US this nne
| and or Of the profession
TIE Constitution as II IT, gives authority for such
provision as the 18th Section but doubtless Messrs
! Hand g. Co. reason thus Let us take away the REQ
pies rights by Law-perhsps we may secure Court Oh
Appeals month who will call black white NO ne"
| thing that for traders in litigation"
have said that this is "A lawyerridden nation-and
will now add my impression that propoftoned 10 me
white or free population OF the TWO countries more
paid hy the people Of the United States ia Pensions Pa
Gee Jobs Gratutes Salaries Incomes &C to the great
official squad state, United states, City County DC Ma
w and Army than Britain pays all her officials, Queen
Royal Family Pensioners, Army and Navy orncers
Judees Cabinet Ministers and all other official persons
whatsoever within the British Kingdoms Oh course,
| cay nothing of the Public Debt OF either
senator HAND provides that his 900 legal monopo-
sts shail keep their te-oplOmas, whether honest uls
honest lair or knayish but future all persons who
r,.1.a IN Innr I'd AL ~
moral character and understand the law AS the Judge
who examines them understands H. no tho JHdSes drt
ia1 for a geek rha Is lao and ohat IS not why
not license ship captains engineers, wschmakeTs &c
. Mr. HAND Also provides that the Judges may break
down eny honest fearless lawyer. and stop nm from
pleading at their discretion ~ The old and villain
Gus machinery OF DespOtsm 10 again 10 be- erected with
ia the fortress of Freedom In this law punder Ms IN
British food monopoly there "a no Wing and Loco dil
|, ference. Messrs. simmons, Hadley Perkins Admiral
Hoffman Jones, Lester, Lawrence emith, Walworth'
Beardsley and Co sing song and TO one tune II 10
the craft that Is n danger from the Democrs notions
OF the OF those Wings who empted out the TEA In
Boston trusted God and kept their powder dry at Lex
ington and Bunker Hill. and signed and ENDORSED the
! Declaration OF July, 10"
If the fathers laid the foundations Of Liberty broad and
deep think We that their children will play Esau over
sgan and sell their brthrgh, TO band OF crafty dealers
, In ltgst and perpetual strife
/ The ACT IN RELATION 10 THE JUpIcIARY' reported
in Senate the goth and this day printed must have
had Messrs. HAND ard TESTERS APPRECIATION want
10 know how 1t opposed by the third member oil
| the judiciary Committee, = Mr.. JOSHUA c. SPEN
CIR. This will soon md out by the votes on di
visions.
This remarkable document provides that there shall
be four terms ct the Court Of APPEALS as at present
viz at Albany. New.iork Utica and Rochester If the
Court IL 10 ATTEMPT TO Keep up Win the appeal cases
that will come before H. 1t should be in session eigh
hours day AL the year round-and why not Its mem
beers TO be paid yearly Tor years work The y
section provides that each of the four terms shall be held
long the Court shall deem It necessary moi
As LONG AS THERE ARE CASES TO CONSIDER Oh Thy, Oh
PUBLIC BUSINESS TO BIZ DONE
The Senate to-day struck out Utica and Rochester and
Inserted Syracuse aud Buffalo in their stead They then
the four places of meeting leaving u to the
Court hold their sngs where they thought IT. SO ~
that they sat term In each Judicial District IN the
course Of two years
The 80 Lord Chancelors who may be fret elected
be- publicly classified by lot 70 be drawn by Seere
sry Benton, in presence OF Messrs IAN buren, tlssg
and the Treasurer June and serve or years
accordingly
Mark SIC Of The SUPREME CouRr organized by
| this set. shall POSSESS THE SAME POWERS, AND KxER
oIsE SAME JURISDICTION as is now possessed and
exercised by the present supreme Court and Court OF
Chancery " and the - Judges shall seversy possess the
powers possessed and exercised by the present
/ Supreme Court Judges Chancellor. Vice Chancelors
and Circuit Judges far the institution will permit
/ so that we are 10 have EIGHT Supreme Courts with
| four Chsncellors each all OF them endowed with the
old powers OF la7iness, rule making and OF dupheiy
and perversion OF night which ss all admitted In Con
! yenuon) rendered yUSTIcE a by-wOrd IN the state
There is word In the h 10 compel these 80 men,
or any Of them 70 sit and hnish their work-they may
be far behind the present Courts-ihey may
hear the and put the papers IN their breeches
pockets Withholding the decisions the old courts have
| done. WIZ any Legislature which the men of New
York could choose lend itself to the corrupt task of
GIsrKRINe THE EDIors Of psmpered and corrupt mo-
nopoy, 10 the injury of every honest and weldong
man In tos community cannot dare not win no; be
| leve il
The 18th section provides that there shall be general
term of the Supreme Court held in every county
tanning 4000l people, ONCE A YEAR. or oiener II re-
CURED and 10 other counties in two years or Of
tener ii required. The Courts 10 hold all their
terms wHERx THE PLEASE-csrTy business TO one
county and from SG0her at their discretion. II four
places were ST once named in the bill 10 hold the p
pesls Courts why could not the Legislature also regu
late the places where the Supreme Courts shall SIT In
each county their annual biennial vst they are 10
meet at the Court House II there be one.
The 10th and q Il sections contemplate continuation
OF the eight forms Of seton called In ridcule
OF common sense, - common law, also the whole OF
our Chaneery rismsroe machinery. costly humoug and
perpetual fog rehesriugs and shuttecock work There
are 70 De two special rrms Of the supreme Court and
Two circuit Courts in each couny-esch OF the 81
to pull equsy take his share OF the worn
on oAno Supreme Courts Circuit Courts, Courts OF
oyer ana Isrminer general terms and special, Chan
eeiy s'ae snd law sdebut II Is sbsent B. may do his