The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-09-16

Courier and Enquirer, Of yesterday, had very
sensible article on the conduct OF the lawyers for
the defence, in the Of the persons indicted for
participating in the riot at the Aston Place theatre,
on the tenth Of May last-which riot unfortunately
| resulted in the massacre Of twenty-five citizens,
and the manning and wounding Of great many
more-we heartily concur in the sentiments EN-
bodied in that article, and think it full time that
lawyers and counsel should be taught better man.
ners than they are in the habit Of displaying when
speaking Of the press. 1t would seem that it is an
ndtrstood thing among certain portion OF the
legal profession, to trsduce, Willy, msrepresen
and abuse editors and newspapers, on every occa-
sion, much as possible and to such an extent
have they recently gone, that they now actually
wish to establish principle, that men who are in
the habit of reading the newspapers of the day are
incompetent, on that account, to nc. as jurors.
This on its very face, is absurdty; for we defy
any man to be intelligent, who is not in the daily
habit of reading the newspapers We do not say
this, because we are The proprietor of newspaper,
but we affirm that such is the man my
have his brain stocked to the utmost with Greek
and Latin, and Spanish, and French, and Dutch
he may be as familiar with ancient history he
| is with the features of his own countenance he
may, in the common acceptatiou of the term. b. m
less, requires more than all those 10 make him an
intelligent nan. All these, without kuo Wedge of
the world without information of what is trans
piriDg around him; without daily Interchange of
mind, thought, and sentiment with his fellows,
viii not make him an intelligent This he
can acquire by no means but by reading the news
papers Of the day.
The position assumed by the class Of lawyers
referred to, in Directing to the competency of cti-
zens TO serve as urymep, because they are IN the
habit Of reading newspapers, is not only false,
absurd and ridiculous one, but it is positively an
arocious, wicked and defamatory attack on the
press. Ii is a part of a lawyers education and
feature Of his tactics, to avail himself of every
thing within REACH that calculated to benefit the
cause OF the client, who pays HIM; but he should
exercise discrimination and judgment, if he have
any, and he Is certain that his selection of wea-
pons will not Inure rather than serve hun whom
he is defending. Will any sensible intelligent
man say, in this age Of the world, that reading
newspapers daily, is calculated to disqualify per-
son for anything For own part, we would
place but little reliance on any one who does not
read them, as far as intelligence is concerned.
Point out man who does not read the newspa-
per journals Of the day, and matter what his ac
complishments may be-no matter how much mo-
ney may have been expended IN his education-no
matter how intimate he may be with score of
dead or living languages-and we will point out
an ignorant man. as far as ntelligence-real intel
ligence-is concerned.
1t is rather singular fact, that the very class of
lawyers and counsel, TO which we have referred,
are the most clamorous, and the most anxious to
be reported IN the very newspapers which they
condemn. As far as we are concerned, they make
a woful mistake. We shall never allow our CO.
lumns TO be used for the benefit of men who can
not appreciate the usefulness of the press, and who
seek on every occasion to Willy and abuse it. IL
all our co,emporanes followed the same policy,
those limbs Of the law would use the dirty end Of
their tongues in some other way, and be taught TO
pay little more respect to the press than they de-
TIE IIuDsoN RIVER RAILROAD AND THE Con-
roRATIoN We have heard and read great deal
about the effect which is being made by the Hudson
River Railroad, Company to obtain permission from
the corporate authorities OF this city to continue
their road the centre Of this city by laying down
rails TO the junction Of Chambers and Hudson
streets. We have no doubt from what we have
sbterved Of the conduct Of our city authorities.
during the last year, that such permission will be
granted, provided the RaroadCompany ar fat
in the way Of using the means which usually
adopted in sush cases. But We have doubt
they are perfectly cognizant of them, will use
thom, and that in the iocc Of all opposition, the
company will get the permission they ask.
/ There is not, we are positive and are confident,
a city or town IN the whole world where private
interests are grossly dsregarded, enlrcnched
upon, and outraged by, and under the authority of
Its government, as they are in the city of New
Iork-m this free metropolis OF a free nation.
, Notwithstanding that the residents Of Hudson
, street are almost unanimous in opposition to the
project Of laying down the rails Of that company in
their streetahough the carrying out of il will be
an outrage on their rights we think 1t almost GER
tain that permission will be given to the Hudson
River Railroad Company to monopolize portion
Of that street in this way. II is a singular fact.
that, in this respect, we immeasurably behind
the despotisms OF Europe. Under the most dcs-
poc governments in the old world there is no one
city in which railroad companies allowed to lay
I. the rails. Look at London, Paris, Vienna, Dresden,
Brussels, Berlin, or any other city there, and no
such thing can be found. And yet we see it
tolerated in this great city-wc see railroad cars
permitted to come INTO the very hear, of this dense
~ populated meiropolis-in violation Of both public
and private interests, and 10 the papabe danger Of
the lives OF our citizens. no corporation in any
CITY In Europe, would dare grant such PERMISSION,
and yet il is done in New York. The whole thing
has originated with some Of the stockholders of
that concern, who own real estate at the corner of
West Bsoadw ny and Chambers street, the proposed
terminus of the line, which was purchased, We be-
he,c, for the purpose Of specuaiionw the pros
peci that i's value viii be enhanced in casc the
railroad cars are permitted to run to that point.
In the name OF common sense, what stuff are the
people Of New York composed Of, when they sub
nit to such gross and papabe ouirages.
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