Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-08-21

poiI ,ffs " tfial OF cauSes
practice, long and careful, an! is e%ssen,;,i a! ~
t~essional success, and yet seldom even ,,,a, pi'
by the student ill he is actually admi1sS rn DC
Why, say the founders OF The rew Ins.;,.ou
should il MOI, as well As ali orher,. b. seoNio
before it is publicly assumed Who wouId ~
ui entering any pursuit wl!hoa, this nrsv;ea'
tiaining2 Suppose the apprentice, for raw
a: Portrait Painting, should spent Inc wbo,a ~
ROD ol his preparatory course as lhe law sIrtp
doesl in reading The mere theory ., this 49,
studying the rules Of drafting, shading, pers, u
live, 81. and then, withou; ever having tour.e
a pencil or a brush, should offer hinsslr T ~"
public with all the fuima'ilies and fixtures ~, ::
studio as a mast:r OF thar ar; who would s,,as.
him 10 succ2,d2 Aad yet his prospects a, b.
point would be lar better Than hose al Ina ,o :"
student, prepared in The ordinary way. wbar -
is Admitted 10 The bar. For, by COP, inc mo- =. ~
and o.her practice alone where ls h,nnes.s
would he unubscived, nc might, in The end m,ls
himself iolefab!y familiar @iih hi. AT RI Co..,
plrte The analogy then, let him BE- tod Ina, l.or,
This point onward he must, in eyery ausm,'
practice in The presence OF a hos! Of eIparie,csI
| ~arligans in his own line. all gazing on him wns
an eager but hesr,less criticism. win one 81 ~ NJ"
number at h> side, watching only 10 orocl. il,
and iidicule all his impei!ections ar ! ,;s,,ga.
and his anxious patton silins restless and d;s'
| gusIed before him, and n1w many would be LIKELY
un.er these EMBELLISHMENTS, 10 pelseyer. l., ~,
attainment OF a subsistence, t. saw noih;no -,
distinction, in the al Of Pourait Paiutio,3 a.
vet these and worse than these are The dlscon,,,.
ments 81 he legal student when he enters n.
pr.is ssioI. For what is MS prepa .alionl H.se.s
hiclseit ia some corner OF all oHl e 10 sraon,,
with IN. most obscure, compiea and extensive -,
al, sciences, demanding 4llgt study and CoDpeipr,
instruction; and here, without recitation Of al
amid all he noise and interruption i~neicen;t,
the nature OF the place, ard by a rapii ard ne
c~cssarily superficial ptrusa! Q! such woik. pe,-
haps as he may choose " chance 10 lead, he a.
Temps 10 gain some general knowledge Of IL
mere tit,,t al his rursuit-and this i, all
In the legal prde;iee-in The l!isl of Causes
in exicmpofaneous speaking, The basis Ct ali b.,
hopes, he makes perhaps no! a solitary eion III
he is actually admitted ard hangs OUT his sien 4,
a master Of mat arl, ready as sach 10 DO wha! /.
has never attempted in all his lie. And now. 4
he ever acquire his arl i; must be b. practice GO
alone, bur in Court, ia The presence Of a host a
e1reuercsd .awyefs, gazing c~utluusly upon hin
of a bench oil learned judsrs-a muiiluc- /,
listening strangers, with an opposing %counsel.u.
rdiculilg his dshciences and taxing ~advaalset
OF his h,uRdeis. ard an anxious client al his eltoE
trembling a. his ine1pcrieGce and cuIsing his us.
takes. ard here under all these wiIhering embs,.
rssmcn;s, he must expose The t~luaaeTs. and IN q.
go all he notifications OF a novice and fern, ty
long course oil painful practice, the mighty and eG.
iicull h06iH Of his profession Nuf is his liz
worst. From his total incxneriercr in trials al!
arguments, he vii! have, Tor a long inc tut d..
lie business, aad therefore but few, altogether, IL
few, opportunities 10 practice c7Cn under 81
these d;scourascments. What then can Re I,
pecied ct hin but that lie viii abandon all hOrs
OF distinction as an advocate and become 10 n
end aa occasional petti.ocecr az Mc.e tfhcr .ag.
yer. And his has, in iaci, becn 'Se li>oy q
the mass Of the profession. Such ale sab.ist
tally some Of The views put forth b. the New
York Legislature and which led ~ The es,abli.h.
ment of the new Institution. Ii is designed 40!
in my opinion, admirably calculated, TO rr,net,
the whole difficulty. In lis critical, ell boral
daily rccitations the s,uden, acquires o thorcAl.
systematic, rapid knowledge Of law, %enlarse.
aud refined by constant and able lectures. /
its eoaris comprising 4 complete judiciary ~.
ten with Judges, %jrrirs, living witnesses, .ter,rs
| clerks, Sc } te is kept, from his entrance, 10
constant exercise in the trial AMI arsument q
| CAUSES and The whole routine Of the legal pra;
,icc. In It's department. Of c.:emroranec,i
| %oratory, drill speeches. law arguments. hi;,o
! cal debates, &c he fast gains tie powers al
graces OF tho orator; and 10 us Congress sea-
and .iouse lie becomes %fate.lilr viii deIiber!.
tive discussion and parliamentary proceeding
while tie mo matiot he acquires by this CO,
slant d..cus.ion AMI in,ercnmnunicatior IS !,
| once varied extensive and valuiS.a. The enla
system is admilnbic In visiting the i%rsliirlic,
at The request oil the Lieutenant Governo', vi
explained is operations, ! was most fotc;t
/ struck with tie appearance and powers Of I'D
pupils, especially in their trials, arguments al
debates. They seemed 10 be from nearly all I'd
States in the Union, not excepting the Old nt
miaion. The institution is placed under IT
charge of Hon J w Fowler, an eminent lawye
and orator. And now, cannot OR Legislalu'
be induced To imitale this noble example2 In O
way could the trus interests Of Virginia be be
ter subser'ed tnan by giving 10 her numc'C
and tai nled sons the immense advantage, &
such an establishment.
Yours, most respectfully, SENEX
ROYAL AND PRESIDENTIAL TOUa;
1, is a suggestive coincidence that Gen. TaF
lor and Victoria should b. making vista a! T.
san time Inc one over a part Of the great ccat
Try that elected him Presi1ent-lbe other over.
portion Of The donations that acKncwege b.
Qleen. Paylof visi's regions MD. ptospefoc'
| and happy by The benign ibau,nce oi prmocra'
ic principies-Vicloria ride. untc, '%riu,nrts
arches crccied upon an islam. gh!ch thc Eylas-
aeance ana Oppression Ola Monarchy hara M
one scene oil famine, resurrection and disea'e,
and Taylor will be received by 4 proud, in,rt,i'
gent and scrutinizing people, en,LusasIicaIlg
because he has rendered good service 10 his oorL.
Try, but with a Consciousness, share. b, all par.
ties, that he is incompetent 10 discharge the d..
ties OF The place he occupies Victoria will /.
| greeted w,;h no cheers That are no! CHI IA! wi
no smiles that are MT paid tor; win no cisiis
lies that have not been Ieheaiscd and drilled VI
der The forms Vi lie most freezing ceremonial
IL Taylor must close lis ears 10 The freely utiert.
opinions upon his merits. by the American Pc
plc-Vicloria must be sill more deaf 10 The CO
scS oil the mi,.;ous who have SO long su!!e!c: %
English manaclcs.
Ia one thing Taylor srl Victoria are eis,I'
alike. IA ' ore q no p,ss bio mc Ia tlt
p'a.ss wiea thy I'LL. They might tlasel r.
spec;ively over The new world and EuroCc, W
! ginning Al Maine and ending al Mexico, 81 c..
itoinia, OF The I,thmus Of Darien, on The 81
hand, or starring a! London and ending al d
Urai Mountains, on The o'hcf-p!o:rac'ius Il
visits through moLihs and y%ears-and yd i
rrgencies, "r Tie ministers they have !rt . |
h!td. would manage matters precisely as II a.
were present. One cI the great distinctions E
tween This country ard all o'icr gogefnmsa
has heretofore been the lac!, hat he G1ecdi
chosen by the people was an able, i~ntepeG:s
learned, and intrepid ciiiz n, who app:etS'
the w-ighty responsibilities Of his postum, al
la6oied assiduousiy and Conscienliou>ly 70
equal TO then. Federalism has, in eiiect b'Ot
oft Of existence This aoblc feature oil our conN'
tuiioc; and The ministry a. 81. James. w.;h ~
nerstOn al lis head, does mol moTe com6'er'|
master and direct the weak woman who is n-'|
ricd 10 Prince Albert. ,han TO The uEs.rurniorl
politicians il the "Cabinei," The yeas old sa1
der hurried in'o The Csair Of State ;. Nogen1
Der. Ba, here Tie parable, eId. GIta; Bfiisi'|
looks upon The spectacle oil a monarb thus SUI
rounte1 and ilhaencsd, with calm %ahdIa;ht|
patriotic feeling lor loyalty is naturally mG.|
loyal to The female than 10 the male. blt 'fI
exhibition al Washington the u~a:ouoisd az.
notorious ircompeency Of General Tsylcf-M
touched The national pride 10 the quick, acipsI