The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-09-30

Judge Buard has returned from his visit 10 the
Lalourche country. He addressed the people at
Ihlbodaux in English and French. Should it be
necessary, his acquaintance with the modern Ian
guages enables him to converse with his consttu
snts in Italian, Spanish, and German The
| Lafayette Statesman is polite as to say that
Judge Bullard is paror gentleman, capable Of
| writing tolerabe album verses and delivering
eloquent euogies, but he is not fit to enter into the
stormy debates of the House. The twenty enc
volumes of Louisiana Reports fortunately remain
as monuments of his late juridica labors. While
cheerfully conccde to the editor of the States.
man, the most exquisite taste in matters of Bellies
Lettres, we must prefer the opinion of Senator
Downs on a question OF a legal nature. Mr..
Downs, in the Senate, at the last session, clumsy
rhetorlcian as he is, pronounced the highest
euogium on the judicial character of the Judge,
between whom and himself, though political oppo-
nents, the highest mutual respect is entertained.
1t was a subject deeply involving the pros.
perity of Lafayette, the intrusion into our simple
rules of practice of the cumbersome, anGquated,
tedious and inerminable pleadings of the Chancery
Courts The Supreme Court of the United States
several years ago decided that the Federal Courts
must adopt the prolixity, tediousness and expen-
siveness Of a patched up system, itself engrafted
secretly on the barbarian code by the intelligent
Priesthood Of the dark ages. 1t was forcing on
the hugants a miserable copy, made by stealth, in
place of one fitted for our people by its brevity,
simplicity, economy and rapidity. At once num-
Der OF Chancery lawyers moved to NewOrleans,
to accumulate fortunes by their superior knowledge
in the mechanical department of Chancery Plead
ing But they found our lawyers We're no
smatterers IN the principles of the civil law 1t was
under this system they have been educated, and
the mere bubbles to surprise the unwary lawyer
out of Just cause, were soon mastered Several
Chancery suits, involving large amounts and hang
ing like an incubus Lafayette and other parts
OF the State, have been for years in the Courts.
Most of the lawyers originally employed are dead,
and the suits hang like funeral pals over their
memories. The last argument of the imaginative,
eloquent logical Prentiss, occupied hours, in
the discussion of a single technical point, in no
manner affecting the merits of the Poulmey claim
| At meeting of the bar held in this city, in Nov
| lSl7, committee was appointed to memorable
congress on the grievance which bore so heavily
Un the country. The paper, prepared by Judge
p"laFd, was adopted by Mr.. Downs as presenting
IN the eearest terms the merits of the controversy
nat measure has not yet been acted on by
Congress 1t is one of vital Importance to our
citizens and in the hands of Judge Bullard, so
perfectly master Of the subject we NAV reasonably
| expect prompt and favorable action. Those who
hive within the valley of the shadow of death. the
Poultney limits, may We'll afford, in a contes,
between two wings, to vote for the man who under