Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-06-03

among the people is tho fruitful source of much immoral
Y Ia any community, aud as that evil spirit flows from
Improper and ambiguous laws. and they, in their tutn.
tom detective system Of government, how can II b.
imagined that an attorney will be sufficiently stimulated
ny his sell interest, as member IT this Convention. 10
carry out The will of his constituents in remedying
constitutional Who believes tina, lawyer is inter, sIed
IN simplifying our hWsl " hn believes that he desires
TO purity our system Of government and laws, so as 10
prevent litigation. As well might the physician pray or
sauhrons climate and good health among the people
The aSute lawyer or perfect form OF government, ard
plain AID simple laws. As cue lives upon The diseases
o the people, does The other upon ihrlr vices. The
one fat ems and rrospes mos IN the midst Of ugs and
miasma. and The other with ambiguous laws IL wing lnim
rulten and defective forms Of government. And IN no
Instance do We see the nfce 81 habit illustrated more fully
than In this uniform preference fr lawyers by Virgin
ans iut all legislative assemblies. They have ,tlam time
Immomora been accustomed 10 regard The judiciary with
degree Of reverence bordering upon awe. They well
know thai II is the tribunal which has 10 decide upon
lhtt lives, their liberty and their properly Indeed their
reverence Is hahual Tor that department Of govern
ment Il h been transmitted from our English auces=
tors down 10 The pcsent time and what Is more natural
Than for fhe people 10 tfauset their respect tr this III
bona 10 the bar. regarding il they do part of the
lndelafy. lawyer In full practice cXeffs loo much n
nuence IN society. II he be wealthy he not only Yields
his own wealth his own purposes but ms practice
ahles him 10 use the means II his clients lof his own ad
ranc"menl. mud but few at rs are really independent ot
all those iu1n ences When an ordinary enters a
Court of Justice and hhos the Judge the bench win
FIJI seoHr If lawyers IN he har. and like every other
citizen, nnrlve4 his head II the presence ufhe Court he
is very apt IN assorlte il his mind, the har with
The bench IN his mlnies alton of respect Indeed sn
much have the lawyers gained upon The people, IN all
the walks OF life that they take the lead all occasions.
W Z not only them IN the Courts ct Justice IN The
tn sway If practice and influence but in political
meetings they lead the pie e implicitly They issue
their fiery peamblcs and resolutions giving and feel
ing To all public transactions. IT, in the common busi
ness ol lie, any mlel should arise nj all susceptible Of
doubt it thought absolutely necessary Fall IN tho aid
OF an attorney. They draw bonds IN ordinary trans
actions They draw our deeds. wills, &c. and indeed II
has become fashionable 10 suppose that mlu has any
hut lawyer. All this will do well enough in lis
place, but in the name of common and prudence.
let mol such men become members of Convention 10
remodel our Constitution. Let them moi be permitted 10
participate in laying deep the foundations Of our system
Of government. The idea of employing accustomed
10 The qulbbes and ehnicalites oi law for ong lapse
Of time To beallze and render more republican sys
tenn Of government; is bsurd as would hardly seem
10 deserve serious relnaton but such an as,endrney
have the lawyers acquired the public mind that il
IS seriously appehended that they viii constitute the
majority Of the Convention without the people will take
hold Of the subject and elect of thor stamp II
Is not commended that other men are more exempt from
the lnus ut human lie. naturally than lawyers. But
it's conlended that from the If their Profession
aud pursuits, discrepancy has arisen between lheii IN
etests aud hose of the of the people. So much
that ii Involves great absnrdty 10 suppose that AT
torney can, II he would, well and iny represent
the masses Of an agricultural pcope.
Let the people bear in mind, anxious as they may be
10 snbvert then Constitution and raise the supersruclurs
10 the ground. hat change is not always refrm Onl
system may be changed, bat not amended. Democrat,
may be- it Is nevertheless extremely desirable /,
fnm system Of government with scme stability. W,
are constituted by nature 10 cnniemnany thing ply
seal or moral with The ind Gallons Of weakness and reyo
luton stamped upon IT, Ard nothing has tendency
impair respect and Affection for republican gov
eminent, murh frequent changes IN its organi,
principles Therefore. let take heed, in organizing
our Convention. IN select of age. sound aud
experience, aud above ALL lei them belong the agrcu
lural cas.
MASON