The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-11-25
IT he Law.


still true picture; not only of law as
it is administered in England, but in
the United States. Indeed, there is
but little difference, the two systems,
being alike founded on the same an
cient authority. There are but few
questions to answer in reference to
both to satisfy the rejecting mind, that
so far as equity is concerned, both
are entirely imperative. So much
SO, that great majority of men will
suffer every species ofinjustice, rath-
er than be dragged into Court, to be
feeoed by Court Ministers, in the face
of laws designed to protect the weak
against the strong. What is justice,
under the complicated modern law
It is nothing. 1t has no place in the
Courts. It is upon It's mere shadow,
that huge and unwieldly system has
grown up, that becomes daily more
complicated, and less UNDERSTOOD
What is its social effect's 1t destroys
confdence-is a formidable weapon
in the hands of the rich and infiuen-
adds daily to the millions Of its
ministers, and breaks the holy bond
of Jesus, by which we are required to
do, as we would be done by. If the
philosophy which it has been fashion
able to indulge in for the past, be true;
that as society becomes refined, IT
necessarily requires more complex
forms of law" it would be well to stop
the car of progress, and let it go down
hill again. But such is not the fact
it is SANDER on intelligence to say
so. Perhaps we are on an unpopular
subject, and give willing place to
Dickens picture of the great Chancery
Court of England, and the case of
"Jandyce as Jarndvce." That we have
many eases of "Jarndyce Us ,ian-
dyce, in this country, a glance at
things will show. One case we know
of, in our own Courts will suffice
as example. The heirs of Fletcher
Us. the Baron Bots Fountain, ect.
This is case that has been up
and down in the Courts for the last
half century Several years ago we
recollect to have been on jury to try
point in the case, which was all
Greek to the Jury we feel satisfied
A verdict was given of course, but It
was reversed and the case sent back
and where it went to after that, the
lord only knows, it is to be presumed
that it is in the same place it was a half
century ago. But for the Picture OF
the Chancery Court and the case OF
Jarndyce as. Jarndyce
"Jarndyce and Jarndyoe drones on.
> This scare-crow of a suit has, in course
of time, become so complicated, that
no man alive knows what it means.--
The parties to it understand it least :
: but it has been observed that no two
g Chancery lawyers can talk about il
five minutes, without coming to a total
disagreement as to all the premises
lnnumerable children have been born
G into the cause; innumerable young
: people have married into it; innum.
1 cradle old people have died out of it
+ Scores Of persons have deliriously
found themselves made parties in Jarn
0 dyce and Jarndyce, without knowing
e how Or why; whole families have in
d herited Legendary hatreds with the
q suit. The little plaintiff or defendant
e who was promised q new rocking horse
d when Jarndyce and Jarndyce SHOULD
n be settled, has grown up, possessed him
IS SELF of a real horse, and trotted away
e into the other world. Fair wards o
court have faded into mothers ant
grandmothers; long procession o
" Chancellors has come in and gon,
e out; the legions ofb;ls in the suit hav'