Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1853-08-13

LAWYERS md LAWYERS,

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lively admiration for (hcm. Whoever heard
Of enc of them taking feo in an unjust
cause Or doing hard hearted thing Or
saying what he did not believe 7 Or encour-
aging litigation Or misrcprcseniing evil
est witnessl Or saving villain by a legal
public quiLblel De Tocquovilo rightly
says they are the arisocracy, tbasis, the best
men ofihe United States Our own admi-
ration Of them is founded on large expert
ence Of their virtues. Let US call up for
| moment, from our pleasantest memories Of
the past, the images ofa few lawyers Of our
Gcquantanee.
Thorc is our friend at Columbus, Missis-
spp, who never varies from his scale Of
charges, even for friends. Wo sent him once
! for collection. a bill of nine dollars againsta
subscriber. He collected i the samo day
! aud sen; US, by return mail. his own bill for
fec of fife, dollars, with polite dun for
the unpaid bllance Of six. We remitted
insiantcr, thanking him for his promp,ncss,
| Then, there is The eminent counsellor, et
Lake Providence. who charged us two hun
dred dollars on bill Of exchange for two
thousand, which had been paid on presonta-
ton. We demonstrated, and he consoied us
for not having collected through bank, by
the assurance, that If professional etiquette
did not forbid, he would certainly reduce his
original charge, which he was kind enough
to admit was rather too heavy.
| a still better nun was Texas lawyer,
to whom &c entrusted disputed land claim
on an arrangement called the 'halycs,' very
common in that part Of the country. Afa-
ccious dog was Smith. About eighteen
months elapsed without our hearing from
him. fife then wrote us, in answer of our
twentioth epsile, that he had done remarkas
bly, well with tho claim, having compros
missed il for half the value Of the property;
that he had pocketed the half for his fee ;
and that we were really no, indebted TO
him for anything besides the cost Of suit
he had commenced aud discontinued. We
could have fairly hugsed the fellow for his
gay and careless humor.
He did no, give US half the trouble We
had with lawyer cut at Jefferson city, who
had collected loF us claim OF several hum
dred. Punctu1i as correspondent, he adj
yised US, by the first mail of thc receipt Of
the money, adding that the mails we're
made very irregular by the overlooking Of
the river and he did not think il safe to re-
nit We waited uRth summer time, until
J, one could almost wade the uppet Missouri
The riycV was so low then, he said, thai he
found il extremely inconveaient 10 get his
paper TO the bank where he usually had il
3 cashcd. Two seasons passed by, and nDu-
3 mcrable letters were intorchanged in regard
TO rcmiting, drafts and nundations. AT
/ last, being in noed Of funds. we wrote that
we must insist or having the money. irrc-
spec,ivo OF the state Of the wafer. He wes
/ an honest creature at heart, and sent il, for
getting TO add in the two years interest, but
, deducting twelve per cent, fol his fee
$ Lawyers will DC little lazy sometimes |;
$ bu, can VIC blame man for physical inapt-
ness or activity : The LATEST one we ever
knew lived al ShawnectOwn, Illinois. Ho
0 had promised for year two, 10 remit 10
4 Louisville some money he had collected for
0 us. Businass.like demands, cajolery, per-
suasion, argument and menace had no effect
on him. He would write no moro. AT
g last, VIC sent him in full the anccdoto of the
man VINO was so lazy that he cal apples off
/ the tree, not being energetic enough 10
r raise his hand 10 pluck them. Ills ,ouch-
ed the righ, spot, and he reused himself SO
for as TO send us The money. The effort
\ may have killed him for we have never
i heard Of him since.
, In no profession is there moro chiyal-
:, rous sense of honor than in that of tho Law.
g We have lively remembrance of having
}. been long kept in consiArll bodily fear by /,
:. lawyer of Little Roch, Arkansas Tie had
IS maintained mos. obs,ina,o silence for moro
h than year afi.5r receiving for us the full
amount of q claim. To letter in which wo
n deman@. Cd an immediate and satisfactory
aII of ~ ha al,
e. o.dr formr letters we're too Yankce-like, bu
/, 4 he was ready TO give us satisfaction at once
lie ended By requesting us TO name oul
friend and weapons, as he would come OF
&c, and Fight us OH our own ground. We wrote
rs hin, by return post, TO put Pickwickial
: "a construction on the offensive letter. Ahc
applying 10 some forty lawyers 10 collec, til
,11 claim from our belligerent attorney--ail o
nd them refusing the business Oh the plea y
" professional delcacy-we succeeded in re
,or tanning one, on promisoof twenty per ccni
- As the wariko ones charge was twelve
~ sixty-eight per cent was all That ever cum
in our ossession.
Of The New York lawyers are noble an'
bo dashihg practitioners. Marmion never charg
aS a ed mSfc ispititediy. Il was only the oihe
h day one Of Them sent US bill Of sixty dol
mho w. lars for seeing 10 deposition Of few liue
ad G to prove the style Of frtn, adding that h
tos G would retain the deposition until the Li
'-' was paid. We hope he will find il GOO
,,h property; VIC paid five ioT taking anoihe
~" But we1iave said enough Our reader
may think Of our article as Mr., Brown doc
h., Of Newspaper criticism On the bar--that j
a. ID time This thing was stopped We has
III ahown why aud how We admire lawyers
i ian Should any Of them dissent from our view.
tS b", wo will foe another 10 dispute with him.
'D' Why moi D.,es not the accepted theor
make lawyer moral gladiator, with =
lei, On his forehead Dols any ono fee
ted when lisi' ming 10 forensic ololucncc, Ill.
es; there ID man behind tl
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