New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-15
LAWYERS AND THEIR FEES.


The Registsr new Daily in Philadelphia, and about
the ceverest and sharpest paper issued in that quiet
city The Editor appears to have been sbsurdy accused
OF harborug prejudice against Lawyers, which impu-
tation be ropes with spirit-as follows:
1--WE not only respect Lawyers but have lively admra
ton for them no heard If OF them taking
ice in an unjust cause or doing hard hearted thing or
saving what he did believe encouraging lgaonf
incorporating evidence To the jury dc Iocqusyne
rightly says they he sristocraoy-that the best OF
nen-of the United States Our own admiration Of them
is fauuded on large experience Of their virtues Let u
call up for moment from pleasant memories OF tho
past the images Of few Lawyers Of 0u own acquaintance
There our irie nd at Columbus, hssspp who never
vare from hi. scale of oh argos for friends We sent
hun once for collection bill OF e. against subscriber.
lie collected the sans day and sent a. oy return man
his bill fee Of SIS with polite dun Tor the un-
paid balance Of So We RENTED insisnter thanking him
tor his prompiDess.
Then there is eminent counselor at Lake Providence,
who charged us $500 on bill of exchange for $4,000,
viii, had been paid presentation We demonstrated,
and he consoed Tor not having collected through bank
by the assurance that professional etquse ana not Tor
bid he would certainly reduce his original charge
which be admitted was rather too heavy
A still better Texas lawyer, TO whom We en-
ru ted a disputed land claim arrangement called
he halves very common in that part Of the country
acetious dog was Smith About eighteen months elapsed
without hearing from him. lilo then wrote u.s. Ia an
swer twentieth episte that he had done remarkably
well with the clam having c0mpronlsed for half the
value eIthe prcpssty that hshsd re6fed the half for
Bis fee aud that really not Indebted 10 him for
ANYTHING besides the costs Of sun he had commenced and
oiconnued We could have fairly Rugged the fellow Tor
hi. gay and careless humor.
III. did not give half the trouble we had with lawyer
At JeersOD City, Who had collected for claim Of
several hundred Punotual correspondent he advised
by the first mail adding that the mails we're made very
irregular by the Overlooking Of the river and he did not
think il sae remit We waited until sumner time, until
one could almost wade the Upper Missouri The
SO low then, he sad, that he found extremely inc0nve
nent get bis paper 10 the sank where he usually had
cashtd Two passed by and Dnumersble letters
nterchsnged in regard to renDg drafts aud nun-
A. A.lI fund. wr.fa faafrw
must insist having the money, irrespective Of the state
Of the water lie honest creature AZ heart and sent
IT, forgetting 10 add the two years interest," but deductng
Il per cent for his fee
Lawyers will be a little lazy sometimes; but can we
blame for physical happiness inactivity The L.
zst one knew lived At ShawDee0wn Illinois. He
had promised for year two to remit 10 Louisville some
money he had collected for u.s. Buslnesske demands CO
ory PERSUASION argument and menace had no effect on
him. He would write no more Al lass We sent him ~
iu the snecdote Of the who lazy that he ate
apples on the tree not being energetic enough 20 raise his
band pluck them This touched the right spot aud he
reused himself far 10 send ths money The effort
may have killed him. for have heard OF him since
In profession there chy4rous Of honor
than in that Of the Law. We have lively remembrance
Of having been long kept in constant bodily fear oy law
yer Of Lutte Rock Arkansas. lie had maintained most
obstinate silence for than year after receiving Of
the full amount Of claim. To letter in which de-
maBded sn immediate and satisfactory adjustment OF the
natter he answered that former letters too Yam
keeke but he was ready 10 give US satisfaction at once
He ended by requesting friend aud weapons
as he would come and fight ground. We
wrote bin by return post put Pick -ickisn construs
ton the offensive letter After applying 10 some forty
avJ collect the claim from bel gersnt attorney
all Of them refusing the business on tbs plea OF pro-
fessiona dslicscywe succeeded IN retaining one,
promise OF twenty per cent AS he warks ones charge
twelve, sXtyeght per cent all that In
our possession.
Tie New-YOrk lawyers are noble and dAshing prsct
TONERS. M4mion never charged more spntedly. II
only the ether day Of them bill Of go for
Dg deposition Of few lines prove the style Of q
frD adding that be would retain ths deposition until the
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paid IS for another.
Bu, We have said enough Our reader. may think Of our
article Mr. Brown does Of newspaper criticism on tho
bar-that sit l. time this thing stopped We have
,hown WHY and how admire lswyers Should any one
OF th m Dissent from views vii fes another 70 DIS
pute wi him Why mott Does not ne accepted the9y
forehead Does any feel when listening ~ forensic
eloquence that there is man behind Il!
W.1XR THROUGH LEAD PIPE-We are freaueoil, told
Of the deleeous effect upon the system Of wafer which
pAsses through lead pipe but Only occasionally are We
sensible Of the extent Of the danger Several days
ago gentleman living few miles II the city caught
couple Of trout snd placed them IN trOu. 81
which supplied through lead pipe including 20 keep
them there In less than three hGdr, they both dead
Suspicious Of the Of this sudden DEATH he deter
mined 10 make another trial ADD placed 10 the trough
another trout The result followed IN less time, aud
be made third experiment The result was stu the same,
and De considers settled fat that troai native OF
the pure, spzFknE stream cannot 1--we IN lead
water ii such poisonous enough to ALL fshes Il
lot be without its destructive Effects upon the human
system Manchester lSH Democrat
DREADFUL CALANITT-Tke TRY Wkig learns that TIA
dive ling Of Mr. A. Cropsey, in the town ~ PoesterkI
Rensselaer, County burned to the ground on saturday
night last at4r the family had retired that son aged
ahi year, persisted IN the flames and That another aged
five years was 60 badly burned that h has since died
Mr. and Mrs Croy escaped with great diicay through
window and son aged twelve years through the cellar
MF C. was 50 badly burned that hs not expected
live Mr. 6 was also badly bsfned DC being cripple At
the time. He lost everything
VIM. Thornton Dohpbsn son Of Gen 4. w Donipha1,
died a. the Residence II b. fsher Abery Mo- the
sih ut from taking corrosive ,nhBf when had been
given ~ him through mistake fos dose ~ sAiia.
rv~LD CAMPBELL . or Asri n Re N q he rusmsa
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