Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-01-07
The Western Inv MonthIy,

Published every month by HAYDEN, KING and
ELwELL, Cleveland, Ga pages, at $500 per an
mum, or $500 if paid in advance.
1t is somewhat remarkable, that, for several
years past, there has been NO first class law pub
licatiOn in the West,-not even west of Boston
and Philadelphia-and that the legal profession
here should have been so long dependent, al
most altogether, upon those published East
The West having some of the ablest Courts and
Judges to be found in the United States, should
most certainly be heard through some appropri-
ate thome channel; yet there has been none
through which their decisions could reach the
profession at an early day, in the proper shape.
There must be some eight or ten thousand law
yers in the West, and without journal worthy
the profession.
The Eastern Law publications answer well
undoubtedly for that meridian, and are well sup
ported by the sea-board States, but they can in
no sense supply the wants of the Western
States. At the East, every thing in the West,
is looked upon as new and unfinished, even to
the Lawyers, Judges, and Courts, and it is slow
to admit any authority, legal, or otherwise, that
don't originate in the older States
The Western Law Monthly, is designed to
supply this want in the West. We heartily
welcome therefore its appearance as it seems
especially needed by the legal profession, by
whom it will receive that liberal support it mer-
its, and for which that profession is noted.
Some of the leading and peculiar features of
the Law Monthly, are lst, The Editorial arti-
cles of Judge Ranney upon Code Practice -
These editorials upon the code, ''being con-
structon of that statute in the light of Judicial
decisions of the several States, where it is in
operation, and constituting careful collection
and analysis of such decisions, upon each sec
ton in DETAIL" must be of the very highest
practical value to the profession at large, COM
ing as they do from the hand of the distinguish
ed ex-Judge, now in active practice, than whom
thereis no ADLER lawyer in the State.
2nd, The more important judicial decisions
of the District and Common Pleas Courts of
Ohio, and of other Courts, tending to illustrate
and make more uniform the new practice under
the Code.
Sd, The leading decisions of the Courts of
the United States-Supreme, Circuit, and Dis
trict, - together with those of the Supreme
Courts of the States generally, of general i'm
portance.
4th. Forms and precedents under the Code,
which have passed the ordeal of the Courts.
9th Decision relating especially to the civil
and criminal practice of Justices Of the Peace
This Court is gilmore importance than is usual
ly admitted A large proportion of the cases
tried in the Common Pleas and other higher
Courts, originate in the Justices Court, their
jurisdiction running up to $500.
= Such is sketch of the plan of the work be-
fore US, and fully and ably has it been carried
out, SO far as practicable in tie present num-
Der, thus making fresh and correct reporter of
the Judicial voice of the Country, and particu-
larry OF Ohio and the West The editors say
that is to be found in every lawyers library
that the Courts shall be heard, especially upon
the new Code Practice.
Judge HAYDEN, for many years a distin-
guished member of the New York Judiciary,
and now President of the Law College of this
city, is General editor
Judge RANNEY is editor of the Code depart,
ment j. j. ELwELL NJ. A. KING, of the Law
College, are associate editors.
In mechanical execution, paper, DC, it Is
first class job, and not surpassed by anything
in the East. 1t is printed on the best book pa
per, upon the title page stands out fine bust of
Judge MCLEAN.
We pronounce the enterprise a success.