, 1859-09-22

tile study Of the law has the effect OF enlarglng
its practice, has the effect Of sharpening the in l
tellect, leading to precision Of thought and lam
gaags, aud acuteness in discovering t.s truth
Of facts. Who can unraEet intngues, lift tie
veil from hypocrisy, dissect evidence, and
lay f.lsehoo1 tare. like tie praet'sed
lawyer! Better men have never Existed, more
exalted in Intellect, purer in motive, or more
l should delight in placing some Of them before
yno and in asking my professional brethren to
join with me, in SAYING. Let rs magnify our
once; let Us cherish It rs full OF great tradi-
,lous, Of iustrious examples; Of benefcent
results, let fulfil It, as The best agent Of po-
litical aud social good; let US recommend it rs
requiring the highest talent, the purest inten-
tious. the most patient industry:
But must return from this digression to the
science which is the object Of this discourse:
Am not justified in saying Of it, that while Of
the moral sciences it is the most exact, It is Of
Ill sciences the most comprehensive IN its conf
pass, the most varied and minute IN its details,
The most severe in its discipline, and the most
important to the order, peace and Civilization
Of mankind
Hox shall this science best be learned! There
are three methods: The private study OF books;
the adyice and aid of practitioners, amid The
hustle anh Interruptions Of practice, and the
tsachlny Of public schools. =,
The iaadeauacy az the first is obvious; the
disadvantages OF the second are too painfully
known to all Of us who studied in that way the
third is beynnd question the most efficient and
complete There is ~ much need Of public
schools for the lar, rs for nny other Science
There is more, for the greater The sctence, tne
greater the need. Adore ail others. this science:
20 vast, SO comprehensive: 50 complicated aud
various in its details, needs to be. studied with
al the uids, which universities, professors, and
Libraries can furnish.
Where else 50 readily as here, will the stu.
dent qbta.u q view Of the 1aw IS whole, and
Of all its Darts n their several relations and de-
pendeucies; here, where are collected the rec
ords Of the science. where there are professors
devoted to its tenchins, where there are schoi-
ars cmulous Of distinction, and stimulating each
| other II medical schools hare an advantage
over the former method Of study and Practice
by the side Of = practising ph5 s'c'an, or tneo-
logical schools gire better trimming, than the
| private study Of an ordained clergy man, busy
with parochia! duties. for similar reasons,
school of law, with its large library, its pro
fessors set apart to the duty, ITS lectures rs
company of students, its discussions, oral and
written, are helps sbove all that the private ot'
| lice Of busy adrocnte can offer to complete
legal education. Not that would altogether
dispense With OF undervaiue the observation OF
actual practice obtained by attendance in 4 law
ycr's Office, during the smaller portion OF bis
legal course. preliminary to the student coming
himself to the bar. After the general
survey Of The law, the comprehension
Of Is parts, and the examination and ,Ih;e ;t%ds
thorough trimming in law school can best give.
it would undoubtedly tend to the advantage OF
toe youIul pfac'lonss . 70 S,pp.r pass nbscTrn its
~. .lbods and nartieinatc in its active duties.
Forn.mueh, therefore, Nr. President and gen.
,;ons ~ Tos. md of ;mnortance 50 urgent, tue
University Of Chicago has established this Facnt-
t. 1t has appeared to you tha. ine los.n ,d
.Ion ~n'cc fouf u;.tn!,t uluase d.nnrtment where
should be taught the knowledge Of American
government and law. This dePastment IS nov :.
!naagasateo' i. nas oeGa . eo1nmcnded to ,he
i-sj arnf.ss;,n to The i,,acistracy. to the whole
body Of citizens.
80 long Us ms una'es'l.s ra nsu:nr;e.,-so long
nav this Faculty. teach sound law and its in-
sep,rable concomitauss, pure morality md good
citizenship. =. rn-o,a which
w..a fa,,ndc5 ,honsand years a.o. lad which
seem likely TO last for thousand years to come;
N4s may i not be said Of the onisess, o1
lineage tnonsana y:as "nd hat ,h;* DIV it's
F,cri,r n Iawxa sol.mnty iuaucurated, in
Tue presence Of Judges, la~yers and
c'11ens Nay a4so ID ins' u1. r. a. sl'a.rs ~ ~ heen
ns' ~ ias,.n1,snt nf cnod .hat every reueratiou
has protited by its teachings, and that teachers
and pupils without e1csp ion, na'e osen = "' ~
Tue S''a'e a"u ~ ~ -
At the close ot thc Aaosese' '''s " 'D-
4 to me o'euoso'snea epeAAer "as mo'eu y, .>e'
LIZ. burroughs III" sa1taeo DS 'N7 ~"o'e"'
A NOBLE ExrEurR1sE EcoxAxxcEp-BuckxER':
Block.-We uotice that large force Of work
mon ARP hns;}v t1emolishinc the old livery stable