New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-11

cornt Of prece ieus judicial mag,srates were TO n
certain extent subject uniformity IN TIE rules 81
decision but the AtbeIian dis0'frThs, which We're
compcfe2 Of the people, bad absolute power III e'o
case win ~ RESTRAINT IN the nature "l al hPi"ai'
Tie Ro,nan Proctor Wis Iuited 20 publish on rolns
into off re- a dcchi 4i!DD Of the rules ~ when lt
would de- lie cares, ani a. NJ held oN,e hut Tor q
vear th.s was anu rs reiewedi tot DC -eeh' '"
have been ~ Hbc1y % c.efcire iigt dl-cfctio ~
tse adoptcu If rules, though pra -lIG} 81 We may
infer that he sct Wa cohiinp -, VAN OBJ, %
cayiOra mOGihcatioBs AID addi'lohe. IN % IRE
oririr OF The PrRtori N Lcici, which Vas n"aIN
made perpe'ua in the reign ri iiacfAn u Il owl
our therefore, 'hat causes could be tued al Rome
with very ittlo LEGAL learning. H. iar'l lawyer
,vas not oue who was yeaed in ueiDii de1sions, o.
ile-s were not binding the c0affs, Inv enc "lo
WIS sccuGinifd with tte frrUe al nc.5hs ana he
teclhieI anpcags Of have, With the addition, ~ ~.
Gividual instances, Of knowledge oi ~, tie laWs
which Lad been enacted by the Screte or u 1pie,
which IN English phraseology, would re 'aHed
.Iatnte law.
W On tho ornior had occasiou for any professional
Information Of this Mind, be applied 70 lawyer ~
lie did to architect, physician, OF eeone'ef, i0r
whatever kno@iedgc wac necctc III The I,si ec'iye
trades OF scieaccs with vhicn there were CONVEX
saut
Ponpev. Caesar. Cr4ssus, Luclllis. slid other Cen
erals prosecuted and GeiondtC criminal AID cIvIi
cau.e--wh h proves thai no cousidc able Amount u
professional knowledge vac rsqnrtd, az the ineu J
have referred 10 were bFcu NhNils an hhi.'"i. h.'
politic1 GlaIrs. Under the imperial government the
characters If orator and LAWYER "eGo com'iDec.
iNltiic speaking was ten hunted 20 tbe cOure, and
law M & profession, had made d great advance "a
resuecsl blrv. Seneca. Iocitus, and Ibny Ncr-
Ia s,yers Il j. IA singular iact that the science Of
nrisprudnco fCurish0d IA The highest degree uhosr
soue OF te worst emperore. The ciaesIc ar5c o.
Roman law WIS between the iS;iens Vi Hadrian and
al, Asnaer Severa', period that produced such
nonstofe ~ Commodus and Caracaila, bat w.iich IL
made llu-riOds 10y the moat celebrated OF the Roman
lawyers, Gaius, U.pian, papinian, MoGettinu., and
o,bels.
The lawyers Of England have had al important
part Ia the civil his Org Of that country. In general
they nave supported royal pr,rogatiyc, but there
have been s0iuo notable exceptions. Coke was
proRiDent ~ a. member Of Parliament, IN reelsiing
lie arbitrary professions Of King Janes, aud pre-
pairing the way ior tie subsequent popular reaction
again St the measures OF Charles Frs; but the mo-
tive by which he was at first actuated was probably
resentment at the preference given 10 his nfdi,
Bacon.
Soners took an active part in the revolution OF
IGes bat after the etsleDent Of the successioD, the
LAWYERS mud Judges have generally been supporters
Of tie e1tremesl pretensons OF royalty. Tie reason
for this is obvious, viz: that the appointments TO
Office depended upon royal favor. lew exceptions
occur OF aWytrs " 10 have been cOIidott in their
own abilities "a 10 risk the cispleaure oil the crown,
and who forced reluctant concession o. Irefermeht
from The KING. Among these the most conspicuous
are Dunning, Ersk ne snd Broogham
American lawyers IRE class OF men CHEERING
much from the profession IN sny other country lhe
source of Ureferment In the United States is popular
favor Lawyers are almost universally politicians.
Most public Offices administrative 40 well 10 JUDICIAL
are Obtained by swysrs- There Is certainly no want
Of ability. T. ~ 70 wars than just 70 ~ thst NE