, 1870-02-05

.sy that, in our op,rscn, The oth-f implied Il NJ.
tsrc1 urcu cur eoseF, to which &c have A71t6
T,n.n TO sne ni1,cc Of atso,t Z !. a,.iax II 70
ere N ADMIT 'hetn, re bneuia % exercising sNo
sui ot!!5 cnneltr', upon Us u ms1t er wnle1.
sesrrf rAt'sded. HN nsser Contemplated ~
Ur4I tbIs qze.,,op T. ,eers 10 us neither this
a7ptten' tse.ttn. or sn. ocpre1u1 cad md lntct-
H. ell p+ttop, can et,ef'sto ,hs s'gstess dn lot.
+ u TO oe ren bertd 1hAs =; 1ne time t1ts
ttalpe vat ebscted ~ rad, ~ e11re.s proF1+ ".
anoprt tpe cnn.mon law VI Etza1d, uud. s,sn
tl,tt Z xrehtlotH, tna s'autt. OF thAt c1uu r.
ra5.td iEtcr 10 The fourth }e.f OF JAmea tie
FIRST, 20 ik II ineJ were spolcAble TO our oo1al-
il IA to he also renemn+ rrd that female Attar-
te3h 1t lrw were ubkrown ID Hrg.4ud. and !
p.t pok cor tn1t ~01 an Il oRlA enter the c9uf
ut Wesin ttes Hal III 'na' cspac:ts, - oArr1s-
eli .nan one tnas ana saolid ascend tue
ench Of Brhnps. or be tl+cted 10 . sea- IA
| ntubtret, tnas xoen n'r &C: ~as p4ssed. t7As
schnul Of ttfStD shlcn cta'GR tor snren psrt.c :
patton IN Tho making Ald Rd1.ipittef1ug or the
laws had BOT + gu Anteu. or. oate Aod taara :
witfef had nd, atced encn theories. they we're re-
Pascto f2sheS ~ sostfaSt speI1la loaa tnao - Al
| actual bse.s Tor sctfan.
Ephtlea Of Acllpn, md tLat It bsl01xeu IL neo TO
| n.sfe spp1y and execute he l8Ts, -a3 rel7zded
as IL ~ OIL axiouss'e tsn q. II nay ntre be-R .
tatIcsl error. nEd e are b. no peAns ceTtaln It
WAS Ret, bot that thts was the unistr-1! 1e1s-f
c+l,all u anu III OF no denial direct pattcloa-
t,on IL the ArAtrs OF eovtruneat IL eseat1e mot
| elementary foIu. smelr, tho rgnt Of su1faxe,
wAs OF then cAlnet. al q - nos yes been con-
cedeo, u l Iece"tly IL oLe ot tho ne W.y.setued
TetrlteE1eS Of the West.
Iuyes Ise.e fac ), We are ceEta!alJ wayraut-
| cd IN ralit 2 mat sheu the Lsci-latute gavs 10
ttis Court The power OF g1sotiug LICENSES ~ prac-
tse Law II ~ BOT with tee sIxu'est e1ptc:at,on
tnst tL,s p,tv iege uonld Re granted equally 10
HeD ~ A0uep. ....
Stlt.er nas ,Eere been ary legislation tt1ce that
coapae 10 the leg sls,lve ln,.nt Onr Ia today
in n Ga'd 10 solcn are Substantially uha: they
have AWAY u en-. except 10 tae change Efo1ant
A.s the nc : of ls6t aoa 1863. gF,nl to u4tried
esi nttFF.
IL hasevel, ihep. naJ bs OFT Individual opinions
d, en- ourse.ses a. liberty TO e1erci.e our 20
sr In \ z ODE n-ser contemplated ny tne L-&,sss-
ufe. 81 ltc0: ki-txD: With s a.aQcs OF CURT, of
ibe con-. o. law froin t1e origin uf tits system to
nat IT I- to1 merely az r,nense taaoratiou in
OUT uTn ns-'gts ~ = o,art tusr ae ase a.ksd -
nake. Tels eiep. II taSea pF II, would uell t1a:
10 the opinion OF tDle tribunal tFcfy r1l o,ilce ia
this 8 n. Nay be nlltd bY Ncmsa-t1At 1t il IN
~ 5as 'p q oaf aaa
Joaaes ard S-et1nA This se arc 7ot Jet pre-.
tarru 10 ho.d.
Ia cur opinlor, IT, Ia rot tue prosinca Of I cou.t
To att<u pr, oJ EltlrR new ln:rTpsttsIlon TO Al
Ancient aE4'ute, TO introduce SO important a
change n the eeal poA:sEo. OF one-nail tae peo-
P'H- LA14t ~ l4SAAt NG{d BUk IolG4461 10 &C
nade Tho Instruments Of pusnin1 lot ward meat
T's. ,pe! o. M popui4t tysofn j. be aesH.a!. taas
oes' saea VI n1oe t1 botsSe1 ian ne
ctf TURF. sgu, oown 10 the present me, uave
been n!led <1e.us!reiy bJ neo, saauld also oe
4 ade. but let II &c n4aae b. la4t department;
Of tue government 10 which the copstt.
tuston nsa entrusted tns po*er Of
res,s usiel, upoo aucieut usage. TIA rtxut Of a
haseaLdin I1n ) a;e 10 the psrsotai property or
his wife. b<iote tie set OF 1sdi, rested sup.J up
% sucn ussee. JET *ho could hare 1usadeu this
CoEft u, prior 70 the rasasRe OF that act, 1t had
SO. en,t:3 oeclced tnAt It %AA unle Asolao!c tna.
the pHopt1ls Of the wife should resi- In tue hus-
LII q. al1 this usage s3oud no logger be recok-
nzea: fet Has 1t not a. Unreasonable tnat \
won N BY marriage saouid lose 1he ts!e Of her
cave ffotn u ! HceIse 10 prsc,se las: Tse
rule ~ bota catea, uurll The l.w Of 1sel. res,ed
upon fae same common Ia Usage snd co1il nass
csss a' sane 'nts, DisieDa IL hs
Tea. tbs Court could proseriy overtura the fnie,
AID We 90 not +ea now sc coa1A ba tost t1eI
pie cannot &c too strictly a.d contclt nttous, ob
set.td ttat each OF the three oepa1lmen.s Of rus
gnstfus:eni Anou.d A.oi' euczoacnuen. Mpna ;e
TO sfen pit 70 eugnf1te Ereat s0c!al or 20 it,ca
reforms The mere tAct that women have never
bteD 1icsnt ed ~ attorneys alAw 10, IN Trio NAL
where !nn.emt rial q. aRc Is as much n spected
as It IS ara ough: be u courts of jls.ce. su-
nc ent reason fer tecl'u!tg to eIefciee our dis
ne pa n nc Tue oces pesasta
State aId The aun.,Lis:1at,on OF pnoHc A.
!at1s shaa have been 1ccasu,zea by tne
cepa1tn.eht 70 ~nlch the lnNis'tye ia grest mea-
cures Of reform propt1 1Iy peloD9L Fur Is . II
ten 10 matter OF this lo1ootsauce. 70 t1augar-
ne ptsclce III fa1tsnce vita al .he prect1eltB
ol he !aF He are sTnrn TO al minister, NO liz %
an act 9! judicial ns1rpauon de.efsiug Of the
Etasest &C, sure; II Ne could dls,egaEd. IN tn,l
Hs'ter. The authority Of tnoec unEfnt.o usAges
Waica AXE 1h~ grt j: body Of oar law, We might
DO 80 In st1 otntt, snd the deates: nights OF pei
sot and ltons.tt would become 4 mater Of u,erc
bpi It ia ta,o zoe t~enty. eighth secton OF chsp-
Ter ". Of the ReElsed Statutes Of lsi., ptnv.aea
tta:rte By weIca tEp, rrtt z rne na>cu,tue yen
drE fe males a. we'll NJ mates khnlI ne teeuet It 10
De trclEded. But the tuists -,ixsn section Of tho
t1t chsp'er provides II at this rule OF cons1ruc-
tou -rhi Tot sp-lT where tterc IA an thing ia tue
subject er cctfrIt sebnarant to suc1 cspauuc-
ttnn. 1hst Ii The case III The present 1nsta1cc-
IN tie view Nc hare takeu Of this uu.sIjun The
s!ernent drawn ~ the applicant ,t6n ,ae Con-
ST.. uGoL Of the Gated States has 10 ptsiueacy.
cons rst I'd to refuse ibis application ~ respect
the motive which proDpta II, and q entertain q
plofEuLd sympalhJ win those Efforts which ara
6t!tc o Ki1e made 10 REASONABLY enlArke tne
Geld for The ex-rc1ie Of ~oIan's tr dp .1Ty aud
ia eni. wn'ie tto4e theories ~htch sre pop,,'ariJ
TO nest win a Ttrs cold a sceep an.e a7uasV ne
enbefg Of lrolesduc wn!e3, more THAI suy
cthsr. toents rs toiloe c1s, II co. to stand I'm.
nosh.S upou *oc h1c ene "aFs ~ iea4. 10 u2ys
hft haste ID Measures tf reform, Sill MI r,Sae-
u'Lced en- ust gladly tee Lew spheres OF A.
tiop opeIed to Nonan. sad gsea'er Inducements
o1erLa hsr to teek the hxnest ant xlde,t cal
suEe. There afe ZONE denartmetta Of the LEGAL
ptcirtslop IN ehlcn she can appropriately lAuor.
Whether. On the other hatu. III engage in the
hot st1te> os The bar IN the presence or the pps-
OF the struggle. worId not te,d to ae-
e'roJ The difference and t-iicac1 vim
wn'ch It = the pride ct oHr fuder
II 10 fst nj heft !s mAtrtt 'atrly worthy Of
her rstdera,,ou. But the important q1esi "a l..
Vhtt effect the presence # woEen a. hsrr,sters
IN cur co1rta would haze upou s1o atmtplsrra*ion
ct Justice. and the question: cAa he Satisfactorily
answelsd on1s Ia the light tf e1per euCe.
II the Legislature snail choo-e II remove ths
extstcR ba!1ltls and an'hotsZe NJ to issue licenses
tqusfJ TO net nl1 women Ee shan ehe.rfulsy
ooey. 1rptttEE 10 the R0oo 1ense aud aound jad5.
Ue1t Of woe en- then selves to set those ttepatI-
neEts oi the practice IN which sncy can iapor
without rear able objection.
nm ttr7H tlh runA