New-York tribune., 1871-03-31

deciding not the opinion Of the Court rSs wns
In all these suits and proceedings which were taken.
in the names Of different parties. In the interest OF Mr.
Fisk the plaintiffs attorneys were messrs. fied @ ana
partner according TO the testimony OF Mr. Shear
man II does not appear by the evidence tna' r DV @
Of these proceedings. He did personally advise ana
direct OF them, some OF the earst ahn Soo VI o
latest But In order TO hold him personally Responsible
for the character OF these proceedings Whatever they
were, II needs not TO show that he Pers0hsy prooea,
or directed tho procuring all the obnoxious orders No
sane man Supposed for an instant that any counsel OF
ordinary shrewdness engages In litigauon ko o n
quehanna contest without advising continually at eagn
successive stage Of the affair. without Deng oarep @
and mnutey informed Of the contents OF every snse @
Mr. Field Is OF the most acute prhcutiohers .. % s
been known at the bar & Any nw
has heard him try cause in Court Is wen hwno now
exactly he knows and remembers the slightest par,
cuars OF the most unimportant testonS ever
with his case how his unceasng watchfuihess neser
loses single point OF fact or law Mr Field assureuy
would consider it an insult to his ~, d % this
should suppose that he was engaged ior one aay IA J,s
susquehanna litigation, without thoroughly knowing
every the least point IN It, from the a yemneS "n
order or process OF court before Il was opaned py ms
firm he did examine IT. II II hnd n Heen WrOme rdr ~
obtained, he was bound neither W u'o "'"'' "'' ="
allow any else to use IT,
Mr. David Dudley Field has seen the palmy days OF me
NewYork bar what to the younger men OF the pro
esson merely dim traditions OF Rsst sgs are Fss 10 u %
legacy to the present generation at the bar from the
golden age when as We are tod counsel shoTSa c as Sns
taught in the days OF Chancellor Kent lie Is one OF the
most eloquent apostles Of leg ss9 eode prcVdns
that no receverships shall be granted on the erpar
order Of 5s1 ps @ o o
the code OF procedure To MINI OF COURSE one VI ' th
est ables and most aaE for an e1ampIe Of pro-
essona conduct Ana they are to look for TINS
ons For It il OF them that Mr. Field says: Nothing
but profound conviction that could not with non4r
Sem ShalI do nv whole duty to my clients" And this
"whole duty to the clients CONSISTS, we are 70 er, III
the deysing and carrying out ransactoh ike inc io
Mr. James Fisk and his associates, all OF Them in this
matter clients OF Mr. David Dudley Field acting under
his advice. endeayor to get controi ol ihIoau nu
elect its Board OF Directors As the Court has decided
procedure They suspend the President, who Is opposed
TO Them by order Of Mr. Justice Barnard granted as
word of evidence. They tie their opponents hand and
foot with nuncons restraining any appcatoh lor re-
being Mr.. Justice Barnard They pack a " sham meet meet
ing with trough" men from New, YORK, MI. DavLu
Dudley Field himself being at their head to hinder te
stockholders of the company from meeting in their own
Office to protect their own property 10 Ddr ne Poss P
Messrs Field aud shearman, at the very moment OF the
election, when hours delay costs millions OF
have the Sheriff arrest the officers and counsel OF TINS
company in "A suit commenced, without authority under
the advice and direction OF Mr.. David Dudley Field ana
the arrest made under his eyes 10 his complete sat
faction They pretend TO elect Board OF directors by
votes cas-: stolen stock IN defiance OF an INJUNCTION O
the Supreme Court And, alter all, they conin1 'o W
pardonabe sin OF failure.
All this il done In pursuance or cunnlngy devised
rlon The Court call il fraudulent conspiracy" Mr.
Shearlnan calls 1t a programme" Mr.. Fisk calls 1t
'raid." an -
In ''conspracies" there are no accessories All are
principals This particular conspiracy did not sprng
Minerva-like from the brain of Mr.. James Fisk: Mr.
David Dudley Field for one helped devise i, Mr. Divld
Dudley Field for one, did execute IT, Other llghts Oh
the bar doubtless had their share in It, DO they Wish
to claim It , -, IA. 4.
And this s It ia to he presumed, the whole duty 70
clIenfsU These are 1t il be presumed, the proceed
ugs in which Mr. David Dudley Field s kept by moth
ing but profound conviction that he cannot with homer
retire" from them. This is IL Is to be presumed, MI
Fields lesson to from the days Of Chancellor Kent