The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1872-01-03
For the llrrll.
Association OF Lawyers. EIi-.
tors, Publishers, &c.

MESSRS. EDlTORS :--Thcro is
strength in combined effort there
Is power in association tho mar
n'liccnt results in science, OF which
this country is SO justly proud,
the advancement in all tho arts
which contribute to tho physical
! wcll-bcing and comfort OF the
masses, is due to this principle OF
association and confined effort.
The recognition of this truth has
| brought about much good, but
! when It's sphere is extended to it's
Legitimate limits, it will place our
whole civilization upon Il new aud
lirmrr basis, and develop the in
trllc%tual forces Of mankind, not
only in tho scientific but also in
the social and political sphere.
But | will not hero deal in gene.
| ralitics, but refer now only to the
advantage to bo derived from such
combined effort in relation to
the dissemination Of information
through the newspapers, and the
influence that might be cxcrtcd
upon legislation by association.
The idea WAS suggested to me
partly by an article in n late mum.
bcr Of tho Chicago Lryai Nc,rs,
OF which shall hereafter quote,
and partl V by the trials that are
now going on in the Capital Of our
State, and the unsettled and ever.
changing state of our laws at the
present .iuncturc. F,rSt in REFER
cncc to an association Of LAWYERS
OF the State. The Chicago Truai
N"'"&, in noticing an article in the
Pillshnrg -LcyI Journui, says:
"Editors, printers, physicians.
ministers, merchants and mcchan.
les have their conventions and form
associations for the advancement
OF their own interest and the good
of the public. and We sec no rca.
son why the members Of the bar
in each State Of the United States
should not form legal associations,
and delegates from each State As
soriation make up Il National Lc-
gal Association which should meet
oncc in each year at Washington,
New York, Philadelphia, st.
"i'ouls, Chicago, or some other Of
our great cities, and discuss mat
,tcrs relating to the profession, the
amendment Of tho laws, and re.
forms in practice. Measures re.
recommended to tho National or
State Legislatures by IL congress
composed Of hundred Of the
ablcst lawyers in tho nation would
receive not onl V tho careful con.
sldcration Of those bodies, but Of
the thinking portion Of American
citizens. Germany has her con-
gross Of lawyers, why not this
country ?"
No" is not this suggestion spc-
cially applicable to this State,
when inexperienced lawmakers
change the the laws from session
TO session, without any sufficient
knowledge Of their workings aad
adaptation to the condition Of our
people? 1.-THE lawyers were TO
meet in convention, interchange
their opinions as to tho workings
OF now laws and practice, and me-
morlallzo tho Legislature, and
mako suggestions rs TO the advar-
vantage Of change or modification,
or entire repeal Of certain laws,
such suggestions, would ncccssa-
rily influence, If not control, tho
Legislature in their action. low
much such an association would
unltributc to conformity in prac-
tlce, likcwiso to Indictment to
study, it is needless to observe.
Ihcn such regularly constituted
body should, above all things, have
a common Library at Colnmb bin
for tho Library Of tho Suprome
Court could not supply our wants.
W hat ~ humiliation that Mr.. Stan.
berry should have TO announce
that ho was compelled to quote
from Brlghtly's Digest, as he could
not obtain the original authorities
could not obtain thom oven in
the Capital Of the State Of South
Carolina. No lawyer Of ordinary
means can have all tho costly re-
ports which hnvo now bocomo u
necessity in tho prosecution Of
any case Of Importance ; tho coun-
ty Associations should likewise
have their librarios., II is pood.
less to carry the suggestion any
further.
Now of the Publishers Of News.
papers, and especially Of weekly |
newspapers in the country. Trials |
OF surpassing Importance to our
people, to their welfare, to their
liberty, arc pro-
crossing now at our Capital. What
means of information as to those
proceedings hDvo tho masses Of |
tho pcoplo? 1t is utterly impos.
S,blo for tho country press, and
Chcy furnish tho mass OF tho pco-
plo with information, to give moro
Than II nero mcagro outline of
those proceedings which, from its
necessarily extreme mcagcrncas,
must almost become undistinquish.
lblo. Thoy can do no boltcr;