The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-11-22
A Plea for the Lawyer and young
Unmarried Man.

MEssRs. EDJToas II desire to call the
attention of our Representatives elect
to the General Assembly, to the UNJUST
and partial law of our State in regard
10 exempted property, and l appeal TO
them to use all their influence, energy
and talents to have it so amended that
the msnifest injustice which is done The
lawyer and the young unmarried man
may 10 longer disgrace our statue
books.
/ am in favor Of exemption laws.
They are passed for the benefit or those
who are unfortunate, so that the re-
morseless creditor cannot take from
them the means with which to support
their wives and children. SYch motive
is laudable and praiseworthy, ana the
laws that have been passed for the pre-
lection of the farmer and mechanic,
meet with my hearty, cordial approval,
bit cannot perceive the justice or WIS
dom of protecting them and at the same
time leaving the lawyer liable to De oe-
priyed of the instruments or TOOLS WIN
which he is enabled to practice success
fully his profession, tor l assume Inat
the library OF a lawyer is as essential 10
the success Of his Business as The TOOLS
of the mechanic or the two horses o. tue
farmer are to the prosecution OF MS
trade or occupation. Then why exempt
the one from execution and not the 9th
err Can it possibly be the popular pre-
judice that has existed against the law
yer that induces our iegis.a to make
such distinction confess l cannot
conceive 10y what motive our former 80,
Ions and Lycuguses have bsaa aetnateu
in thus ignoring the rights anu Charms
of so large and respectable In an in'ei-
lectual point OF view at ieast)'
class of their citizens. Lawyers are
like otter human beings. Ihey nave
their financial troubles and embarrass-
melts AS others do, and like the farmer
and mechanic, many OF tnem nave ives
why not exempt their library, whether
they are married or nOt3
One word, Messrs. Editors, AS TO the
Young man unmarried, and then close.
Why not Jet him also reap some OF the
benefits OF the exemption lawsT Is
there any good sense or policy ~ pef-
hitting the creditor to sell even the very
bed from under him because he is not SO
'~-tunate or unfortunate, az the case may
~, ~ wi!e7 The argument is
sometimes made that no /.
who is not married, should be protecteu
-tudb utltll ne 10 h"iAiS'i -.
not ask or expect any legislation Ill ms
behalf. In answer, 1 would reply, that
there are many young men who desire
to mary, but feel unwilling to assume
such responsibility as tho taking OF a
wife before they have acquired the
means with which to support her 10
decent, becoming manner. Such asplrit
is commemorate, and should not be
rsbuked by his claims aud rights be-
ing ignored by those whose duty 1t is to
see that they are fully set forth and pro-
tectedf and be treated rs entirely UNI
worthy of any consideration whatever;
insist most earnestly that he is entitled
to some respect, and that he should have
at the least estimate half of the amount
of property, real and personal, exempt
in his hands that is allowed the married
man, and mark the prediction, the mem
Der of the General Assembly who al.
vocates and votes for such law Will mol
regret it, for his constituency VIII ap'
plaud him for his course.
have taken tho liberty OF throwing
out the above crude suggestions, and \
found worthy of perusal by Messrs. Al
lison, Frierson and Hughes, trust they
will take them into serious consldera
tiou.
Own M, uoru ITNEoR1YrN ATES