National Republican., 1873-06-05

of judicial experience can appTeolate the value |
q discussion 70 the rendition Of righteous ver-
Take homicide for example. Whether the |
killing Of human being 4 = crime OF not de |
ponds upon the cirrnmsiancea under which the |
me- ne psysio9seai eona,ion s m ~ ne ,,ssS % pBGe
nisclencc alone can form an infaillble ludTment
in snch case, for the eye Of omniscience alone |
and elements that enter into and determine the
moral character Of the deed, but the eNlRencies
OF society require human tribunals as far AZ they
themselves with the attributes Of Almighty wis
dom. Whether fear or passion or malice
Irompted The fatal sct are qSes,ioss involved n
TO which the aceused will be acquitted, impris-
oued or condemned to death; and a. the seiu-
ton Of these profound problems depends upon
eirrurnstsnce and conaideration that ought 70
weigh cannot be brought into Judgment without
q thorough dtscussion from different stand
cent period persons aceuseA of crime were
dragged into the courts OF England and denied
the right Of defence BY counsel. These were
'Ae a''s'' rur noopr IAs,.ss " "i u
Innocence snd Fuift were COMPOUNDED, and
criminal prosecutions converted what were
called courts Of justice Into engines Of tyranny
and cruelty, Thsre was q long and severe
struggle to change this practice, and when Par
lament enacted that one arralgned for treason
might make defence by counsel, people looked
upon u a. an act OF deiiy eranee, and called Il
'The bieased statute" Nowhere has progressive
enlightenment prodaced more aalutary edects
than In our system OF judlcature. Popular ven
geance may follow Ia weak OF wretched victim
everywhere, hut at tue portals o. the Judicial
sanctuary u meets the lmpetious mandate
'sThus far shalt tnou come and no further" Re-
l membering that the envious populace banished
Arlstides from Athens because he was Just, and
that blFoted multitude crucined our Divine
Master, we may be ~ hansf@ s & ths' w We Nv i've Ia 70 an
| segment OF lawyers and eourts. tribunals have
been created IN which the most hated Of human
tIsns, heard IN n. eWn dsfsnee. and % When FEAR
/ less and dspaasionate judges may lay righteous
ness 70 tpe line and Judgment 70 the plummet Is
Few persons renect any more upon the value
/ Of our judicial tribunals than they do upon the
blessings Of the atmosphere By whloh We are
CUSHIONS S eon.rsass 70 scisnse history sSS Iisef.
ature, their advantages TO the peace and hapri-
ness Of society cannot be estimated. Proeeed-
CAPACITY the people have coincidence are streams
| Of Invisible Influences that perrneate the re-
ceases and tend greatly 90 pfese.ye the very
prononnces q solemn and public Judgment, mp
holding rightful claim 70 property or money,
or lnnlcting suitable punlahment upon the law
and safety il nspired, aud . new Incentive
/ given 70 good order and social tranquility. No
i Department OF the Government 10 so near the
eyeydaJ transactions Of the cltiHen a. the.Ju
Ths domestic relstops--those obligations and
duties created BY soniety-husiness ahAirs OF all
their remedies. are The Immediate subjects Of its
Jurisdiction. Surely, then, II is Of great conser
qasncs that The maitif9nn question: s i iinyoynS
capable lawyers, And decided by learned, upright
and indepepdent Judges. Too little attention, y
70 ss Y nc ,sslf 2, SS
other candidates for once. This would answer
Y conventions would present the best men o.
Whatever the action OF such bodies may be, the
Suffrage Of the people should be given 70 the best
men, Judicial once and ;,s ns,,a ,nSo os
and influence. While the judges Of the courts
arc educated and honest men, the people viii oe
soasp,oa sSoaas &SsS diSsrsy o. S SpInion
obtaina a. 70 the beat mode Of nling the bench,
but 4 IL quite obvious that the freer the Judges
parties. the bsttsr Il viii be fof those whose suits
are lltgated In their courts- Connected with this
subject u tue cues OF salaries Admitting what
seems 70 be generally claimed that the recompense
to those ln the executive and leglslatiye Depart
menta OF the Governmeut ought TO be less than
the expenses which they are required or ex.
ihls rule should apply TO Judicial oifioers. Pecu-
niAry Independence promotes fearless integrity
and devotion to duty. Our United States dis
@ nIss,iS sslary o q SO psI snna%. @ and % snoasS %
each Of our Federal circuits embrace several
States, the Judges OF those courts are only paid
900 per year, and II one OF them builds or
buys house, or makes some similar provislon
for his family. suspicion starts upon his track
and evil follows. Tor q Judge loses his greatest
hdence Of people. Congress appropristes about
| thirty millions for the army and eighteen nil
lions per year for the navy, and the necessity
: but 1t gives grudgtngly two or three millions TO
! support and defray the expenses OF the whole
, judicial system OF the United States. Armies
, and nAvies are associated with the greatness,
honor and glory Of the nation, but the court.
Immediately concern the security and safety OF
each individual o. ne nation. Provision ought
lay In and consequent expenses Of our Judicial
: preceedlngs- Cases in some OF our courts are 70
Ss5 SSe s rye sF
the docket. Persons wrongfuly deprived oi
their property OF their dues are ffequently
proseedings. ] ThiS evil l. especially operstiys
IN criminal matters.
PusisHNHsr LosEs uALP rrs EFffcAcY
when q long time lnteryenes between the OF.
fence and It's retrihutlon. To deter others from
the commission Of crime are the chief advantages
OF It's prosecution, but they tend little 10 that
end II the crime and Its punitive consequences
are not closely associated In the popular mind
am convinced that the more accessible aud In.
expensive judicial proceedings are 10 the people
the more inclined they will be TO employ peace
full and not violent means for the adjustment OF
their disputes. To be q Iudge ought to he tn,
highest ambition OF lawyer, but it is not apt "a
be IN this county, on sccoant Of the lnAjequaey
OF Judicial salaries and the temptations 70 soei
distinction In the political 1old.
, Considering that In this country places ol
} honor and pfoat arc open TO competition, and
that the chlld OF oosouriiy and poverty ha,
lrha IN aaTia Il NJ ha
ton, Il Ia Of little use TO advise ardent youna
lawyers 20 eschew politics, though IL Ii Q sug'
/ gestiye fact that they have made pettifogsers
out OF thousands, who Otherwise would hay,
, been reapeetable members Of the profession
Whatever may be the ambition OF youni
lawyer ne has bot one roAd 20 travel for success
: her, and the rule holds good - TO those com
mencing professional life with respect 20 politi.
cal preferment. OfAee, V that u what Il desired
; comes more readily unsought than oihorwiss
upon certain conditions, Whom people sec Z
young lawyer devoted 10 his profession, dlligeni
q oasinsss y and oorrsc, 70 department they 6s
other his fitness for those positioas Of honol
] which they have 70 bestow. This insures ad
JosnT man win political ambition g .to lsbo
4 and 70 wait" bnlwer. In his play Of Richelleu
makes the Cardinal say. . That IN the lexicon o
! isere 4 no nos saon word Is faii." whoesss devote
himself 70 the Law should make these words th,
shibboleth Of his profession. Whoever starts u
i Auy pursuit. win numAnnluu 70 ululttiI tuat "
may or can fail viii more often than othsruisl
: mlss Q bright manhood. All vooationa In nf,
/ have their obstacles. but thers arc few or non,
4 with more 10 discourage o. the start than tn,
: legal profession. ushered into . law library
where tho aocumulAtsd learning OF the csnturie
I looks down upon him, the student feels an op
| pressiye sense OF the shortnezs of tlme aud III
vaAtness OF the work be lore him. Ga every ham
he sees prospect OF patient and untiring labor
now TO lEcoxE A LAWYER.
4 II Is not safe 70 SAY that such "a hor alone wi
! make every one VINO pursuoait dlstlngulshe,
hwyer, for some have q natural adAptabliity :,
the profession which others do not posses bu
" Ia quite certain that labor Ia for all an indIA
penaAble condition Of saooen- Patrick Henry
lt h sald, devoted much Of his time In early lif
! 70 reading novels and nshlng, and many younI
people have faneled that By similar dlsslpa
!, tion OF their time they would reach somethinI
: IKE his distinction. Indigsnoe and obscurit
await such expectations, for we have never hai
: out one Patrick Henry, and he would not appea
10 us ~ he does II the tina ginatlye Writ had no
| written his biography. To De meteor blaklnI
: out OF the dATkneaI at intervals, with q ntft
glare ID one thing and 20 be an orb rolling OF
. | with regular motion, aud rejecting serene ant
Y steady light is smother, and 30 unlike the labO
e | nous, learned and logical lawyer In the superb
!. clAl, sensational and snowy orator.
I'll To encourage hlm who h confronted with
q | wilderness OF books In the study OF law, 10 ma
l. be remarked that 10 become Well-Rfonnded In n