, 1874-06-20

hut tho 1uanlte Judge OF all can know tho right
OF @ 2 case without eydanco and understand 1t
may be, proAnod aB l,o always III with labor, tho
nlnl 1rill aometinos t1ng, and in its weary
scarab overlook tho real merits Of causo. No.h-
Ing can be conceived 30 vol calculated to rouse
tho nttouton. to quicken tho couacionce, and add
to tho n,ental powor Of tho Judge aH to l.car abh
counsel (tlle. ablor tho botter), when they bring
to tllcr work tho knowledge and experience of
years, and whom, from long nt,tsly Of tllor cnHe,
| utmoat 10 preHont each thor own btde III its
strongest light. This living a1,tagonisn,,, thia
conflict OF mind with mind, lindi.g axpronslou Ill
| tho prosenco Of tho Judge.
/ TMRowd MAGNETIC 11uur
| upon tue cnso, and upon tho roason and con-
scioncc Of the Jndgc who III to decide it, .When
great sonls stnEglng n THO judicial forum, glow,
tha white hoat Of logic, tho powers Of tho Judge
aro oxated, aud ho HOGS, ~ II fash OF lightning
rovoaled 1t, the truth Of tho case, with q clcar-
| ness Of vision otEcrwiBo impossible: It is Only
tho guorant md conccitod Judge who would dta-
pose OF important oaHos, involving groat ryincf-
pies, without hearing opposing cou1lncf. droat
Judgos 500 tho aid Of their counBolorB, nut i'll
prlyate, but III open court. ......
Or tho!r own motion for that purpose, they
I order important mud doubtful cnses to bO argued
again and again; not in written arguments,
| which are all well enough for reference, but III
oral arguments, by living oollnsolorH, plua uoce;
TINT their own minds may DO exalted md
strengthened tue justneas Of thcir own opinion
verified BY argument; tried and toa!od IN tho
only cruciblo known to mon, by which to sopa-
But gentlemen. In ,ordor to prepare yourselves
| to discharge those high dutioH Of tue oihco Of
| counselor, yon can Mol understand that
GREAT BTupy, AND THOUGHT, AND LAnoE
| aro necssanry Oh your part. No superficial haaty
brief, gathered from Fragments Of casos, rolerrcd
to Ia tho delugo Of dlgcstB which. oyorwhelm us
IN thin book:nlaklny ago, but careful Rtudy Of
fundamental principles, and comparison Of the
At14tinttH vnI
In the case In haud, until In your own minds you
haSo considered. coInprolicnded. and weighed
| them, approprietlng tho true, repuaiating tho
false, until you hayo learned and inwardly d.
gestoa tllem," md have mado thcm 10 complcto-
ly your own that you can express them in simple,
CONCISE, and direct laugunge, whothor you would
state thom to child, repeat the.n to yourself,
Judge upon tho bonch.. 10 do TINT, it ii not
| only good thing for you to write down your
thoughts, but to do so again and again upon the
subject. I do not mean TINT You shuuld copy
again and ;agaln what you have writtola, but lay
asdo or ,dcattoy your man.,Borpt, alld write
anew.'. It III dsld of Lord Brouglam that ho
wrote hls conclusion to n great argument tlltr-
toon times, and dy thirteen lines destroyed Lis
train the thoughts Of his .grcat mind into such
cloarneBs, simplicity, aud forco Of statomont, as
to mako them powerful when uttered, and t!oro-
by add power to the tribunal to mako q just do
cision.
Who, rs I have SAID, JudgoB aeei the aid Of
connaol to cnightcn their minds, aud to aid them
in the discharge Of thes duties, nothing ie moro
trying than for them to lston to the arguments
Of thosa oounselors who have but casolessly aud
huporlcnl}y prepared themselves, aud who, it,
stoad Of shedding light upon tho merits Of case,
divert attention and conFolnd it. Let mo, thon,
sclves. to your clients, and to tho courts OF which
you arc to act ~ counselors, that you never con.
sent to appear i'll any case, i'll any court, not
+ | oven tho JustlceH' courts, without
| DUE PREPARATION.
| Iny down for yourselves TINT AZ a duty never
!, | to DO dlBregurloa, unless In ca.es Of itnpo
rious nccesslty. I know woll Lov many temp
! tationh arc roady to- steal away your time
sa your Il yqs 2saoross %aa f5sss'a 5 Is ysa sao s
t your fnccs like iliut against them. First Of all
aud most tempting Of all, is tho danger OF spond
= ing too nl,sch tlmo IN reading newspapers. AIT
I un!its the mind for tho long.austained stud,
O necessary to u,aster q case ot dlnlculty, o.
4 COURSE. in this day Of the pross, man Bhonle
t look over tho headings and road tho best articles
II | Of one good newspaper; but hfo' istoo short i
II llo would become a great 1awyer, for linn t.
II spond moro time than that. That lnd bottor b.
. done ut his breaklaat-taDie, and not 1t liH otco
i There arc other temptations to spend time mt
r waste nervous energy, and thereby rotard tllf
+ Young lawyer in his Progross to ominence. ID,
a ! not stop to mention what all have obssrvod hoy
# many OF tho most brilliant mud promising havt
Il been ruined by Intoxicating drinks, ~,
nlakoH the heart rotten; but l canuot torbeal
cany your attention. young gontemnn to wha
Il Aeen,s to bo more iNsidoub, bat hardly lest
- ularming,-a habit growing constantly upon ON
. profession aud upon all others /; mean tAt
habit Of
i | SMOKING AND CHEWING TOBACCO
:. It Is my conviction that tlis habit is ten-fott
greater in our profession than 1t was Thirty year
Ii Hgo. Pardon nc, young. gentlcuon !; l cam'
It lloro to speak to youth oil sincerity tho words
j. truth and soborneHs, nnd you n,ust allow 1,s tt
Bay what verify believe, that tic nontai force
n power of labor and endurance OF our profession
Il il dccreaAed at leass ab per cent bs this constan
q use Of sobucco. Its poisonous nnh narcotic OF
fects roluce tho power OF tho vital organs, ant
i to,tu to paralyxo tllem, wliilo tho uaoless con
s sumption Of time mud money tnkos aray 25 pc
i cent OF the worsng hours, il it 'doos not con
o sumo 25por caut Of the earnings Of any young
1nasa in tho profession who indn'gos Init.
III d certan sellBo it takos away q 1nnn's mora
Il | uowor; it dccrenHeB tue strength Of Lila will
: powor and of ha'own convictions IT losHons Ais
O power to move tho CONVICTIONS Of others, tAs tt
: ho bound, aud to foel himself bound, to llst,
il lo cannot throw OF to fcol hinlsolf robbed o
: his personal freedom, Freedom Of thought and o
q Oh, how much would rojoico If each ono Of
. you, young gentlemen, as you leave this Univer
i, sity to enter upon tho logai profession, woult
0 rosolye. aud, d,foroycr keep that resolution, move
: in any form to ,1Bo tobacco never to become it
O | slave and wear its filthy collar.
0 | do not saY tlnt some mon hAvo not risen t.
omnoncc In our profession in spite Of all forms
Of dissipation. But how much groator anil noble
a would they have boon without sl1ch habits
= But there Ia one other subject OF 80
n GREAT 1atrunrANCE
10 raiso tho character OF tile profession to nli
tho Ju.sIciary to docrcaao the number of appeAls
TO expcdite tho n,inistration OF justicu, mud t,
r ]obaon the expenses of litigation, to which wsl
to call attention bsforo1 cuno'n,ao.
II fitwero possible to roach thu oar Of al til,
t.. courts Of IaHt resort aud Of tho Legislatures O
: the atates, uni to arreHt their attention lon,
n enough to consider aud act upon tho question:
/ NO might hope for it's adoption. Whetllor In thk
States wiaora tho oudo of procedure OF New Yorl
Or tho com1uon iAw syatolll of blending and prau
tlco etlll prcyail, it might be adopted with equa
/ good results
That is; to
0 A1oTIBH GENERAL rLEADINd
30 far as to compel tho purity to disclose the
y cuuso Of action or aofonbo relied UPON, and t