The New York herald., 1875-07-18
which at an events no lawyer shouId meddre

which at all events no LAWYER should meddie
with; Will Inc people must look up To the
as being uncontaminabe. n may use the word.
or the citizens, wanting respect and contdeuce
WIN take the law into their own hands. rhe Court
or Appeals Is the nnal tribunal OF refuge We
must look 70 II as the Catholics 90 10 the Pope as
being inalliole. ANYTHING less than this and tne
influence is practically destroyed. NOW. what is
10 De gained oy calling into question any of the
decisions or the Court OF Appeals There is no
redress; the decision Is given ana cannot be re-
called. | believe the decision TO have been a
righteous one. do not see how the Court could
nave decided Otherwise; the opinion unani-
mous-not one 1issentiEs voice. Does Mr.. O'Conor
mean TO say that Gil tness men were inspired by
lhlproper motlvesS think lC Is generally agreed
that we have never had Court OF Appeals which
50 strongly merlted the respect and conference OF
"0 species ~ OF 1ndernand tlIr iTe's IN Mr. r.
O'COnors letter when implies more than it
says But now, on the ether hand, supposng the
still Mr.. O'Conors duty to uphold IL for the sake
OF the proper administration OF the law, for the
sake Of the people, VINO must be taught to look up
to the conrts OF law. Take lt from any shape you
please and the letter Is a mischievous one. Espe
cially Is this so coming as IL does rom man so
eminent In his profession as Mr. OiCouor, and one
TO whom the people look up with so much re-
specs ana i aamra.Ion ~ Inc more NO tnnk o5 ~ sne
hoped TO accomplish by this letter. presume
that all lawyers who have not some personal
ieellng In the matter Will enuncilte the same
opinion as myself on this point-that Mr.. Charles
O'Conor mas made great mistake by his course
In this matter"
Rx-JUDGR JOSEPH BoswoRTH
Ex-Judge Bosworth was called upon IN relation
to the same matter. Like most OF those who were
seen he felL somewhat dlftldent at nrst as TO the
policy OF expressing an opinion on so delicate
matter as this. BE SAID
II 40 not like TO crttclse the course OF so able
man as Mr.. 0COn0r or one VINO stands so high in
the community, but must confess TO feeling that
he has committed auit OF Judgment on the im-
pulse OF the moment which he himself may be
sorry or. We must not Judge him as we do every
9eq 9eqy me Is very singular man. % ana mas some
nothing OF this kind land j read his
fs.er the sars can DO crsn goOa On
Is diametrIcay opposite 10 the spirit OF profess
sion TO crltclse and impuge the motives OF those
same profession with ourselves. The present
Court OF Appeals is most satisfactory and the
best IN the opinion OF all lawyers we have had in
many years. Its decisions are admirable and are
quoted everywhere. No other State mas anything
TO compare In legal knowledge and eminent
ability with ours. These are the men who after
giving unanimous decision are rldiculed pulled
TO pieces criticised and next TO accused OF Im-
proper motives in framing their decision. Bnt In
this letter Mr.. OConor is not even just or correct
He resorts TO some rather snarp practice. He
Grover, in the case OF Johnson against
the New York Central Railroad, involving the
question OF various penalties IN one case and
making it appear that Justice Grover had re-
versed his own decision. The portion quoted by
Mr. O'Conor Is wnat we call Judges dtctuIn and
Is not really part OF the decision. The decision
ttsel Is really In accord with she later one. and OF
this Mr.. OConor could not have failed to be aware
and the very case he quotes Is the strongest one
against mis- own argument. These judges dtcta,
which are really matter having nc important
bearing on the case, are often OF trouble or
this kind. Here. then, Is point in which MIR.
O'Conor Is unnecessarily harsh and unjust. He
might have been more just In either not quoting
this decision at all or In quoting II properly. am
very sorry the thing has happened. 1t cannot be
productive oil good effects. but. on the contrary,
OF many evil ones, and we have not probably seen
the END yet"