New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-24
GEN. TRACY CRITICISED.


After recess the proceedings were continued
as follows
Mr. Beach-If your Honor please have requested the
policeman several times keep those blinds closed, and
he dsregards my request cannot stand here and speak
in this draught
Judse Nelson-The officer will arrange them to suit
you.
juror asked him to open them
Mr. Beach-tTo the officer who was about closing
theml-No Cir; never mind, let 1t be. When get lit
tie warmer shall pass it Let it be, II you please
Judge Neilson-I sorry that the jury should not
agree with the counsel.
Mr. Blackwell, hope we will come to better I'M
derstandng Sir before part, though that parting
very close gentlemen, for have but one more duty to
perform in tins case and not the least OF the many
disagreeable obligations my position has imposed upon
me- am to speak Of professional brother and there
ia no service which lawyer renders In the discharge
OF the obligations OF his profession more repulsye and
unpleasant than that The profession OF the law, 1
think Is peculiar in OF its features Of association
and think superior to all other classes OF men and pro-
LESSONS. There of the mean spirit OF envy and
jealousy there is Of the carping and backbiting
which too often disfgure the character OF other
professions We acknowledge the attachments and
the merits OF our fellows We cheerfully accord
70 the great leaders OF profession their
weearned and deserved position. Nobody disputes the
wefounded and meritorious claims OF my learned adj
yersaries. No man feels any humiliation when he wit
nesses great professional effort but every lawyer
rather feels PRIDE and cheerfuy accords the deserved
appreciation All Of us with cheerful accord acknowl
edge for Illustration MI Charles OConor as the leader
OF our profession its great master and exemplar; nor
does any other Of his distinguished fellows ever honor
himself by great display of legal learning and genius
or nv great and successful effort In some holy cause
without directing himself at the admiring and
grateful reverence of his professional brethren.
And it TO be, therefore, quite uncommon that
there should happen any such occasion public animal
version Of the professional conduct Of respected
brother For Mr.. Benjamin F. Tracy have no feeling
but that OF the utmost kindness and speak nothing In
regard TO his attitude and connections In and with this
case from any unfriendness from any desire TO nure
his feelings and II Mr. Tracy had been content with the
simple advocacy OF the cause OF his present Client
should not have deemed 1t within the line OF my duty to
advert ct his position because it was not necessary
10 the proper fearless discussion of the cause repre-
sent was without the line Of the evidence, and what
ever his professional taste principle may have led him
70 do with reference TO his double obligation to the
usrtaes In this cee mmateria TO the determination
OF its actual nerits But when Mr.. Tracy chooses to
place himself upon the witness stand and assa the
witnesses who have been produced on behalf OF my
client, and TO contradict unequivocally and IN
ayoidably three Of those witnesses, have
| no choice must examine his pretensions
as witness and in that connection his attitude to this
case az lawyer beg leave further to premise, gentle
men, that the relations between that gentleman and my
sell have been entirely cordial aud nothing that has