, 1875-10-04

] .'N't @'''a "iIHotHll HhFG UHYGF W.T. DfGt
abla to 20 niore than .hako slight preliminary
susVev nt tho ground. fow e"s.rtlesattnua have
MsnfIeh to fnD. which h,Ay 10 of soa,o yalao /.
| Ibnr tilaclirhtntl,
| With ali roppoct hotf for Tho ability and tho
eafneatneaa OF TfiE THlnrxE, IL II very t}ortl't
"tinthoE its present mnthol OF attack upon tiIo
lnfy hyhtcm Will atonAs 1nnoh Rnncra1 'n,ereat
y" ono s'as rot accepted tue cordial ten3or o
ehc subject which III almost positive et'dehct
khat vary faw paraoM caro- much about II ; AMI
without having nson any Of your o1rlIahgc*,
chi t,o almost A,fe that fow hayo allMtei to yn,l
articles md fovor still lsnvo nado my VALUABLE
RUggoationa. | Atn lot1 tn t,a hopf htcAo,nn thir
sst has htsiorto Invariably followed similar At.
sctnptn to awaken inter.Ht oi, tha subject
system. tito 1tFkt AtcT, hlyvoAlY Was to exal,ut
WHAT HAG HEE* aAtb Ahour IT HITHERTO
Tho booaa-.ForH5tst, N1achntono, TA3grnys, Hal.
ycra; arc apt to 10 rhetorical rather tIan patis
factory fl regard to tho practical workings Of
tho Eyatcm, and arc almost Hurthest AT Aida in
tndgin9 OF isn present valno. For ti,lH purposc
n rs na,I o, p1eslay 7"n Il A., csa"joatio Q!
{ Mo'asu'o Since tho revolution Of 1Gss, I !Aye
efahlifleH 3 Eool many pamphlets, and hayt
E9ad ttttotg't, atlouM think, about uo.fonrtll
EnKl1l' language. carefully feaulng oyory arsi-
! clio relRtlng tn Ills subject and taEipu n6tea NJ
tue most important. The catllaHt tracts Which
as', havo soas aro tl.o Two wcli.know,1 pamphlets
| A*i"F'IIfGtf ~ gUtln }jnH0N hfft
Lord sonarn, printed apont tue time Of iho In
giith fovointu1t. homo of Tho r1opt il,strmci;vc
! afttclos aro t!oso preceding and follorlDe tho
,nfoone.'on ,ne Of ie Jury in seotl.nd
pec!od most af these vritets favnr ti1o fry tt
i'll clyi1 antl criminal cHgcs, although fhnro ~
considerable diversity of opinion ~ to rc0ujrnp
una. mhan,snaty IN vordcss; but shs feature Which,
1toHt stfncR me- waA tho evidence that III sntto
Of talo general onthupIasm in fayor Of tlis tnnut
| peculiar Of Apglo-Saxou ina.ttu,lons, tiero han
bnen '1o'e A'7"
CONSTANT uSDEncunHEyT or n1asaTIsr,nr,os
! WIN ta practical 1orking1 which IL 10 bo frarei
sometimes in tho magazine arllcles thonsaivaa
blt moro frequently ju their al1asuhs TO eur.
| roht opinion pnd conversation, and jat-
iTS1y Tr a,no III references to ne,,sapor discussion
oped }au Winch Aas Lecn followed viii aIn,oat
nhlalling regularity. There IL uelod trial, ~
aosnfd OF suspicious Yerdlot, an excited uowapa-
per disctBston, ono Or two pauph,ets or g book.
eu,ao ,, ealnea reviews in tho magazines. and tho
eha OF the paroxgsm. In theso dscusAiots, for
the SAND, anu idontical with tio1o which Tils
antnnSE sa now using Or attacking, and the dIs-
barren ot results. The only filing which ses.ns
20 20 noins 70 ahy ,popntar intesoat-and popular
interest is essential in any subject Which must
70 troatcd ny constitutional snnondnent-ia Tic
p }sst Enn 81 thssa
points or arguments, but produced oxce!ient
SUMMARIZE nt tue old ones, notably those tn lbs
se'te'n 1seo.eso for April 1872, rather oproatne
tho Nation, decidedly favoriug it.
aionH CONVINCING nEhsos
tor not expecting any immediate popular fntnr.
t Gat In ss anbjset y tho fact tha. tho public
moved except by fragrant and ciearly.proyen
naohsea; nnu whatever Bone pf us mar bp,inye.
L. 10 certainly has mover ret boon shown TINT tho
!aIy system II nos our best httanable method OF
Question. TO bo productive Of valuable rosults,
must begin with an intelligent division
ol Or the subject mud proceed NTH ea1o- |
;in!ly.conaldefod in9uiries 70 directed 40 10 !
owl aud other sYstems, and tie present opnoua i,
OF competent observers in all countries. it was |
my AoPe to se!ect D department Of tlis inouiry [
- 1a.'1 which nigh. gather some facts which would
subject, but NY preliminary survey conyipccd J
aio Tint any really valuable work would rcnufrn
an amount Of time 1T preaent beyonu t,y npwer
30 besiow, aud stlndc to this only to say that.
i anylntoFess in this subject oxints in ia. cty
1t would bo eaaY for those interested to
COMBINE INTO a little CLuh
which would 10 able to do some valuable worh |
1i,e bost way to do this is under tho
Association. THIS Society, where iva or
moro Of It's members ato gathered in any
locality, wilt organize totn into section, aua
FENDER them s.ccial assistance In tho prosccu-
tion 9f auy work they may undertake. Of aach
q body snouIl bo very glad to form one. yiIoth.
CT for tho purpose OF inquiry into the tnry ays-
lem Or for any b;s,.lar work. year OF two aro
Inc society lad no n,enbera resident iu Chicagp.
. fnct which il by no muans to our credit. md Il
''iere arc auy pefno.s in tho city WHO arc inter
ested III nuch in1nrie8aH tho Society ,3,dertsLea
md arc willing to derole Homs OF thelr lojauro
aoife 10 real work, there is uow favorable tIIno
aha rsohta1!e question to work urotl, and
,}Na}a
u Tue TatnuNE who, AM Hure, viii ho Eiud to
}romoto tho object by assintiug To bring those
uierostod togothor.
AZ u SUPPOSE no ouo CAD doubt Tint tt,oec
'fe some features OF our Jury System which we
't'khs to retain, discussion wIose object Ia |
'F'ttcRf anaysls Of tho subject, with tho view Of
HlsTiSGuisA1Hd TIE doop From THE EVIL,
sould 10 more useful than 1oiept'pss aitack
ayorB tho destruction Of tic whpio fabrjn-t9
sata clearly w!lothor lo tetors to-
G!fll or orln1nat cases;
Inc requirement uf uuuuI1nitY In dncfstnn4.
Urban Ut rural jurics
The qualifications Of jurors;
Iho lsotAol Of their se'scsion;
lg"'npa!la'. ordinary, or very important casca
Iho 1!tidtn OF jury soryico; I
ffipo. -
No aocial institution evcr attained such yita1- !
y as tno Jury BYsteln shows without ppssessing
4"uttcH " tAo ntlHOat fhl1th. Dhf pbtcEt !
houla 10 to ascertain What features of tho iury
fstoIn nro vital aud por1nannnt. sud what accos. {
1ry aud transient II tho syalem las oyer bcon J
lbtected to such Nh a.iAlysis ho not kyow Il. !
Ut 7 ID very posslbls that some uorlnan student
~ done 1t.
siy o"n boef-if tho little study bayo given
Titles mo to beliof-ts tina.
!. TIE REAL 6EMM or IMMORTALITY {
tho syStena exists onIy iu tho division Of tho c
OF Law 1toM questions Of fact, amI i
'olr decision by di1efoat persons, t,rso r
60 fa'nl'lss 10 tho Jurisprudence OF III =
onana. aud, 70 fat ~ | know, original with J.
leila. Il aeoms to mo that the number at tie !
Eofs, tholr qualifications, tho mods o{ ther 10. IL
ss'on, and egon tho drawing ti.ou1, for sl,cn r
rviso, directly from tho body Of tho poople, arc r
aturea ~ 10 which opinion and Mao,ico n,1st .
ry with the difference in tue ti,nss, aud tho ua a.
10 and aegsaa Of civilization in dHereut coun- Y
|oH. might 10 willing Ia trust NV casa will u
o average rural Jury III afassaohusotts, aud yot T.,
nj. '@ - 11''S0&7 IL
u LIGHT on QUESTION: or LEaA1 rnocspuns
naturally look TO meulberB Of tue legai uro. u
asion. For more than ano yeAra /; va. nv ~
sson to ask alt lawyers whom met whether. ~ ~
tley had ~ Intricate case but QUO Ia which ~
fAA Ma.