, 1875-12-31
THE LEGAL FRATERNITY.
W. il. DANSuM.

The ncrt toast wAa:
THE LE0AL FhArEn::rT-1t Ia tne:.1 10 strengthen
the dl'an Of the nInptG Of fusce and rase lE auKl4
dono still higher In the tEtes.
In answur to this, Alr. ". II. Uarnum msda
tho first response. dwelling OF tho fact .ba. tho
profession OF tho prcsont day WAS In no Ways In
ferior to that OF past times.
In ansnos to tho hint contained In tho closing
words Of 1r. Dnrnuu.
rRuf. IRVING
was called on, and loudly app!audcl an lse robo
10 speak. 1Io said he Wah unAccust0tucd to
Bpeak to 40 many legal gentlemen, aud folt more
than ordinarily embarrassed. ut Ia your GUS
tom" ha said, ''to inrito one Clergyman to yuGr
banquo:a to onjoy tho result Of tue comparison,
and stlppoBo on tho DIV OF Judgment you will
expect 70 become one Of tho Lords litso onos
for having once fod ono Of lfts children. mud
given him drluh. 1t is very p!oaRaut to ait aud
sec 30 many Of you gentlemen, bore, hnd to
henr tho aentiments Of tonight In regard to the
conception Of tho pr1ncip+s Of Justice.
But come here III Representative Of tho
cloth, and I want to say word or
part Of the Banjo profession. and both were con-
cctnca about tho ideas Of justice. It ought to
be rule that lawyer should ba comnced TO
80 10 church regularly TO keep up with the dis
cussionB Of the pulpit. and conversely minister
ought not to be qualified to pFcach ,lulegs he had
sat ycar In tho sunre1no Court The tendency
ct tho two professions was 10 grow NARROW.
Every man atarsol out with a determination to
like tho traveller who being Iost, camo ncrotH
4 wngon truck and followed 1t, expecting to
roach town, but tho road trnt led to farm.
house, thea to pls,styo, fiual1y changed into
aquisrel-track. aud thin ran up troo. Civil
iz.slon MAS like tho confluence OF many. rivers
which descended ffoln mouutAin and floating
on that WRye whs man.
OF Bloomington. followed, anyecatinG tha no.
cess!ty of o p!lro aid honorable bar. The 10.
ever Haw, hut whom 1t gruw corrupt the whole
civil structure fell. Even though tho laws wcro
not the best, III long NJ they wero hon-
osAbiy and ltnpartaty administered tLev
cut Bar alaasa furnished materials for
good Judiciary, No d'shouoat ar
corrupt man could ever DO BoIacsed:for Judge.
The law should 10 like thu shadow Of roeK ID
4 drg lAnd: which would TO fofuSe..
1lr+ T.. ". PatteraoD, Of thu St. Louie DAs,
ard lnombcr ot tho Bar Association, followed.
Tito legal profession, he sail, hatl teen mAligaad
moro usEhapH than any othcr profession. There
neyor Was man who know 81 much but That be
thought Ao cou!d throw sur on tl,e legal profess
sion. There WAS no pro fession where the teudouoy
was 30 much toward honcsty ~ in tho legal
profession, nor any In which there was loss
jealousy. When tile millennium came, there
would BE- no neod OF minister's NOR doctors. but
~ IGUE ID HEubE HA0 AShtH4 d IIHt ~" tubE0
wou!l be huudrods Of lawyess needed to prao-
tica tlelr profession.
cHIKf-JusTlCg Rcorr
Was called upon. aud Was received With repeated
rounds Of applause. After few preliminary
Remarks, ho said:
II II my duty aud my pleasure to trar areechca
from ue.nhsI nt tas lar hui nos 10 inakr them. bas
~ the toor now JoIn noat heartily In The
rrexsiuns shss hkye been made with regard
10 tho vpry great iuAuenco Of the Liar
upon tho interests Of soc.cty. Indeed. that
subject caauot bo magnhed beyond ~ trus mesits.
II has IT. iniueAca n many aud vAz3ed dracuna, and
s!!Ynt though II H. IL mono TIM !ess powerful and
effective now than before. 1t exists 10 much grsstes
e1tent than ths lDoplc ara aware. The judiciary
orIutoas that sre delivered by the Judges.
.a4 bseons ths sa!e. ta.t govern
relations Of nls, are ofsen in 1aessu4s The
direct product Of ihp uar, This line Of thought Of
tho.s osnsens IA hsosaeA os Ia many asSees " tho
eutitIed To tbs credit Of The op!nton rather
than Tho 3ud8n In whose nasnp Il IL af1iY-
cred. tApplsuss.l II u IN lhas wzy that
you haya tutlueacu upon sosiey snd all that atTees
IT. most important tptcsess. did act tutent
10 sAy ,hs innsh. Ae4t7o ~ s1prtss the a.eat
eradication and pleasure Aays experienced Ia meet
ing With many members Of the Chicago Bar Aaao.
citation. for WHOM entartatn ths k8nsas 5sspast.
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