, 1875-12-21

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in IN article roforring to Tweed and h!a lawyers.
you touched on what appears to ba one Of the
great eyits Of our country, md ono for tho cor
rocton OF which loro to 500 yoa agttaso With
your usnal forco. Tho prostitution Of tho law
to tho furthoznneo OF all kinds Of tniquity
touches all citizena moro than almost any other
OWL, and unless rnmodsed It mnat eventually load
10 anarciy,-~everSouo tnkipg tho law into his
oan bands.
Tho tann Of honor amongst lawyers appears to
be lower than In any other respectable calling.
Whist causo could bo brought TO lawyor, In
which ninety -nine out Of . hundred would not
tako either aldo for money regardless Of right or
wrong, uslnR all kinds OF quibbles and teehuca!i-
ties to FREQ his clsont, or hep him dofraud his op-
ponont which II q man In any othor profession
or calling should do ho would be called Bcoun-
irel md ! villain? What elao Ia a laWyor but
receiver Of stolen EoouH when ho defends
notorious thiof or robbcI, taking tho worry money
stolen III pay for hB efforts 2 We SEQ tho pro-
fession 50 uttc1ly uobaucAod that David Dudley
Eieid iB an ndyiscr OF mon and thcir accompilcc
IN otea,inE u railroad, and with Judge Comhtock
hiding and abetting for years the most notorious
amount le has stolen, taking, howoyer. very
largo Bharo Of tho stolen piunder for their re-
WartL What bottor tH such nlnn than the poor
creature who prostitutes hor body for tho means
Q! A'inB u appears 20 me "ossas 1ar worse.
she does " 70 aoap ooay anu so'n tosetnef ; 10
his lnwyor for asty1ce to how host 70 steal and
keep railroad, why cannnt he SO aud sdylso
with him how boat to commit robbery or nur-
aeI e!t Ano Escape puniaaneGt, uatn Ue Ntnnceya
longer joke, but ghnstly reality.
Inla *ant ol nonoR 1nll ~ Luz Floleasson Of 10"
oxtenus eVon tufthof. Ilie men whom We o!ece
'or 'uoses arc noeaasafny ot .ne logal plo!eh-
son' anu ~ tne p.hctco u snas ptolessloh are
no oonslhuhHy luohlh9 1os qu!potes anu tecnnl.
cal.elea to he!p tl.sr clients; that whom elostoa
~ tue oGAcA t4oy a!o upaoic " eee 1aucn ol
nnstntnR peyono 6lell aalnoles, WINCH nave ltsle
Ut notMns W ~ MN VIC teal uo!!ta u ine case,
ao uc ~ ny e o ~
~ ~ coi.sGt ~ ~" VIA 70 uuu .ac1s. PIotefThg
70 ioeo tnelt properly 70 gong 70 laW 70 collect
y SHOWING tLst. sayng nothing 81 tho LOSS Of
tAne atte!ntins VII " ~ tuo iamycts tcas n1a o.
neuses VIII p9opaoiy ont uP tle amouht thcy
huceoea III Gollecung ~ Wisn great cnanco or
the'r nelnR oeaten ~ sa.t. ,,
AgMn. ano encc. a. % ta.a Maa1 q H. aonor ~ ine
legal PROFESSION oaas o;leetiy u me commission
o. csane: Whas @ nutg'sf OF oanA-.oDpe5 m pus
certainly Keep from punishment a. long ~ 10
mas any money 70 nuv la"yefF so nucA 70
thet IL hha ooco!no tne alulost uiave1sA Pfaettco
~ aa 1a,, snus y u ~ aee ~
Il noted LOCAL tirm in ills city actunliy aote A
1,o-betweens for tho thieves who lad stolen
county record bookBl l mover hoard of any
aeslon ooiaE saxon ny tao momoon OF t1o bat o.
ac"nrdinniv .,,nposn n ,n,,st ba IN ~ stTct sscor.
uuce wifi legal houor. aud porlat,s considcrcd
u "anart" transaction.
hope TO soo you Keep up tho attack on these
Rteat os!@ "htA hna'.,o ~ !oaas w! tulce sno
is n}ariIy ,utenFsd n .1n instirs ~ ma m. mi
70 furujal them with protexts for fraud lad
right OF wrong, IL participator Ia tho guilt, and
covered will dtehe,lor tl1at, while a criminal
is e,4tlcd to fair iupaItial trial, guch triai Is
for tho pntpo6e OF determining whether be is
4utlty or iunocont, and not to lot him FREQ on &c.
CONT Of tho Il s1uartnosh OF his iawyer.-froo
10 return, ctnboldeued 10 h!s owl lifs aud to en-
courage others 70 crime by tic 1,npuuty with
whirt, It nav bo couomittpd.
Auongst tlv ablo non IN tho loyal profession
t1ara thn1n mnst In aonn WIN viii II nidei fv
tho press aud public opinion, lake hold Of tie
I1uestiou OF letal-reform. ono which nffecta ali
men moro than any now before tho pubilo.
Can YOU riyo w any moro iuformntIon in rc-
uArI to tLo Dnnish TrIbunnls of which 'yo,,
cYAsorIAa1A As 4 MODE or CAPITAL rus1au-
MrSr.
10 As Edi,or Of 7ht caieaoo Yr,bun:
1870, ;.s ss.s-as.,. '>a io"a. ...1-
cuFa III yeste1da5a lea1e uhaof tue title
"Tortuflns Crlmtnhla IL one TO which "le8is~
lators aud thu frIonds Of humanity ought to
have uiven mira .t,ant,on Ionv ouo .,I ma
S,,,u,. o,,r ,,g;,,,,., .,o, 1. =. 20. .,.,s.. Wv
"uten Va, et,'A@a.aou u"o 'k"t ~ h'Rtecs no
longer. tefAapa tue reason why no moro hu-
mano method Of inaicting tho doath penalty Las
been invented IL that man improves ouly those
thinvs whose inproyamant .ffaola h,maa;t .nd
a. ,,th,av u,,.noa, - l.. 81, 49,.
as hooooS suspects saas 10 WIZ eve! nave 70 SUI
for execution, uooody thinks Of betterlnR The
methods, e1ccpt WREN tue country IL atoused, a.
1t TOO frequently III, W tho details OF such TO-
solting spectacle ~ Mas Witnessed 10 New York