, 1875-01-01

We publish herewith full report Of tho re-
marks malo by Judge Doottle Wednesday even-
ing at the dinner Of tho BAR Association, in reply
to toast TO tho legal profession. 4 brief susn-
mary Of tctn Was giyon yesterday morning, but
Judge DnolittieB observations on tho important
subject Of raising tho stan1a1d OF legal loarnanE
descrvo moro space than was then giyon thcm.
tio spolto o. follows:
Mn. pRENRESr Aap GENTLEMAN: To ha called
upon to Join In sosponlin u sao 'st Just real - AZ
lonnr. 1 ainccreiy shsnk YOU. reSlrd the legal
profession that which bcEt tralAs tue eoason AMI
iNat cishsens tue ronsccnee nren all htn,at, A.
lii the family. IN society, III tho state, IN tho nasion
An TO ali those r'gs and duties. every co,,ueo'or.at
must hare, as,,oriar kpw'olar Without such knowl-
edgH, wlAt right lus he to hold himself ct I" tho
wurid as adsiscr cunfrssor counselor. nnh friend
lis may bs ch'lc upon any lly.by parents. ehlllrcn
husbands, wives, nlelnbcrs n corporntfoi asaocla.
tile United stateH, and even citizens Of tho world,
under the laws Of atIonE. to know their rights anti 70
toicraby, IL. coanssIor must ava seat knowledge II
laws, arts, antl s:Ecnrc, of uooks Am of men. lie
n,nst have much you seuhe telf-eontr9 paent nhor
anl, at times, Yreat moral courage to give rrarrr
!, in 10 e @ abs Is to do % ta work woI requires tie COIN
4 f'ra much and usny.ssd loaratng lot ssl; in o
law, but iu all dcrsrtmcnts, industries arts, sciences
mud professions, To rtaGh erninecs, lie must master
causo Involving tho prorcr construction Of stra1n
c,giuo nn rross-exnnc witnessed ANIL experts, with
knowledge, aye, without even great knowledge, Of
Its principles aud details:
Hwy cou,1 1a Al -,sc er tr. In caxp of ,1rrncttco
IN nrt;tn, lr,!,em ,l, mid cruas-exaniue learned
% ~ nsss,nn i gtu "n. n' ,sr1o ~" ~ anaIon,y All
~ Ill E,a, ,nn nn.niaz. u H. ,,nt nakc
bon, Sn.4, tbo,,"h Inn, m Iarrhurnt a,tn tt,rr
so,i rtnv' n,,,, .va rreat md yaric learning: anil
H r.atnr n il to hrtinr ~, ,nset,ra tney aru Let
mi 1his ti,n,;ht anoprn tho ar,lor Of tho Younger
msuors VIII seriss to tho higher wallis VI our pro-
frssiou. 1t it rather urga them uuwarl to prepare
lor that higl. calling.
n 10 s,nsooF n ti,o gre.t .t1sr' Of l,fe which
ernetimts iifs lself il a very isa ollro--a n.ozt
tucrt trust Lit QUO WHO B,raka from Fone expert
cn:o ut tho uar, in 11stal aul IT, political Oil CO.
oloe ainout; lnell han taat of wise. lcarncd, ami
jnss cu.llaciDr-at.aw unless 1t 10 tho ulce Of Judge
and that o!lcc Of necessity. brlongs tu and flust
| come from thu legal profeEsi0a.
III all r;fIfzcd countries and in all ares, tho Judge
st 10 tratne,i III that profs on lfo tau be trimmed
iu no oief This ras as true In nanc two tuuta aal
years ngo M II is in England aud III thta country to-
LAY, It waa tic mission OF tome, mora than Ut my
ether nowcr TO teach tho world 10 Two unor law. III
taa tlays Of ihp HeILllc her senators wcro n. tho
r1uu iinto iawycre statesmen orators, and Genot1ls.
Twelve Tablta-the Eoman Cons,itAtlon-by heart.
i>uruY tho Republic, an Ill tho batter t.ays Of tho
Einp1u from tho adoption Of the Twcvs Tables till
| loug, Long after tho Code of Jussinian, during A
period Of thsn thousand years, tho judges whu
weru to decide upon tho rights Of were chosen
from lhs legal professon.-clEilllns learned in tic
| Law.
And when, NJ It sometimes happened from military
| rclsuus tho prae.urtln Frcfect was soldier,
mud not, IT tho SAME time, civilian learned in ti
law lp yas REQUIRED to make Ills decrees conform tu
tue ouinjons Of learned civilians chosen BY tho En-
psror fur hia gti,iancc.
greatest nation uf antiquity. Al civil magistrates
draw, from tho profession Of shs law; md tho cello