, 1876-02-12
1.-THE t]T OF The lAWYER,'

TO Ii. Eilt.r NJ Ths chrcapa tribune:
CHICAGO Fob. 9-TAo article 10 q recent lB-
sue Of yonr paper under tho above title, al.
though corrsct in the maiu, Ia inaccurate 10
somo respects. In attempting TO pro7o that the
momoEr Of talented lawyers ia doomed to oblivion
you say shat even lawyer would be troubled to
pame as mapy rs Two eminent lawyers whose
fame, aH such, lns lasted century. admit
TINT Hucll is tho case in this country, rs our no.
public is no. 20. quito O century old. Still, most
people, aud every lavyer, remember tho namct
OF Webster, Choaso, rinckney, Writ, and many
otllers' on account Of their fAmc ns lawyers.
Thor will nlao remember Story, Kent, MarshAll,
Teucy, Chaso, aud still otherB. Although tho
laat named wcrc. iu tho lator stage OF lfc
authors or Judges. got -thoy we1o ptoui-
.nent lawyers before, aud became judges on
account Of thelr, reputation aud ability as
lawyers. 1t in mistake TO suppose that thcao
men will be forsottou hundred years atter
their death. scores vi !awycEa can be namod in
| England and other countries who Nrcd over
| century ago, and whoso tlanieB arG not ycs Tor
| gotten. Lord Maneiled aud linlo, and those
/ mentioned by you, will 10 remembered for nany
centuries. They wero Judges, but thcy arc
also romcmbcre1 as lawyers. For tho na1ncr OF
olhoz prominent English lawyers. refer yon to
CampIes work entitled r. ahe ., ves o. no
paulus, Clpaa, BcrTo!n Pap'nal9u Gs!us aua
!Alodebtinus viii be remembered as long, At
]! Noman history endureB 81 distinguished hdTo.
| Gates aud jurists; aud tho fame Of Cicero - as
| advocate ii Icnderod immortal by tie oratonf
! he uiade III causos which be pleaded:
Is 1t not part Of tho history Of France thai
Trouehes l9ras. mEDs G..;S.,x; DO rfsamen1a .nnst
tho celebrated Cods Napoleon7 1hoy we're law
,els; aud their CREATION tho world EcmombofB.
Ii IL should bs objected that the men who COM
ted the pantccia and the Code Napoleon ar!
remembered I'd authors, aud pot as lawyers, I
| rcpty that they were none the less distinguished
lawyers, aud remembered rs snca +; aud that they
could not have composed those works Il they had
| tot been able lnwyoHs. Ear
lawyers who defended Queen Curollno. in thai
important casoi Not everybody would DO spt
| to remember them alt, but most peopla knoN
! tutuo OF thor,, 1id few could DO fouud who do
not know Lord Dsougham was ono OF them.
The Constitutions vi ruost countries nto draft
ed by statcsncn who by education mud expo
rence arc 'awycra; and such works nre csoationi
/ which tho world Remembers.
. You ooac1ve correctly that one rcason Why thu
efforts Of tho lawyer nre not moro generally ap-
precjatea ,u that they relate to individual cases
iu which tho general ruoac lihve no ,nsoresk
But this ia equally tic case with tho physlciau,
| ~ well al tho preacher outside Of his congtega-
ton or the CITY whero bo lives. How many Jour;
ua|jEts arc there WHO arc remembered u hunutcd
= years after thor dcath And how many Jour
= tbeu for o ceutnry? Tho men OF genius art
rare in evory nyocatou. but talented !hs gcts ar
: as likely TO 10 known end remembered rs msh
i genius In any other profession. Tho namo Q
:. tho physician who writea a book will be romat1.
" Dcyed longer than that Of one who simply at
| tolnla to lss practice, no matter how much ~
r. latter Id superior to the former 10 With til
y divine and so with tho lawyer. .
). You also sny that LAWYERS do not rorncmbe
:, lawyers This il certainly mistake. No law
- yor can be found In Chicngo who has practice
. Tea,Iiiy tu name ali tna prominent lawyo1a VII
- hnyo l,racticed hcro during tlat time, ami Wh
- arc now .end md most intelligent layn,on vi
f." remember aoulB Of them.
~ in this country. IL true; but tlat IS duo to c
~ cuulstances peculiar to our cond!tlon aud tort
~ Of Government. In most European countrlel
q laws arc made by educated men. noss!y LAWYER
: IN THIS country, NJ 4 rule, by ignotaut dfanHoF
~ and corrupt politicians. ASTzSon'