, 1876-01-20
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.

LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
TIE LEoAL YnorEaato5.
To tho EiNer az Tie CHICAGO Tribune.
CHICAGO, Jan. l0,-I wish to call yonr Attsu.
tion 10 our uourta Of justice. shink we hAyo
In all about ton Judges sitting daily In oourt
With good round salaries, who do not alt in or
hold court more than twanty.nre or thirty boars
por weok at most, .prohsbly not 40 average Of
twenty -fvc, white thota nr6 Huils living upon
the docket alt tho way from onn to five and SIX
years rcadY ior trial. Tho parsica arc anxtous.
csaes tried; some Of these lnyoly,ug huudreda
ot thousands Of dollars, and all tho ronltli plAin
tifIB lavo in tho world, wailo there arc otbar
CAUSES brought TO trial from weok to TWO or
threo nonlhs alter commencement. 1s THU
ravoritisnl. or Why 1B IT.
Passing by the Judges md Courls who rule In
this matter Of tlalo+ and who disregard The rulo
Of .'tirat eomc, frat bervcd," call your atton-
tion to ths praeticihE lawyer and his dustos aud
responsibilities.
firs.-1s lawyer by Ills oath bound to aaaist
corrupt cllcnt to rob ahothar. IT eSon by le2a!
tcchnlcallt,cs ho Gun dofeas luasce md doiraud
| All npponeht out OF ha lust dues?
Epo0ni-1B Ao bound by 1a oath or his natural
! duty a. an attorney to do moro for client thau
| 70 try to dcfond or secure hss lust rights. AID
! thus see that lliA client 1s not Wrtnged out OF
| what belongs Justly 10 him
1hird-lA lawyer bound by hla oath CT any
| consideration to HaeA. to cony,ct n CRIMINAL
against hta Internal conviction of innoceuca, OF
to defeat o1nylction when TO tspura Of tts guilt
Ionru.-Docs tue lawyer'a oath or tho facs of
| bis being attorney, rouHBol, mud ADVISOR OF a
| Silent authorize or se9uire hina to resort to
trickcty, BubLerfugo. techn1caitIeR. aud Fervor-
sion at testimony for tls beuailt OF hls cont7
| Again, thGro arn lawyers III this city who tsko
upna tl1oulaoiVes high9r and hoar ohliRatioph OF
morality, justice, nnd Integrity. by their pro-
| fesalons Of Christianity, anti positions IN Ohris-
| tian churches: elders, deaconH, casH.loaders in
IHt1 liza i1oHn RI nttttpto Of nj "
| meu who 4uyo yowod to tAcir God to give tto'n-
| aoIyes 10 jnstlco, equity, aud truth who lavo
pledged their souls Their lives. thet conscleneaa.
o,s taG great cnps end r' ~ rssspss ax 81 ta as
wa!s hnmbly bctaro God "to do ly
| Many pooplo suppose that lawyer Is pflvi.
| lcgoa betnn. on account OF bis profession, that
| neas or an opponent Of hls clieut, with impu-
,uty ooust, mid tllo faet that caurts too o(tan
| s.otmis 1t ,nrcbuked acon'R 10 give Lecl,so to,
| and acknowledge tho light and propf1ety OF it.
| ohss-eador, Or older, prosecute b s.lat anl ro'
cover ,noueg for q client That u not duo in lus-
tlce consistently with liis religious ulofas ,ou
| lSttfh~-Can such Christian defond client, aud
| clear himself from naymout nf just claim by
] working delays of ttln], by techEncalttleB. by
| resisting aud opposing truo testimony, aud lu.
l&oiluclng that wblch IN falsc Or doubtful, or 10
my way save ll1s clIeut from tho payment OF bis
9suendt-Can a man plnctlce law snd the Coz
| pei At tlle same time and in tho same II ng
Now, tho woll.cons1dercd opinion OF TUE Tarn-
uNE, frankly o3pI e6sed, may work improvement
justice 10 ltigants. PAUL.
TOUCHING TOBACCO.
To lhs Editor Of The CAledgo 1+4ouns:
CulrAuo, Jan. 1a.-Will you kindly allow mo
! space in your columns 10 make = fow remarks ip
| regard to "Pro Bono publicoa" letter which ap-
peasod in your edition OF ysHtefday5
Iu hls third paragraph hc says We matata!n tho
| evil habit OF smoking in spite Of tic protests
/ Of those whom Nc pretend to honor. Ono
Wouli almost thEnk he was never acquainted
with many lad'es except thoaa connsetes' with
| TIM Ladioa' Tempe auco tlllon or Othor Tcmper-
anc0 socletles; for, in my traVea III mauy parts
Of Europe, Asia Africa. and America, hcyer
| (Milh thb excepn0n OF very aged Dnes} met WILL
any lady WIN oblectcd to ths emcll Ut sobadoo-
snoke III any other ihan I,ulfio placeH. Uu tue
CONTRARY, | lind Tint by fer the creator portion
| Of tho iafr Rex s1e IN favor Of tho eYil habit.
hnyo often heard ladlea lcmatk, WHOM ona
| gentleman amoug them said llo did not stno1e.
| query. ,,
Perhaps "pro l,ono rubllco +" laa At somo
prowots timo trioa to smoke, and fe!t so lit ovof
st s M s ew bad tue
tila bad habit 10 act m oxanlp!e 10 the fuat Of
tho world. but genora1sy such casas origIua.e
.lon. gent gentleman joining ton!aesance society:
tho 4i'en ot the ,nssitutlou. at lsst sgree,ng to
| Hva Without tho uso Of tobacco,
~ TIN n'ess Of bin lctior he says Ia this not
baautfHl place for aloudy aud Saukey /
hopc {for A,a sake) 10 1aos uIot for = moment
form an ssioa thas t.ots gentlomen viii over
prevail upon tho world Or even Tue sn,ok.
a,s Of Chicago TO discontinue thp uHs
ot tobacco have known emsdout
| buygl5 whet8 tletQ III any coHtarinut 1,Apnna