, 1881-02-11
PIONEER LAWYERS.
An Interesting Address by the
Hon. Thomas Hoyne.
Tho Part Taken l,J Lawyers In the Ad.
yancoment OF Illinois.
"Reminiscences Of Court Days In the Early
History Of This City.
,}ho tht Firsl Attorneys Of Chicago We're, aud
What Tier i[ase Accomplished.

,'ho tht Firsl !ttorntys Of Chicago We're, aud
Nhat Tier iIase accomplished.
Tho lion. Thotnas lInyne lccturcd bcfnrc tho
1lar Association III Fu!rtlank Hall last ovoiing.
u,,on The Lawyer rs q PLoncer." uu tho plut-
form were Ju'l4o Arthnny. ftnbert 1lcrsoy. Mr..
Henry Sheldon. aud L. u. Mnson. who trtro-
duccd him, whi1o In tho auditorium were many
Of tho pr,nlnatit members Of The Bat--tn Sill In
ciu.1ing tho ladies. about lj0.
Mr. lfoyne began By 8ayinK that tho part per-
fosnch by tho legal profession Md tho influence
II had oxcrted upon tic Infant settlements OF
tho West,-tllp purt It bud performed In framing
tho laws aud founding Institutions, their dovel.
opincnL and tho progress OF Western
cuitura aud art.-wero very appropriate
subjects of discussion before such
assoctutons, Tho legal profession Ind
tn ni times performed most important
rRrt In tho government Ut mankind III I'LL
countries and 1T 1vcry nge where hlI1nur thought
bud been free tu exprcss ttseIf, IND In which, tho
profession Ind bcun recugtIzed, 1t hnd unfscr-
sniiy bccn found tn hnFO prutnniGd tho utlnn9t
freedom nf opinion, while lclllnX mp to and
establishing tho fundamental Rxlouls OF liberty
That r!ow lay at tho foundation Of nl popular
for,1ls Of government. III England the profcs.
ato,l hntl entered Into every chnnKo through
which that Government had beGn passing for
ncnrly i've centuries. During every struggle
that resulted In curbing ptcrugatlvc and privi.
lcgr, Notwithstanding tue servisty Of tho tltntst
tho champions of r!uht cutuo frotn Tho lsir
"u an,..'' ~ ,"s,snr,,S,rn ma M mn,,,,,,,, ,ho
srit aa frs 1i Ens;a ,b ~, S1 t4
i"siy of tho csltntnon NV was t.,ny 'n1 ,1sG s.
restSpIn ant IL EasIad and Acriea, ani Tic very
Highest security pf the liberties Of tho peopie.
1ya,, ~ "1r own COUNTY, 'oo '""''' o0e't'0' ~
THE MOST EXALTED POSITION OF rnrsr
NJ nm o,,lrr Of the Co1rts. And 1t might 10 sAid
tbat III iii his relations 70 tto iasss, ti.o LGxis.
IN "vsry stnte. takinS tho sutsio number Vi n,on,
those w,,s no osfer profession which exercised
asEsr"1 ~ =" ,st9 cee III 11 csiuv Of d Inc unItcd
Sttt;.s t,r the huppi,less vi tho peotdr,
In lho lawyer d i pioneer II tho Northwest,
nors tmsy f"r sir ,r',f"ssIt,,i' tirrv tho twyrTs
nt,m.urcI tho hcrnis tI'ilxru Fathers, of civil
" sno s9n,s ~ tc tru"1 @ rofessiot,
',ri,t Of gn.titu,,c whict Only tic abselce or
sahsnts a';!Sry had 1sSs'ta 81!
as Sss "a e ss ssSs:s e H ude4
ii aaa e IL sery @
hn tra s,,cs Inc nseS fn9,,cG % her ' institutions
mi n1,t"rieT rciiIlun md c,lfurccl ali
| I'll" 'mxio,ns Of lis morality. Tho
high rtnk which Illinois had recently tnkcn
nnDng her sister States, under me eoiistHlt'omn ~
nf ss,t'. and tho policy snet. had psav"!icd ~ u.
extlnE,iisoiug no stnte 'nueetG,es5 .s s,s "as ~
c s,a;y thi i Tts sas 81 81 sst M easa i
70 oEiif'afy klnd u the'f "'suo''' ano last'os'
'smi ai,cr uy,nu nj, outline of tho history Of ILL.,
hoIs 'Jo,n nl'!. lawyer. belnE the "gyi cots,-
nandan" When 4 was iho C2aMay y,nio q i' Iixr
anS SiniaH Y, Edsari:; . awyer. ,.s ,rs, Cry, i y;
nrnor, ailo Snthhnte! lqpo y lawyer. US 'isa Mrs.
Sscrctafy Of snte Mr, thyme HhkS asnakiu NJ n
f6fa, 1nd tiFst suggested tno laG.iu tntTn ~ Ni
and Of Judge Pops ~ Mh9sn the clzems ~ q III
GE" wcrs ,ob bc ohg hmvina xe n. b.
whsh kssH tue S,s i mr. ,a S tak9 MS
Ka H.. Ks 1nG .r1ts ns wa,eh WI xaye Tic st"tg
tnrty.sxth hseto1 IL oyHry nw!shs fof
ssho3l 1,rposes In to rst q k.S rHk md
q ZIG sst nv, wne ~ nstGry xa y P'ase st
annt,K GE ornonetors ~ ne rt sasr;rv ~ ~:
Danlc, % i. , Gook--sho K ontaioet, See aefss tro;n
Congress to aid tho stAte IN c"nstfac.ng u n ~
saualthe t!fst AttorMeyG9nGta' Geoss'.r nv @ 'a En
wards aal Jesse y. ThDmns as,u wero .rit shs
1!rst United STATES .ssa;..IS sem"aoSs ,v rhiaf.
Justice Phillips, Ttonas G. brnxn, Join Kcy;
otds. aud Wllllan Foster. ne fs. rgtiesa sI".
wns ssnS sS @ sa asSM, sSntcrs ~ lid ro lt tic
their pAco In al subsequent re'ts'ot's.
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~ .,a aasa;a,, ~ ss.,..,. vhcn rho Legislature
n ~ ane ss,st, ~ tur y,, ndIunnni uJwcs IL
nlnCu rros, i n',,,os & ,vI,tt ,,nrr thn jirsi
norforln G,tet '' aacs; trforn WnsG liz e nc fu,,r M
,,, fsnmrt ,mSacsn Wut Ia iga1 tte Gixct,
rrrme cnMrt ':maG"" a. hnir ~ 0Ifit,s ~, J, rcnr,t
of Ess tku sw Ws'S spfntx Il tho a nxa', the III
hfc9 G,ft IMs,ces rSis Wi.. ,,us ~ ncs,t ~ HI
ex1Fuvg,Ilt eg a cust % Of tno jmIica, sysiei, lh
1taes VI tme n,i III rc"it .11Iir"s sttsj mn
sF do,GrnS' SGu a 'n msnp Unknown, though
fo axtnyMSnat tor II w" ~, a,,uE,nn u .Mrtm mr.
e.tt ,,. aSG .'r M,y t,s ,,t9c M Ia ik Gouuty r
py 1t s ny a r. ' guaxo t out o. of II
aalary. ,,,za, l., ,st, 10 I'm Ia,
c GoK 1f,chari Gbis j. I Iaton, who ~ Was Is croal
Coirt Eefx. EieEh ~ Wy Ttt' ,,,sem s~%nn
r.. Eonst. necoaGes, Hatnr, p1,htt4 NrA
Ensso!ier amu ~. IN. ,so1 HI 1nn,ty cInrk il
= Manlorro snccorhti him, ii itas. nun, J.,
tnS tne '" |" ii, 'ni"stie wsss aycr known y