New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-03
THE ARGUMENT.

M court pirise:
n ihc iusi cancellations vt nv client peiiiiIeh IT,
should rol perfectly safe 20 rost tti' c'fe WIN Fef
uo,or ,itbon, a angle word in reply. Because the
Irstned counsel vho have conducted The argument on
,he hc side have demonstrated that they have 30 20
40 far anil clair, so rnuch in ordcr establish their
.u,a,o. 4 doicnca that uo judge who bad any regard
for iusi m could pnshv follow End secep their views
III c9c la. been argued al learned cngth and with
numbering sound by my learned adversaIfeS. They
prIn.d 10 shorten it h. vson Of lanr The learned
ccnnsel " no opened cou6nc himself 60 tae facts
--nhout which We bcard very LITTLE from 'im-and me
Iesrued counsel who followed hird to conine him
telf 10 a. low Woli. he has discussed al the law
alscut which thore not any dispute But when
rour Honor drew his attention 20 the very point IN the
css< without which judgment cannot "a against thus
p,snh wthou, the most asraut violations Of 'n7f''e
he h.d not q word e. say. No; he had words 10 say
bri ~, aa idea I'd exprcsS--not one.
ATTACH, on THR rIAIN!IFF tNp MS COUNSEL"
Now. I protest against the spirit in which this Gaze
has lccn argued upon the other SIDE.
In ,ba list place if for nothing Int their references
m lpvss'f might wen except If they were not a'
b.v. lrady had occasion to Say in the course of this
csss hath very near and dear friends Of mine. might
do ,nor than protest against it, Bat man can take
nnv.hine from his friends. Mr.. Robinson denounced
nv method of presenting the A. fppant; and Mr.
Tho, world Introduce me 70 your Honor rs fppant
retIoecor who has nothing t. present in behalf Of his
client bit echnicalties and possible flaws in the IN
dictmcnt The learned junior sounse brought into the
enSe rs il seems 10 me a great deal Of tempe" ard feel
inc AGAINST this unfortunate plaintiff He exhibited the
rscuIar dis advantages winch always belong to the
lawyer who is hs client. and II The client VINO
tries 81 10 his own hwyer He has srged the case at
O member Of the Union Cinb. and, as | understand
from +he Treasurer the voluntary chammon OF the
GoveIIliua Committee. In that attitude h" thought
uecessary most grossly TO ahnse my client fo has
,p,l,l 10 him cpithets seldom heard in court
OF Justice. and seldom heard outside Of the walls
of ths Union Club No language that docency would
permit hm to use left unsad to vfy he paiutiif
hst Wa Altogether unnecessary and ont of place here.
last g. much denouncing his counsel "a ilpp,m
ettioSgt1 and trying TO fore'2li yoHr Honor JUG
ren sud feeling, against us h1th By SIMILAR means
have not held M nv client "a saint. lie ls man.
Ike the rest of the members of the mon Clnh re
hss his faults. and he has his virtues II h'nld per
mn mve'f IN 90 outside Of the record my earned
friend a.. done illuminate what he co'iS me ehT@c.
Tea Of the Union Club could show long c''eor OF
uriyate o and VI pnbhc and charitable a"IVloe highly
sredi, hIc to tho plantiif No doubt Tic has committed
sr". stated in their fulles; enomv. they aInountto
thi. that one occasion he used rnpi"per hnealee
IL the club house in private conversation y" pclc
harm crgp or could from II cEcrlf from rs ot-
rag.og. repetition and publication On another occa-
,iep Drfr the mos. ogerqvatcj pr0Voc9ti0n, ne gave
The lie 10 @ mon who d. served II. J need not Fay TO
you Honor that these not offences winch cast any
iarinan,ui btInish upon the character oi any gn'o
,osu cfd that there thousands ana tens 81 th"'-
,a,ds of Gentlemen who have been Vni'v ~ FunlIlr
conduct and suffered punishment the'eirom. hn'
fhis man punishment has ho'n terrible p, ever n.ph
a. Vonl Honors presence vii TESTIFY re ms "'' *
peNcd without Fearing without knoviar for WHIT zee
wa expelled without being permitted t. hear "a.
eyiJti.e, upon which lac was expelled; ana without
heino ,., nitted 10 know the conclusions of the sub
commit" which recommended hrs expulsion lnrY
i .. lrorc from q
dollars damages. says Mr. Garter. WY. mn. US
would u.' compensate my clc'l -, u. r-''' 'VH!
that ha- been WTonCtIly done INN heic.
ry,r or,rcTs Axp rURsvTrs OF THF UNION CLrR.
H,o..o, 10 have been asserted. or believed. br the
os,rnscl on tho nher aide ft the junior counsei-
poaodt enc certainly ever had any sloh iHsa-thot
hsd intended 80 cast -Jrs slur or renroaoh upon the
IIrinu Cinb Your Honor could net ho'" rl'4er7t"oi
no In o,,y such sc-e. WHY mis't sly f"v ne "i
my Friends. know The char7ct~- and ci''' ~ ~
Club know that It enbOaio, snh .tI'1. the =, .at
Rnd tlv character and the rc-pectam-! g.. ti ''-5 'i
New Di.. made some Ie'ci'ii"' - I' 4o' -" 10
pc.e. no. OF casting any TeIaoach rNun II. How
stmld cast Ieproach upon toe Union c'rr /
ycFo,rs5 to H. rs | had rioht 10 refer 20 - for
ths ,,rrro g of showing iIat Wan's conduct IN a
club ~ far ~ concerns his relations 10 that
oiuh. might mo-; perhaps demand Tho oIni Ht1h OF
a. f1riJ Il code OF scrutiny and judgment ~ II the
ssI, VOID, had been uttered. the same thing had
been dore in church meeting. ar "A sunday school
coaffence or IN ladies assembly cannot go qnte
a. IS Mr.. Carter IN eNtolmG tr 'Hhiuh'y 81 Lue
fral objects Of the Union Cub. They are undouHt-
edly bi2l'y commendallc. though he ". reading
chgIter from Gibbons Decline and Fell, when ne
wa, uro.oulling 10 vour Honor the sublime objects ANA
pursuit., of the Union Club The, aIc great men They
art GOOD men all OF them. assume Bot rtH thoN
are not great pursuing tine highest posloe o'c'S
Of vhich humanity caD9le they are simply ~ hcv
viii themselves aAmit grrR end go3d men It play
They aic I'm fatigue uniform. and 'itfic OF th+r @ird
l. thrro one Of them within sound Of my vito that ca
Law h, aud upon lis he9t and Say tl"t il Is Wholly
u6kuoN thing for language 40. desirable t. repeat
&. be b,s'd in private crSatl0u within tae Wis
oC the l'.ian Club} think not My learned ht"nd
Paw aud complains. ,hl siid If the III" 81 morals
asserted hv him strictly applied fhe club 1a'%h
h. dei,st.d No orc knows better aap Ire INT th1t
remark wl. perfectly tIIc and 10 uaI ia this room
oV-ld hc found 10 deny H.
Tux PLAINTIFFS cAss Not rrCUNctI~
do not stand here to cll.r. and viii not in the
whole course Of mv argnment claim int 'on hai re-
ls,c fh-. plaintiff on Any technical sJo'ni r. he has
no, suffered substantial injury and il h ha. not sub
st.,,tia ;s-tcc on his .i1evhy for Heaven &c., DECIDE
tho e. so ar,inet lin. >hould he ashamed ~ "'aii
II recommended suit. houd bc ashamed o. nay -tH
II o4.ur into co.u TO arg.e case. t. i3ic- man
b.ck into ii club such this upon any technical
GROUND intend 60 present orll li- '-t Iti"i -ilfE
spcc aud In. ,nh.tantiai hts and, believe .n snch
Wav thlt IL viii b't only coWuoFt in, cause To N"Hi
Honor a- one which makes il necessary for Won IL
relieve him from the sentence Ci expulsion pro
romroi AGAINST him but in sHoh ~av a'-o That II
Oil thr member Of th. to'cnnI commute "'1 ACr''
and hc on your HOuprs Judgment were 20 go before
them tomorrow on new t1L thet "1ia nc reaiiy
say that hc had done nothing worthy oil tHi O~i'h .
! i,~op1-e % argue the case cody. because l
.u NOT ga able Of a. Iung il ia any Other way have
moi aly Of hat fcrveut dor of nature mon my mend
~. 1909 .I, por.oua! iLtrr,-t Jl the cause. ana
never sos % controversy between n"h ~ oouIt ln
which d. who appeared ~ ad oc1te Tor "i''f l"Hty
vss iuti rd m rtr"o ncinG 'aY ihpI " cp' i t-I
feeiia9 W. friend wolld rot have done q" u he mn
been only The Lawyer and not ih't''."ln pt a. us
own q. icEt have 80 doubt sh5i pr. I' "f 'on'
case ea.ly fr.ia l0ng -t1dy and Vrri,c. nhd nI
ing OF Is AID "a m take not sla.i p soht ~ Gl'ot
iyely beoa ,e the risl, Is a upon hs de. aud know
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