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fcct the moral quality OF the action, or deie--
c,it,e the degree OF punishment He may also n
c;,,i cases present defences recognized and pro-
r,dcd BY law. although he may himself disai'-
oroye OF the principle and policy of the law
We have no doubt that the extent OF the a,
Iced indifference among lawyers to the moral
aspects or causes is greatly exaggerated IN o"i
n,rn observation. we have not discovered any
;hinc Lko the loose notions which broughsin
MAINTAINS for the whole profession. But there
arc instances Of it undoubtedly. Brougham's
snsech is itself evidence enough OF that" for.
get that there is any other person IN the word
than his cient.'' What a monsrous declaration. .
sacrifice everything. every relation, every con-
sidera,ion. 10 save his Client Forget that there
Is n society whose welfare the advocate is bound
bv the hiphest sanctions 10 promote; that there
are other parties. whose interests are at stake
that there arc duties TO society, to every membcr
of Il. as well as 10 the one VINO has retained
him. How con a man forget these, ana Teta!@
MS conscience or his memory


The Comprehensive answer to the MAXIM we
conceive TO be, that the law and al It's machinery
are means, not ends; that the purpose OF thel'
creation is Justice and therefore he who IN his
zeal for the maintenance Of the means, iorge's
the end, betrays not only an unsonnd heart, but
an unsound understanding.


All this is very well; but 1t does not appear t'
strike Mr.. Field that the position OF the Lawyer
;s often unfavorabc to the development and per-
lection Of those qualities which he rightly regarcs
as essential to the character and reputation OF the
Bar. For the individual Lawyer obtains imme-
d;.tc business and recompense, no. according to
his integrity as man but his adroltness and
success as an advocate. The client does not III
uuire for the Lawyer who has most honesty
but most success-not for him who will mos;
certainly procure justice but who will most prooa-
bly gain his case. And suppose young attor-
ncv, who locates in some new village, should sue
coed in setting all quarres therein, present and
prospective, inducing all the members OF the COM
munty tolive in harmony aud brotherhood, he vii
of course have served the public, but nc illhave
starved himself His interest as Lawyer IS III
compatible with the universal and unimpeded
prevalence of justice and love among men. We
are inclined to suspect, therefore, that the nece&
sity for legal profession by any means as numer-
Gus and influential as we are blessed with 1t
present is u grave mistake, which the world VIII
vet outgrow While the necessity exists, how
ever, we must and will have the Lawyers, and It
is absurd to rail at their existence or their char
acter. The Legal Profession as whole, is just
such d, the public requires and makes it, neither
better nor worse. Ed' IT.