Very few lawyers born in the first decade of the 19th century went to law school. 19th century lawyers generally read law in a lawyer's office library then answered questions asked by a judge until the judge expressed satisfaction for the candidate's competence. Then the candidate was invited to the bar. Harold S. Forsythe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Basil Forest" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 9:07 AM Subject: Re: Long memories > Lincoln's list of Constitutional violations is extensive and unprecedented > in American history. It's not all that surprising in that he never > attended > law school, much less graduated from one. He read the law and almost > exclusively dealt with Illinois practice and procedure. His knowledge of > the > Constitution was sorely lacking, but he apparently didn't care. I guess > if you > swear to uphold a document of which you are ignorant you can be excused > for your > failures. > > With regard to Jefferson, as Christ said to the Pharisees, "you without > sin > cast the first stone." > > I hope your message isn't attached to this so I don't violate the rules > of > this forum. I don't see anything below here. > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html