M;V SERIES.
GRKENSBOHOUGII, N..GU.,F1U1AY MORNING, OCTOBEll 20, 1838.
1
BOYIIOOOD.
Dv Lieut. I W. Pa turn, U. S. Army.
1 never see the laughing eyes
O: joyous boys at play.
But memories fund within me rise,
Of childhood's happy day;. -To
sp rt u(X)ii the festive ground
Wc iii'J iill I hid to do,
Vti'l wiifii my coinrndes laughM around,
My h ur; was happy too.
1 rrMum cored for 'dust and noise,
Or wore a troubled brow;
But thought myselt, with marble toys
Oh ! richer far titan now;
I never pined for Ibreign land,
Nor sinh'd for distant sea:
The' top which turned beneuth my hand,
Had charms enough tor inc.
But now upon my troublodosoul,
Coma vwiobs daj-k and deep;
AIv thoughts are where the billows roll
And where tJic whirlwinds sweep.
I lov.- to see the bending mast.
Bow down before, the storm,
And iiear amid the rushing blast
'flic wnig without form.
I wandered o'er the plain of death,
A? thro'' a lady's bower;
jloep watching lor the battle breath.
A; liira ihuugnt of power.
Alas l!ie lesson Manhood brings
An i lillKi uiii!(jrot J,
'Jj leave the lore of rentier tiling,
For toil by field and tietod. .
Ijw on C tliu Mo i-1 of childhood How!
Speed ii"t your current thin!
rs' ii let the eon-ciou- bosom know,
l iit rircH which ileop w:t!iin:
Too rAi u tii couw the moment when
1c,i Uulse'aijewwill Kiart,
, Ana tnou w uli purple tides or men,
I inl htll. vv;lii 'ho hfiirL
i
V
' trom ike jVto lork Review.
CHIEF Jtai'ICti .iiAUshiAbU
In iti.- spnog of 1 1 -lr. Miirsliiill Was
(;lCn u a meiiiuer of tile Virginia Legisia
(Ur ; and in Uie a.nuni.i of tne same )eur,
, number ol vile t e cutive council ol in
t..,!,, In 1 i wy, iio utiirrn-d .iliss AmUier,
M'iitirol the then treasurer ol die stale
"'V,,o.n he Had become" alUched before
y -'..rtinr t tn;. - . Vv nil turn lady he lj v e.l
, , ,. M.OSl uu..l-11'J.ii'v
...uihii, veurs: and sue died abom
. i . .11 i ... fur.. liii itit'n f It-i-f-.e-.e
lUi) ,, il'-' ami
Aiiuul ib. lime ol . Ins uiarrtitge he re
"mo,,.,! to iin limond, in older to engage in
,;. :r, r prael.ee of Ills proiessiou In tho
,'..iu u ot Uie .Slate. tih- spring oi
1,. i, -;":ii d li -i 4cal at tuc council noaf.i
,l loiuiih.-taiKlM.g in s iciuovai to it eh
lll0lj ir. was elided the same tara
U,J rf(,.n ins eat.ve coilnly Fauquier,
j , I,, this eouiitv he- seemed, during
' - u .Li a K) 1,1 attacii d by Uneoiu-
'Jii', ol Ihel.onale n g.rd. Ho pui-
( I.-.. (I i.ir-H- :.---.ct. ol lami in the cuu,.h,
.. '') pii nei'.;d niLiniiers ol Ins fniu...
',,;,, become settled, titer , UaMU
r - ,ved vaU.iijie e.-Lales lroui tuc oou;ry
oMh-ir hin rai parent. H Was Uier.-, i,i u
, lllkded iola.,S.tiiereul:U..tol h.sd...-.
tin r lie should I'- ve ie.-g;.ed .; eli e:
ji-i e--':ip, nor has the eoanij u,euu..
L,:,,,f.ii of Ins services, a.,U ol nexir..
i.r.lni..rv nieril, "J all eliu.enl lo .1. )..
!h. cn ,'trir., Ur unil)' JtaM, aud .!ou ,o
les umunefv ie.ii;i, ii.s eitleM son, llioims
Mir.-trall, a'm.in uiieomuioii purity, -m-i
nnrl-(.ci!Mi clK:n;c:.cr, represcnttHl i-au-"quiVr
in tTic sKiW h grstaturw a, o.t tlu.
cvmiem we afe-.;-rttinjr, younger sou
fciili sustains the samiv high honor.
hi 177, Mr. Marnalf was eiiosjn . a
n mber J the l.gilature loriieniieo
eta:.iv. in. which Kieiimoud is situated:
m.d he co'ii i .utd a uitmuer from mat p. -1
uiidmdcu alioliliun. ur iout v -
lected a member of ibe conveutioii called
in Virginia to deliberate upon the adoption
of the constitution of the United Stales;
tud on tii.a occa:-:ti:i lie acted on tne a in
side with Washington . and Madison, and
z.o.Adv -suppoitod me aJop on ol Uie
ei'iM.luiiou, as Uie oi.lv see.iinty ol our
cn:l and political litierties as a nalion.
h was to this period of nis life, that we
re lo rli Uie gradual devi bumtnt
a-! consolidation ol thy great political
i nne.pi, a which consliiulel the guide ol
.l ins future lifeW whicii lie clung wiln
sleadlast and uiishrinking devotion, and
winch he supported with a zeal and abilit)
Mrtlv rouailcd. an1 never surpassed. I.U.'
11 )oung men of a sanguine teuiperameiil ,
and ind. pendent spirit; he avus at lust ca,
(I .111 1 .... I
idvwth .he noliem, of u broad and
' .
uiuridled liberty, lie saw ... the pre e.,
f Uie ..notlier country little else than
lbc .radi.al u.u.pat.onsof settled autnori- j
y ovr the rights of .Use Who were sub-
J 'tul to rrs sway;. and he thought tin
Mn order lo be . uselah .hould t
and that every granl of power bhould be
" "iiiiu ii vv iiiiiii liiv- -'
waiciieu with intense jealousy,. "
ennvt nient abridgment of the fight of the
ouununi.y. J he had, too, the u.ost unboun-t
' nfidenco in tho mteU-gence, an..
v a,,l Virtue of the whole V-- ,
ever mistake their own true interests, far
less iliLt tiny siionid ever oe betrayed into
a voluntary aurrenuer or abandonment ol
tii m. liu OiiieVed, that all power, lluWe
i r unchecked, was safe in Uieir nanus ;
...ml that the tetb.tr tne arm ol government
tik' "more perfect u.J co.iipcto was the
.roiictuig virtue ol tlie people. "iVinu I
n eolieel" aid he, in a litter already at
i.i.led i) "ilit wild and entnusiasiic d nio
cmcy, Willi wliicu my opinions ol that day
wiii. tiiiciund, i uui disposed lo asenne in
devotion to the union, nud tu a government
competent Loit8 pieservalion, at least us
much to casual circuuislanc s as to j idgc
in nt. ' Perhaps he did liimsell some in
jusiici in this suggestion. I'lit trutii w.is,
that his severe experience, during the rev
olutionary w ar, of the mischiefs of a feeble
nation.. I goAcrnuteiit, and ol the inconsis
tency ,i .-rtness, and occasional violence
ol tin state gov. rmneiit.i, had, in no small
measure subdued bis confidence in men
unrestrained democracies. lie saw, that
while republican institutions were admira
bly adapted to perpetuate the interests and
support the ligh's of the people, they re
quired great energy to be well administer
t d : and that; unless powers adequate to
their du maintenance and nroteciion were.
eonllJe.l to intelligent rulers, they would j
. perpetually assailed by -ld .ind reck- ;
hss and unpriucipl. d demagogue, win.
would trample upon ihe people, alter li tVc
it.g made them the in is itided inslrunn m.
ol their own extravagance. The scenes,
Too, which immediately succeeded the rev
olution, were calculated to enforce every
! sson of this sot. Tho industry of the
w i.'ole coumry w as " prostrated the right.-
ol prop- m were assiuleMiu every variot
of form dints were noSong.T cap 41
oi In n.g collected courts ofNj.'istie.e w n
i iiii'-r shut up, or their onJiuary"Cu..iction.
m si rue ted iy legisl Uive enact ninM, or
(erforiiied with a weak ami timid suliibos
riion to popular , prejudices the army vm
disbanded williout pay, 'and without putdic
sympathy the nation and state govern-uu-nts
were equally without resources or
eredit -and .what .aggravated every olhf r
evil wast, thai lijo ver retaunmendatious of
the only just remedies by the puieSt and
wisest of our patriots were received with
i cold disdain, or rejected with h ns i r
proc lies. It wis impossibli:, then lor , loi
.in i utoll ipr.-tit aiiij Iioih sI uiiiiil not lui:o;ii.
to the conclusion, tlmt the imbecility ol i
government was no security against op
;n.csfion ; and that a well organized and
ill-1 . . r t r.inli! ir-.i n ifnveniment was tile
, " t
Only substitute for brute force or 1111110115
ari.irciiv. I' IS s.liu 10 nave u' i.11 inu iein.ni
of a great stmtcSnirm,; (nnd; probably has
In en uttered by many others,) that he
should think very ill of the morals of a
voung man not in lore with a pure un
checked democracy ; and, he should think
still worse of the wisdom of an old in m,
who was not sensible of its niter impr e-n-catnlitv
lor all the purposes of ration..!
freedom.
Ii was Mr. Marshall's good foitune, too,
it tins pefioii ot his life, 10 00 '!; tit in
il.e diM-inrge of his public dutio, in co 1
1., vt wit;i some ot i!k wisest and able-tin n
ol the ou'it'fv. la tin- i- gtslauire of V ir
n .id lie was di.iwn into an . inliuiiiti- eoui
.liunion Willi V asinngton and Madison ;
.; .! in t!l3 e);,v ill io i of I ViS, h.( h id a
suil in ample .opportunity to hear thos-
..roiouud d'V 'ssiis upo.i tin prmeipf. .
and oper.iMom of go'i ii.meut, whiCii n T
. r can i lk- pl ioe. except in inm-B of gr- .i
distress and, mouientotis exciteiii- ;t. Til
:R;i:.;i,p:iKli helheii foruivtf UN ll tin.
"leaVm'ii Y is' never a I HT Wards h:ok. u.
VV'ittt Miv-Mrtdison, Htded, in afh f thi s
w ue:i. .tUixX Ik.H 1 Ml ..s'; P;lr'lL.l!i,i'!,t!,'
ueai lacaiuenisiTu may lie T.udTo '7mT
ueen son.. WiUt internnitrd; but th.-P- n
vcr was 1:1 slightest alien itiou of kn.d
uess benveeu tl.em ; a..d ..Her Hi. p-di. 1
contents,. to which we have ullud-d Inu
T. luJ...,i I., their interco irs : w is uioH Irank-
lv and warmlv r.rward. d, and so coniiutMi
vViiVhtnurtaii. Mr. Al ti sli ill mai lt un-
wl through life on vminniilo Inendslnp, to
wiirch unbounded confidence, nd ,uiu uj
respect, and entire luririony of opinion,
,r.ve a most touching sanctity.
vh".i the pla constitution was
iru laid Ik fore the people, it was immedi
Uielv ussa.led witfi gn at vehemence and
fure'e in nnnv of t:te state legislatures,
a dm on; with moie st.veri'y and zeal
',,,, , Virg.nii. "1" iheeouise of the
session of 17, (said ,Mr. Mtrslnll,) the
i, creisin" ellbrts of the enemies of the con
st'itu.ion made a deep impression ; and be
i.rr its cUwe a grant majority showed a o
,-ided hosftlHy to tt I took an active part
in the debates on this question, and was
un form in support of the. proM)ed qomdi-
...till!
;i llie convention, aiso, u. i...ic
llll.MI. -' - . .
.. ..... ... .I..!..i,r-i nl 111.- ei
un sen ra occ . . . '
suiu.iou, -
pra.se. nd w - of ,
tlie .r feet re pot .so. hU
' tmil(l4r. To
oun . U.K. .-"'"TJ - lud, U,-
tbp:l Sicever U
Mima- . .- w...
1 .....r vm be don-.
taee,i, . - , . 1 11,
( t tlie ronstitntion was adopted. lr.
M;ri!ull Mixed, ag?Ui. to prival.r l.ie, from
tvuM h u r:' . lw:iornt-lwrlyx.
,s.. . treaty of -
1 Ocni- tl
ber of the legislature, lu the course of the
euaUiiiir session, the treaty was attacked in
d v r uolu and veiieiueiii iiianner, and was
UeieuieU iy .nr. .uaroiuii, wilu an elo
quence and aOility, which liave always been
u'eeiuid iimong tlie, most spiemlid exhibi
tiorts of ins gonius. ile was not tiKir. l
auecessiul ; but lie reduced tile resolutions
ol me legislature to a simple disapproval oi
.lie treaty on til- ground of exp-ilienc,
iiuVmg completely Uemoiisiied the lorumla
Ule array of constitutional olij ctious. It
is scarcely jmssible for us, living at such a
distance trom the period of tliose exeite
meins, to realize the extent oi the opposi
tion to !ue treaty, or the strange perversi
ties ol judgment by which the public opin
ion, touching it, was deluded and misled.
tVrliaps no measure, since tlie constitution
vv .s adopted, ever treated, throughout th-wliole-uuiou,
such an inllauied and e-xag-geruted
sute ol pun.ie Iceiing. Tlie tne
sin ol alarm was rung Iro n (icorgei to
Maine ; and the mot impuasioued audi, s.
es were made at public meetings, -a. id
through the public press, to rouse the in
dignation, and stun uluto the passions, of
the people. l'resideut Washington it
.iiaiiie'd uuiiioved uunng' the general tu
i.iuit. ik' determined to ratifv the-ires tv,
and, upon Ills own responsibility, wi'.'i llie
concurrence of Lis cabinet and the se.i.n ,
he did raniy it. It afterwards became th
s. inject ol one of III" uio.it ardent and pro
longed debates, which had I hell been jtnovvn
in the house of representatives in corjgresi.
I'iie lines oi' parly were drawn with a eloseJ
I ..I .. . A ...I ,
anil annual suiuiii, auieiiij. .i.i. n.i ..
way now bo freely and boUlty aluruied! that
no measure ever was more just, utue w is.-,
or more iinpt notislv demanded by the tru.
luti rests ol lh country. It saved us l.-.jui
wh.il must have !? n a ruinous w ir, if .m
li'oui a national bankruptcy. I'o '.vii ii ile.-.i
is tins exlraoilinar d liision to :;e j'V-'.
attributed I i'o iwo eauijtfii j tin; one ace.
dental, and tbeotlier peruianeul in Usg;i. -iaAioiis.
The first was an infatuated aduii-
raiibxof the French revolution, which gen
erated (Hoi respondent hostility to England.
The last wjw ths unrelenting virulrncf or
party -spin t, wkjcl) bur too dneit beem-s.
in republic's, thecHg'iite of the must ruiiioti
projects, in order toveuge itself upo i ns
oojioueiits, or to gralilyXts ovn adli. reni
ny the exertion of its powe If, in ha .1,
t'her'e were nut constantly oiidr our ey. -the
most violeiiiu and alVee'.ing ijssons e:
(his sort, (and no one could be uioreNiuiil-
I X
lating than this, to our national prniXoi
torefiurhr. Vthis rrnt?l;t starve a. warning .o
the infinite danger of yielding up ot;r jmig
meiils to the inijiasioned declarations ol
interested partisans, or to the blind sugges
tions of pofiticil jento'jsy. -
in the year 171X1, President W.ishingto-i
olfered to" Mr. Mars!iall the olle-e of attjr
,iey general of the United Slates; ami
s.iori tune after, upon the recall ol Mr.
Monroe, the office of anil) assador to t.i
.oirlol r ranee? linth ol lliese lugli s: i-
iious, re!l-.'f:ting so much honor up"' Mr.
dai-ii.ill, as pmi.ig from hii;i w ho v
" lirt in vv-.r, lii-.l in p.. ace, and first in tie
u. .iris ol; Ins IV How n:u,:,s," Im sienil.i..
no! .. si:, .'-.ifiillv d cl.md. His exieiis; ,.-
pvaetiee at lltti bar, securing to hi:;i a h.gu
reutaUou and an ample compensation,
seemed to htm more d sir.ibje than -a: -
pnbiic office. Y:;..:i, htw. ver, at i i.-.nr.
HtlC.'il juucture ol Our political a'.li.ri., :n
iril'i, Pie-ident Ad ;us si lictnl him jo..i-
y wt'ii Mr. -'. '. I'ni 'Kney hnd ir. L.
... rrv, i-tiva.'ii lor a.i exlraordiuary ims.
-mi, io rrai.e -, he i'.io v;lu it a duty to ;.
. . jit 1 . 1 station ; and he accordurgiy pro
leded Willi uisx:jlliiague3 to Par s, to p. i -
iarui. tlic fuii'iltyis ei itiat most Jim tort am
and deueale serv.ee. I .. iae oi me .ni-.-S';r
i i r vreth k rrow n,- - It -ia iel lo- iUiluce.
. ne -desired recoiei I taueat bv t wt-eu Ui two
o'liiirtes, the d--iu.iuds of franc b. iinr ol
. nature to wmcii the botior of our eou.im
lOibide the envoys to submit. So.no at
i. mpts at intimidation and venal ioHiici.ee
t.i. ii took place,' of a nature to rell ;ei d. e;
d.sliauor . upon the eood.Ui-h a:d integrity
of the French gov. inmeiit. It is well
Known mat th- whole correspondence was
drawn up, and the mission conducted, by
MwvJkL.ushall. The whole proceeding
were laid belottiongiess by President A-i-iims
; and tho couhlry, as it were by accla
mation, approved thetifuijuid ..uanly stand
tak-i. bv the envoys. The fiUtiapcrs
tnus pr.'pared bv Mr- Marshall, in pomM
abilitv, force, and ac'cuxacy ol reasoning,
jusl principles, and lull understanding ol
the lawof.natioiis, have never been surpass
ed. They'couipare with the state pipers,
of llie most celebrated periods m our an
nals ; with the state papers, when Mr. Jef
ferson and Mr. Madison held the seals of
the department of state. Ou his return to
the Lntted States in 171H, Mr. Marshall
was received with the liveliest demonstra
and .'latitude. A pjibli
au.uer was given to Inu. by members of: r
i.M..sl-.ni.ni fft'.areSS. " as nil eVidi-IlV ldU,
of allVetion for his person, and of m ir
griti tul appiooaliun of the patuo't.. Iirui
. ..t ...i,,l. I... wii-tampd llie dieni!'. Pi
lli;s3 .iiiu . ,
1 hi i. nnnrti.it mission.
:i:s pniiii rv utiini ni-i "i' -
XuUuAl lusnowironsoi rea.i-
- - , , ,1, v..t;n? lrm-ieli
,nig
evclus.voly to its me P r u t,. 11
1 ...1 r- n.snii lo believe, ill il HIS .1.0 .lv.
'' . . ' . 1.-.J .lu.u.. .n..l
would be far greater u.a., ...
4Mit times, Since his icpuiatiou, as a slides-:
..... l.l.i..-i .ainiil.lll.lllj. !
... ..-., - -- .
. ... t ;i.. I.i.ri.r-Jt Jltl"lll!!..!lt,
mail linn i-.n.Li
hitduow hciao vfrto&$ wiMt th r-
ests and character of the wuole natiOii.
uut lie was not nermiUud to indulge his
own wialies, Lieuqral VV asinngton, In the
most coiuuicutial anu aneCling iiuuner,
made an appeal to him to engage again in
puolic lile; and at his earnest and almost
impnituridle so.icttaticm, Mr. Mualidl be
came a euudidute iVr a seat in coay'resi, and
u.ier a inos. w .nn canv ass, wa in 17L)J il
lumed a member ol th'j liouse of represen
tatives, it is impossible, vvc tuink, lu hav
com . into the national councils under mo.-;
jroud and imposing circumstances. To
be the choice of Washington at any tune,
would of itself bo no small honor; but to
be o, at a crisis deeply involving all the
bei interests of the country, and full ol
political perils, which required the aid of
tne clearest heads, and the purest hearts,
and the firmest prtneipl n, and ut his urgent
.ii, rso.iul anneal. Was as UdllcriUK . en- o
ilium upon Mr. .Marshall's merits, as couid
oe bi siovveil.
During the brief service f Mr. .Murshall
l.i Congress, the memorable debate took
jda e in llie case of Jonathan Kobbms,
alias 'l'nomas rSash. The circuiiisunces
connected wilu it, and which are nccessa
ryto explain it, may be shortly staled. U,
uie Britisli truaty of 1794, it W .s agre. d.
..'irit pr-o.is eharg-.-d Willi murder or for
ger, couidiitted within the jurisdiction ol
. it;i. i n U.ji., . id serving a-i asy.u.n witii
,n :!ic co'iniii -s of the oiii' i' vaoiKI, shoul.i
0 1 Jtltiailt r- qciinttiorts, be tli-lii-red up to
justii'o, on smell evi.li nee ol eriinin.iliiy , as
iC .-o.-dtng to I1:.- I iw of i lie, place where th--
e
wo-!-.! 'j i,iil'y?li;s apprehension
ISOll SO c!lil!'e: SilOUKl le lou.'iu,
ui i .ll eoni-
uiiiiiielit lor irial il the olleeee hail tliere
been committed. Jonathan Kobbius v a..
ii , re , ti wil!i uiiird. r, co. nu lled on
. .:),;.! of tile Uritish tiiat-.- II i nun ie, :
u. inrli si as; .and was upon til - rcptisi
i... l ol t::e British (.Iovernin.;ut in i'i'JJ,
..i.V. iK.d, iy. StlUltl CitUU-ia, ( si.!eul..-
ii.iis, o.i lr...t occasion, reueteJ Judge
iic-..-, Ui-; diairiot Judge of IS. Carolina, to
ex imiu'j ,lho ciise and authorized Jiirn, il
upon a full hearing, the chaige was sulfi
eiently est ibiiitii'd, to deliver him up to
4iie iiritisii authorities, for trtaL Judge
lit-e, sieeor.f mgty after Isearnif the proofs,
it. Iivrred J.ibbins to the Urittsti autliori
.ns, ami tie Was Carried to Uie Urilisil do-uiuio.!.-,
ire d tor the oil', nee and mi eon
i: uo.i, iiaeg.d. During his co.ilii.oia. lit
''. '..!i...ia, Roblnus i::-.l-..'d ill ll In
t ,t i vi .-.. n - .ii eil!.eii, Lionel. H a iji vv
.-. , !1 k.iow.i I"' w.s a Ikilish subj.et, ni l it
.;o.)J ileal t' public svmp.uhy was rvite-d
i mii on tfiir aco'TiU: 't tie" p irty th'-rr
,. d to I lie jdunnistrittiou made it the
enerHop:c of public debate and newsja-f..aWutf-,:Md'.'daitid
the proceed -!
,gs ol tu..- pXsid cut wit. i gr- ut s.verilv
Jud liar--.l..es, assuiiautllol-l.ed t)J tile troa
and . as UneOilSHMIllOii :l. It WilS 'iil
ol course, ttiaKllie i,:i.ue su'.ijjct
.i..Mil:t c.,i:iii; t;i lore eoilK-S, lor lllllllld.i-
i'.ii
pres..
i,n :m
bake.
IS 1 1 w.
ipp
to
ut a lii.ii V.ilni r.iljl.: pa
mcin the ailiiiin istl'a I ion. -Mr.
i
I ., .. ..it..-, ri .-iv Y,,rk. air. A .cl.o. i?k e
i ....
ii.ini! ' a .ii til. J.;ildtlll Ol I't'llllM iv.ll
j v ie I. a kr . i a t.ie iiii'ik; an.i .m. wj-
i -.lie.
:! a 'A iel iVV.'l".', an l .dl. .tl iisll 'll, 111 II i-
i, ( o.elacted lile d. 1. :.c.-. It was upon
Tins "' M;;oit tnat Mi. Marshall b-"l sm
pui-o.t tn ier.- ti; i.at.cu, these exiiM.ir.iiu-
jiort.r-. Ir j.niiciai loi-ic and s.,i. ..i
in: ion d ui mi. ie illation, wineli b. -eeii-
la Uii .ugu siiing C.ial a-.: lei stlL'S ol
...aiju qi ii; rare r- t'Uii o ''miM
ii. v u.-.m ii-e-re cmqia-io or sa s.ac-ory,
ii :::. r cuilSMered Willi Tel T3 .Ce .Jill.
.. ..l.i. . .t- -.1- .1. I ..'. .ill.
J...I OI irji uo'if'.n.uii, i . .. - '
lo.
tr t ii i-:w ol iiaiioii
or liic eo.
M.lu!lua.an;;!i! and iluiy ut til
( e 'Ulive.
i.Uuull..""' "Ucrwiiids" pulef.Ti d" .s
.nut lLui eJ" hui i!se ! f, ilH .TT.Ti 'Crirth p i ft
no ..KM ii, ov tile ainiO.il i.Uaiiiinuilp vo :e vi
itaitwu, ai ii i- il tne mist in tit ri;.
v.lil.-il lias eV 1 lieill 1- 1 1 V rel on ii.'-' li'Aoi
Ol co .gress. its- itl( tt llie qile.-liiei then
;:ui t-Jfev r. It his acquire t -i;!...:oM th
loro ot a judicial scmeuo , and lia3 been
treuled" lik llie celebrati il letter of the
deke of -Sewc-iilie to the Prussian iiuuialer
wriUen by 1'rd Mans.'ie i;l, as an a.uwi r
without any possible reply IlrponM smis
It was during thi? same session of con
gnss, ami a simri tune before mis speech
Uut Mr. Mirshail was caiied upon to an
mm uce in tn-j iioh-c ol r. pres.. n'.alir-s t3e
deaih ol n. .i.-iiiiig'on, and to o-l'.r ine
resoluttOMS on that occasion. lie p( rimm
ed tne laskjfitu yr.-at jrevtty, deep leel
nig, and in terms of the 11.0.1 1 appropriate
ai ulfe'Jtionate piaise.
At the closn of --tht. session of Congress
in lwd'e, Mr Marshall was ai puiui. d by
Pn sidi ut Adams lst secreUry ot war, dud
10011 aftorwaids secretary of state. He re
. m n i d in thes latter department buta short
period. Oar relation wilu tlrat Jirit.tm
th (..1 a cnti.; .1 u.:iui ; .iiiu tna lew
-.vi;!:-!: p;-' d-iro.u t.i. d- p.ui-
iieiii wiiiie Mr Mn.-iiw.li Was ;:t its head,
..ial..-!.-Mi -i I: :s i ttt,r competency .111. 1 .1-
iui.iv r lii.in t!i hi'-li-. si ilutn s ill t a
siititm. ' i).itlie ::Jlt Jariu x. 1-;1,- aIi,-'
M Xti .M':;! the avi- of LnU-ii-.-. r.c;lV.d!
. . .. ... - - ,
i M,rs!l iM al the age of ..:,. e, r.o-.v.u
;!"' ; uintmei.t of I. not Justice ol the 1-.
S alt .S frh IVs.dent Ada,u, and inline -
;l!rw.irils hl. r..si;rhm-, JC .,!;;,: o,
1 I....' .v t
.-i-r. i.i; v of stale, and ... 'ni. J the d.iu -
, - . " , ...
. ... ...ri. 1 .
I li'lCii-il ;. . . 1' ,r. ,U :
'that'- she oi!i-
a.ci!::.i-x
N.1 ..ss m i.
M.'W.l U
solicitation,' but absolutely without uny
suspicion on the part jol Ihe President's in-
trillion to appoint nun, ho having actuuu
,.l,..l to the President alter Uie
oldest judg. , Mr Justice Cus mig, had d-
... I ' r
clnicd it, another gentleman, uie
Justieo Patterson, Lor the othee. 'Ihe ap-iio.iitni.-nt
was unanimously approved by
the S-ua! , and Mr. Marsiiall ueeoidingi)
ook Ins sc. i on the beneii, as Chief Jus
tie at the ensuing February term ot Uie
Supreme court. lie continued lo discharge
its duties until the tune of Ins death, wlucli
liapp :..ed after a painful, atid somewhat
ptotracted illuess.at Piiiladelpuia, o.i 'IIih
6th day of July, ltf dr
ills judicial'career was uncommonly long
extending over a perwd of more Ulan
thirty-four vears; and yet it uwy witb en-
t re truth be said, that Ins r. pjtatio.1 con-
r.uu d to increase in mlUi, ' sondi-
ty down ti its very clos . iii- 1 c
ui powers were not m u- "i'11 U5'
impaired bv Ins great age; iin. .- me very
Lst session" of Ihe eourl, whic.i lie kltuid.
e-d, the fitnie aeutetiess, the same powers
of analysis, the same oxquidite d -.crimination
of the lines and bounds ol principles
whicn haa marked his earlier hie, were
s en, and f-It, and honored by bis cel
loagues. lie had fjr some time co.iteui
j.bii. d i reti-Tiiieulfromlh beii.-li, dread-
.,. !m:iI !iw i.'it.:!leclual faculties Illin-rit be
linp iire l: and he bail expressed tcp. iJIy
ii'insl eo.ili jciilia:
La one , or two ol ni-
VP-.. tt ! - . 7 " . ... .
v a Ii .n... ihat tlie.- would
u ie i ids, iits auxio
Jt : 1 J
to remain on the be..ch a
if .llinw him
dav lifter :hev iuspecttd Ins mttid was on til-'
wii'tv. Wc" happen to know tint these
Ii reK fr.'in a d;n.p reVcreuco a. id afu e
tiou -for the ( ain.-f Justice, had delennined
io net upon his suggestion, it the time
siioiil.l ever aruvoin which it was proper
in be-done, lortunutely it never did ar
rive. His setting sun was seen in us clear
in.l unclouded splendor, beaming es it ks
-ceui'. d "with alargtrorb, and more soii
. iii-d hghl, until tho vrry moment, when it
sunk beneath the horizon wuh a beautiful
and tranq.ii Sizing transparency.
Wo do not propose in this connexion to
hri.icr u.'iJur review tho judicial character
ol' lite Chief Justice geirerslty,:or; that par
neular part of it in which he may, without
di-y.ir..g"iii!:i:l be truely eatd to have ex
eel! d ..!! other judges-i the exani'iialion
and I i u s s i o 1 1 of co.istilntioual questions.
Tiic latter has been sufficiently considered
i i iv rr :in! Number, to vviie;.'! we nave
lllr-.n, :,!!;.. I,
d: und intend ioupply
my d. u. le'icies o.i tins ueiu, u., ti ,.,
, Un i. . l.i,- i. nil If character, bv citins
ii 1 1 .. )' ill - nresellt aitxie. ll V
can li.id roum, some passages from thediri
of Mr, liiniiy and Mr. Justice Sto
r v. v h ie fi arc in coiiic t (leiice w iHi ou f ow it
vu'W on lin sum.: subject. They are writ
ten .indeed with the warmth of personal
liiondsliip: but after reviewing them at th s
disttsuce of time, when what was then a
source of puli! : sorrow, lias now b come a
p.nl of littery, w see no reason ' lo doubi
.1, , ....-,-,ited accurdcv ami truth of
SKil. ill. III.
V had almost forroUct. to state t!ia the
... . t . - ti...
I i 1 Juaiice W-:3 ellij ion a tnllim r oi nr.'
Virgin-, co-iventio i, called to revis,: the
-i n. cbLvilulion, in l-;). In the snnK
:unvc.i!jaXverc .f.VO .,S-;''esidents ol Uie
lined StntcKM ..U0!i i'.'ni .vnniio -, oe-
n who ii A: rK-ii-iclf tiieTo h id been ear
lv frieiiuilups, wlMbh wore agitn renewed.
wilh tin- il. h.-litlu! edHji.l nee and almost
a. .
wi w iiMith of v o r.h. O
his occasion he
o.t tvo of the mo-Jl inrportaal ques
li'ft!i vvh'.i-S a.ri! it".J the co.iveM.ion th
l.04slS
ol : i pr; s !iita!ip i, an
f I , .11 i ,1 ...- .'. .
To his eerseverinjjsiu.
.
tlie
e.ire ot
ti.
1-J.iei:.! o:!ic
;fi. r,.,t,.f. ;iri ; veHPrttMo aunomyT-ai-aaksHH-mat -m fMw-a.i-j--"-" -.-...-i
..ui'i. .iix..,r tht thfl. Yirsrinia'- iudircs !rf.nf success, hi a mariner, U req-tire liieir
II l-'M ' 'I '"1 f ti . 7
t . 1
I; nl !. hare, tlial of go.-l brhuior.
'i'iir; s;(!'flAliH.
Still. ie-w rjigmid ill th.': vasl :tinp!lilll.-a-
ir;
a.i.l from ll'-ceiiiiiless ;.!-a.--aii.is a
ihroi.god tin- spacto-n i-ni l-.Huro. jiot -
bfeat ii w'ii.i heard. ' Kycr ioiigiic xvas mute
with snsj.eiis.-, aiit ever, eye was straiiic.".
Willi aiix.ef towards the lata! prt il, where'
the -gladiator Wits iimeientai it; 1 Xpecteil to
enter. At h.iiL'tll the
tl UIDliet
soilndi 1
; ii.
.and tiiev U1 !:irii feriii into llie Lroad ar.
na.
Th( re w.-.s no hsar!; .0 fe'tr upon lu
manly m-.v.i .1 tn----, asw.th m:irs!ie ;;!eps
and fearless ,u: he enter, d. He stooil like
Illl4 ll ill t'.r.i ' '- iiv, 1- i-
anoilii-r Apollo, linn and unlMndifig as the
riL'id 0:1k. His .1
ro;:or!:-j
ie-.l lonn
nvlaC'es
was tnat';!ile.:s, an I ins turgid
spone ins grt.11 sircngwi.
'And l am now In re,' he cried as
proud lip-fur rd in scorn, "to glut Ihe s.i-
t u ' ,,i,,,.n v I,'..-
vigo ove of Koine s populai.tc. -Ay, nae
? . 0, ...,,1 ...i,,.
t.iog, naiui.ni me... a
is mi c.tTinco t!i; . forooUt, I am a-chris-
inn. Hut knoT, v nn fouls ! who-..- Ii- iris
ar- harder than :he fituty s'nn-, my heart
quil ' not wi,!i iV j ami b- rr I se.ir.
v . . . ...... I.... .j ,. ,ll. ll...
I WOI..1 .u. fcv r--
bbioil itnn. -i a 'r.i, ino'ig.i u- ...
r - 1 1 1 1- . t
or, not for the
'lltll 01 llil.ne.
nu
umr trumpM 1 am reaily.
Th: trilHHH'l Von i !e'l, i:ul 1
, . ..1 . ..
. J lie trur.i ,on 1 leu, ....
1 ir.vr .was i'-nrtl f.--prv- ciiiouiuici
1 nf a h ,l, famisi.ed L,.d,,, l.o:,, sittM, -
e.l at firih. -t .:.: of th . arena. The
o - r
--a il-
1. mil lauu irt.r"1 ,,t;-
iH.'h shook' the eiiorni-
Uf ll!;:!'1- V .ll l'll
! .. h ! :i-: . to irsf eeid-..imil Al ti.rt mo-
huge monarch of the di
j his den wilh one jnighlj
icrt sprang from
mii-hty bound to the op
posite bide of jUc, arena. His i ye blazed
with the brilliancy of fire as he slowly
urew his length along the sand and pre
pared to innke a spun-; upon his formida
ble antagonist.
Til.: giatfiator's eye quailed not, his lip
paled but he stood iinmoveabl.: as a statue,
waning for the appro ich of his war toe.
Al length tho lion crouched himself in the
aiitude for springing, and with the veloci
ty ol' Itgntning, leaped full at the throalof
tho gladiator. But he was prepared for
him, and bounded lightly' on one side, his
falchion flashed, for a moment over his
head, un.) the next it was dyed in the pur
ple blood of the monster. A 'roar of re
doubled fury again rosouildcd throughout
tiu spacious amphitheatre as tne cuiageu
a. iuii.il, mad with anguish froiri the wound
u.: had just received, wheeled hastily leund
and sprang a second tune at th:: N.iz .l ine.
Agam was the falchion of the cool and in
trepid gladiator deeply planted in tlia
breast of his terrible adversary; but so
sudden had been the second attack, that
it was impossible to avoid the? fall impia
of Ins bound, and hi? slaggered a;i I f-H
upon his knee. Tlie monster's paw was
upjr his shoulder, and ho felt his In.t il iy
breath upon jus cheek, as it rushed l!:ra:;gii
ins wide txpiuded nostrils. TheN'-'u-iin!
drew a short d ir:"r from his gml!
i ..j.d eudeayored to n train his feet, out
; " p
i Ins iv.irv foe' aware of his uesisrh, Ipreeip-
I J ' .- - - -
itnted himself suddenly upon lum ami
! I'lii: excitement of the pootiiacc waa now"
Hryiigui up to the highest pitch, and the
waited the result with brcathlcF-s s-i'peosc..
A low grow' of satisfaction now announ
ced the animal ii tiitunph,, as he sprunff
fiercely upon his enemy. But it was of
short d irutioii the dagger ol the gladiator
piereed.his vitals, and together they roll
ed oJef across the arena, v Again the dag
ger drank tlie monster's blood, and a roar
of anguish, reverberated through the state
ly edifice. The Na z-irinc, now Iva tching
his opportunity sprang with the velocity of
thought from the tcirific embrace of his
Pift4hfest "'ifitariwif:-nn.d7'r his
falchioii, which had fallen to the ground
during the struggle, he buried it deep in
to the heart of the infuriated beast. Tim
noble king of the forest, tired and fntit
.villi llie loss of blood, concentrated all Iu8
rcmainine' energies in one iniffhty bounds
U-ii it was too lute; the ! blow had b"cn
;(U(. 0 the contra ol luo ; hi-, hug.
tnrin
I wit 1 a Irenienduoiis criea. -y
n nn, Jiiiii.I the t:iiiiilering acciaut inw
the populace. linhccr.
. . .. t nl-
From the .YorA CuroHt i Standard.
No. 11.
ST ATE. AFFAIRS.
Mr Lorin;:: Though' I Have not bron
guilty at any time of submitting views to
Oiirsiiwo-aflairu, formed without reflection,
-till I at:.i obliged sometimes to write them
out hastily. Hence, there will be found '
' - . ;i,..- ii. o.i,. (iin.Art mi it I.-.S for
n; mis eoi!iioan.u.i ..." v,,., -
: cr-fotsni. I dtscovcr mat mere ui co.
I tal of these defects in my l':st e?say ; but I
do tuit.stqp to correct mom. "": """K
hie.vi vi-r, in I hit essay roqu.r.-s explanation
It might be inferred, from some expres
sion itTit, tint I desigueii lo discourage a
nv and all conventions on th -- su'iji-ct of
j I(it( m t! Isnprovetnent. I did not ;n an lo
be so understood. L.ct tne spirit oi ini
juof. m ut be kept alive in uny and every
.,-!,;,.!, a,:in t.i nr.-miol: it. What I v. isll-
1 V. '. hiiimi nui.B.v! r.
i , d to do, was, to guard again-d any unprcs-
. . . ., I .1 l.t f..rt..r.l Ii : I f :':!.
I " -. ' - - - f -
iv.h.v.;i si.rt,t li.Ttr- a t;rw!eticr ?o oic-nrtig a
w.tv f.T silhudoryriir sciienie alr.u.ly a-
I i if jii i rn-m'.t! ie.ittir-S. ?! nher
ido I vvi-h to be V.der.-too-l as takndlm
i :;:;;':iiii Hut the sysfair-:i !y l g-m
Iii.ii l,o wisely t.r.'.-.-f.iV;rNb.il lit" -,-e':i
-eerr!it ftot to'.f so great .vci.ie li'J
! f '.'ers of the neoidcf iipr shmtRKtlurt exl.'-".-
ijdon b of a hind whieh cliaupiNe bw;s
of our prc.Jcnt oper itiofis. This in V ;1'
words is what I have intended to P'thX
in my list ess!'-. I volunteer the exi'li'ii
ticv,'!niuse th re is an ohtiritv m ea-.aj
oi'mv . xniM-v: "!: 1 I fear i!i.U, cv: r.
1" ' .,r .fi! -red bv i'-ilou-i-s o;i
?' '. ' - ; ti.,t
, ' : ; , - of
( ,., .(,.(, f..U(.-.-. Ii rdso ii.'i-
.... t..'.i. . ,j 1 - .
... 1. 1 coin 'v oso-'s op.aioa ot a
- 1
sste:if, ttr o:ic '.s iy;
bn! I fake l;K present
.... .., 1,,.1-ire .:nd I lioi -to pr.uve til
, Mt I l.avo noAosi.o'anv of
" H1. ''Ml " J , ;
l-'c mi'.nov. in ids gotnir on 1,1 ixonri ' . ro-
. r..mi nnv b -.ii m
in 1. I h ) i;'h inv jiiilgomont may u .'. m ,
,. . n.,rtt ;, d.wis not folio.
l ii 11 rr;u-
hai I wish to see any of them fad; nav, I
wo'i'-I Inv.- tb- FHte to prevent if, -v. lien
p! ii of doinsrilf'nhe devid, ctit.sistent
e i!;i h-T ir.-n. ril lioiicv: .and it s!;.:ll be my
, .v... . . ... I.... I.,- ..-I..,. 1 il nnv ..
I'lltllt UrMllllil it Mill, kj 1 Mui' 11 - -
. . .. ' . - 1 A-iJii ir.
iiniic. . .as a pii ;i 01 inu -
j s! o.o 'ii Ca'jdtAia
tak-i t'ltf un! cotlf.-".' I
Ie about tliis or lh:t
liave no lilse pr.
' ,', ln . mv mdni.e.l
- 7 ' 1 74,-.:,
, op .ball - 't
; Uie r::,t of my ..y hy cli- er,M . . ,
.,,...:.. .,. ,,r,irj 11 .:o lake O mis 10
w,. in Ihnir. nf nthrr-i. tt lib tik'! fa'
I .i?gV3- t'er o. -s. ;r;:-.itrtotn; upUty-
jsaou d bo, Hr. ' . v - ,
1
v- '