South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-07-18

In 1887 he was elected a member for the
county OF Henrico, of which Richmond
is the shire town. He engaged warmly
In the animated discussions of that excit-
ed period, and was afterwards member
of the convention called in Virginia to
ratlfy the Constitution. In 1888, the Lee
gislature having passed an act allowing
a representative to the city of Richmond,
he was invited to become candidate,
and was elected. He continued in the
Legislature till 1871, when he retired,
mingling, however, actively in the poll
tics of the day.
One of the earliest meetings called TO
express public sentiment, as to the con-
duct of Citizen Genet, was at Richmond,
and Mr.. Marshall drew up the resolutions
there passed, expressing strong disappro-
baton of Genet's course, and a deep
sense of the danger of foreign influence.
In 1895 he was again elected to the L.
| gislature.
About this period he was invited by
President Washington to accept the office
of Attorney General; but declined it on
account of its interfering with his lucra,
tive practice. Upon the recall of Mr..
| Monroe, as Minister from France, Presi-
dent Washington solicited him toaccept
| the appointment as Mr.. Monroes success
sor. This offer he likewise declined
A year afterwards he was appointed by
| President Adams one of the three Com
tnissoners to be sent to France in place
of one minister. The crisis was alarm
ing, and from sense of public duty he
| reluctantly accepted the appointment
He returned in 1898.
In 1899, at the earnest solicitation of
| General Washington, who invited him to
! Mount Vernon for the purpose ofdscuss-
| ing the subject, he became candidate
for Congress and was elected. The dis
tinguished part he played in the memora-
BILE session Of 1799-1800 is well known.
In 1900, without the slightest personal
| communication, he was nominated by the
President Secretary of War, and imme-
dlately afterwards Secretary of State
| Chief Justice Ellsworth dying about this
time, MIR. Marshall was made, on the
3lst of January, 1901, Chief Justice Of
the United States, which post-one of the
most elevated and important known in
the history Of goverDments,-he has &C.
cupled for thirty-four years, discharging
its arduous and responsible functions with
the highest credit to himself and the
greatest benefit to his country. He had
reached his eightieth summer, and bog
raphy can furnish the lives of few men,
ifany, who have had longer, ioftier, and
purer career.
The citizens of Philadelphia were in
vited to assemble in town meeting yester-
day, to JON in tribute of respect to the
memory Of the deceased. Mat. Int.
Monument TO Judge Marshall AT
a meeting Of the Bar of Philadelphia, on
the 7th inst. among other resolutions
offered by Mr.. Sergeant was the fol.
lowing:-
Resolred, That it be recommended
to the Bar Of the United States, 10 Coz
operate in erecting monument to bis
memory, at some suitable place in the
City of Washington.
A Committee on the part OF the Bar
of Philadelphia, was appointed accor-
dinghy to unite with their brethren in
other parts Of the State and Union, in
carrying the above resolution into
effect.
And it was also moved that Mr..
Sergeant be requested to deliver an
Eulogium upon the character of the
late Chief Justice Marshall, before this
Bar, at some future time, to be desig.
mated by himself.
Slander. 1t is poor soul tina, can
not bear SANDER. No decent man can
get along without il, at least none that
are actively engaged in the struggle of
business life. Have bad fellow in your
employment and discharge him, he goes
round and ISLANDERS you-refUse ano-
Their some very modest boon which he
has asked, he goes round and ISLANDERS
you--let your conduct be such as to
create the envy of another, he goes
round & ISLANDERS you. Ia fine, as we
said before, we would not give cent
for person that is not sfandered So,
now, earn bad name from bad fell
low, (and you can easily do So by cor
rect conduct, it is the only way TO
prove that you are entitled to good
one.-1smes. s-
| FATAL AccIDENT.-On Saturday
, afternoon an infant son of Robert Ne.
redith, Of Philadelphia, was drowned
in a tub of water, placed within its
reach in the yard. Not more than
one or Two miautes elapsed fsom the
lime when the mother left her child