Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-08-31

lie peace and IN the era of the Revolution, exalt
ed into the first rank oi patriots Such, too, was
Sidney, condemned 10 the seaIod IN the former
period and IN the latter mmorazed by the del
cgated voice oi ENGLAND.
Tho character of the venerable man whose
death we dcplolc, and whose virtues We commem
crate, is no, dependent the feeble efforts OF the
culogist Ills admrlng country conslgns II 10 the
keeping of History who, faithful To her high re
sponSlbili,ics and conscious thai her decisions are
subject to the scrutiny ol coming ages, decides up
on the merit OF the candidates Tor her distinctions,
free from every localand transient bias; knowing
that she can secure the permanent applause of
men only for talents of undoub,cd greatness and
virtue of immaculate purity.
Are, then, the solomni,cS Of lhis day useless |!
BY no means. Why should We wait the tardy
judgments of History The removal of our illus-
trous counlryman fills our hearts with emotions of
admiration for his worth, and Of sorrow Tor our ma
tional bereavement, 10 which we would give ever,
decent and proper expression. great man has
fallen in our Israel his countr>mcn, without dltnc-
ton Of name or party, unite III paying honors 10
the lofty intellect aud the noble heart removed
from among by the hand of death.
!, WIS the happy fortune OF JUDGE MARSHALL in
the commencement Of the glorious conflict ior \
mcrican liberty, TO have reached thai aec OF early
manhood which admitted ofhis joining the stan
dard of freedom, whose star cmhlazoncd folds were
then first uniulcd on every PLAIN OF our young aud
ardent country Ills keen, instructive discern
mcnt Of right and wrong hi, manly sense OF d'g-
nit, hiS storm of every hne that marks deha
scd and scr,o spirit hi, enthusiasm ior the eNal-
tatlon and Improvement OF man,-2lrdcd the
youthful sape with the warriors arms, cham
pIon ior the rights oi his bleeding country. In the
FIRST effort OF British metccnares to pn, down, by
the bayonct, the rising rcpubcmi,m OF his matt, G.
State Marshall was found in the field aud 1T the
head OF a few brave men, whom h" had trained 10
the use OF arms, and inspired with his own lndomi-
table spirit, he took gallant part in the first OF
Nngna's battles for human RIGHTS His steady
resolution carried him through the campaigns OF
that memorable war and the bloody plains OF
Brandywnc, Germantown and Monmouth, wit
messed the truhand iersor otls patriotic devotion.
Never, doubtless, has the man oAiSed, nls:a ..;,,
lover Of peace bu, never, when the storm OF
oppression came, and the cry rnng from hill Ia
dale, Liberty or Death ~ Wis the sword draw,
for freedom by more calml, determined hand.
At tia, early period of hi, career, lr hid ac-
quired so largely the confidence of his brother olli-
Ger, in his clcarncss of judgment and m,iolabc
truth and integrity thai the disscnrions OF the camp
were often submitted to his arbitration, aud his
nance early lonorcd with the blessings oi the peace
maker.
NJ the Bar, he soon rose To rmincner, gathering
in the field of debate harvest ol intellectual riches
and Frightening aud trmpc,ing his great mind by
frequent collision with the lurisls who then praccd
the bar of Virginia. Having DISTINGUISHED himself
both in the Executive Council and in the Lcpisla-
turc of his native State, he continued the same
public spirited cXcriions rs member OF the Nr-
ginia Convention for raliiyine the Federal Consti-
tuition; toiling To bear thai instrument happily
through, IN opposition To the formidable logic Of
Mason, and the dccp-ioncd, awful, prophetic ulo-
qurncc oipairick Henry.
When the revolutionary lanaticsm of France
reached and infected thi, country, and some OF the
agents of the so-calIcd French Republic, N viola
ton OF all national law, BEGAN interfering with the
operations OF our own government, Marshall, with
his native love OF independence, rcbukcd the in
reference OF foreigners in our domestic politics.
His voice among the first heard, calling upon
his counirymcn TO stand nlooitlpm the whirlpool of
the French ,oluton, and inculcutne tina, precious
political maNlm-"pcace and friendship with all
nations; cnlangng alliances with none"
As politician, we contemplate Marshall in the
light Of posterity. lie passed from the political
arena at the close 81 the last century tie cou-
tests, in the heat and dust of winch he 50 vigorous
~ Struggled, and the very parlies--botI that
Which he led and that which he cumba'trd- exist
only IN our national records.
Ii was the happiness Of Marshall, rs u States
man, boldly spaaklng out his convictions in time,
OF uneNampled political excitement, 10 stand b, tho
side OF " ashington. SO fully did he enjoy the
confidence o that ,encratcd founder Of our lhcr
ties, that he was urged to become n member of
his Cabinet, and afterwards pressed, with equal
earncsincSs, on the recall ofCo Monroe 10 accent
the place of Minister Paris. Under the succeeding
administration, he was induced to accept in con-
junction with two distinguished citizens, ancNtraor-
binary mission to France. The condition Of that
country whose cvcniinl history, for the last half
century, has filled the world with alternate terror
aStonshmcnt, pity and admiration, was then mark
ed by the excuses and RIGHTEOUSNESS of a caLa cN-
ultng IN their bricl authority, and conscious that
the next wave OF popular connection would sweep
them, like their predecessors, into the ruph OF
oblivion. The American ENJOYS presented them
selves to the French Directory, but were treated
with contcmptuous neglect. Open and acknow-
lodged as were the injuries our commerce had s,s-
tanned at the hand OF France in the protractcd and
unprnc pied wars OF her Revolution, the Direc-
tory refused TO treat but fora loan of some millions
TO be paid for the privilege of peace nor would
they consent to enter upon that negotiations or e.
ven to acknowledge the ENJOYS in their public cha
ractcr, except ON the payment of doucc,r OF fifty
thousand pounds The firm and manly refusal. BY
counry'S honor their scorn of "A corruption which
only the wonderful audacitv of Tallcvrand could
have proposed,-i among the proude,t of our ma
tional rccollcctions. They were sustained, ON
their return, by the indignant patriotism of Amer
w Inns l,ft,t Il l.. 4 |.