Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-07-19
From The tuscaloosa (Ala. } Mtcligeneey.
MIR. JUSTICE M'kJNJEy

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| A correspondent has communicated for
publication the following notice of this
Judge, whose extraordinary decision on tn.
| rights of corporations we have hcrc,ufi,re
commented gu:
Justice Mckinley Of The Supreme Cour
OF !te United States. is 5S years Of age, IL
naive of Virgina-taken in early life r.,
heniucky-lrst learned the trade of n car
penter-at the age Of 25 or 26 began the
study OF law, and prosecuted it in the Of
lice of John Rowan, Frankfort. lie met
with rather indifferent success in the prac
'lce for several years, being by no means n
clear or attractive speaker. Yet he was
even th"n, think, looked on as rather an
ingenious TOR more properly a .scufe") law
yer. tic removed to Lexin. ton not long
| before 'he banking mania seized the people,
OF hen'uckyln 1916 or 1917; and advanced
there considerably in his profession. lie
was 'o"hed on as an atlroit lawyer, in the
troubles and etnbarrasslcnlS that the bank
''s sSste"' rs lt was extended in Kentucky,
was supposed 10 have brought on the pco-
pie oi Lexington.
Up to this lime he was every where
Known as Federalist in his poliics, and
every where repres, nred as :, consistent one.
Al 4th July dinner, he gave a toast that
reflected or Thos Jefferson. 1t produced
quarrel between him anl tho johnson
famlIy-also a personal remoun,er-an,l
nj last ii challenge by hlm to Col. r. NJ.
johnson. Johnson was supposed To have
come out OF the matter rather stability
there was no fighting.
Mr. Mckinley removed To Alabama in
lolo-6ech"c a land ,peculaur, planter.
&C. lie also prac'iced with Il high repu-
taI"n. Although in Kentucky he had
been " arm friend ui John Pope, and al
ways opposed the advancement ui iicur,
Cldy,yct, III Alabama, he became llIc uoiiu
| cal Trend oi the latter, when first he he
came candiate tor the Presidency. Du.
ms MIR. Adams administration, when it
was thonsht probable thai the Judtciury
system would be extended, Mr.. McI\. made
Application through MIR. Clay, prospective
ty, i"r tho appointment nc now holds. The
Judiciary system, however, was no, extend
ed to The neN States. Not very long al
terwards, Mr.. Mex. became suddenly q
vehement jackson man-was elected To II,
Senate OF the United States. lie was s,,-
prrceded by Gabriel Moore. lie was then
elected 1o.lhe House Of Rcpres, n,urve> II,
the District where nc liv"d-unu lastly an
pointed Ivy General jackson 10 his prcs,n,
| uli!cc.
lie is no, without inscnuity-but he j,
muddy and obscure. He Is but an irI,i,,.
lercnt scholar. His general reading Is vcr,
hunted, as well as his legal altainl,lcnrs.
iiiS vani.I unDuuudcd. His desire. OF
COURSE To uisiIIl, ulsiI himself has been aI-
Mays great. To ihi, end he will csuo,,s,
any opinion that looks like gra,ilyin" b,,u,
aud winch he can have the crcdn of .,r,.i.
mating IL was Il discovery OF his, ii, s;,.,
as II was honest. that whenever IL rcrritnr>
OF the United States became il State. anI
was admitted 10 the , niou, that II IVA,
virtual felnqulsilncni ON the part Of m,
U. States, of all her lands within the sal,
State.
Tn. late opinion he has given n, Mobile
IN relaIi4l.to the Incapac,ty OF corporation,
existing Enother Stoles to sue on contract,
sn ada1-s14 - the S1ale of AlahanD. j,c,
not surprise me in the least. Ii is iu,1 l;L,
HIM. Ii such folly could be sustained b,
The Supreme Cou-l Of the United States
he woulu be exalted in his own opiuio,
above all judicial rivalry.
1t you have any use for these facts. va,
may use them as your ncca,i NAV rruuir,
They may be fully relied on. They ~,
gwen ny one who has known Judge Me
NIulcy for more than thirty wears: VIII,
""> no personal ill-will To him, hut n,
thinks that he can form ii proper es,iua,,
OF his character.