The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-08-02

proceed In the words OF Mr.. Goodrich
the sake OF hearing Mr. Webster, told that. in ar
guog the case at Exeter, New Hampshire. he had le
The whole court in tears al the conclusion OF his
speech. This, confess, struck unpleasantly- any
attempt al pathos purely legal question like this
seemed hardly in good taste. On my way TO Washing
ton. made the acquaintance Of MI. Webster we were
together for several days in Philadelphia al the house OF
common friend and the college question was one
OF deep interest to literary conversed often and
largely the subject As he dwell upon the leading
points OF the in calm, simple. and precise
said to myself than in reference 10 The story
had heard Whatever may have seemed appropriate
defending the college at home and on her own ground
there will be appeal the feelings OF Judge Marshall
and his associates at Washington The Supreme
Court of the United States held s session thai winter IN
mean apartment, of moderate siZe,he Capitol not nav
ing been built alter its destruction IN 1914 Inc audi
ence when the on, was therefore small con-
ssag chiefly Of legal % w. @ ns %
in the calm tone oil easy ana dgnned CONVEX
sation His matter completely at his command
that be scarcely looked his bre but went on for more
than four hours with statement SO luminous and cham
Of reasoning easy be understood and yet approach
ing nearly absolute demonstration. that he seemed
carry with him every man OF his audience without the
slie effort WEAKNESS either side IL was hardly
eloqunee the strict OF the term It was pure ea
son. Now and then. for sentence or Two, his eye
flashed and his voice sweed into holder note, as he ut
tered emphatic thought; but he instantly fell back
into the tone of earnest which ran through
out the great body OF his speech single circumstance
will show you The ceaness and absorbing power of his
Il observed that Judge Story al the opening of The case
had prepared himself pen in hand if 10 take copous
minutes. Hour after hour saw him fixed in the same
attitude, but, far could perceive, with not note
his paper The argument closed and could not dis
remarked The thing and il among the on dts OF
Washington that friend spoke to him 0. the fact with
surprise, when The Judge remarked:
"'Everything clear, and - easy to remember,
that not note seemed Recessary and, in fact thought
little or nothing about my notes
siionf hofn
neny upon him Al LENGTH addressing the Chief JUS
tice lMarshaIl.) he proceeded thus;
"sThis sir, il my case III the not merely OF
that humtle nsution is the Of every college in
land 1t is II is the case Of every eleemosy
nary institution throughout our country-of all those
eviate human misery, and blessings along the
pathway of life. It's more II is in some sense the
case of every man amongst us who has property OF
which he may be stripped for the question is simply
this Shall State legislatures be allowed to take that
which their own, turn il from IFS original and
apply i to such ends or purposes as they ~ Their dscre
ton; 1t is weak il is in your hands know II is one OF
the lesser lights in the literary horizon OF country
You may put it out But il you do SO. you mu.t carry
through your work You must extngush one after an
other all those great lights OF science which for more
than century have thrown their radiance land
II is sir have said small college And yet there
are those who love it, Here the feelings which he had
thus far succeeded keeping down broke forth his lips
qavered, his firm cheeks emhed with emotion, his eyes
filled with tears, his voice choked, and he seemed
struggling the utmost simply TO gain that mastery over
himself which might save him from an unmanly burst of
feeling. will attempt give you the lew broken
words OF tenderness in which he went on to speak OF his
attachment to the college the whole seemed to be min
ged throughout with the recolecons OF father mother
brother, and all the trials and prvations through which
he had made his way into life. Every that il
was wholly uDpremeditated-a pressure on his heart
which sought relief in words and tears. /
"The during these two three minutes pre-
scented extraordinary spectacle. Chief Justice Mar
shall, with his tall and gaunt figure bent ii to
catch the slightest whisper the deep burrows oil his
cheek expanded with emotion, and eyes sufused with
tears; MIR. Justice Washington at his side with bis
small and emaciaed frame. And coun,enance more Ike
marble than ever saw on any other human being, lean
ing forward with eager, troubled look and the re-
maindek OF the court Al the two exremites pressing as
wer wards single point, while the audience below
wrapping themselves round in closer folds beneath
the bench, catch each look and every movement OF
the speakers face II painter could give the scene on
ashose forms and and Daniel ebsier
he then stood the mdst-it would be OF the
touching pictures the history OF eloQuence One thing
Taught that the pathetic depends not merely on the
words uttered but still more the estimate we put
upon him who u,ters them There not among
IT unmanly TO weep when he standing before him
the man who had made such argument, melted into
the tenderness OF child Mr. Webster had now recov.
cred his composure and fixing his keen eye the chief
justice, sad that deep with which he metimes
thrilled the heart OF an audience.
"'Sir, know mot how others may feel (glancng al
the opponents OF the college before him .bu for my.
SELL when see my alma mater surrounded, like Cesar
in the Senate House, by those who reeratng stab
upon stab, would not for this right hand have her turn
10 me and say, ct Ia quo9ue mi fur
:" And thou, loo, my sou He sat down. There was a
death like stiffness throughout The for some mo-
mens; every seemed 10 be slowly recovering him.
self and coming gradually back 10 his ordinary range OF
thought and feeling"
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