The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-10


bas ist msnf.
OF the generous unselfsh and purely pasri-
otto motives which Influenced the who e career
of this eminent man we eau have no more
striking proof than the m ,tves assigned by
him for resigning his comm son 70 France.
They are contained in o letter 70 Governor
Morris under date OF Paris, February 10, l7S4:-f
lyon sup that II, heals, indu to rssign
You are pis,sk-n. Itsedom aoDe,s that aoy mea-
sure IL o onp'ed by one single motive, ro)ugb one
su0ong others may have sometimes islga weight
sDd " fluence Many motives cuce me 70 res 60; bu.
Of those many tBsIe = one whcp pr.dpma At-s, and
thar is -Wbsp embarked r. tie publ, service,
said very sincerely that Quilted private life with
sgrtt, ano should be la, To r. turn to it wnen
the object which called from slould De attain
e.. Yod know what those Ohjscts we're. add that
IN the pence teey ceased "a ope ate. To he conss'
tint therefore, nlss retire. The motive ~ ,ryess-
che. SuI ersdded to this are the education ~ my
son, the attention owe 10 the unfortunate part of
my family, snd TIE Happiness exp CT from rsjo'n.
log NY f,ien6s. Pecuoiary considerations ever held
O sec0r Diary place in nv estimation. kmow how
10 i've within The limits If any income. no
row; and my pride is not of naruse 10 be hurt b.
returning 10 the bns'ncss which for Derly fclo I'd.
Pu' proit ssiops of his sort common, an Il "a
tniy can give unequiyocAl evidence OF tn II SIN
cerity"
Such were the views OF Mr.. Jay in retiring 20 pri-
vase lite. Expressd in the uDfeserVed confidence
OF ultimate irisbdshp th,ir sincerity cannot be
qussIlcI ed. They not, is 81 often the Case,
IT fessons merely, intended 10 catca the public
abO excite tie popular applause. bas they were ac-
tual sentiments, real iyh rules Of action. He had
qui'ed private lite VITA regret, he ~as about to
reuTE 10 IL with pleasure, for the objects In view
bad been at'airtd. The sane elevated olive which
prompted AaA ipaton TO grid o. b,s word in the
Iev,Iutfn, and to lay il asie when that
revoiutWD had reen conplishec, had al-0 promet
ed th actions Of Jay. Ten years before he had left
rbe protest. J" wDich . had been edoea'ed do
lipk thu lite be la fai the n CHEST offices 10 the
f,it OF lis conn'r nsnCtief Jua'ice, President OF
Congress pl.BipotsI fiaiy vt foreign courts and
NV, with the aim hope of lofty purpose aad the
ssieiiy # a true piosot by, h. expressed tis de.
| tei miu8tion 10 Uec'ire f0rther public hoa0rs. and
resume he lah-rs of adu "a lr.'es-ion g the
means Il obta ing livelihood for himself AMI "a
Uily. His ride, he declares, viii not be hart ct
the, sno he bad harmed TO live within the limits of
any ipctme" Passages ike these beautifully Illus
trate TIE 81 cpicity aJd purity Of jays character.
| They impress ulo0 l. the stamp Of a high moral
worm, nay, OF 4 true gre tness, which may suggest
a CON. ar,sop with t. best examples OF Roman
vltne
The following is an interesting sketch of the
early manhood of one of the ablest jurists and
most remarkable man in other respects that
this country has ever produced-Chief Justice
Marshall
Young Marshall vas entering his eighteenth year
when the contest bets the coonists and Great
Britain c. mmenced II found him engaged in study
irg the classics and 10 reading by turns poetry aud
| history, and the Commentaries of Blackstone
! These pursuits, though congeDal to the studious
habits II his mno, were not suffered to eng oss his
| al eniion 10 tie exclusion OF the exciting political
topics of the day. Ga ths contrary, he catered in
20 lbe controversy with zeal walsh hac not yet
| bec0ne tempered by the solar lessons OF wisdom
and experience. Nor did his zeal waste itself
in noisy and bosferous defamation, or in
the mere expression of SPECULATIVE opinion
Tor ne vac among the first to set tre example of
mt rio md Al aafin rhot I,,lI
Ing words OF Patrick Hen y-"We must fight! An
appeal to arms and the God Of Hosts is all .htt is
lett ns!"-had sea- oely fallen from tie lips Of the
great orator, ere we fnd John Marshall laying asda
bis Ho ace ard Pope, his Ly.tet)n and b ackstone,
TO acquire the rudimerts OF military exercise, and
actively engaged in training militia company ia
the peighborhood. His disappearance after the ia-
telgencs Of tie battle of La xington had been re-
ceived, was "a an officer Of a militia company in
! Fauquier couuty, aud is described by venerable
kiDsman who was himself an eyewitness of the oc-
cnrreDees he relates; and TIL description is so gra
| phjc and 50 full of interest, .ha. cannot ref ain
from tanscribiog 1t in the words in whic it is writ
| WD:-
"ls was in May. 1775. He was then youth Of
| nineteen. Toe muste held WAS soma tweaty M les
distant tbs cours house, ana in o section Of tae
country peopied by 'ilers Of toe earth. Rumors o.
sc Occurrences Boston had crcu ated wish thA
Eject OF ala sud agta iou. but sithoat the IN m
| OF SsceItaDiug thu trnth Tor not a newspaper
printed nearer than " iliinms burg, mar one KEN
within the bounds OF the militia company, thougr
! large. The captain had cal ed .he company toge
Their ard vas EXPECTED to attend, but did nor. J0hp
| Mar-hsll had been appointed lieutenant 30 il. dis
father had formerly COMMANDED il. Soon 3fsr leu
| tenant Msrsnall's appearan on the ground, trosa
who knew him clustered about him to greet him,
| etlers from earnestly, and to he ar the news.
He proceeded 10 Inform the company that the
| captain would Dot De there, and teat he had been
| appointed lieutenant instead Of better;-thst he
had c. me 10 meet them ieliow soldiers who were
likely u be called TO defend taeif county, and
their rights AID libe ties, invaded by the B i
| tish;-!hat there had been battle at LexngteO IN
Massachusetts, between the British and ARnaric ans
| IN ~hlcb the Americans were victorious, but that
more lighting was expscted;--thst soldiers were
| called tor, "a that nc was time TO brighten their
| Gre.alms and leai to use them in the fied;-aad
| that II they would fall into single line he would
| show them the new manual exercise. for which uur
| pose he had brought his gnn-bringng il Up to bis
siou'5er. Tbe serseants put the men IN line, AMI
Their tugleman presented himself In front to the
| right"
Tie same excellent authority goes on 70 describe
The personal appearance and figure OF Msrsha1, and
the simple and familiar manner of his inter curse
! with the men whom he bad undertaken 70 Instruct
III the new manual exercise" The picture Is styik.
ing and graphic; l snail hereafter compare it with
| anctber, dawn by a difierant hand, If the same
jchp IarShal ~ be appeared, not ~ lieutenant Of
M tia, but Chic Justice Of tne United States-
1 he was about six ieet high, straight ard rasher
slender, of dark ezion-shoring little If any,
rosy red, &c. good healsh, the outline CT the face
nearly circle and wthia that eyes dark to black
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eehce and gosd nature; en- upright forehead rather
low, was terminated in horizontal lire by mass
/ OF raven black hair OF unusual thickness ard
stre0atb. The features Of the face were in harmo
ny with this outline and the tenples fully Developed
The result of this combustion interesting and
very agreeable. The body and limbs indie aod agi
hty rather than strength, in which, however, he
| was ~ no means def lent. He wore q purple or
pale blue hurS'ng shirt, aud tro vsers of the san
material irnged with white. A round black haL
monl.ed with the bucks tailor oskade, esownsd
| the figure All the nan.
He vent u rough the manual exercise liz word
and motion, deliberately orooGlnced an pe ID
III presence OF the company, before De requ 80 Cae
men 20 initiate bin; and en proceeded 70 exec i've
esem with the most perfect temper. Never did
nsn possess temper m,re happy, OF, If other sise
] mole subdued aud better discip liaed.
| hfer few Lessons the company we're dismissed
apo informed that II they wished to hear mare