Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-03-27
Personai sketch o. chief Justice
ranov. vaae ne Amounts 70.

sonai picture Is from tho correspond
ence Of -. S. p. "of Washington,i in
the New York Tribune. lis espec-
tally sres'ing At this time;
Roger 3. Taaoy. tho Chief Of the
Court. ia Maryland lawyer who prae-
liced formerly Ia an interior county Of
that State. but who removed 70 Balii-
more and got into q practice as the
declining snrot Pinckncv was setting.
William Writ succeeded TO the man
tie Ct pinckney, aud during bis day
but little was heard or known Of Ta-
ney. TIE bad. however. gained some
Distinction ~ an acuto and cunning
lawyer, and was wen kaown rs very
warm politician. At this iunclure Of
his fortunes, and wien quite unknown
to fame. General Jackson called him
70 his Cabinet a. Attorney General
lie was cmincntly pliable. and loand
law 70 sustain the General IN whatov-
or measure no decided to Adopt. Thus
useful to his chief, when tho rupture
In the Cabinet took place, IA conse.
quence Of tho Secretary OF Treasury.
Duane. refusing to remove the Govern.
ment deposits from the u. S. Bank,
+ Gen Jackson. for want Of an outsider
10 fill tho office, put Mr. fancy into
the place, who. never nesiianl. at once
did the required Job In this way and
Tor this reason. did Mr.. fancy become
Secretary OF the Treasury, without any
qualifications for The post.
Subsequently, on the assembling Of
Congress. his nomination was sent 10
the Senate for confirmation. That boz
dy, headed by Mr. Clay. rejected the
deposit-rcmoscr. and Mr.. fancy went
out Of Office. But General Jackson
was neyera man to neglect those who
had served him. and he watched his
chance to recompcnso fancy. Very
soon after. Judge Davall Of the Sa-
premo Court died General Jackson
at once nominated fancy TO The w.
cancy. Henry Clay still continued to
hear sway ia lhs Uniled States Senate.
and Taney's nomination as Associate
Judge suffered tho fate OF his former
nomination. lie was rejected. But
things quickly took another turn
Chief Justice Marshall died. AZ this
iunctufe q bargain was struck. fancy
had helped Revcrdy Johnsoa out Of
his troubles growing on, ofhis connec-
ton with the failure Of the bank Of
Maryland. Through The Intervention
Of Reycrdy Johns on and other Clay
lawyers Of Maryland. Mr. Clay's re-
sentiment was appcased. and the Sen
ate was again called 10 act on third
nomination Of Taney. General Jack
son appointed him 70 GIL the place OF
Judge Marshall. This time his ap.
poinlment was condrmed-.he same
Senate that refused his confirmation as
Associate Judge having consented to
confirm hin AS Chief Justice. Thus
mighty are personal ara party eoasid-
CREATIONS.
fancy thus owes bis place. in the
FIRST instance, % Gen. Jackson for his
appointment. dnd in the second place
20 ReveriY Johnson FOR engineering
his confirmation. We shah see di-
reetly what an imporsaa. par. this BIT
OF political history plsys "a tho dccis-
ION Of The uncoaslilunoaalily OF the
Missouri Compromise. After this
method. end for purely par.isaf sew.
ice rendered 20 party Ia its slrsits,
did Roger 3. Taney become Chief
Justice Of the supreme Court. In
that position be maintained n respeeta.
bic standing rs Jadge-never any
thing more. Ills legal reputation rosls
mainlg upon his ingenuity aud Gun
ming His party instincts have never
le(t him. anl he Is as ready now toap
ply bis faculties in aid OF the ruling
dynasly as be wss in Gen Jsckspn's
time. llI, opinion in Toe bred Scott
case. when published. will be found
to exhibit an The ehagaolorislics thal
have marked his cHfecr. LII subtle
Ingenious. sopaislical and false. Iii.
the plea OF tricky lawyer. and no
the decree of an upright Judge. Iii
singular hui no. wonderful fact il
nature, that,he body 70 some exlen
in,imales Tie character Of the sou
that inhabils il This Is Che case viii
Judge fancy. He walks with invert
ed and hesi.aiing steps. Ills forehead
IS contracted, bis ewes suuken. aad BIZ
visage has sinister expression.
Among lhe men who practice large
~ before tee Supreme Court Is Reyer
dy johnson OF Baltimore. He w
formerly q Whig. hu. has lately be
come q pro slavery iana,is and n warn
Buchanan man. in 1g4G he made
speech in ,ho United States Sennle. i
which he opposed Nr. Cllhoan's dog
mas on The subject 81 slavery, eaun
ciated The year before; declared Sin
very 10 be an evil. and expressed hi
Judgment lhatil woald soon be- cxlin
guishcd ia Maryland Ia the LAT
Presidential cunicst. he wen, with Oh
whole Southern Why sheep. fold bal
4ing q lsw honorable exceptions )c,ea
over 10 Che extreme Southern grouns
lie nov holds. with TIE whole Pre-
Slavery party. tia. Slavery isa beuei
cent Institution, aud that. 50 far as IN
man vision can discern. il is destiae
10 be perpetual. Tie IS bold. reeolut,
INSCRIPTIONS and energetic. No ma
is 50 intimate with. and no man po'
sesses 50 aueh psweF over lhe Chic
Justice. as he. The cause thereto
We have already in part iatimatod.
was for these reasons he was procure
to argue The bred Scott case. In ii
course Of that argument he exerge
all The force OF bis temper. his sarcasm
his reasoning powers. aud bis paftisa
feelings. TO bring ihe Judges TO b
way Of thinking. or. Il thai were VI
necessary. % e5ahrm them in their il
tended decision. no nam could ha,
listened TO that plea without percei,
Ing tia. It was the advocates pufpol
10 awaken all the personal prelude,
OF the Southern JUICES on The Slav