The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-12-21
Chief Justice Taney,

is contradicted by the Baltimore papers,
the residence of the venerable Judge. As
the head Of the highest court in the Union,
short sketch of his public services might
not be nninteresting to our readers, and
we therefore give the following from the
New York Herald sT sL F.. ra
ROGER Brooks TANEY was born March
II, 1777, ia Calvert county in the State of
Maryland, to which State his forefathers
emigrated about the year 1850. He was
educated at Dickinson College, Carlisle,
where he graduated in 1795.r Invthe
spring of 1906 he commenced the study
principal courts of Maryland were then
held. He afterwards, in 1901, removed to
fredericktown, in Frederick county, it be
ing more eligible point for the pursuit of
his profession. In 1916 he was elected
in that county as one Of the Senate, and
was chosen by the electoral body a mem
Der of the Senate of Maryland. Under
the constitution of Maryland, as it then
stood, the State Senate consisted of fifteen
members. whose term of service was five
years, and who were chosen by body of
members elected by the people, from
each county, and one from the city of
Baltimore and one from the city of An
napolis. After the expiration of his term
OF Office in the Senate, Mr.. Taney return
ed to private life, and continued the prac-
tice of law in Frederick until 1923, when
he removed to Baltimore, where he has
ever since resided.
In 1897 he was appointed Attorney
General of Maryland by the Governor and
Council, and it is, perhaps, proper to men
tion, as the fact is equally honorable TO
both parties, that that Governo and Coun-
Gil and Mr.. Taney were, at the time of The
appointment politically opposed to each
olher-the Governor being the friend Of
Mr.. Adams, who was then President, and
warmly supported his re election, and the
latter being equally decided and open in
supporting General Jackson, the contest,
too, having at that time become exceed
ingly animated. Mr.. Taney continued to
hold the Office of Attorney General of
Maryland until June, 1881, when he re
signed upon receiving the appointment Of
Attorney General of the United States.-
This office he resigned in September, 1888,
when President Jackson directed the then
Secretary of the Treasury, VIM J. Doane,
to deposit the money of the United States
in certain banks designated BY him, as he
though. the United States Bank had re-
solved itself into permanent electioneer-
ing institution. the Secretary refused to
obey the instructions of the President,
when the latter ordered his removal, and
the appointment of Mr.. Taney to fill the
vacancy. Mr. fancy obeved the instruc-
tons of the President, much to the chag
rim Of the friends of the interested bank.
A presentiment of what would happen in
duced President Jackson to delay, until
near the end of the session, the nomina
ton of Mr.. fancy for Secretary OF the
Treasury. He had offended the Bank of
the United States too much to expect his
confirmation in the present temper of the
Senate, and the nomination was not sent
until the last day of the session (June %,
1888 when it was immediate! y rejected.
Mr.. Taney theupon resigned bis office, on
timore, and resumed the practice of the
law. In 1885 Judge DuvaIl resigned his
office as Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court, and General Jackson appointed Mr..
Taney to fill the vacancy. The majority
of the Senate, however, refused to act up
on the nomination until the last moment
of the session, when it was postponed in
defnitely-a vote which was intended to
be, and understood as equivalent to rejec-
ton.
Before the next session of Congress
Justice Marshall died, and Mr.. fancy
was therefore, nominated for the office OF
Chief Justice of the United States Supreme
Court, and the political complexion of the
Senate having changed, his nomination
was confirmed by that body in March, 1886,
and upon the bench Of the Supreme Court
in January, 1887. Our space will not
permit us to speak in the detail of the
able and digniied manner in which justice
Taney has discharged his duties as the
Chief of the highest Court in the land,
! and for the deep, eruditic and profound
legal knowledge with which his decisions
| in important cases have been characterized.
The most important dicision in which
Judge Taney occupied a prominent part
in his authorship, was that for the rendl
ton of the fugitive slave Dred Scott
| The document showed abundant proofs Of
deep legal research, as we'll as profound
craftsmanship, and it will claim an honor
able record in our fedora jurisprudence
Judge Taney, when he does resign, viii
retire to private life after having passed
the allotted age of man-four score years
with an honorable name and the bes
wishes of bis countrymen. Chief Justice
! TANEY is communicate of the R.C.Churct
SPEECH OF A WIDE AWAKE LiEUTES
ANT" FeIler sogers," said new y elect
ed lieutenant of a Wide Awake corpse
{" I'm alfred obliged to you for this show
up in the ranks you have given me. Eel
Ter sogers I'm not going to forget you
kindness soon, not by darned sight, ant
I'll tell you what it is, I'll stick to my pos
like pitch to pine board, and shout an'
vote for Abe Lincoln like all creation, S.
long as there's peace, but as l goes in 70
office, and if we would come to blow
with any body, darned il | don't resig'
rrgh. off, and giEe every felI.r fair .hak
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