Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-10-25

All the old jurIstS of the last century arc dron
ping of rapidly. In England, Lyndhurst has gone
at ripe old age within the past year. In Wash.
ington, or the 18th of October, died Roger Brooke
fancy, Chief Justice of tine Supreme Court His
death has removed another of The famous cotcIn
porarieS Of the birth of American independeDee
who for so many years has been the chief interpre.
ter of the constitution which was adopted twelve
years after be was born. it. might also be sod ot
him what Grattnn declared Of the Irish nation.
that he had watched beside its cradle ard followed
its hearse. Chief Justice fancy was not ONLY a
great man, but an eminent ard 9n honest Christian
Justice. lis Death IS loss to the world It is fit
and proper that when such men die some reco d
should be mIGe OF their lives. From review we
find in the New York Herald of the life and the
political and judicial of the late Chief JUS
tce we learn the following:
Judge fancy born IN Calvert county, Mary
land, on the 18th Of March, l777 He was de-
Seconded from an English Roman CsthoIick family,
who emigrated to Maryland in the seventeenth cen
fury. Judge fancy received his education in Dick
ison College, Pennsylvania, where he graduated
in 1G95. lie commenced the study of the law in
Annapolis i'll 1916. and was admitted to the bar Of
Maryland in 1893, beginning to practice in MS
native county, from which he was elected to tie
Assembly, and in 1901 removed to Frederick In
1916 he vas elected State Senator, and upon re-
firing from that Office in 1922, be removed to Bal
tmOre, which city he made his place Of actual res
idsnce until his dGcease. In 1927 he had gained
such reputation IL lawyer that he was elected to
the Office Of Attorney General of the Stale
In 1881 he was appointed by President Jackson
Attorney General oil the United States TIE SEN
ate at this lime opposed to Jackson and refused
to confirm the appointment Of raney. The appoint.
msnt being r. octed, Mr. fancy resigned the Office
and retired 10 Baltimore 10 the practice of
the law. But in about Year from this time a
vacancy occurred in the Suprc'u, court and Jack
son nominated fancy 10 iii the vacancy Tire
Senate had not yet forgotten their luminosity for
the President Mr. fancy, and postponed the
matter of coISrnlins; the sion indefinitely
This was equivalent 10 tOIal REJECTION. Not long
after this tie nation Was Overwhelmed With grief
by the loss of one Of its most brilliant lights Chief
JuStic. ii .rSha!l called his IEal rest Jackson
who had stood By h., freIi iLh the iirmnesS and
tenacty Of r AZ, clilei raley 10 fill Toe iInpCr-
! trnt post .Ot Chef Justice upon "a bench which
| partisan Tancnur wculd not allow INN to sit cS
! Associate Justice. In MI h, 1915 the Senate
which had, IN the meantime, changed its rOiticsl
! complexion, Confirmed the DO;nIuatIon Of Judge
| Taney, aud he has sustained the position Of Chic;
Justice OF the United States with dignity, impair
TALLY, capacity and h:DHees up TO The period Of
! hiS death-cOvering the prolonged sace Of some
! % years. During his career his most impor'
| tant decision IL the Of bred Scott, which
! will forever stamp him man 81 fearless char
acter ard unwaverins integrity, al hough II has met
! the settled opposition OF a large ad powerful
party since it was IeiigeToi. i"nIie his Judgments
| were regarded Oy one party as models Of wisdom
! and justice some OF them have been bitterly