Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-10-22

MISCELLANEOUS.
The Late Chief Justice fancy.

Roger Brooke fancy for twenty SIX Years
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court OF the
United States. died in Washington on the
evening of the l2th of October. He was
born IN Calvert county, Mar! land. March
l7lh, l177. and WAS Therefore, in his eighty
eighth year at the time of his death. He
wns educated At Dickinson College. in Penn
sylvania, and WAS admitted to the bar at
Annapolis, Maryland, in the spring OF 1893,
nearly sixty six years ago. He was shortly
afterwards elected to the Legislature; in
1876 he served rs State senator; in 1928 he
rtmo> c,l to Br rtimore; in 1927 he was ap
/ pointed Attorney General OF Maryland, in
which office he served four years.
| In 1881 he was appointed Attorney Gen
eral of the United States 10y President Jack.
son. with whose hank policy he agreed cor
/ dlnlly. When. in 1888. Mr. Duane Was Ills.
missed from tie Cabinet for his refusal Ia
remove the drpnSits, Mr. Taney WAS nomi-
mated Serretar, oi the Treasury in his place,
! but the Senate refused t0 confirm him. In
: 1885 he was nominated 10y General Jackson
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. to
/ NIL the vacancy caused 'y the resignation OF
Judge DuvalI. The Senate refused To act
4 upon the nomination, and thus. for the SEC.
| ond time. rejected Mr.. Tsn,y. Shortly after
!
GENERAL jackson AT once nominated sir.
Taney to fill his place. When the Senate
mel. in March. 1896, sufficient changes had
taken place IN the political complexion OF
that hodl To effect a confirmation of an act
! which would scarcely have been performed
had not the President preferred 10 grattv
and reward personal friendship rather than
place upon the Supreme bench as the sue
! rcs>nr of the great Marshall. one Of equal
worth, genius. and reputation, one whom
| Chief Justice Marshall had designated as bis
succt ssnr namely, Justice Story.
When Mr. Taney became Chief Justice oI
Ihe Supreme Court. he WIS already cnnSide
r,thl, past the prime 0f litP-he was fifty
nine Years of age He had been previously
a lawyer in good practice and of considers
Die local rrpute; originally Fedrraist II
politics, and AT one time of his life the friend
ol impartial liberty. In defending the Rev
Jacob Gruher from n charge of melting
slaves tn disorder in MARYLAND. in 1918. Mr.
TaneN used these memorable words. whicl
| We quote at length as the most honorable
record of his life A hard necessity indeed
compes u tn endure the evil OF slavery io
ii time. II was imposed upon Us by anothe
nation while vet We were in state nG colo
nial yassalage. 1t cannot he easily nr su'!
denly removed. Yet while j, continues i
ID n hlot On our national character, am
every cal lnver Of freedom confidently hope
hat it will he etfectually, though it mus
be gradually, wiped away, and esrnestl
ln!!ks for the means by which this nrcesSar,
object may ie attained And until it shai
he accomplished. until the time shall com
when We can point without hlush to th
language hela in the Declaration. of Indie
pendenre. every friend of humanity vii
seek to tighten the CALLING chain of slave '
and letter To the utmost of his power, III
w-etched condition Of the slave
IL il not n coincidence worthy of pasSin:
remark that the Chief Justice should hav
! lived To witness these noble aspirations q
, his youth carried into effect by his fellow
citizrns in his native Statel The very da
+ on hich be died they were voting ava
, forever that hideous social and political evi
/. which he once lamented So earnestly, an
} for the extinction of which he once so ~
. IDENTIFY prayed As his own spirit WAS pas
{ sing away the darker spirit of that monste
: Was also paSs.ag f!o2 bio 5eautiful Mar,
' LAID.