Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-12-18

with the lawyers, and assumed familiari-
ties. We used to pay him five dollars
apiece when We were admitted to the bar.
One day Tom Quinn walked up to Rever-
| DIV, slapped him Familiarity on the shoul-
der, and said: -1''-''. .'i''7
"Rev. Iguess I'll take dinner with you
to-day" l,e, Is el.tle;e3, a>e, al
very we'll, Mr.. Quinn, Come dine
with me, sir" -. -,
Arrived at Reverdy's house, where
only Mrs johnson was at home, Tom
Quinn beheld upon the table q piece Of
corned beef and dish of cabbage. Toms
countenance fell. ..q .l,,6 aa na.
MIR. Johnson" he said, "you lawyers
must be getting rich. I" : -
why, Mr.. Quinn ?"aa ~ faf'.i
"Well, you get good fees, and it seems
to me you have very small expensss!'
REvERDy's HOUSE TORN DOWN. -,
What was the occasion of the Balti-
more mob tearing down. Mr.. Johason's
house, sir 2" s..-- t.r,;.. ,l.;,-,,,
"Oh! that was thirty or forty years
ago. Reverdy was director Of the Bank
of Maryland The bank failed, and it
was the popular presumption that the di-
rectors had loaned the money to them
selves, and failed to pay it up Excite
ment ran high against Reverdy and others.
The mob assembled before his fine bause,
next door to the present Barnum's Hotel.
and levelled it to the ground. Suits were
brought to test the relative responsibility
and criminality Of the directors, and Nell
son, afterwards Attorney General of the
United States, rival and no great friend
to johnson, prosecuted them. He said.
in conclusion. that the Maryland Bank
was found to be really the propertyiof
single man, who used the names of other
directors, and that Mr.. johnson. was
tlameless. The Legislature Of Maryland
afterwards appropriated money to build
up Reverdy's DWELLING" ss. "a rs
'.Reverdy is good name; where did
be get it?''iG .@s'z,oos s; .aa = ..ea
.'From his mothers father. Reverdy
Ghilson. Both his ancestors were SCOTCH
kBvERDY As Il LAwYEK. l~.' !
''Mr. Johnson" said I. 70 this most
circumstantlal informant. ''is known to
everybody as great lawyer: y herein
lies his power Z? 49, -
In the first place be. j 4ix rary
with the common law; equally at
the statute law; and in mast prius cases
before jury he is terrific. No such mas
ter-spirit ever tried case in this country.
John Mcmahon used to say that William
Writ was an idiofto Reverdy johnson in
a nisi prius court. He understands the
workings Of human nature. He has the
the rare power of:controlling bis belief, SO
that on whichever side he. happens to be
he persuades himself. This gives him
the absolute appearance. of candor. and
questioning q witness, be makes him say
whatever VIA, be Rseyyssrdy pleasss., q Having
worked the witness. up to bis position.
Reyerdy prays the ceurt to instruct the
Jury to find according to the evidence
Then in his speech he looks in the faces
of the jury, every element Of, his naturo
apparently invoked in an honest,cause,
and justice herself almost believes him.
As stump speaker in the open air he is
not strong lin nisi prius court he is Je-
hovah's armorer. sz.1--'''4; ~ ~sf"f
As a constitutional lawyer he is the
best living in this country: His volun-
tary appearance in the Dred Scott case
extorted from Judah P. Benjamin, then
in the Senate, this phrase. e'.The decision
of the court was supported blythe ablest
constitutional lawyer in America (Mr.
Reyerdy johnson, z..sa:b sq;I ssigot
..Then MIR. johnson shares with Judge
Taney whatever obloquy is attached, to
the Dred Scott decision" sb''f
Precisely" ~ ,... ..2.s-
"He volunteeted il That case p .&A
ayes. "o3.:| - s13h-a.Ga Go1! IET5 73d
.And Judah P. Benjamin is. now. ia
London e. r9.ia sstneas @al Z; 5aa4
Yes -....s; ,,,- "a ,-.6a,
| $50 is Mr.. johnson p
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