Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-11
THE MARSHALL STATUE.
The UnveilinG Attended by the Mem
bers of Both Houses of Congress

The Unveiling Attended by the Mem
bers of Both Houses of Congress.
WASHINGTON, May 10.-It was happy
combination of circumstances which led
to the selection of day in May for the
unvelling of the Marshall statue. At no
other season could nature have been de-
pended upon to deck herself so finely for
her part in the ceremony. Trees and
lawns are in their youngest, richest green,
while Towering shrubs, lilacs, snOwballs,
and all their kind, are masses of bright
cOlOrs. The statue, seated figure of
bronze, heroic in size, rests upon an OBJ
long pedestal at the end of the terrace
stairway upon the west front Of the capl-
tOl. at the union of two wide walks, which
lead to Pennsylvania and Maryland
avenues respectively. Its face is to the
west, overlooking halt dozen acres of
open, well shaved lawn which intervenes
between the terrace and the botanical gar
den. For the occasion a platform had been
erected upon three sides of the pedestal,
upon which were placed chairs for the
convenience of two thousand public men
and distinguished citizens who were in
vited to witness and take part in the pro-
ceedings. In the centre and at the foot Of
the statue low dais covered with bunt-
ing was placed for occupancy by the eulo-
gists of the dead.
At 12:45 O'Clock the occupants of the
platform began to arrive and were con-
Quoted to the seats assigned them. There
were upon the central platform Chief
Justice Waite, George w. Biddle, Charles
G. Binney, Wayne MacVeagh, William
w. Wiltbank and William Henry Rawls
of Philadelphia, trustees of the Marshall
Memorial Association; Rev. DR.. Arm
storm of Richmond, rector of the church
of which Judge Marshall was an attend
ant; Senators Sherman, Voorhees, and
HOar, and Representative Single
ton of the joint Committee on the
Library, and Librarian SpOfOrd.
Immediately in front were seated
the President of the Senate and the
/ Speaker of the House of Representatives.
To their left sat the members of the
Cabinet, and the first row of chairs be-
hind were occupied by the Associate JUS
tices of the Supreme Court in their judi
/ cial robes. The members Of the two
! houses of Congress, ladies and distin-
/ guished people from distance, filled the
/ remaining space. The latest arrivals
were the members of the Marshall family,
/ Col. and Mrs. Frank G. Rufiin of Rich
mOnd, Mrs. Susan G. Wade and Miss
1 Wade of Richmond, Mrs. Ellen Fl. Bartin
of Richmond, Va, MIR. f. Lewis Marshall
of Orange Court House, Va, Mrs. A. q.
TaliaferrO of Rapidan, Va, Col. and Mrs.
z L ..
Elliott NJ. BrattOn Of Fredericksburg,
Va, I. Marshall Jones, NJ. D., AleXan-
dria, J. A. Marshall, NJ. D., Markham,
James X. Marshall, Jr., Edward G. Mar
/ shall, William G. Marshall, John Mar
shall, Mrs. Edward q. Marshall and Mrs.
Mary l.. Marshall, all of Markham. All
/ of these are grandchildren of the Chief
Justice. OF the great-grandchildren there
will be about twenty and many other col
lateral descendants. The similarity in
features, especially of the elder grand
children of Chief Justice Marshall who
were present, to the face of the Chief JUS
tice when unveiled was widely remarked.
OPENING THE CEREMONIES.
The Marine Band was in attendance,
/ and began the ceremonies with "SOusa's
Jurists' March," PRAYER was then offer
ed by DIR. Armstrong. He invoked the
/ divine blessing upon the National Gov
ernment in all its departments-eXecu-
tive, legislative and judcial-and divine
! guidance upon the trainers and executors
/ of its laws. He gave thanks for the
blessings enjoyed by the people, for
4 the great men of the land, poets,
orators, statesmen, warriors and legisla-
/ tors, whether from the North or South,
( East or West, who had contributed to
securing to us our present national repu-
tation, and especially for the life of him
! whose statue was now to be unveiled and
whose memory the nation would preserve
in perpetuity. He asked that his example
! might influence personal and judicial
purity in coming ages.
After the rendering of a mosaic from
''Lohengrin" by the band the Chief JUS
/ tice delivered his address.
At the moment of uttering his cOnclud-
ing sentence, Il ask you to look upon
what is hereafter to represent at the seat
of government, the reverence of Congress
~. TT,,Sk kA1 g.. T1I,,.
Marshall, eXpounder of the constitution"
the Chief Justice turned, and at a wave
of bis hand the ropes which kept the can
vas wells in their places were cut. The
wells fluttered to the ground and the form
of the statue was greeted by a clapping
of hands by the spectators and an out
burst of music by the band. Judge
Rawle, of Philadelphia, the orator of the
day, then delivered biographical eulogy
of Justice Marshall. The ceremonies
closed with benediction and the render
ing Of "Angels at Peace" by the band.