The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-05
Cabinet Members, Justice of Supreme
Court and Diplomats.
THE CHIEF JUSTICE PRESIDED.
His Address Was Devoted to His Pre-
deccssor's Career us an Expuundcr
of the Federal Constitution.
Hon Wayne hiacVca@h
Delivered the
Grafton.
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WASHINGTON, Fob. 4.-John Marshall,
OF Virginia was installed as Chief Justice
of tre United States one hundred years
ago today ana at 10 O'Clock this morn
ing the centennial anniversary WIS cele-
brated with Impressive ceremonies in the
hall Of Representa- tives at the Capitol
The President and his cabinet, the mem
bers Of the Supreme Court. the members
of the Serata and House, the Diplomatic
Corps and members of the District Bar
Association, ATTENDED as invited guests.
Representative DaAell, OF Pennsylvania,
called the assemblage to order. The Chief
Justice in his judicial robe was escorted
to the chair Rev. DR.. William strottler
Jones of Trenton, Nj. a great-gTand- son
Of Jchn Marshall. invoked the Divine
blessing.
Chief Justice Fulers address was de-
voted almost entirely to the consideration
Of his predecessors career as an expound-
er of the Federal Constitution.
HIS GREAT SERVICE.
Chief Justice Fualer went on to say that
the powers and duties of the various
branches Of the government had not been
antagOnisnl between them which it was
necessary for the Supreme Court to
reconcile. Speaking of NIarshall's part in
this service. ne said impressiveiy:
ITO hold the balance true between these
jarring poles, to tread the straight and
narrow path marked out by law. regard
less of political expediency and party
politics on the one hand. and Of jealous
les of the revising power on the other,
to find out the governing principle in such
manner as to leave the mind free to pur-
sue its own course without perpleXity
and to commend the conclusions reached
to the sober second Thought, these de-
marded that breadth of view, that power
OF generalization, that clearance of eX-
preston, that unerring discretion. that
simplicity and strength Of character. that
indcnitable fortitule, which, combined in
Marshall, enabled him to disclose the
working lines OF that great republic.
Hon Wayne MacVeagh delivered the
Grafton.
MR.. MACvEAGH'S ADDRESS.
Mr.. MacVeagh traced MarshalIs career
as a soldier through the Revolution, his
subsequent service in the Legislature of
Virginia, in its Constitutional Convention,
his splendid mission to the French Direc-
tory in the interest of peace, his service
in Congress and as Secretary of State I'M
der Adams.
Mr.. MacNeagh reviewed Marshall's 50
years service as Chief Justice, the great
epoch-making decisions in which he par
ticipated and his tremendous influence in
the settlement of the great constitutional
controversies which made for the future
glory and strength of the Union.
Differences of opinion may well exist
as to the best methods of discharging the
grave and serious duties unexpectedly
devolved upon us by a war begun with
the noble object of helping a struggling
people to secure their independence: but
let us trust that, however we may differ
as to methods, we all believe that the
true glory of America and her true mis-
Sions in the new century, as in the old,
is what a great prelate of the Catholic
Church has recently declared it to be-tO
stand fast by Christ and His gospel: to
cultivate not the Moslem virtues of war, of
slaughter, of rapine and of conquest, but
the Christian virtues of self-denial and
kindness and brothery love. In cherish
ing these aspirations and in striving to
realize them, we are wholly in the spirit
of the great Chief Justice.
In one of the galleries was T. Lewis
Marshall of Orange, Va, the Oldest de-
scendant of Chief Justice Marshall.