The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-05

the bar, had not assembled to honor
with fitting observances the centennial
anniversary of the entrance by John
Marshall into the Office of chief justice
OF the supreme court Of the United
States.
And the place where we are assem-
bled is of all places the most fitting
for these ceremonies; for il was here. in
the capital of the country he loved so
dev0tedly and served so faithfully. that
he was attended by those patient and
dchleVlng years during which his la
bcrs enrolled his name among the few
immortal benefaCtors of mankind It
also is eminently fitting that such an
occasion should be hOnOred by the pres
ence Of distinguished senators and rep
Fesentatives in congress of the states
whose proper and abiding place on our
governmental system was determined
by him; the presence of members of
that illustriOus tribunal the vast ex-
tent of whose riEhtfUl jurisdiction was
determined BY him: by the presence of
the chief magistrate and members of
the cabinet whose subsection to the law
WAS determined By him and by other
citizens of the country which. under
his forming hand. instead of becoming
dtssOluble cOnfederacy of discOrdant
states, became a great and indissolu-
DE nation, endowed with all the powers
necessary to enable ii not only to DrO-
abroad, but also to accept and dis
charge the splendid and ennobling mis-
sion which had been COnfided to it in
the divine purpose for the education of
the world. and which he recognized
when, first Of all men. he spoke of the
empire OF America-that of securing to
the whole American continent govern
ment OF the people, by the people and
for the people
Traces Justices Early Career.
Mr.. MacVeagh then sketched the con-
dition OF the colonies as they existed
when Marshall was born in 1855 the
growth Of the spirit Of liberty which
lEnbufd establishment with the love of
IIte institutions and which led him to
take up arms as a youth of twenty
when the revolution broke out He
traced his career as a soldier throueb
the revolution, his subsequent service
IN the legislature of Virginia. in it's
constitutional convention. his special
mission to the French directory in the
interests of peace, his service in con-
gress and as sec etary Of state under
Adams, ending this part of his address
By saying:
The briilianCy, the wisdom and the
enduring value Of his contributions TO
the welfare of his country as chief JUS
tee have naturally diverted attention
from mis- valuable and fruitful Iabors
never to be forgotten. as they happen
70 exhibit in its true proportions that
consistency or opinion which made him
from nrst to last, such a powerful fac
Tor on the side Of liberty and union"
As Interpreter of Constitution.
Mr.. MacVeagh reviewed MarshaHs
unlrty-1Ve years service as chief ms
tice, the great epoCh-making decisions
IN which ne participated, his tremen-
dous lhHuence in the settlement of the
sreat constitutional controversies
which made for the future glory and
strength Cf the union and concluded
as follows:
While our hearts are full of graft
lude IOT uneXampled material bless
lhgs. Iet US, on this day of all days.
When the memories of the fathers clus
ter SO closely about US. acknowledge *
they always acknowledged. that ma
tons cannot live by bread alone. II
was because Of such conviction that
they cherished. and we have heretofore
cheFished the Christian idea OF true ma
uOnat greatness. and our fidelity ia
that ideal. however imperfect il has
Deen. inspired us with some measure to
the dlVlne blessing for having offered
an example TO the world for more than
th ehtre generation OF now d nation
could marvelOuSly increase in wealth
and strength and all material DrOsDer
ity while living in peace with an man
KIND And, although many good and
thoughtful people are Just now greatly
iN9uDled at what seems to them an evil
promise of the future. as American law
yers we must never. for a moment in
dark days or in bright, despair of the
republic. Differences Of opinion NAV
Wen exist as TO the best methods of
discharging the grave and serious du
TIES unexpectedly devolVed upon US by
a war begun by the noble object of
helping struggling people to secure
their Independence; but let US trust