The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-04

Wayne MacVeagb, of Pennsylvania, at
the John Marshall Day celebration n jhs
| Capitol today, paid the following eIo-
| quent tribute to the career OF the great
| Chief Justice. He considered mis- life as
| soldier, as a lawyer. as a statesman, and.
/ above all. as jurist, whose standing and
| ability were worthy of the high dignity
! OF the Office he so well filled The SER
| vices Of Chief Justice John Marshall to
his country, especially in connection with
| the Constitution. and the relations Of he
| young Republic with other nations nat
urally formed a prominent part of the ad-
| dress Attention was also directed TO his
high standing at the bar. as an evidence
of his eminent fitness for the Office he was
called up to occupy. In part, Mr. Mac
Veagh said:
Mr.. Chief Justice. Members OF the Ameri-
can Bar Association. Ladies and Gen.
tlemeR:
Today is dedicated to the law. there
fore speak to you as lawyer; and l con-
graduate you that 1t is part Of our happy
fortune that the occasion which brings Us
/ together offers in itself its amplest and
compietest justification. It would indeed
have been a grave derelietIon OF duty II
/ the brotherhood of American lawyers, on
| the bench and at the bar. had not assem-
4 bled 10 honor with fitting Observances the
/ centennial anniversary Of the entrance by
/ John Marshall into the Office OF Chief
1 Justice OF the Supreme Court of the Uni.
! ted States.
And the place where we are assembled
I IS Of al places the most fitting for These
ceremonies; for il was here, in the Capital
Of The country he loved SO devotedIy and
served so faithfully, that he was ATTENDED
by those patient and achieving years dur
ing which his labors enrolled his name
among the few immortal benefactOrs OF
mankind It is also eniRentIy ftGing that
such an occasion should be honored by the
presence Of distinguished Senators and
Representatives in Congress OF the states.
whose proper and abiding place in our
governmental system was determined By
him; by the presence Of members of that
illUStrious tribunal the vasL extent q
whose rightfuI jurisdiction vas deter
mined by him; by the presence of the
Chief Magistrate and members OF the Cab
met, whose subsection TO the Law vas de-
Jermined by him, eud by other citizens
OF the country which inner his forming
hand. instead Of becoming a dissolubls
confederscy CT discordant States became
great and indissolubie nation. endowed
with all the powers necessary 60 enabls
II not only 10 protect itself against enc
mics at home or abroad, but also TO ac-
cept and discharge the splendid and en-
nobling mission which had been conhded
TO il in the divine purpose for the eduea-
ton OF the world. and which ne recognized
when first Of all men he spoke of the En-
pire Of Aneriea-that OF securing TO the
whole American continent government OF
the people, by the people, and for The peo-
PIE"
A Wonderful Period.
The small Virginia hamlet in which John
Marshall was born or the 24th day OF Sep
tenber 1755. IS almost within sight from
the noble terrace CT the Capitol, and much
as the world has changed. that section OF
Virginia has not very greatly changed
since that day His birth fell almost half
way between The opening Of the seven
teenJh century and the opening Of the
entIeth-1aidWay of the three centuries
which, IN many important respects, Of all
the centuries have bean the most fruit
full the most interesting, and the mos&
be@eGcsnt
The first half of that stirring period Of
Change. alarm, surprise, messed
what is probably the most far-reaching
and certainly the most romantic drama OF
history-the colonization Of America The
landing at Jamestown had followed the
dawn OF the seventeenth century by only
seven years. and the Pilgrims having
landed in Massachusetts in 1920 and VIII
liam Penn having landed in Pennsylvania
in 1888 Il is reasonably accurate 10 con
slider that he essential and formative Ia
bors Of the first settlers extended over and
were comprised within the $50 years pre-
cediug John MarshaiFs birth, and that
like period Of $50. years extends from his
birth 10 the day on which we are assem-
bieH to do honor to his memory
know not how others may feel, but
have never been able TO read sIl-si5 rG55
Of the marvellous story Of the settlement
Of America without an access of generous
enthusiasm and OF seeming TO be lifted
into a Dlrgr and sereuer air. The men
engaged in those Transforming labors vs.
fully conscious Of the greGt7ess Of th.'v -orI-
given them to DO md thew addressed
themselves 70 II as c7-wOrknrs With God
for the advantage, Mt only OF themselves
and their --9,3'.5.reH But of tie future gen
tIaliCns which were 70 rise up and call
them blessed.
i Heritage of Citizenship.
It is too often forgotten that We are IN
almost all essential things only their law
full heirs. and such viii be our ehildren's
children 10 the last syllable OF recorded
time. We sometimes talk with dull mis-
apprehension Of our Inheritance, as If the
here of The different nationalities
Of the earth was a mere accident of our
own time. and as if because some Of cur
misfortuues are traceable 10 it. we ere
privileged to deny 10 any less fortunate
brother such opportunity TO seek 4 home
upon this free and bOgndfUi continent as
our ancestors enjoyed. The truth is that
the citizenship to which John Marshall
was born. with al its far-reaching Cppor-
tunities and inspirations. vas due to Just
such mingiing of the blood Of different
races as we are now Witnessing a Jesuit
father Is authority Tor the statement that
eighteen different languages were Spoken
in what is now the city of New York two
centuries ago. and probably no greater
number is spoken there today: While as
early as I-6I il was declared by a very
competent authority that the diversity
of peoples religions, nations. and Ian
guageS in America is prodisi0us.'
This vast continent of America is $50
charged and VIII, believe, always Tenaia
charged with another mission. impressed
upon it by the men who settled it-that Of
being the refuge and the home OF true
equality and of the republican form Of
government II was settled and civilized
and defended by men to whom the idea OF
privilege was abhorrent, and TO whom the
sense of substantial equality Of Oppoct uni
ty vas the very breath Of their lives.
To estimate properly the true grandeur
of character OF any great man it IS always
necessary 10 understand his environment
and the spirit of the age in which he lived
The vibrant and electric atmosphere, into