The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-24
JUDGE WILSON'S ADDRESS.
His Talk on John Marshall Commended

His Talk on John Marshall Commended
by Roberts Chapter. u. D. G.
AZ the regular meeting of the oran ".
Roberts chapter. Y. d. c., OF this city,
Miss Adelia A. Dunovant offered the fob
lowing resolutions. which were unani,
mously adopted.
Whereas, We. the Daughters Of thu
Confederacy, are consoryers. not only OF
the history of military victories and 70.
verses. but of Conflicts In the arena oe
loglc-connicts In which constitutional
principles were ever held aloft, as tha
ark OF the covenant. by the men whom we
represent; aud upon the preservation OF
which depends. not only the vindicntlon Of
their sagaclons statesmanship and stain
less political integrity, hut the presavs
tion OF the system OF government estap.
lshed by our forctathers,
Whereas, The humiliation OF the Union
of the constitution began In 1851 with tba
coercion OF free soYereign AND Independent
States, and Is stil being insduously prose-
cutcd until constitutional liberty Is about
10 perish from the earth, and In Its place
the demon of centrnliam, absolutism,
dcspotlsm' Is drawing to Its shrine thou
sands OF deluded dcVotees, numbering
among It's followers many citizens of tho
vast territory that WINS Won 10y democratic
craftsmanship and Southern Valor
Whereas, This reputation Of the con.
stitutional principles OF those to whom they
are indebted for all OF which truly proud
people can hc proud. has recently found
expression In cNtravhgant lnudatlun OF
DlIlct Justice Marshall jprlst who prosti-
tuted his ofnce TO extend the power OF tina
Federal government far beyond the limits
! marked out by the constitutions one whom
| all the rhetorical defamation OF his nd.
| mircrs can not relieve from charge wnicn
/ Is fatal to a Jurist Eluring Inconsistency
| MS long as the 'Fcderallst remains on rec.
ord. In the 'Federalisi, No. 81, L. founii
| Chief Justice Marshall, the ultrafederalist.
! Insisted in the Virginia convention that tho
/ state could not be sued as such before
! Federal court. is It, he said, rational 10
] lauf hn
| dragged before courtT
whereas, The name Daughters OF tho
Confederacy' would he as sounding brass
and tinklng cymbar did we not keep laith-
fu watch from tho high tower of truth,
| and welcome, with warm commentator,
every ray OF light that shoots. across the
portentous clouds of error; and,
whereas, The address OF Judge W. IA.
wilson ON the career OF Chief Justica
Marshall reveals that Iuylss In "a tne nr, .rgs
INFO prominence tho great moral truth thae
poWer for good or evil, OF those ~ hian
places extends far beyond their allotted
'"Rurthermore, we would add that tha
pcrvcrslon of the constitution 70 partisan
ends would he more readily detected, ana
less prolific OF evil consequences IT every
man would bear In mind these words OF
jefferson Davis IT Is not the government
of the United states that Is declared 70 %
supreme; but the constitution, ana tho
laws made in accordance with the consti-
tuition 49,.
"lhprefOrc, be IL hesolNeui tnht We, tnH
r,etnhors Of the Ornn Milo Roberts chap.
Ter Daughters Of the Confederacy, extend
orr nppreciatiOn and thanks to Judge WI.
son for his able and unbiased presentation
"Resoiyed, That copy of these res9lu.
lions be furnished The Post for publloa'
"I{esolyed. That copy OF The Post
containing these resolutions be transmit.
ted 10 Judge Wilson by the corresponding
secretary. 80 y.
Lastly. we beg TO say that we come be.
fore the public ms prestesses ninisterlng
nj The altar of our country. Our mission ~
10 echo and encourage words or truth apn
patriotism-not 10 proclaim them from ing
forum Wa represent the womnnhood OF
claiming .woman's rights We are content
10 FOLLOW. not lead. And, as we gather up
{ The fragments Of the ivory palaces, hopsa
5 comes and lights the darkened RUINS ana
) we seem ~ see, In some far-on day, ln3
} beautiful structure that our FATHERS rearal
) lifting It's towers OF ongdenied justics
} aud truth"