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

world to the new. and of the elevating
experiences of the life OF adventure. OF
courage. OF intellectual and religious fer
yOr which they had lived Not many no
bic. not many mighty were enrolled in
their ranks. They were people Of the mid
die class, such as We all have continued to
be. and, however reluctant some Of US
may be 10 admit it, We all are likely to
remain. They did not primarily seek
wealth, but they avoided poverty and &C
quired property by hard and honest toll.
The Freedom of worship.
And as these different natioraIities were
commingled and were rapidly being fused
into one people, the professors Of all the
different religious creeds gathered here
were united in their devotion to the land
which gave to each OF them the right to
freedom of religious worship. and when
John Marshall was born the American
coIonists. thiDIy scattered along the At
lantfc Coast from Massachusetts, Bay to
Georgia. were as one people slowly march
ing inland to take possession of the con-
tinent, and to establish great nation
resting upon the sublime truth-true yes
Jerday. true today. and true foreYeT-that
all men are created free and equal and
are endowed by their Creator with certain
inalienable rights, among which are life
liberty, and the pursuit Of happiness"
What followed was as inevitable as
decree OF fate. although to the CourtieTs
of the old world. its mobiles and its kings.
the revolt of the new world seemed like
a disl0catiOn of the order of nature. To
them, in their blindness the world was
all so suddenly changed. so much that was
vigorous was sunk decTepit, so much that
was not was beginning TO be. Borne over
the Atlantic to the closing ear of Louis.
King by the grace Of God what sounds
were these, new in our centuries Bos-
ton Harbor was black with unexpected
tea Behold a Pennsylvania Congress
gather; and ere long on Bunker Hill
democracy, announcing in rifle yOileys.
death-winged. under her star banner that
she was born, and would envelOp the
Whole world
In truth. nothing in the evolution of
the material world is more orderly than
the evolution in history Of the American
Revolution and the American Union. They
were the natural and inevitable results of
the memories, the sufferings the faith,
and the aspirations Of the early settlers
an Honorable Record
As early as the year 1853. when John
Marshall was only ten years cid. the cit
liens Of the county of WestmoreIand
where his father had been born, wrote
and signed a declaration setting forth
the rights Of the colonies. Before he was
ten years older he had assisted in form
ing a company OF volunteers to defend
those rights by arms. of which company
he was appointed lieutenant; and then
began the first labors of his life, Iabors
which were destined to I'LL in fullest
measure every obligation Of a patriotic
citizen. first as soldier, then as states
man and last, and GROWING all, with il
lustrious and unfading renown, as jurist.
In h h.
ty years old. he walked ten miles from
his fathers house to an appointed muster
field He was about six feet in height,
straight, and rather slender, with eyes
dark to blackness. beaming with intelli-
gence and good nature. he wore a plain
blue hunting shirt and trousers of the
same material fringed with white. and
round black hat with bucktaiI for q
cockade-" When the company had assem-
bied he told them he had come TO meet
them as fellOw-SOldiers who were likely
70 De called on to defend their country
and their rights and liberties invaded by
the British Crown; that soldiers were
called for. and that it was time to bright
en- up their firearms and learn TO use them
IN the field
Active military duty was soon offered
him and he doubtless accepted it with
that 10Y OF expected battle which is the
common heritage of all the fighting races
and which only needs Just cause, like
our Revolutionary struggle, TO justify and
sanctify it; bat for its justification and
sanetity such a cause II always and i'll all
quarters Of the world, imperatiyely needs.
Lieutenant Marshall was soon promoted
10 a captaincy. and it was on the field Of
BTandyWine. q pastoral scene. then and
now as beautiful as the eye ever rested
on. where Lafayette first shed his blood
and Wayne won his first laureIs, that John
Marshall fought his first battle. He also
bore an honorable part at Germantown;
but IL was only when the army retired 10
winter quarters in December III and he
was appointed TO act as deputy judge ad-
YOcatt, that he came into personal rela-
lions with Washington and began TO Sc
cure that large measure of confidence and
regard which thereafter steadily increased
10 the close of Washington's life.
At Valley Forge.
As two Virginia youths lay sleeping in
their huts that winter at Valley Forge
wonder II any forecast Of their country's
future. or any forecast Of their own, came
10 them in their dreams. Of these youths
Dns vas John Marshall, who was destined
TO lay broad and deep the foundations Of
his cOuntry's greatness. and thereby as
sist to secure the glory and the blessing
OF free Institutions 10 untold generations
OF men, and the other was James Monroe,
who was destined TO proclaim the truth
tnat this whole American continent from
end 70 end, and from sea 70 sea- must be
regarded by all other nations as dedicated
10 liberty and &c beqUeath 10 as the duty
Of giving practical and complete effect to
the noble and Inspiring doctrine which
bears his name.
From Valley Forge John Marshall fol-
lowed The varying fortunes of Washing
tons command through the year 17.8 and
OF June 16. 1873. he was with General
Wayne in the assault and capture Of Stony
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