The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-02-05
MARSHALL CENTENARY
Former Chief Justice Honored In Hall
asasx Of Representatives.
ADDRESS BY MR.. MACVEAGH.
Declares That We Can Best Honor
John Marshall's Memory by Max
ing America Land OF Peace,
Wisdom and Liberty.

| John MarshalPs Memory by Maxi
ing America a Land of Pence,
Wisdom and Liberty.
] Washington, Feb. 4.-John Marshal
Of Virginia was installed as chief justice
of the United States 100 years ago, ant
the centennial anniversary of that even
was commemorated with impressive cere
monies in the hall of representatives a
the capitol. The programme arranged
by the joint committee of congress an,
William Writ Howe of New Orleans
president OF the American Bar associa
ton, was simple and dignitied, as becam,
the life of the great jurist. The presi
dent, his cabinet, the members of the su
preme court, the members of the sena.,
and house, the diplomatic corps and mem
bers of the District Bar association at
tended as invited guests.
Many other distinguished persons wer,
in the galleries, which We're reserved fol
those holding cards Of admission. AL
though the various official bodies entered
i the hall together, they were not announc
ed as on a formal occasion. president
Mckinley and the members Of the cabi
! net were the luSl W urTlNt. l. ne eullrt
assemblage rose and remained standing
until they had seated themselves.
| Representative Dalzell OF Pennsylvania
called the assemblage to order. He stat
ed briefly the action Of congress in pro
viding for the ceremonies and the selec
tion of Chief Justice Fuller as presiding
officer. The chief justice, in his Judicial
robes, was escorted to the chair by Rep
resentatives Grosvenor Of Ohio and Rich
ardson of Tennessee. Rev. DIR. William
Strother Jones Of Trenton, great-grand
son Of John Marshall, invoked the divine
blessing.
The chief justice in introducing Hon.
Wayne MacNeagh, who was to deliver
the grafton, paid an eloquent tribute 10
the great work Of Marshall, which ,cvok-
cd hearty applause from the assemblage.
Mr.. Macyeash's Address.
Mr.. MacVcagh in part said:
To-day is dedicated TO the law.
therefore speak 10 you as a lawyer, and
congratulate you that it is part of on
happy fortune that the occasion which
brings us together offers in itself its
amplest and complctest justification. II
would indeed have been Il grave derclic.
ton of duty if tn" brotherhood of Amer.
lean lawyers, un the bench and at the
bar, had not assembled to honor with
fitting Observanccs the centennial ami.
versary of the entrance by John Marshall
into the office of chief justice of the SUI
preme court of the United States"
Mr.. MacNcagh then sketchcd the con.
dition of the colonies as they existed
when Marshall was born in 1865, the
growth of the spirit Of liberty which i'm.
bucd him with the love of free institu.
tons and which led him to take UP arms
as youth of ~ when the Revolution
broke out. He traced his career as a
soldier through The Revolution, his sub.
Sequcnt service in the legislature of Nir.
ginia, in its constitutional convention, his
special mission to the French directory
III the interests Of peace, his service in
congress and as secretary Of state under
Adams, ending this part OF his address
by saying:
"The brilliancy the wisdom, and the
enduring value of his contributions to the
welfare of his country as chief Justice
have naturally diverted attention from
his valuable and fruitful labors as a
statesman, but those labors ought never
to be forgotten, as they help to exhibit
in its true proportions that consistency
of opinion which made him, from first TO
last, such powerful factor on the side
of liberty and union.'
Career az Chief Justice,
Mr.. MacNcagh reviewed Marshalrs IS
years service as chief justice, the great
epoch making decisions in which he par
ticipated, his tremendous influence in the
settlement of the great constitutional
controversies which made for the future
glory and strength OF the Union, and con
cluded as follow:
While our hearts are full of gratitude
for unexampled material blessings let us
on this day Of all days, when the memo
ries of the fathers cluster so closely
about US, acknowledge, as they always
! acknowledged, that nations cannot live
by bread alone. 1t was because of such
conviction that they cherished, and we
nave heretofore cherished, the Christian
ideal Of true national greatness.
when we come III last to believe that
the true mission of nations, ms of men, is
TO promote righteousness on earth; that
comforting liberty is wiser than making
gain; that new friends are better for Ms
than new markets; that love is more ele.
waiting than hatred: that peace is noblcr
than war; that the humblest human life
is sacred; that the humblest human right
should be respected, il is only by recogniz-
ing these truths, which can never fail to
be true, that our own beloved country can
worthily discharge the sacred mission
coniided to her and maintain her true
dignity and grandeur.
In chershing these aspirations and in