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twelve yea
eleven amendme.
been found 10 be NE,
distrust existed of its ~
many States there was an actIy,
ter hostility to it, magniiying its few
projections and denying its manifold aT-.-
trausCendent merits Party sPlTlt, then a
ever since our greatest peril eXulted in
The prospect that IL would soon be appar-
enr that The Constitution was Incapable of
solving the almost insolubIe problem. Of
reyouciIIng the rights OF thirteen self
governing and Independent communities
each differing IN many respects from every
ether. with sucn sovereignty in the Gen
rraI Government as was dIspensable to
the perpaJuiJy Cf the free institutions con
hdej Dy the fathers 10 its sheltering care.
in those noble and memorable words gray-
en by them. as with pen Of iron over the
entrance 10 The sources Of the fundamen-
tai Law and which cannot be too often re-
peated in which they declared that the
Constitution vas ordained TO form a
more perfect union establish justice. in
sure domestic tranquility. provide Tor the
common defence, promote the general
welfare and secure he blessings Of lib
erty 10 ourselves and our posterity."
The new nation stood at parting of the
ways divided as IN twain by two great
contentious. each supported by names of
imposing weight and authority. one party
insisting that the National Government
was sovereign ma zion created By the
people Of Tie United States and subject as
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ton OF G.,
injury One ~
ment is 10 afford g.
Constitution of the - .
President is invested with ...
porGant political powers. in the
of which he IS accountable 10 his coIrn,
in his political character and TO his own
conscience. To aid him in the perform
ance of those duties he is authorized to
appoint certain Cabinet officers. and so
long IS the subjects of their action are
political. there exists no power to control
their discretion. which is the discretion
Of he President But when Congress i'm
poses upon a Cabinet officer other duties
and directs him to perform certain acts.
when the rights of individuals are Deepen
dent CT the performance of those acts
he is 20 faI the officer Of the law; is
amenable 90 the law for his conduct: and
cannot at hs discretion sport away the
vested rights Il others
Mr.. Justi-e Story tells US that these
epoch-makhg judgments We're the re-
suits Of his Own UnassIsted meditations. "
They established upon a basis which can
never be successfully assaiIed that both
! the Legislature and executive departments
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An Ideal Career.

He had indeed completed the circle OF
a good mans duty as husband and father,
as citizen and soldier as Statesman and
Jurist; and he has left to all the coming
generations OF his cOuntrymen an lnSpir-
ing example of q happy union OF wisdom
and virtue and patriotism Ty-o genera
lions OF American citizens have come and
gone since the nation stood BY his open
grave, and if we have not prOhtef as We
ought to have done by the lessons Of his
life we have not wholly failed to realize
the lofty ideals ne cherished for US
But while our hearts are full of cratf-
tude for unexampled material blessings.
let Us. on this day OF all days. when The
memories Of the fathers cluster so closely
about Us, acknowledge as they always ac-
knovIedged that nations cannot live by
bread alone 1t was because of such con-
vicJion that jhey cherished. and We have
heretofore cherished the Christian ideal
Of true national greatness; and our fdeli-
II to that ideal. however imperfect il has
been. entitled US in some measure 70 the
divine blessing, for having offered an ex-
ample 10 she world for more than an en-
tire generation of how = nation could mar
yelously Increase in wealth and strength
and ali material prosperity while living in
peace with ali mankind. And aithough
many good and thoughtful people are Just
now greatly troubled at what seems TO
them an evil promise OF the future. as
American lawyers We must never for =
moment. in dark days or in brfght. de-
Spair OF the Republic.
Differences of opinion may we'll exist as
to the best methods Of diScharging the
grave and serious duties unexpectedly de-
vOlyed upon us by 4 war begun with the
noble object Of helping Il struggling people
to secure their independence; but let US
trust that, however We may differ as to
methods, We all believe that the true
glory of America and her true mission in
The new century, as in the old. is what e
great prelate of the Catholic Church has
recently declared it to be: To stand fast
| by Christ and his gospel: to cultivate not
! thN AOslem virtues of war. of slaughter
OF rslp--4e and of conquest. but the Chris
tional virtues of self-dsniaI and kindness
and br0Iherly love. and that it is our mis-
( sion not TO harm but TO help to a better
| life every felloW-cFeature of whatever col
or and however weak or IoWly; and then
we may some day hear the benediction:
| 'Inasmuch as re did it 10 one of the least
Of these my brethren We did it unto me-
The Lessons of Time
The passing years bring with them great
co1.persatiOnS. and among them is 4 Sc
rHaity ot Judgment which enables us to
rsacsLiZe as literal practical truth thut
/ however We may strive 20 persuade our
SIEVE Je the contrary, no nation ever has
gathered or ever viii gather grapes of
thOrns or figs from thistles; and, as the
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the almost universal UupOpulariLy Of the
treaty Mr.. Jay had negotiated with Eng
land, Mr.. Marshall fearlesSly advocated
its ratification, demolishing, once for ali,
IN a profound legal argument before thu
people Of Richmond, the proposition that
the Constitution, in giving Congress the
power 10 regulate commerce. denied 10
the President the right 10 negotiate 4
commercial treaty. He was again elected
TO the General Assembly n I.95, and on
May 81, 1871. was appointed one OF
the three special ENJOYS President adams
was sending to France n the hope OF pre-
serving peace with that country, while
maintaining the dignity and honor OF his
own
The sordid nature Of the negotiation OF
the Directory, conducted through Taliey-
rand and his agents. vas fully exposed,
when it was shamelessly declared by them
that 70 maintain peace It was ne essaTy
10 pay money! great deal o. money"
and 20 this demand the true American
answer was given at the banquet rendered
Mr. Marshall on his return from his mis-
sion BY members OF the Congress then
sitting at Philadelphia: Millions for de-
fence. but not one cent for tribute
Justified Tribute
His bearing through all the painful and
disagreeable experiences OF this mission
justified the message Patrick Henry sen.
him Tell Marshall I love him because
he acted as a republican and as an AmerI-
can Those were indeed the tEO guiding
and controlling convictions o. MS whole
Hfe-he was always an ardent republican
and he was always an ardent American;
and his mastery conduct Of the negotIa-
lions |ith the Directory is another stris-
ing instance Of the truth that. since this
country became nation, no other c9uE-
Try has been as wisely and successfully
served by its diplomatic Representatives
a. the United States. OF Marshail's con-
duct OF those negotiations President Ad-
ans declared Il ought 10 be marked b.
the most decided appreciation Of The pub
lie. He has raised the American people
in their own esteem; and If the iHGUeuce
Of truth and justice. reason aud argu-
ent IS not lost in Europe, he has raised
? consideration OF the United States il
1t quarter"
DR. MarshalTs next public service was
memaer OF the last Congress which
In Philadelphia. meeting II December.
and which bsiy, 50 competent d Judge
BiEney has declared. was per
-"eIIed IN the number Of its
US or in the spirit for
the prize Of the
"uncing the
seems
~a
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It is quite a. in
stances. that the COZ Jus-
tice Marshall CT the dignl,- great
office in no manner interfered n his
appreciation Of the assistance to be de-
rived from the arguments Of counsel or
of his enjoyment OF their eloquence. His
own lofty standard of The judicial char
acter vas. however. never relaxed In the
closing years OF MS life. as a member Of
the convention called to revise the consti-
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other have forced Us to contemplate and
prepare for war We have repealed and
VIII continue 20 repel injuries not doubt
Iul IN their nature and hostIities not to
be misunderstood" With this clear and
vigorous statement Of the true position Of
his country he closed his career as a
statesman.
4 Man for the Place.
On the fourth day Of February, 1901,
just hundred years ago. he took his seat
~as Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court Of
the United States. Soldier he had been
and statesman, and now for the rest OF
his life he was dedicated to the admin
Istration OF the law Fortunately he came
70 this great Office which is among the
greatest possible to be held BY man in
The full maturity Of his Intellectual pow
ers- and admirably equipped to meet every
demand which might be made upon him
He Was first of all thorough lawyer
thoroughly well grounded in legal princi-
pies, and thoroughly familiar with the de
cisIons Of the courts of England and at
home. and possessed of the incalculabie
advantage Of having tried and argued
many unimportant, as we'll as many i'm
DOTJant causes; for he had been engaged
IN active. IabOrious. and miscellaneous
practice at the bar for twenty years
His public duties with the one exception
of his brief special mission 10 France bad
not Withdrawn him from the scene OF his
professional laboTs. CT seriously inter
fered with his devotion TO them. He had
risen rapidly at the bar for the legal
questions then 10 be discussed were novel
10 their character and counsel in the ar
gliment % such causes were obliged TO Tea-
sen from general principles and seek TO
Dply considerations Of abstract Justice,
50 that the needs Of the time and the
character Of his mind we're in most hap
py accord
When ne removed to Richmond il is not
surprising that he rapidly advanced TO the
position OF the acknowledged leader Of its
bar.
! have dwelt uDon these steps of his
advance from his admission 10 the bar III
1871 20 his national reputation as an en-
IGeGC lawyer II 1891. because IL has al
ways seemed to me there was danger
OF overlooking hrs rank At the bar. a the
time Of his appointment because of the
inz-sJimabIe value OF MS services on the
bench where for mere Than thirty years
he proclaimed and established the true
cauons OF construction to be applied 10
the Constitution
Il IS hardly pc ssible for Us at the be-
ginning OF the century just opening to ap-
preciate the difficulties and the dangers
which confronted ths- nation at the begin
mig Of the century which has Just closed
We are now secure OF citizenship IN a
powerful. and free nation. whose
HDon all questions affecting the
20 IS subject only to such
ions as the sovereign
are in very So
beyond the
"a ma
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An Orator Among Orators.

The convention. in which he was TO dis
play these qualities for the advantage CT
his country. met at Richmond June ,.
1TSS. and presented an assemoIage Of men
rarely # ever surpassed in the qualities
most bonored in deHberative assemblies.
the qualities of eIoquenre. experience.
and character. Among its members were
Patrick Henry and George Mason Ed
mund Pendleton and James Madison Ed
mund Randolph. George Nicholas. and
Henry Lee It was in such COMPANY that
John Marshall by the massive strength of
his great arguments on BenaIf of the
Union and the Constitution succeeded in
securing victory for them while eEJor,ing
from his earnest and eloquent opponents
extraordinary tributes of respect and r,-
gard.
Mr. Marshall was. throughout Wash
ingtCn's Administration. its thorough and
earnest supporter, and notwithstanding
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during value OF his contrib
welfare cf h3s country as
have naturally diverted
his valuable and fruitful
statesman but those labors 0ugn.
20 be forgotten. as they help 10 exhibit -.
rs true proportions that ccnsiste1rv. If
opinion which made him, from first to last
such powerful factor on the side Of lib
erty ard Union. He was reelected 20 the
state Legislature IN 1874 and again in
1lSI and in the following year he was
chosen q member OF the convention called
60 reject or 10 ratify the Constitution of
the United States. This last election clear
y resulted from his personal popularity.
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were subject to the law. which is the only
enduring basis of government in the dem
oCTatiC ages
The other labors Of Chief Justice Mar
shall. in giving definite form and meaning
/ to the provisions of the Constitution. we're
only comparatively less difficult and in
pcrtant: and We must not lessen our. graf
itude to him by failing to appreciate the
gravity Of those decisions and their stead
iIy increasing Influence in our national
life.
State and National Rights.
Having settled the undoubted right of
! Congress TO determine. in its unfettered
discretion. what means were necessary TO
give effect to the powers the Constitution
conferred upon it. he next addressed him
self TO securing for the means thus employ
cd absolute freedom from interference by
/ the authority Of aEy State. He said that
While there was no express provision on
the subject the proposition rested ION a
principle which so entirely pervades the
Constitution. Is 50 intermiXed with the
materials which compose it. so interviewer
( with its web. so blended with its texture.
( as TO be incapable Of being separated from
II without reEding it into shreds. If the
States may tax one instrument employed
by the General Government they may tax
ali the means employed by it. to an ex-
cess which would defeat all the ends OF
government. This was not intended by
the American people They did not design
TO make their Government dependent on
the States. The question is indeed Ques-
tion Of supremacy The court has bestow-
ed oil the subject its most deliberate con-
sideration, The result is a conviction that
the States have no power by taxation or
otherwise to retard impede, burden. or
in any manner control the operation Of
the constitutional laws. enacted by Con
gress, to carry into execution the powers
vested in the General Government This
is, We think, The inevitable consequence
of that supremacy which the Constitution
has declared
His next great step forward was to
withdraw the obligations of contracts
from the power of the State Legislatures
to impair their validity. and to place
them also beneath the protecting aegis
OF the Constitution He said: This
court can be insensibIe neither to the
magnitude nor TO the deliCacy OF this
question The validity of a legislative act
is to be examined, and the opinion Of the
highest law tribunal of a State is TO be re-
vi5ed. But the American people have said,
in the Constitution of the United States,
that no State shah pass any law impairing
the obligation Of contracts. In the same
instrument they have also said that the
judicial power shall extend to all cases,
in law and equity, arising under the Cen
stituuion. On the judges of this court is
imposed the solemn duty of protecting,
from even legislative violation those con-
tracts which the Constitution OF our
country has placed beyond legislative con
troll: and, however irksome the task may
be, this is duty from which We dare not
shrink
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An Act Of Conscience.

Although strong supporter Of Presi-
dent Adams Administration. Mr.. Marshall
voted without hesi--t:en contrary to the
earnest desire Of the President and in III
rect opposition TO ali those with whom he
was in general political accord. Believing
that the second section Of The Alien and
Sedirion I2ws" ought 10 be repealed. he
voted accordingly and il has long since
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There viii be a meeting Of the stock
holders of the PURITY ICE COMPANY
at the Office Of the company, Room So,
HUtchins Building. corner Tenth and D
Streets northwest. en- MONDAY, THE 4TH
DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1891, AT II
O'CLOCK 4. NJ, for the purpose OF eu-
thorizing the increase of the present cap
itaI stock CT fifty thousand $50 OO0) dollars
to one hundred and fifty thousand Csc 0001
dollars. JOHN E. McGAW
LEE HUTCHINS.
W J. DANTE,
5a15-2St.am Trustees
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

SPECIAL NoTICE-The annual meeting
of the stockholders OF LOST RUN
OIL AND GAS COMPANY for the election
Of directors, and for such other business
as may properly come before said meet
ing. viii be held a Hotel Berkeley. Mar
tinsburg. ". Va. WEDNESDAY, FEBRU-
AIRY, g. 1901, AT y O'CLOCK NJ
CLARENCE 6. DAVIS,
m29-S Secretary and Treasurer
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WE Boy UNDIVIDED INTERESTS IN
Real Estate and Perfect Titles.
Parties who failed 10 nav 1855 taxes and
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as not only the State of Virginia but also
the county of Henrico. which elected him
was opposed to the adoption OF she Con
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The Part of the Bar.

IN those arduOUs la5orS Of evolving. year
by year. the true strength and grandeur Of
the Constitution We must never forge. the
part borne by the bar-among others by
Writ. and Dallas. and Dexter. by Pinckney
and Ogden and Mason. by Bfnney and Ser
geaht, Jy Livingston and Wheaton. BIZ
Martin and Rodney aud RawIe. by Tsuer
ana by Webster and the reciprocal conf
deace. regard and affection which existed
between The bench and the bar in those
memorable years Of our judicial history
should never be forgotten Il was only
such an atmosphere which could have en-
hcIdeued Air. Wirt to address q court Of
law III th9Se words so often repeated and
SO familiar 10 our ears. and il vas net
only with courteous attention but wiLb an
entire appreciation Of their beauty that
The court listened 20 him when during the
trial OF Burr he described in mis- vivid
imagery. the startling change in the ma
tuTe Of BlannerhasSetU from his not per
hitting The winds OF summer to visL1- his
wife TOO roughly TO allowing her TO shi.-
er al midnight on the banks Of the Ohio.
and mingle her tears with the torrents
that froze as they fell"
The Chief Justice has himself given Us q
description Of the enjoyment of the court
or Mr. PIntkney'S argument in the case
OF the NereIde- With a pencil dipped
in the most vivid cClors and guided by the
hand OF a master splendid portrait has
been drawn Of a single figure, composed Of
the most discOrdant materials of peace and
war The skill of the artist was exqui-
site-the garb IL which the figure vas pre-
scented WAS dazzling"
During Mr. Webster's argument on be
half OF Dartmouth College he faItered and
said: 1t is, as I have said. small col
'a@e-and yet there are those who love
ID here the feelings which he had
.. ""eeded in keeping down broke
saw il was wholly IN
sure on his heart
The court
500 minutes
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ITIb-
piTe. anu
dependence aIs,-
However imDrobz.
may now appear 1t is
that Mr. Marshall changed IL.
opinion upon a grave constitutions.
ticE by a speech ii Congress. although
il true that his argument in the Robbins
ease 50 far from being an ordinary speech
in debate has all the merit and nearly all
he weight OF d judicial decision. He de-
mOnstratee that, under the circumstance.
the surrender OF Robbins to the British
authorities vas an act OF political power.
which belonged 10 the executive depart
ment alone: and before the session closed
he vas privileged to teach his associates
as well as his successors in Congress. by
a striking example. how. when The con-
victions Of the individual conscience con-
aicJ with the bahests OF party y true
patriot VIII follow the former in utter
disregard Of party discipline and Of pos
sible calaInitous consequences to his future
7.nfFfFazT
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Facing n Grave Duty.

Facing Grave Duty.
! It is now recognized that one Of his
/ greatest services 10 his country was in
/ withstanding wave OF great popular ex-
! element, shared and fostered by Presi-
! dent Jefferson himself and declaring the
! true doctrine of the Constitution TO be.
that no man can be convicted Of treason
against the United States unless he is
J proven by the testimony Of two witnesses
/ to the same oTert act, Of levying war
/ against the nation. or of adherfug TO its
/ enemies. In discharging this grave duty
( he recognized fully the ObIoquy to which
he was exposing himself. no man. ne
said, is DESTROYS of becoming the pecu-
liar subject of calumny- No man, might
he let the bitter cup pass from him with
out self-reproach, would drain it TO the
| bottom. But If he has no choice in the
case. II there is no alternative presented
/ 10 him but a derelicyien Of duty or the
oppr0brium OF those who are denominated
the world, he merits the contempt as we'll
as the Indignation Of his country who can
/ hesitate which 20 embrace
In the years to come ii will probably be
recognized that among his decisions. non.
viii surpass in permanent material ad-
/ Ftsatage that decision which determined
that the power 10 regulate commerce re
sided exclusively IN Congress and must be
kept lnfIOtdte from any intrusion by the
States, under any gUise whatsoever. He
refused 10 admit that any rights pos
sessed by the States may be used so as
20 obstruct the free course of a power
given to Congress. We cannot admit -
he said, 1T may be used SO as to OBJ
struct or defeat the power to regulate
commerce II has been observed that
the pow eTs remaining with the States may
De so exercised as to come in conflict
with those vested in Congress- When
this happens that which is not supreme
must yield TO that which Is supreme
This great and universal truth is fnsepa-
rable from the nature OF things. and the
Constitution has applied IL to the often
interfering powers of the General aud
State Governments as a vital principle of
perpetual obligation. No power Of leg
islatioH in the States can be allowed 10
restrain or interfere with any law which
Congress may cOnstitutionaliy past
cannot interfere with any regulation of
commerce"
The Part of the Bar.
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The Lessons of Time.

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