Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-17
MARSHALL IN DEFEAT ]!
The Vote that Beat Him When.
He Ran For Congress.
AMERICAS GREATEST JURlsT

Il
The Famous Chief Justice Was
Great Lawyer With a Short Political
Career Washinston's snub and
Subsequent Frank Apology. 5$
Judge Marshall was not only great
lawyer, but he was fighter and mile 4
tant to the last degree Some insight Isl
into his character may be gained from on
his letters, one of which, dated March
q, 1854, is in the possession Of his
granddaught 1t was addressed to
Archibald Stuart, a lawyer of Staun--B
ton, Va, and friend Of Marshall. The !
second war with England which did i
not actively begin until 1872, was all
ready brewing, and it was no small !
tribute to Marshall's prescience that
he was able to detect trouble SO far IN
advance.
S@ seriously, he. wrote, there APP
pears to me every day to be more
folly, envy, malice and daInned ras-S
.cality In the world than there was the
day. before. and 4 do verify begin to-
think that plain, downright honesty
and unintriguing integrity viii be
kicked out Of doors. We fear and not
without reason d war. The man does
not live who wishes for peace more
than do, but the outrages committed
upon us are beyond human bearing. z M
The chief Justice, like General Wash
lngtoil, was an aristocrat by birth and
breeding, and he kept a retinue Of
coIored servants. who were housed IN
long, rectangular brick building,
which Is still standing at the rear of
the Marshall home. Jim Actor was a.
character, but his position ith the
Marshall family was ecipsed by that;
Of Robin SpudIock, the chief Justices
body servant, who wore livery and
long, fine ings of brilliant color
and Travelled around with his master
His appearance was SO unique that
once In Philadelphia when he was
walking alone with an air of considera-
BILE Importance mob gathered and
threatened him with violence, as a.
black and liveried valet was quite UNI
usual In those parts. No more faithful
body servant ever lived. however, and
the chief justice included In his will a.
bequest for his trusty valet who was
to have d room In the servants build
ing on Marshall street all his life and
woman to wait on him when he
should become old and feeble.
Once John Marshall was induced to
undertake d political career, and 1t
proved the most bitter experience OF
his life. In L 9S, the year before Gene
eral Washing ton died, he summoned
Marshall to Mount Vernon. Washing
ton knew Marshall not only as a man
tof wonderful ability, but also as q
FederaIist in politics. Washington was
| anxious to strengthen the Federaiist
party in congress, and his purpose La
Inviting Marshall to Mount Vernon was
/ to ask him to run for the house Of rep
| resentatiVea as the Federalist candi-
! date from the Richmond district. Mar
shall was opposed to the idea, and
they argued the proposition until late
at night without either bending his
1 strong win to the other. At last Wash
ington, with considerable heat abrupt
4 " babe Marshall good night. AT sun.
1 rise the next morning Marshall arose
Intending to make his way to the
4 Mount Vernon stables and ride off
trusting to time to heal the breach
4 Out in the gardens lie met General
4 Washington. who had OWNED his pur
4 pose. The general begged his pardon
i for treating him so abruptly the night
before and smilingly asked him Whai
4 he was going to do.
.sDo ~ said Marshall Why, sir. I'm
4 going TO congress. & 81 SS 81 n
a He returned to Richmond and begaI
his canvass The Republicans {noN
4 the Democrats) nominated John Clop
4 ton on a state rights platform. II
j, those days the formality Of voting wal
quite different from the latter day pro
Il cedure. "a citizen would walk up Il
the election sheriff In full view anf
hearing Of everybody, shake hands
with him and say:
4 II vote for ohm Marshall ori"I vot,
+ for ] ohm Clopton, e as the case nigh
I be. There were two persons in Rich
tllOMQ kyS>OpAOf 6Auh EACtt
j confidence. They were Parson Blai
and Parson Buchanan. Neither ha,
I been in the habit Of voting or takfni
any part in politics, but Parson Blair
who was a stanch friend OF Marshall
persuaded Parson Buchanan to go I
the polls with him. assuming. ais
matter Of course, that his fellow pal
son agreed with him as to choice o
candidates. Parson Blair east his yot
], for Marshall. Then Parson Buchana
!, stepped up, salutei the sheriff an
: said. III s
vote for John Glopton.' =
a Theirs was a numerous family her
g then whose surname was Enrought,
h Just ais Parson Buchanan pronounce
s Clopton his choice large Delegate
4 Of the Enroughtys put In their appea
i ance
'sWhat is good for the parson Is GOO
& for us, ], they declared ard all of thel
4 voted for Clopton This elected Clio