his mortal strength. He met his end, not at his home, but surrounded by those most dear to him. As it drew near, he wrote the simple inscription to be placed upon his grave. His parentage, his marriage, with his birth and death, were all he wished it to contain. And as the long summer day faded, the life of this great and good man went out, and in the words of his Church's liturgy, he was "gathered to his fathers, having the testimony of a good conscience, in the communion of the catholic church, in the confidence of a certain faith, in the comfort of a reasonable, religious and holy hope, in favor with God, and in perfect charity with the world."

And for what in his life he did for us, let there be lasting memory. He and the men of his time have passed away; other generations have succeeded them, other phases of our country's growth have come and gone; other trials, greater a hundred fold than he or they could possibly have imagined, have jeoparded the nation's life; but still that which they wrought remains to us, secured by the same means, enforced by the same authority, dearer far for all that is passed, and holding together a great, a united and a happy people. And all largely because he whose figure is now before us has, above and beyond all others, taught the people of the United States, in words of absolute authority, what was the Constitution which they ordained, "in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to themselves and their posterity."

Wherefore, with all gratitude, with fitting ceremony and circumstance; in the presence of the highest in the land, in the presence of those who make, of those who execute, and of those who interpret the laws; in the presence of those descendants in whose veins flows Marshall's blood, have the Bar and the Congress of the United States here set up this semblance of his living form, in perpetual memory of the honor, the reverence and the love which the people of his country bear to the great Chief Justice.

VI.,

Resolutions of the Philadelphia Bar in 1831.

The following is from Hazard's Pennsylvania Register, for which we are indebted to Francis Rawle, Esq., of the Philadelphia Bar. We reproduce this interesting correspondence because it has not found its way into general current legal literature; shows the names of many of the great lawyers of that time in Philadelphia, and their reverence and regard for the Chief Justice; led to the painting of the Inman portrait, which appears among the illustrations of the present publication; and above all, for the sentiment which the Bar expressed, and which seemed especially grateful to the Chief Justice, "that neither he nor the Court had ever attempted to enlarge the judicial power beyond its proper bounds, nor feared to carry it to the full extent that duty required."

Respect to Chief Justice Marshall.

At a meeting of the Bar of Philadelphia, held in the Circuit Court Room on the 30th of September, 1831, William Rawle, Esq., was appointed chairman, and John Sergeant secretary.

The following resolution was unanimously adopted: Resolved, That a committee be appointed to wait upon Chief Justice Marshall and express to him the reverence of the Bar for his pre-eminent character, talents and services, and request him to honor them with his company at dinner at such time as may be convenient to him.

Resolved, That the Hon. Judge Hopkinson be requested to unite with the committee in carrying into effect the above resolution.

At an adjourned meeting at the same place on the first day of October, 1831, Mr. Rawle from the committee appointed yesterday, reported that the committee, together with Judge Hopkinson, who in compliance with the wishes of the Bar, united himself with them, had waited upon Chief Justice Marshall, and by their chairman communicated to him the resolution of the Bar, with the following address:

Sir: The Bar of Philadelphia are much gratified by the opportunity which your visit to this city affords us of testifying the high respect and profound veneration for your character felt by us all.

We cannot but consider the whole nation indebted to one who for so long a series of years has illuminated its jurisprudence, and enforced with equal mildness and firmness its constitutional authority, who has never sought to enlarge the judicial power beyond its proper bounds, nor feared to carry it to the full extent that duty required.

In respect to many of us, your exercise of the high office of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court was anterior to the commencement of their professional existence. With some, the recollection of your appointment revives the scene of the satisfaction that it gave; with all, there is a perfect conviction that the station never was or could be better filled.

It has been noticed with infinite gratitude to the great Dispenser of all earthly bounties that the hand of time, though it may affect the body, has not diminished those great powers by which the mind of the individual whom we address, has been so long, so eminently distinguished.

As a testimony of the sentiments we entertain, the Bar respectfully solicits the honor of your company to a dinner on any day you may think proper to name, agreeably to the following resolution this day adopted.

WILLIAM RAWLE,

JOHN SERGEANT,
HORACE BINNEY,

PETER S. DUPONCEAU,
W. H. TOD,

GEO. M. DALLAS,

CHARLES J. INGERSOLL,

RICHARD PETERS,

JOSIAH RANDALL.

To the Honorable JOHN MARSHALL,

Chief Justice of the S. C., U. S.

To which Chief Justice Marshall made the following reply:

It is impossible for me, gentlemen, to do justice to the feelings with which I receive your very flattering address, nor shall I make the attempt; to have performed the official duties assigned to me by my country in such a manner as to acquire the approbation of so respectable and respected a Bar as that of Philadelphia, affords me the highest gratification of which I am capable, and is more than an ample reward for the labor which those duties impose. I dare not hope that my services or ability to continue them entitle me to the favorable sentiments which your kindness has expressed, but I shall always recollect the expression of them with a degree of pride and satisfaction which few occurrences of my life have inspired. Might I be permitted to claim for myself as well as for my associates any part of the liberal consideration your partial favor bestows it would be that we have never sought to enlarge the judicial power beyond its proper bounds, nor feared to carry it to the fullest extent that duty required.

My state of health does not permit me to indulge in the pleasures of society, and I know not how long I may continue an invalid.

I must therefore decline your polite invitation to dine with you, and entreat you to believe that in doing so, I

submit with infinite reluctance to a privation which I cannot avoid.

With great and respectful esteem, I am, gentlemen, Your obliged and obedient servant,

J. MARSHALL.

Mr. Rawle, from the same committee, reported the following resolutions, which were unanimously adopted: Resolved, That the members of the Bar of Philadelphia will in a body wait on Chief Justice Marshall, and that he be requested to receive them in the United States Court-room at such a time as may suit his convenience; and that the chairman take the necessary steps to carry this resolution into effect.

Resolved, That the chairman at this meeting be requested to wait on Chief Justice Marshall and express to him the request of the Bar of Philadelphia that he will permit his portrait to be taken.

Resolved, That a committee be appointed to obtain the services of an eminent artist of this city to carry into execution the purpose of the foregoing resolution should Chief Justice Marshall assent thereunto.

Resolved, That these proceedings be published.

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