particle of vanity in his composition." Such was the man, simple, kindly, great-the noble attributes of true manhood.

Perhaps no tribute after his death is more beautiful than is expressed in the words: "The fame of the Chief Justice has justified the wisdom of the Constitution, and reconciled the jealousy of freedom to the independence of the judiciary."

The affection and veneration of the bar are feelingly shown by the resolutions adopted by the Circuit Court of Virginia, which declare that he had presided for thirty-five years "with such modesty that he seemed wholly unconscious of his own gigantic powers; with such equanimity, such benignity of temper, such amenity of manners, that not only none of the judges who sat with him on the bench, but no member of the bar, no officer of the court, no juror, no witness, no suitor, in a single instance, ever found or imagined, in anything said or done, or omitted by him, the slightest cause of offence."

The providence of God has been made manifest to this nation "in raising up from time to time men of pre-eminent goodness and wisdom,"- - Washington, Lincoln, Marshall, each fitted for his special work. The name and services of Marshall are less known because what he did lies more hidden from the eyes of men. But it only requires examination

and reflection to reveal the incalculable value of his labors, and his title to the gratitude of his country. In the beautiful emblem of the nation which hangs from these historic walls it was by his hand the silken threads were woven into the folds in which are set and held forever those shining stars.

To comprehend Marshall's work we must stand upon the mountain top and survey the nation; its cluster of proud States stretching from ocean to ocean; its groups of islands encircling the sea; its strings of great cities; its countless towns and villages, farms and homes; its temples of worship on every hillside, whose spires are the first to greet the morning sun at his coming; its schools and universities; its hospitals and charities; its commerce and arts; its science and invention; its industries and wealth, -the whole picture of national life which is spread before our vision.

Behold the change! We are no longer a feeble confederation of colonies fringing the Atlantic coast; but a mighty composite Republic standing in the front rank of nations, beckoning the poor and heavyburdened of other climes to this home of material comfort, civilization, and orderly liberty; and marching to the financial and commercial supremacy of the world. Our political system is no longer threatened by discordant or belligerent States, but we behold a loyal, united, and enduring Union, the highest

type of government, a Federal Commonwealth in its perfect form. We see no longer a weak and struggling national spirit, but the throb of seventy million patriotic hearts as the Maine sinks beneath the waters in Havana's harbor. The symbol of our country's power is no longer the frigate Constitution, or the wooden ships of Perry built in a night to cross an inland sea, but the majestic and invincible Oregon, traversing two oceans from Pacific's Golden Gate to battle for the oppressed of other lands and the nation's honor.

As we enter the gateway of a new century with hearts overflowing with gratitude to Almighty God for our unnumbered national blessings, and awaiting with high anticipation and conscious strength the grander destiny of the coming years, we may well pause to lay our wreath of laurel on the uncrowned head of the great jurist who set deep and immovable the constitutional pillars on which the nation rests.

THE PROTECTION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

Address delivered before the New Hampshire Bar Association at their Annual Meeting at Concord on March 3, 1902.

MR. PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE

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NEW HAMPSHIRE BAR ASSOCIATION:

SOLEMN and imperative duty has fallen upon the country: the protection of the President of the United States. The subject is of the gravest public concern, and of peculiar interest to our profession.

It is a startling commentary on our vaunted intelligence, progress, and security, that we are unable to guard the life of one individual in this country, and he the most honored and best beloved. With millions of men, as our recent experience revealed, ready to rise at a moment's warning in defence of the Republic; with boundless resources; with armies and navies and all the appliances of modern warfare at our command; fearing not, in our conscious strength, the attack of any foreign foe; standing proud, erect, and invincible before the world, still see our Chief Magistrate shot down with the same ease that a highwayman would shoot down a

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defenceless traveller on the public way. Something must be wrong somewhere.

There is no conceivable crime so atrocious as the causeless murder of the chosen ruler of a free people. Such crimes rise infinitely higher than crimes against the individual. They are crimes against humanity, civilization, and the country's life; against society, law, and liberty. They are a blot upon free institutions, a stain upon the flag. They undermine the happiness and well-being of the people. They lower our standing and character in the opinion of mankind. They are blows aimed at the Presidency and self-government; at the town-meeting, the State, and the nation; at all our institutions, and everything which finds expression in the words "Our Country.”

Has our fancied security indeed proved a dream and a delusion? Has our boasted liberty become the liberty of assassination? Is this the end of the struggles, the sacrifices, the aspirations of the people for self-government? Is this the consummation of the long, weary, and bloody march of mankind to this fair land of freedom?

The record is appalling. In thirty-seven years three Presidents have been assassinated, an average of one assassination every twelve years. The world

will surely hesitate to imitate our example of a true democracy if this record be long continued. The history of Europe for a thousand years furnishes