The Life of John Marshall, Volume 4: The building of the nation, 1815-1835

The Life of John Marshall, Volume 4: The building of the nation, 1815-1835

Into the life of John Marshall war was strangely woven. His birth, his young manhood, his public services before he became Chief Justice, were coincident with, and affected by, war. It seemed to be the decree of Fate that his career should march side by side with armed conflict, and that the final phase of that career should open with a wara war, too, which brought forth a National consciousness among the people and demonstrated a National strength hitherto unsuspected in their fundamental law. Yet, while American Nationalism was Marshall's one and only great conception, and the fostering of it the purpose of his life, he was wholly out of sympathy with the National movement that led to our second conflict with Great Britain, and against the continuance of it. He heartily shared the opinion of the Federalist leaders that the War of 1812 was unnecessary, unwise, and unrighteous. By the time France and England had renewed[Pg 2] hostilities in 1803, the sympathies of these men had become wholly British. The excesses of the French Revolution had started them on this course of feeling and thinking. Their detestation of Jefferson, their abhorrence of Republican doctrines, their resentment of Virginia domination, all hastened their progress toward partisanship for Great Britain. They had, indeed, reverted to the colonial state of mind, and the old phrases, "the mother country," "the protection of the British fleet,"[1] were forever on their lips. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 40533
Author: Beveridge, Albert J. (Albert Jeremiah)
Release Date: Aug 19, 2012
Format: eBook
Language: English