ADDRESSES (CLASSIC REPRINT)

Excerpt from AddressesIt wastrecently said with much truth. John Mar Shall yet remains the great unlaurelled hero of early {americah history. His work 15 not generally known nor fully appreciated. Such is the common fate of the highest judicial achievements. From their nature they do not attract popular attention, and yet a sim ple entry on the docket of the Supreme Court of the United States may affect the destiny of the nation more than Websters reply to Hayne, or Deweys vic tory in Manila Bay. We live under a government Of law. Our supreme law is embodied in a written Con stitution, and the judgments of the highest court on constitutional questions may involve the very exist ence of the Federal Union.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works._,