Mastering his indisposition, however, Randolph closed in a passage of genuine power: "We adjure you, on behalf of the House of Representatives and of all the people of the United States, to exorcise from our Courts the baleful spirit of party, to give an awful memento to our judges.
This quote reflects a passionate plea for impartiality in the judicial system, emphasizing the importance of justice free from political influence.
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These had power To charm through life and cheer his dying hour.
No man ever bore public honors with so meek a dignity ...
To Marshall reared--the great, the good, the wise; Born for all ages, honored in all skies; His was the fame to mortals rarely given, Begun on earth, but fixed in aim on heaven.
What a gloom will spread over the nation when he is gone!
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