The Richmond Whig and Public Advertiser said that "no man has lived or died in this country, save its father George Washington alone, who united such a warmth of affection for his person, with so deep and unaffected a respect for his character, and admiration for his great abilities.
Beveridge quotes the Richmond Whig, highlighting the unique respect and affection John Marshall commanded.
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He has raised the American people in their own esteem, and, if the influence of truth and justice, reason and argument is not lost in Europe, he has raised the consideration of the United States in that quarter of the world....
The nature of men forbids us to conclude that we are in no danger from war.
The Spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish it to be always kept alive.
She was able to maintain her independence & must deserve to lose it if she permitted it to be wrested from her.
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