A Discourse on the Professional Character and Virtues of the Late William Wirt, Volume 38,Edição 4Gales and Seaton, 1834 - 59 páginas |
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Página 32 - States, who shall be sworn, or affirmed, to a faithful execution of his office ; whose duty it shall be to prosecute and conduct all suits in the Supreme Court in which the United States shall be concerned, and to give his advice and opinion upon questions of law, when required by the President of the United States, or when requested by any of the heads of the Departments, touching any matters that may concern their departments ; and shall receive such compensation for his services as shall be by...
Página 58 - But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumbling-block, and to the Greeks foolishness ; but unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
Página 36 - Wirt's opinions as attorney-general, Southard said : They all relate to matters of importance in the construction of the laws. . . . They will prevent much uncertainty in that office hereafter ; afford one of the best collections of materials for writing the legal and constitutional history of our country ; and remain a proud monument to his industry , learning and talents.
Página 34 - ... subject before them, he deliberately declined to give the opinion. This was his mode of reasoning : It is true that, in this case, I should have the sanction of the House . . . and it is not less true that my respect for the House impels me strongly to obey the order. The precedent, however, would not be less dangerous on account of the purity of the motives in which it 'Act of April 20, iSiS, sec.
Página 34 - The maxim is as old, at least, as republican Rome, that omnia mala exempla ex bonis orta sunt: on this ground I hope to be excused by the House of Representatives for declining' their request. And I assure you, sir, that it gives me more pain to be thus obliged to decline it, than it would give me trouble to make the report; but in a conflict between my wishes and my sense of duty, there ought to be no question which I should obey.
Página 18 - Soon after he was elected Clerk of the House of Delegates of Virginia...
Página 12 - Wirt's voice when at the height of his fame, and his distinct, emphatic, and unembarrassed pronunciation, may be surprised to learn that when he entered on the practice of his profession, "his utterance was thick — his tongue clumsy, and apparently too large — his pronunciation of words clipping — and, when excited by feeling, his voice unmanageable ; sometimes bursting out in loud, harsh, indistinct, and imperfect articulation.
Página 34 - ... me. It is true that in this case I should have the sanction of the House for the measure; and it is not less true that my respect for the House impels me strongly to obey the order. The precedent, however, would not be the less dangerous, on account of the purity of motives in which it originated. The maxim is as old, at least, as republican Rome, that omnia mala exempla ex bonis orta sunt: on this ground I hope to be excused by the House of Representatives for declining their request.
Página 24 - To him, as much as to any of the counsel engaged, belonged the commendation of the court, that " a degree of eloquence, seldom displayed on any occasion, embellished solidity of argument and depth of research.
Página 48 - Johnson described, when he said of Sir Joshua Reynolds that he was one of those men with whom, if a person desired to quarrel, he would have been most at a loss how to abuse.