THE HEAVEN OF LEGAL AMBITION—THE SUPREME COURT ROOM.
Memories of Clay, Webster, and Calhoun—Legal Giants of the
Past—Stately Serenity of the Modern Court—“Wise Judgment and
Wine Dinners”—The Supreme Court in Session—Soporific
Influences—A Glimpse of the Veritable “Bench”—The Ladies’
Gallery—The Chief Justices of the Past—His
Apotheosis—Chief-Justice Chase—Black-Robed Dignitaries—An
Undignified Procession—The “Crier” in Court—Antique
Proclamation—The Consultation-Room—Gowns of Office—Reminiscence
of Judge McLean—“Uncle Henry and his Charge”—Fifty Years in
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