probable effect of his action in leading Congress itself to propose amendments, 355; virtual success of his policy, 355, 356. _In Retirement._ Resumes practice of law, 357; driven to it by debt, 357, 358; prematurely old at fifty, 358; in eight years succeeds in gaining wealth enough to retire, 358; great demand for his services, 359; his part in the British debts case, 359-367; associated with Marshall, Campbell, and Innes, 360; his laborious preparations for the trial, 361; masters subject completely, 362; description of his plea before the district court, 363; description of his second plea in same case, 1793, 364-366; complimented by Justice Iredell for ability of argument, 366, 367; his even greater effectiveness in criminal cases, 367; analysis by Wirt of his methods, 368; another description of his eloquence by A. Alexander, 369-371; description by Alexander of his part in a murder case, 371-375; another murder case described by Roane, 375-378; also his ability in the comic line, 377; description of his powers in another murder trial by Conrad Speece, 378-381; retires permanently in 1794, 382; lives at Long Island, and eventually settles at Red Hill, 382; his successful investments, 383; not rich through dishonorable means as suggested by Jefferson, 383; his life at Red Hill, 384-395; happy relations with his family, 384; calmness of temper, 385; unruffled by scurrilous attacks, 385, 386; his advocacy of temperance, 386; tries to introduce a substitute for wine, 386; his dislike of tobacco, 387; his elocutionary manner of directing negroes in the morning, 387; his ownership of slaves and dislike of slavery, 388; advocates emancipation, 389; his hospitality, 389; his modesty, 390; tendency to plume himself on wealth, 390; assists in education of children, 391; his enjoyment of religious writings and sacred music, 391; his religious character and habits, 391; a member of the Episcopal Church, 392; his anger at being called an infidel, 392; alarmed at French skepticism, 393; causes Butler's "Analogy" and other books to be distributed, 394; writes a reply to Paine's "Age of Reason," but causes it to be destroyed, 394, 395; inserts an affirmation of his faith in his will, 395; continues to take interest in current events, 395; satisfied with the Constitution after the ten amendments, 396; but finds it hard to approve at once the Federalist government, 397; dislikes Hamilton's financial measures, 397; gradually drawn toward Federalists and away from Jeffersonians, 398; testimony of Iredell to his liberality, 398; declines appointment as United States senator, 398;