“A most delusive doctrine,” he exclaimed. And he warned Mr. Hay: “If he be now in the full tide of successful experiment, in the enjoyment of the approbation of his country and his government, so was, not long ago, the gentleman whom I advocate. He was as highly distinguished by the kind favor of the people as he could be by their suffrages. “It was then incredible that their favor should so soon be changed to calumny and rancor of party into the most malignant hatred. The gentleman may now think himself perfectly safe, by the prevalence of his party and his principles; but the day very possibly may come when he may find himself as obnoxious as the gentleman whom I defend. “He may possibly by the same means, the malice, the injustice and violence of party spirit, like my client, not only find himself reviled and calumniated, but his dearest friends abused and persecuted. I should be sorry that such a prediction should be realized with respect to any gentleman; but, such are the natural consequences of his own pernicious doctrine, and those we oppose.” And now the speaker arrived at the end of his argument. Those of the assemblage whose minds may have wandered now and then in the course of Mr. Martin’s exposition of the technicalities of the law were brought to attention by the solemnity of his countenance and the careful weighing of his words: “When the sun mildly shines upon us, when the gentle zephyrs play around us, we can easily proceed forward in the straight path of our duty. But when the bleak clouds enshroud the sky with darkness, when the tempest rages, the winds howl and the waves break over us--when the thunders awfully roar over our heads and the lightnings of heaven blaze around us--it is then that all the energies of the human soul are called into action. “It is then that the truly brave man stands firm at his post. It is then that by an unshaken performance of duty man approaches the nearest possible to the Divinity. Nor is there any object in the creation on which the Supreme Being can look down with more delight and approbation than on a human being in such a situation and thus acting.” The speaker turned to look straight into the eyes of the Chief Justice as he continued: “May that God who now looks down upon us, who has in his infinite wisdom called you into existence and placed you in that seat to dispose justice to your fellow citizens, to preserve and protect innocence against persecution--may that God so illuminate your understanding that you may know what is right; and may he nerve your soul with firmness and fortitude to act according to that knowledge.” So saying, Mr. Martin shuffled over to his seat. It is a safe assumption that the Chief Justice was not a little moved. There were souvenir hunters even in those early days. In the _Gazette and General Advertiser_, organ of Richmond’s Federalists, on the morning of August 31 appeared this advertisement: