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United States in that quarter. He is older to one of the judgeships, known in history at the bar than Mr. Washington, and you and as "The Midnight Judges." It was said the I know by experience that seniority at the commissions of these judges were signed by bar is nearly as much regarded as it is in the John Marshall as his last official act as sec army. If Mr. Marshall should decline I retary of state at the end of John Adams' should next think of Mr. Washington." administration. Judge Taylor's grandson, Judge Washington and Mr. Marshall were Mr. William L. Royall is a prominent and dear friends. Washington Irving tells popular member of the present Richmond bar. Littleton Waller Tazewell is said to have the following anecdote of a visit they made

been the most learned together to Mount of the judges of the Vernon. "They were general court in Vir on their way to visit ginia. He resigned M ount Vernon, at his seat on the bench tended by a black of the court of ap servant, who had peals to go to the charge of a large United States Senate. portmanteau contain It is said "with a ing their clothes. As brilliant wit, much they passed through a wood near Mount genius, a warm heart Vernon, they stopped and a prepossessing to make a hasty toilet, person, he was worthy being covered with of distinction." dust. They undress He was a life-long ed while the servant and intimate friend of opened the portman John Randolph of teau. Out flew cakes Roanoke, who said of soap, and fancy late in life, one day articles of all kinds when he heard a but no clothes. The young lady sing man by mistake had "Auld Lang Syne" changed portman when she came to the teaus with a Scotch willi 1 wirt. lines, pedlar at their last "We twa ha'e paidlet in the burn, resting place. Gen. Washington happened From morning sun "till dine," to be near and attracted by the noise came up and was so overcome by their strange "the only faithful friend I could think of that plight and the servant's dismay that he is the description filled was Tazewell." said to have actually rolled on the grass with Mr. Tazewell enjoyed the reputation of laughter." profound learning on all subjects. Garland says, " Randolph consulted him on every im Judge Washington was his uncle's execu portant occasion while he was in Congress tor, and heir to his papers and library. He and often in one line would propound an in lived at Mount Vernon after George Wash quiry that cost his friend weeks of investiga ington's death, and died in 1829. tion to answer." He was for some time in George Keith Taylor was a distinguished the Senate of the United States, was elected lawyer. He married a sister of Chief-Justice governor of Virginia in 1834, but resigned in Marshall. President Adams appointed him