. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . me have been little more than the applicationof the principles established by him and hisvenerated associates. It must be confessed thatthe business of the Supreme Court at that periodallowed more time for elaborate argument andjudicial deliberation than at present. It hasincreased since Marshalls time more than sev-enfold. Against forty-two cases reported inJanuary term, 1835, more than three hundredwere reported in October term, 1887. Anotheradvantage enjoyed by the old court was theselectness and distinguished ability of its , W
. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . me have been little more than the applicationof the principles established by him and hisvenerated associates. It must be confessed thatthe business of the Supreme Court at that periodallowed more time for elaborate argument andjudicial deliberation than at present. It hasincreased since Marshalls time more than sev-enfold. Against forty-two cases reported inJanuary term, 1835, more than three hundredwere reported in October term, 1887. Anotheradvantage enjoyed by the old court was theselectness and distinguished ability of its , Webster, Pinckney, Ogden, Wood,Binney, Sergeant, IngersoU, Taney, Livingston,and many others of almost equal fame arefrequently named as counsel. The system ofrailroads and the consequent ease of commu-nication with all parts of the country nowenable the local counsel to argue their owncases, and have had the effect of lessening theelevated and eclectic character of the argu-ments made before the Supreme Court of theUnited States. Joseph P. -V.
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