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els ," and in the language of party, he was styled the "De-
mosthenes of Maryland," and it was reported of him that he
anticipated in Congress the regular proposition of independ-
ence by the most impassioned and vehement exclamation,
that "by the God of Heaven, he owed no allegiance to the
King of Great Britain." Among his many services to our
State was a special mission to England, and the recovery to
the State of upwards of $600,000, a magnificent sum in those
days, and much larger than was anticipated or even hoped
for. Judge Chase was appointed to the United States Su-
preme Bench by Washington, in 1796, and his impeachment
through the hostility of John Randolph, his trial and defense,
and acquittal by the Senate, is considered the most masterly
product of our jurisprudence, conducted as the defense was by
Judge Chase's faithful friends, Luther Martin, Robert Good-
loe, Harper J. Hopkinson and Philip Key. The speeches of
Messrs. Hopkinson and Martin have not been excelled in
powerful and brilliant eloquence in the forensic oratory of
our country.

Commodore Joshua Barney, my paternal grandfather, was
distinguished as the hero of the battle of Bladensburg, and
of the thrilling engagement of the Hyder Ally and General
Monk, in Delaware Bay. Cooper, in his Naval History,
says : "This action has been justly deemed one of the most
brilliant that ever occurred under the American flag." For
this exploit he was voted a sword by the Legislature of Penn-
sylvania. Commodore Barney was appointed to the com-
mand of the flotilla for the protection of the Chesapeake and
tributaries during the war of 1812. "Barney's flotilla men
ever maintained the high reputation of their commander."
Upon the attack upon Washington, he burnt the flotilla and
the bridge over the Eastern Branch behind him, and fled
with his handful of six hundred sailors to Bladensburg, in
defense of the National Capital. His heroic achievements
here are too memorable for further eulogy. He was carried
from or rather left on the field severely wounded by a mus-
ket ball in the groin. For his gallant services en this occa-
sion, he was voted a sword by Congress. Commodore Bar-
ney had the enviable honor to unfurl and hoist at
the rendezvous for privateersmen in the City of
Baltimore, the first "Star Spangled Banner" that had
been seen in the State of Maryland, and the novel sight of
the Rebel Colors gracefully waving in the breeze, attracted
crowds to the rendezvous, and before the setting sun a full
crew of jolly "rebels" had enlisted for his vessel, the Hornet.
As a privateersman, Commodore Barney was a scourge to
British commerce on the high seas.