马歇尔大法官与杰斐逊总统的恩怨——点评《杰斐逊全传》中的一段历史公案

Conflicts Between Chief Justice John Marshall and President Thomas Jefferson——Comment on a Historical Complicated Legal Case in A Complete Biography of Thomas Jefferson

约翰.马歇尔大法官和杰斐逊总统都是美国历史上著名的人物,但两人在担任联邦政府公职期间却一直冲突不断,尤其体现在"马伯里诉麦迪逊案"、弹劾蔡斯事件以及"伯尔叛国案"中。在这些冲突中二人的孰是孰非,是中外史学家的热门话题,论者往往依据个人偏好而有失公正。通过对刘祚昌先生晚年大作《杰斐逊全传》中马歇尔与杰斐逊关系的分析,本文试图更公正地评价二人的关系。

Chief Justice John Marshall and President Jefferson are both great leaders in American history.However,during their tenures in the Federal government,they had conflicts all the time,especially in'Marbury v.Madison',impeachment of Justice Chase and'United States v.Burr'.Historians often based on their personal preferences to evaluate both of them.In his 'A Complete Biography of Thomas Jefferson',the famous historian Liu Zuochang discusses the Marshall-Jefferson conlicts,and expresses his admiration and homage to Jefferson.Through analyzing his remarks and narratives,this thesis tries to evaluate their conflicts more objectively.