MACDUFF, Joni Ross (1S18—). A clergy man of the Church of Scotland. He was horn at Bonhard. Perthshire; studied at Edinburgh; entered the ministry (18431 ; was settled in Glasgow (1855-70 I. and afterwards in England. Many of his numerous devotional writings were very popular, e.g. Morning and Night Watt-hes (1ti.12); Thr Wooden Tree of Lebanon ( 1854) ; •'oni.steps of Saint Paul Briahlre titan thr Run (1877) Irrik of Baca (1879); and I'esper Bells (poems. 2 A'01S., 1 S90 ) Con sult his Reminiscences, ed. by his daughter (1896).
MeDUF'FIE, GEORGE ( 178S-1851 ) . An American orator and political leader. He was born in Columbia County. Ga.: graduated at South Carolina College in 1813. and was admitted to the bar in 1814. Be became a member of the South Carolina Legislature in ISIS; was a Representative in Congress from 1821 to 1834; was Governor of South Carolina from 1834 to 1830; and was United States Senator front 1843, but was forced to resign in 1846 on ac count of ill health. 1,Vhen he entered Congress,
31eDullie was, like his friend Calhoun, an advo cate of a liberal construction of the Constitution. but, Like Calhoun, soon changed his views and became a bitter opponent of the tariff and of internal improvements. lie was perhaps the boldest member of the famous South Carolina Nullification Convention of 1832, and drafted the address of South Carolina to the people of the United States. He supported Jackson in the elec. Lion of 1828, but soon became one of his leading opponents, and, as chairman of [lie Committee on 1Vays and Menus, was one of the strongest champions of the United States Bank against Presidential attacks. was an orator of much ability. Early in his public career he fought a duel with a former law partner, and re ceived a wound in the spine from which lie suf fered until his death.