Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-04-16
GENERAL MARSHALL.

grave. Some Of them have been far fom
llattering. 1t is unfortunately true that the
rage of criticism and the evaporation ol
feeling no longer respect even the newly
made grave. The old maxim, speak kindly
Of The dead, is fast growing into disrepnte. A
man who has made any figure in is now
scarcely inferred before he is viified in the
newspaper press, in lampooning pa nphle's
and 6ercely critical sermons His friends
and relatives are interrupted in their lamen-
tations over the dead by the acrimonious
voice of men who claim TO speak the deci.
sion Of impartial posier,y, and who chal-
lenge every sob and every tear. With
these pretended reformers, funeral sermons
should be harsh critical essays, and tomb
stones should be pllories Of the memory OF
the departed instead of tributes Of affection.
Such men seem TO US TO have forgotten, in
the acerbily Of party feeling, the great reli.
gion of humanity. They have enlhroned
brutality and not justice. Had they stood
over The grave of Lazarus they would have
recounted his foiblss instead Of weeping Tor
his un,imely death
The Marshals of Kentucky form quite an
extensive connexion, Of which every man is
distinguished for talent. There are several
generations Of them. Thomas F. Marshall
and EhwrrL c. Marshall, the present NJ. c.
from California, are bro,hers; The younger
being every way equal 10 the elder. Hum
phrey Marshall, the present Commissioner
| to China, is their second cousin. His father,
John J. Mrrshali, was Judge al Louisville,
and for long time before his death enjoyed
iuri-t of kentucky-and withal n most ac-
complished gentleman. Thos. A. Marshall,
who has recently met violent death, be-
longed to still another branch of the family.
He was generous, hospitable man, impu-
sve of soul, somewha, hasiy in temper, and
with high sense of family pride. The in
cident which led TO his appointment as Brig
adler General of The troops from Kentucky,
is 100 good an illustration Of manners and
customs in that state TO be lost. An English
traveller who witnessed i, as specimen of
what the Keniuckians call "a free fght."-
''Tom Marshall of Mason county," as he was
called in contradislinclon to his namesake
Of Wood(ord, was one day sitting very qui-
e,y in the bar.room Of the Mansion House,
the best hotel at Frankfort He had just pnt
to bed his friend Captain X. in state of in
toxca,iou, aud warming himself al the fire
preparatory TO retiring foi the night. The
door opened and five young men, all high
spirited Young bucks, entered One of them
asked the barkeeper for Captain X. On be-
ing told that the Captain was in bed, they
decided TO 90 up 10 his room and drag him
out; he had insulted, they said, lady -
MARSHALL now rose, and bowing 10 them, said ::
"Gentlemen, Captain Y. is dead drunk, and
can make no resistance But have every
reason to think he will give you satisfaction
in the morning"
But waiting did not suit their impa,ience :
they would have him out and cowhide him.
Gentlemen" said Marshall, "Capain Y. is
any or all Of you in The morning" This
speech, uttered by a wel-set, square built,
broad shonldered man, in the vigor of mid.
die age drew upon its author an explosion
OF the already excited passions of The young
men. One OF Them menaced the speaker
with a stick. Marshall wres:ed it from hi:
hands, and calling out, Kentucky fashion, 70
, free fight ~ rushed in on his assailant. TC
: seize him IN his bIawny arms, and dash hin
: thorugh the window sash, was the work Of q
moment, The melee now become general
Marshall Tough, like a tiger at bay, biting
; of the tip Of the nose of one of his antago
! uisis, and disabling The others.
The combat was al its fiercest, when ih'
Englishman. who was anxious 10 see ga free
!, fight" got into the room The next instant
:. he was seized by the neck, aud The seat o
il his trowsefs' and thrown head foTemos
j. through the baize door Of the bar-room
e against the bannislers of the stairs. Th
Kentuckians were satisfied with the whip
plug they had received, and said no NOR
n abou, il one of them, the one who had los
l. his nose, shot himself next morning bu, tn
al Euglishman, no, coutent with putting tn
battle down in his nole book, entered hi
rs complain, before magistrate. Tom MAJ
e was fined five dollars for his part in The fray
'" The affair gave him, however, such repr
5 ,alion for courage and decision Of chaIacle
j that, when The Mexican war came on, h
I'd was by common consen, called on 10 lead lh
'e Kenluckans into battle.
ia The plate In the Queen Vicioria's cabi
H. has been saved by diver but the ma
al protests that nothing in the world would il
n duce him TO go down second time, as III
ne scene in The cabin was the most horrible b
er had ever witnessed. He thought he ha
II entered waxwork exhibition, the corpse
'st never having moved from their position
"a since the vessel went down. There wei
ANNA t9 nr o0 nersnns in tho ca hin ona n N