Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-09-30
Mr.. Marshars controversy in China.

The Times nf this morning publishes soiu-
minous corrcspondence-or rather a voluminous
portion II siil more voluminous correspon-
deuce--L.fwcea Mr. Marshall olr late commits
soBer to China. aud Nc. Marcy, the Secretary
nf State, including letters between Mr.. Marshall
and Commodore Auliek, Commodore Perry and
DR. Parker, the Secretary ~ Legation by whom
Mr.. Marshall was accompanied 10 China. / he
substance of these letters is. that Mr.. Marshall
got himself eniangied in a series of quarfels with
almost everybody with when h. bad any ofioIal
dealings.
MIR. Marshall having addressed n letter to the
Emperor Of China which had received no answer,
and growing inpatient Of the delay, desired to
procetd 10 Pekin to present his credentials aud
open negotiation. He had obtained in Febru-
ry last. from Commander W. ;. Walker, the
promise of the corvette Saratoga, which was To
convey him from Canton TO the piace of his des-
tination. Commander Auck, who then had
charge of the East India squadron, being INFORM
ed of the arrangement, countermanded 1t. Re
kin was not enough that if Mr.. Marshall would
show him any instructions from the American
government by which he was empowered To re
quire the of vessel for the purpose, he
would comply with them, otherwise he must de-
cline his request. Mr.. Marshall was obliged to
submit for the present, but wrote To Mr.. Marcy
that he had been treated with gross disconrtesy,
and suggesting that he should be furnished with
instructions empowering him to demand the use
of public ship when he found occasion for IT.
Commodore Aulick left the station, and was
succeeded by Commodore Perry. 10 that oiil-
Ger Mr.. Marshall made another application, de-
string that ship of the squadron should he
left at Shanghai, whore Mr.. Marshall then was,
for his protection and that of the property OF
the Americans at Shanghai, and also to give Mr..
Marshall the means Of proceeding on his mission.
This request refused by the Commodore,and
Mr. Marshall unbosoms his complaints of this
treatment at great length to Secretary Marcy,
calling it an indignity to him in his official char
meter, which it belongs to the government to re-
dress in proper manner.
While Mr.. Marshall was ut Shanghai, occurred
the misunderstanding between the American mer-
chants aud himself concerning the payment of
duties on their cargocs. The revenue officers
of that port, alarmed at to- approach of the reb-
els away, leaving Shanghai for the interim a
free port. MIR. Marshall, instead of leaving the
American traders at liberty to take advantage of
this circumstance, created the American Consul,
Mr.. Cunningham, a temporary collector OF the
Customs for the impcraGsts, and caused the du
ties To be paid rs heretofore which, of course,
made the importers his enemies.
Finally. quarrel arose between Mr.. Mar
shall and his Secretary of Legation, Dir. Peter
Parker. 4 letter was addressed to Dr. Parker
by Mr.. Edward Everett; it was orened and read
by Mr. Marshall. who then forwarded it to DIR.
Parker. This led to an angry correspondence
between the Commissioner and his Secretary of
Legation; DR. Parker styling the act an Illegal
and improper one, and Mr.. Marshall iustitying
himself on the ground that the letter an Off
cial paper This is quarrel number four. None
of these disputes now of much consequence
nor should we have thought of giving this hsto-
ry of them, except they illustrate the il-luck
of our late years ia hobltualy sending abroad
as its representatives, men who, by character
aud temper, are not fitted for the charge which is
given into their hands \. Y. Erening Post