Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-01-31
Humphrey Marshall and General 2ol'
licotfer.

With 10th Of the-r gentlemen We bccams
Personally acquainted shH, msm'cr- % The
Sab Congress. AMI srrv-d vi,h the latter On
tie Commits On Territories Gsn. z,''i.
c Or 80. man Of winning manner', good
aidr,.-. ana ecntlcrnanly In hi BARN:
toward Others In ". rirwsuron the slave.
~ question be va. Away. considered con.
.r,atys during The whole time he served
IN Curer,.- Ne often conferred With "
relative O. the slavery question. and We 90
npt recollect that he ever advanced any
thin: ike .ec.s.ion d,ctrnc- The last
time W. ..w him was in the Pace C0uVer-
,rntion at wa.h'neton, about "a wear a:1
o. that convention he rrJfe''ed % D. loyal
q the Cniou We were .lrrTi.~d o. hear
thu, cen EIllicoe-r Engaged 10 this retel.
hon. We rad hored o, hiu better thing
I, j. aid urn good authority. this, in pr,.-
ccutne and driving out the Union mon in
T,nn,-.ec he w. one Of the most iutolgrant
and cruel anon. an the rch,l hories 10
ths late battle b" paid the forfeit OF liz
treason ~ the H.. on. life Hal he died
Sighting 'o- 10. country. IN defence ~ that
Union he % arien,ly -oaEht ~ DESTROY. the
meas Of be. sudden oN,t would have cry-,,si
10 Oar ba.om feeling. ol sorrow and -aine-' I;
bot he died a traitor, 18th he hand uIlttt-d
against b.. country, aud met the fate be
richly deserved.
Col Marshall has .er,,i many year. in
Congress. lie ia native OF old kentucky.
and mAn ct solid though Mt brilliant
talents Although greatly inclined 70 was.
gi,huc-s. W. bsiieve NJ one acquainted with
hu ever doubted be. courage until his re-
cent AFFAIR with Col fairfield. Here hi.
hol.tcd SJuthrrn ehinlry ocEcd on, a, the
end. Of his fingers, AMI Instead Of fghhTg
like Gen. T. lllicogcr. he give. hi. men the
alternative either 10 Fun or dishsnt, ami
then found sAie place Tor himself, Like
the captain we ~. told about'in the var OF
lsl2. beng little lane he was the
tr.I man to start. - much for "Old
llgmph's " experiene. a. rebel comm and.
-r. One Of the las; day, Ss gent IN Wash
inc,on. We r.et Col Nar.hall upon Penn.
-y.y.n,a Avenue. lie hailed "a. good na-
Jureily. (lOr be VAS on, OF the ple.sante-t
men IN ths worli.j And We had long talk
about secession. lie then denounced il IN
unDvA.grrd ssrDs, aud depicted 10 glowing
language the RUN aud misery tha, domes.
tic VAR would tEIn: upon old keniucsy.
lie said Kentucky and the other border
States must stand by the Un,On, aud tin.
vas their only salvation. that II the war
should Le iusGgsrA,e,i BY tie cotton State
/, .hnuli - Transferred 10 their sol aud no,
p5l.uo tie s)il VI Kentucky With such an
unnatural .uile. Col. MARSHALL. words
were prophetic, and have now passed into
history.
Like Z1lheOfIer. he was drawn into the
terrible mael.tron 81 secession. LollioOdsr
died leading his men upon the battle hsIi.
Marshall thought discretion the better part
Of vslor. aud With his men ran away with.
on, firing a gun. xo!lieOger bn1ed the
perils and dangers of the battle. field. and
inglOriou.ly fell auid The roar OF the eau.
pon and the clash VI re-oundins arms.
Marshall departed (Oo, this life.) a, the
srst appearance Of the sne@y-bsing firm
and unwaverins believer in tho doctrines OF
the old sOuplst:
ellie ~hS light. sui run. away,
NJ 1--we % hght .nothsI daN.'