Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-12-17
HON. THOMAS T. MARSHALL.

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esnce.mis Home IN wmsnn,smshy7
DeIir}nm Tremens Tempcrancc
speeches Duel With James Wat.
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n;s,., NJ. ~ .nas S tJ o'd LIN Iaad;na nsrt in
tba e nnast;nu enu ns nav nrnh;h;,ng tba imnorta.
t;on % t Of sIauas - mo that State from other
St", D " 'iTkss Tks an,o 'mas nav % ,nortont oues.
t;on o a. ono nI t;mo "aI IN The noI;tics Of kan.
49, I ~ 'no T. .na m hai;arad bv tbe friends of
ro oh;t;. Ihs OS,euo -, n,aven t;ne new spn.
pos'oh ip,i;oa as .Iau mo- ~ the States in n
ples VI SAYS YES i,Jm I'm ol iabar would be'
aoasoaus aoaso S.ahlo arS fssc labor wonid
toIa .J,' ~ npJno nInoa MarsbaII had snoken
n;sl aa mS p'ao oo. 10 ,ha' .sg;s 20 in
,sn sieaS IG II;I;,;on U;s nr;nc;nal on.
,n ,a,or "a ps poMWs NJ. Wscyl;fgn Who was "a.
pE pm;l;orlv r1 Lnowp as tbe aOid Duke"
''''i 49, y""T1 80
IN "AshiNoioN'
Al Inc hrst time we ever saw Marshaii
MAS W. IN IS4i-z! wnen ne was IN oohgress;
we haa a lklng lor ' Nun gIIpwi9s oae y,
ms anti-siavery spsecnes IN the heItpcSy
Legislature, 70 wnicA we nave alreauy
referred, ana IN the ouei between MN ana
Col. webb we had taken MS Sl1e OF tne
quest,en. we llrst saw niln ~ /" tsnlhg
TON; he was pointed OUT 70 US as we were
walking. rom ing capi,oi WIN the iate
Gov. Briggs VINO introduced US 10 niln,
ana we were soon ,riendsi ne was very
tall ana very siehuer, ne was cerHiIy
SIX ieet TWO OF .hree lnches ~ neign''
and OF that wiry, slnewy style OF make
up which disunguishes many Oh 'he hen'
lucky ana tennessee men wnom we nave
seen, ana wnics we nave 'hougn' was Pc
cuIlarto those states
de was rather careiessly dressed ana
u pelng cold wea,her, ne wore q iuf cap
HIS iace was pieasaht' thougn NOT re, |
markaoie; MS mead was large ana wen
formed; his mouth was large ana ms
teeth even, Dut DARK rom the haoltual
use OF oopacco' which ne usea very
freely
DELIRIuM rREMENs.
AT the tune ne was elected TO Congress
he was about forty, years OF age. ~ was
at TINS time we became Perspnnaiiy ac-
qualntee win MN; Marsnail was
elected from MT. Clay sown distrlet ana
was the special. TREND ana eoniIdant OF
tnat tgentiemanTp put Marshail congress
slonal career was brei and unfortunate
he mad been IN washington Dut a lew
weeks when ne had an attack oi denrlum
tremens. bis case excited great IN
terest IN MIR. Briggs, aiterward Governor
OF Massachusetts, who then represented
the Berkshire District IN congress
Mr.. Briggs had beeu consistent tee
totaler all ms NE, ana was an actIye
member Oh tine baptist Church; he
took great interest IN Marshaii, ana
hnaiiy persuaded' him 10 give eup drink
ing and sign the pledge lie did so, and
while he remained IN congress ne never
violated IT. he became q washington
ian! and made speeches on the subject
OF intemperance IN washington baitl-
more ana New lork, which were very
able, and dld, we nave no douDt, much
good. - m
NV MS DUEL. gi
Ia II was when in New York on a sneak
inc tonr that Colonel James Watson
Webb,, then editor of the New York
and Enouirer. published a fierce
attack upon Marshall for leaving his
duties in Washington to make speeches
in distant cities. The attack was cruel
ana un}ustinaole one, ang Marsnall ielt
tkeehly, coming as u 9lu, 700, from Ihe
leadlng w my eulIor ~ new ork, anu q
peTsonaI1 an9 poi'W,,cai LriHnu oi MI gay
i, Dotn "epo any anu 1iar snali aliaoAhomlSus9u
the code OF tne- auei, ana SeeorTalngiy T.
lotIihg reinalneu Wll Ipui lpl marsiaii Iia 10
cnamenge Weop, d wnion ng m uiu anu e sne !,
cnaliehge was accepteu, lne uuet was
Iougat carry IN tne mor1ing on .le ota.e
me 9etween marylalu @ anu Deiaware
ana Niarsnall snot "epD IN tne ieg; ne
nimsel1 was uhnurt. MannaIi tolu US
iIterwaru that II was ms Iuii IN in'eHtlon W
fneh ne went oi, Tue heiu W Aih "eDp
ne couid, ana ne wouiu naye uone 1t
ne nao not peen kept AWAKE az Lne
pupile honse e wneIe ne stayeu an niEntI I
hem, making noises; Inns RENDERED ti ms /;
WIS uns an :. m n,'1sS u.nnt nI %, dnni :
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