The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-04-04

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portunity to study law being offered to.
him, he at once accepted the PROPOSE
ton. -
He was a Wing and when the cam
paign of 1910 was opened in Mississippi
| pi he took the stump, and it wa bnt .
I short while before the name. of Sargent
s. Prentiss was known from one end Of
The union to the other as a brilliant
enchanting, and powerful speaker. In
Mississippi no one dreamed that the
Wing party had ny possible show of
carrying the state. But as the crowds
gathered around Prantiss aud listened
to his speeches the tide began to turn,
and although the Democrats brought al
their strength into the contest, Gen.
Harrison carried the electoral vote of
that state.
Pwntiss travelled not only through
out Mississippi but made a tour through
the west and north.
The multitndes stood entra.crd at
his magic elnque, &c that like IL moun-
tain torrent swept everything before
it. He spoke in the open air as there
yer no halls, nor buildings large
enough to contain the MASSES that
1"cked to hear him, and neither the
rains nor the suns could drive one
away whilst he occupied the stand.
Once an old "unterritied and nm
washed Democrat" went to one of the
MEETINGS where Prentiss was to speak.
When the youth arose the old nan
pulled ont his watch and said thar she
had neve listened To Wing speech
and did not propose to d" 40, bit that
lie had h.a,d 50 mutl, about that boy
that he intended t. listen to him just
ten minutes and no mere" PItnli $
arcse and mt the end of a spec CHI of
two llnuiS and IL half. the old ID. motiat
WAS standing with his open watch in
hand, having never oi CO locked 1T it.
AT the -lrcIion in the spring of 1871
for members To- the extra session of
Congress Piei,,iss waS i, candidate of
the Wing party, aud Notwithstanding
all the efforts of The Democratic party
he W 4 triumpllantly elected.
In Congress he VAS as able among
statesmen IFS he was with the mas>,s,
and ut once took position rs il leader
If lis party. In The famous contested
election eases Of New JERSEY his power
a. an orator and I"girian WIS displayed
tn an extent thar a>tunis!rd friends
and foes and won for h M u reputation
that II" man. at his age. evrr attained,
and established his position as Que Of
the leading statesmen of the country.
But, unturt unateiy for the country
his body always frail, yield d to dis
ease, and subsequently renewing To
New Orleans, he died ut less than 10
years of age.
The other was a native IF Kentucky,
one Of il famil, distinguished for tai. mt
and "latory, Thomas +. Marshal. "A
a stump speaker before the masses he
WAS rs near the equal of PrentiSs as
any one could he, but us IL profound
logician or debater he was NOT.
He could draw the mul,itndes around
him h"ld them enchanted by his el"-
quence, and rule them al his will. He
conld speak upon any subject and upon
all sides OF an, question.
He WAS elected TO the Legislature Of
Kentucky from Louisville: .Ii,in sa.ne
local question:, and in the legislature
opposed tine question by the advocacy
OF which he was elected. This killed
him politically in that city. He re-
moved to Lexington, the homo of
Henry Clay.
In 1912 when the Wings Of that con-
gressiopal district wished to elect
young Henry Clay to Congress, Mar
shall, who had ALWAYS rofess-d TO he
IL Wing and an ardent admiler Of
Henry Clay, told the Wings that it
would not do to send young Clay to
Congress, that Henry Clay wal the
unanimous choice of the Wing Party,
and that the representative from his
homo district should I've a man who
could sustain and defend their great
leader. which his son could not be tx
pected to do"
So the Wings sent Marshal to Con-
gress to aid their leader. and in the
halls Of Congress Henry Clay had no
more bitter and un%relrniiny enemy
than Thomas F. Marshal. This treach-
cry ended his career as a political
leader. In 1856 he Was living in Cnl-
cage.
In that campaign he made three
great speeches. One in Chicago in
favor of Fremont, another in Cinciu-
natl in favor of Buchanan, and IL third
in Kentucky, in the Mlvrac, of
Fillmore all within two weeks.
nee lie was in the in'mnia Of the
Gait HOUSE III Louisville, in the centre
of which was a pool IF Gold Fish. He
began talking TO them and soon the
r. tunda was filled Wit, men listening
tn his elrnuaure