The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-06-02
! True ERIEyD Cg HAWAII.

The Ls,e James +. 5. Marshall, WAS az
he 1ne @: his death II Kendall Green,
near Boston. one Of the Oldest foreigners
who took part IN assisting the Hawaiian
t2ove-nns1t II is early organization, AZ
} tine when true and trJlsty men were
s,arce. He arrived here about 1S5S OF
rS5Q cutie Z young man, twenty years Of
aze. - supe-c4-yo o. one OF Pierce x
HuursweI's traders, and must have re-
named hers IN their employ, Gs N 1915,
~ the tine q the cession OF the Islands
% Lord George Psuler, when the H&-
wzlSn Government wanted some person
% tisuStch IS . messenger 70 Wash
inz.ou and London, 70 convey s correct
account q the affair 10 the American
Su6 British Governments, he WIS
selected for this purpose, &s the Erusty
confidential envoy % De found, and so
successfully did he carry out his mission
that Sir George Simpson, who went n
the same ship 70 procure the ratification
q the cession, vas completely defeated,
me British Government disavowing the
seizure, and approving Of Admiral
Thomas restoration Of the sovereignty
. King Kanehamehz III. This signal
service q General Marshall 10 Hawaii
has never been as ftly acknowledged or
rewarded as L deserved 10 be.
After his return here from England,
ne vas connected with the Hunnewel
Eru III 1919 when he went 70 Cali
.o-uiz, attracted thither by the golden
sores q wonderful fortunes. returning
mere Two ur three years later, when ne
became interested II the starting Of the
LInce SUGAR Plantation. Of which he was
me first manager. and the Hon. Il. 4
Wi6smzun vas his head luna; 0ut
things not looking very prosperous for
sugar. he retired and returned 70 Boston,
where he remained I'll the breaking out
Of the civil war. This brought him to
-he front, and he became quite proui-
1snt : one o. the aids On Governor
Andrews st4f, where he rendered valu-
able service 70 his native State inreeruit-
lng the many regiments which were en-
listed from the old Bay State.
II the close O. the war, ne joined Gen
erL Samuel c. Armstrong IN starting
me Hampton School enterprise and
EIIed for ten o. fifteen years the place Of
treasurer, and IN this manner gave great
assistance 70 Armstrong, who more than
once sz5d that he could never have made
i success without the very valuable
aid Of General Marshall
When General Marshall Iat- these
Islands 55- his home Il 1873 OF 1854, he
LzE uhz. vas than considered : SUN
cen; competence ID maintain hin and
MS wife, .-ley had 10 c1Lt-e1l but hay
M invested his mo-ey N Texas railroad
bands, he, Ike many others. los. It al
and E1s dependent o1 MS labor Tor :
support
HIS visit here II the tzII Of 1882,
acc0uganiad with his vile. VIII be re-
-en5ered 5y many q our readers. He
made 4 number q addresses, rehearsing
Lis early adventures II Hawaii II the
early days, and o0 al occasions showed
himself 10 be intensely interested in the
progress and prosperity OF the Hawaiian
people. who never had E more devoted
and tue friend than he. On more than
one occasion, when Hawaii was traduced
abroaj, he sprang forward TO defend her
cz1se zszinst those who sought 10 iniure
her. He died At the ripe age Of three
score and thirteen years, q the old
Lone n Massachusetts, hon0red and be
loved 5y al who knew him, ard who VII
L1uz remember him for his kindly deeds
and words