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at delight in relating an adventure which he once had with the celebrated Tom Corwin, the swarthy senator from Ohio. Marshall had stopped overnight at Lebanon, Mr. Corwin's place of residence, and registered himself at the hotel as Mr. Marshall, of Kentucky. While sitting in the public room in the evening he noticed a neatly drebegan by the remark, When I was in Congress with Mr. Clay— You in Congress with Mr. Clay? interrupted Marshall—you in Congress? Yes, sir; Yes, sir. My name is Tom Corwin. Tom Corwin? exclaimed Marshall. Excuse me, my dear sir, but I thought you were some runaway negro. As an orator Mr. Marshall was one of the most powerfulTom Corwin? exclaimed Marshall. Excuse me, my dear sir, but I thought you were some runaway negro. As an orator Mr. Marshall was one of the most powerful and fascinating that ever spoke from a platform in the West. Wherever he was announced to speak crowds thronged to hear him. He was impassioned, magnetic, fluent—at times almost choked with the rushing multitude of his words. He had a high opinion of the oratorical art—of what he called a perfect speech. Here, in a condensed