The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-06-26
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Cen. Visit Co the BIue-
grass Regton.iS
4. G. en-. j. Bankhead MaRruder. the dis
tinguished ex,Confederate soldier. deli
vered n lecture ut the cohrt house in this
city on Friday evening last.
z Notwithstanding the distinguished re-
pntation OF the lecturer as O brilliant
officer, not only in the Mexican war, but
IN, our recent 'unpleasantness," his
finished scholarship, etc., and that his
subject was one OF the most thrilling in
terest-that Of Maximilian and Carlotta
yet thirty persons were all that could
be induced to pay fifty cents to hear the
lecture; and this, too, in the wealthiest
and most intelligent portions of Ken
tucky. We mention this fact in order
to shame our citizens into at least some
pretense of appreciation of the deserving.
Gen. Magruder is sixty-two years old,
splendid looking, being over six feet in
height, erect in posture, weighing about
l8O pounds, and finely proportioned.
He wears slight side whiskers and a
moustache, which are dyed black, his
hair being restored" to auburn, and
combed over his badness. Loss of
teeth prevents his utterance being dis
tinct.
We tempted the General with the
purest Bourbon of Bourbon, but he posi-
lively declined, saying that he drank our
Bourbon at the New York convention,
under the belief that it was 80 pure that
1t would not intoxicate, but that it sick
ened him 30 that he had not tasted strong
drink since. He asserted that he did
not taste ardent spirits during the war,
oil reports to the contrary notwithstand-
ing.
Gen. Magruder had never before visit
ed the bluegrass region of Kentucky,
and, expressing great desire to see
something of Bourbon, we drove him
over portions of the County. He said
he had travelled over nearly all of the
civilized world, but had never before
seen so beautiful n country. We called
with him on our member of Congress,
Senator Garrett Davis, and our to-be
Legislator, Mr.. Myall.
In driving through tho Bourbon Fair
Grounds, the General and an old colored
servant, who had attended his camp in
Texas, met, and had most unexpected
and cordial greeting.
We wish very much we had space to
give detailed review of his lecture. He
preceded his address by saying that his
purpose in delivering it was to do Justice
to those meritorious personages, Maxi
milan and Carlotta, who so generously
favored himself and other Confcderates
when in exile.
Gen. Magruder alluded in most pro-
per manner to our late war, and detailed
the circumstances attending Maximi-
lian's acceptance of the throne of Mexico.
Gen. Prim. the distinguished chieftain
of the recent revolution in Spain, was
the commander of the Spanish force
sent to Mexico. and was bribed into
sending back the Spanish fleet. Gen.
NJ reviewed other characters in Spain
and Cuba, and said "that with the az
tagonistic interests now at work in Spain
civil war could scarcely be avoided,
and that civil war will result in giving
the Cnbans tho liberty which they SO
much deserve. Cuba, in a military point
OF view, is very important to this coun-
try, and if the island was in the hands
OF any strong foreign country, we could
not feel secure of our sea- coast in the
South. The Cubans have struck the
blow, and we ought to support them"
Gen. M. detailed tho circumstances of
his surrender of the Confederate forces
in Texas, and his going to Mexico. And
also gave an interesting description Of
Ma1imilian and Carlotta. When pre-
sented to them, the Emperor said:
Gentlemen, you have had a great war
in your country; you of the South have
been beaten, and your losses are so great
that they make you brothers of oil ho-
nored men throughout the world. and as
brethren receive you"
Paris Hentuckian.
Miss ANNA E. SURaATT's MARRIAGE