The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-02-17

He VISITS THE KING OF BROBDINGNAG,
WITH WHOM HE CONvERsEs ON AFFAIRS
OF STATE, AND FROM WHOM HE LEARNS
MUCH CONCERNING HOW To GOVERN A
NATION.
Correspondence of the Cincinnati Enquirer.
WASHINGTON, Jan. %, 1870.
1.-THE Prince visited the White House
to-day, and spent an hour in conversation
with the President. He is said to have
been highly entertained and deeply inter
ested in Gen. Grants quiet talk. "-New
York Papers.
During bis travels through Brobdingnag,
CULVER had heard so much about the
kin. of this great nation that he was I'M
willing to leave the country until he had
seen him. He accordingly availed himself
of the first opportunity after his arrival in
the vicinity of the palace; and was soon
ushered into his maiesty's presence The
chief BrObdingnagian minister, Hon. MIR.
Leviathan (whom the people Of BrObding-
nag have nicknamed Fish, escorted him
to the palace. The two had no sooner
entered the royal presence chamber than
CULVER started back, in great consterna-
ton, seeing dense volume of smoke issue
from one corner of the room, and fully be-
leving the palace was on fire. Recover
ing his presence of mind, however, and
recollecting that he had seen the palace
of Lilliput in flames, he was about to ex-
tinguish the conflagration by the means
that had been so successful in preserving
that edifice, when the HOE. Mr.. Leviathan
assured him his alarms were grOundless--
that instead of the palace being on fire, 1t
was only the king indulging in his favor
lite luxury OF choice cigar. His compo-
sure was soon restored; he buttOned his
coat, and few moments later he was
seated by the king.
He explained to his majesty of Brobding-
nag that he had come to this country on a
visit, at the suggestion of his royal mother,
who was extremely anxious that while he
was yet young man he might travel
through all the great nations of the world,
10 learn from experience and observation
the mode of government best adapted to
intelligent people. He had heard a great
deal about Brobdingnag, its inhabitants
and its forms of government, which was
said to be the frcest and best on the face
of the earth and, if all he had heard was
true, he should, when he went home, adj
wise his royal mother to modify the gov
eminent of her country to the standard of
Brobdingnag.
The king said he was delighted to meet
CULVER, and he should be happy to ex-
plain to him the nature of his govern
ment, which he concurred in believing
was the best on earth, and which al ma
tions would follow, if they would take
his advice. 1t was the government, OF all
others, calculated to foster national and
individual prosperity. His Majesty then
gave a brief sketch of his own history,
beginning with 1860, which, he said, found
him poor man-industriously tanning
leather at a place called Galena, and trac
ing his career up, step by step, till he be
came the pOssessor of the palace which
CULVER now beheld, and of great deal
of wealth beside This was al: the reward
of his services, civil and military, to the
country.
CULVER inquired if all who served the
country faithfully were rewarded with
wealth and palaces. If so, he thought this
must be indeed a great nation, and hi
would seriously entertain the idea of be
coming one of its citizens. The king sale
not was not true that all were so wei
rewarded-that it depended good dea
on circumstances. Still there werea grea
many men who, like himself, had grown
very rich in the service of the country, es
pecially in the capacity of civil rulers. Ii,
had known men To come here and maxi
laws for Brobdip gnag, and to accumulate
immense fortunes in doing so, becaus
they were loyal to the flag. For instance
said he, take that man you met at the pal
ace gate as we came in. His name i
Harlan. He came here not many year
ago, paying his railroad fare with Dor
rowed money, and buying ham sand
witches instead of full meals at tn
eatingstatiOns on the route. He i
now able to buy this palace, am
several more like it. CULVER was aston
ished at such a rapid transition from poy
erty to wealth, and asked the king how
was done. His majesty whitfield his cigal
blew the smoke away from his face, an
replied that it was solely attributable t
the virtue oflOyalty judiciously exercised
CULVER said he would make a note {
this, and tell his royal mother about
when he went home He had heard
good deal about loyalty in his own cour
try, but he never knew case in which i
was so generously rewarded. The kin
then asked CULVER to explain the natur
of his royal mothers government, an
listened very attentively to the young tray
elcrs exposition of the principles of th
British Constitution how they had
House of Lords and a House of Common
and Queen and the writ of habeas en-
9,9s and the right of trial by jury. TIL
king said they used to have the habet
corpus and the right of trial by jury
Brobdingnag, but ithey had found thel
both to be dangerous to the cause of lOya
ty, and had practically abolished then
though they still had nominal existence
Like great many other things good an
valuable in their nature, they were subjc'
To great abuses, and latterly, indeed, thel
had been nothing but abuses of then
Since the war there had grown up in tn
country party called COpperheads, wi
had preached the dangerous doctrine tn
the government had no right to arrest
man except by due process OF law, an
that he must be tried by jury of h
peers This was all in the interests
dislOyalty, and calculated to endanger Il
stability of BrObdingnag, for of VIII
use Is government if it can
arrest anybody it pleases; and
what value is regal authority if it is
be put down by piece of paper call,
h0beas corpus. Then, as to trial by iur
we have abolished that, because under
we never can get a man convicted, unle
there Is testimony to show that he h
committed a crime. When the cause
loyalty demands a mans arrest, it also d
nands his conviction, and we can't affO
to wait for the slow process of iurit
They take time, and must have eviden
and cummings up, and deliberations. v
have invented a new thing called mi
tary commission, which works like
charm. For instance, if man SAYS
word against the king or his governme
to-day, he is arrested by squad of 81
diers tonight, tried by another squad I
morrow morning, and hung by anoth
squad in the afternoon. The moral eae
OF this is very great. The trial by u
and the writ of habeas corpus belong
the days of stage coaches, but are not
all fit for these days of telegraphs al
railroads. Finally the king told Gully