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

the North for men to make up their Leg
islature and to represent them in Congress.
There were now enough of this class in
Virginia to insure a loyal prepOnderance,
and it was safe to take her back to the priv
ileges and immunities of Brobdingnagian
citizenship. CULVER said he was delight
ed to hear the king talk in this way. His
royal mother had a great many dislOyal
subjects on one of her islands. They were
not called COpperheads, but Fenians.
When he went home he would tell her
what his majesty's receipt for disloyalty
was He had no doubt that it would be a
good plan for her to send to Africa for a
few hundred thousand negroes, and settle
them among the dislOyal islanders; then
she could send an army to help the negroes
to keep the natives in subsection, and have
things all their own way. The Fenians
had given his royal mother great deal OF
trouble, and were getting wOrsc-but he
didn't see how they could survive the
BrObdingnagian plan. At any rate, ii
ought to be tried.
CULVER inquired if the Legislative
bOdi,s of BrObdingnag, called the Senate
and House of Representatives,w were always
in accord with the king. His Majesty re.
piled that this was subject of great con.
Germ to him, and gave him a great deal OF
| trouble. Notwithstanding all his efforts
the people would, sometimes, elect mer
| who were opposed to him, and who, if
allowed to take their seats, would give
| him a great deal of trouble. 1t was the
rule of his government, however, not to
let such persons take their seats in either
branch of the legislature, except in such
| inconsiderable numbers that they could
do no harm. He would not allow more
than one-fourth of either house to be
composed of what are called opposition
members. CULVER said this was a very
| wise precautiOn, but he did not understand
how it could be always carried out. Hi.
Majesty replied that nothing was more
easy. There was committee in eacf
House, whose business it was to attend t.
such matters, and to exclude every OppO
| sitiOn member as soon as numOer com
patible with the welfare of the king wa.
seated. This process was known as con
tested election. And here" said thu
king, I" is another great advantage w,
have over your royal mothers govern
ment. Your popular assembly, known a.
| the House of Commons, dissOlves min
istry, and almost OverthrOws the thrOn,
by single vote. When they declare {
| NdllI VI III tut SONclHIl
there must be change Immediately
But here in Brobdingnag we don't allow
any such interference or dictation. In
stead of that we make the popular branch
conform to the executive. You will Sc,
that done in the case of Mr.. Dawes, who
has recently made speech against m,
and my Cabinet. have given orders t.
dismiss everybody from office who wa
appointed on his recommendation, and
have taken such steps as will prevent hi
reelection. If he should be elected, how
ever. will have him transferred from tn,
Committee on Appropriations to the Com
mittee on Revolutionary Land Claims
where he can't criticise my conduct t,
any great extent. He was appointed t.
his present responsible chairmanship OF
the express condition that he wOul,
make itappear that was conducting tn
government at less than half the expens
of my predecessor. He has grossly vic
lated his pledge, and an example must b
made of him."
The conversation then took a genera
direction, and included number ofunim
pOrtant topics, which it is not the PROVING
of history to deal with. At its conclusion
CULVER took his leave of the king, an
departed the palace greatly pleased wit
the interview, believing himself great
benefited by what he had heard concern
ing the internal government of Brobdine
, nag. MACK