The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-07-23
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{ The New York World recently inter.
viewed "Colonel james M.sMorgan, of
South Carolina" recently from Egypt.
Col. n. is represented as, ,ohd of those
.AAneftcan officers who left tthome for the
sorvioe Of the Vioeroy OF Egypt, Ao-
-ording to Col: Morgan; modern Eaypt's
boasted civilization Is o ycry great fraud.
e;lKhadive is, a man Of good sense,
BIT he .is,represented aaaurro4nd ded gby
lthieves and sooundrels. who { wart his
good, Intentions! !; AZ to the9Egyptian
army, Col, M,"thaa o poor opinion of it's
>vAibt..1 = The following extracts :respeot-
;=s .:k> Kk.a:ss'a .Dcnrti the American
i05i1icsns., tAs, Egyptian Corps Lsgislatas,
Ms, ,.will be rsAdiwith interest:i
''4a.4 s4 What is the modern Egyptian
..lUolJiM M, -+Hl lpannot jdesoribe It we'll.
: there feEgSptia ,psshas land eEsndis.
aattHibxes.1 ana chen there are young. Ia
Iaa from the Qn4gtier Lorette III Paris.
Whos by bomB process, have gained the
titles Of >Goqptessi bt HucheAA. every one
OF ,Ehem,, and then there are lot OF un-
mitigated French and italian scoundreIs
who also have titles and habits Of the
I, Haost profound peoulation. :,
1eR.-Now, colonel. will you give me
the names and ranks Of the Americat
officers in the service of the Khedive? 4
s Colonel M.-Well, to begiu with, Gem
". W. Loring is o brigadier- general
commanding q division, and is COM
4nandant of the city of Alexandria; Con.
q p. Stone is chief OF the staff of the
.oSR nj 4
dfer-general; General T. P. Motto ID
chief OF staff of the Viceroy's personal,
staff. with the .fapk OF maj or gen ernl 4
Gplefpi Libby Is 6hisf. OF artillery, with
9he' rank. at ,;hrigadier.Gaasral; Coioneli
Sparrow Purdy, OF California, is colonel
= OF nengineere, and is now at work III Up
:s%er Egypt Colonel Thomas Rhett,;: on
Z a6oQkb; Qarolina, ia Chief. OF prdnanrseee.
s1and is now building large ipowder works
-aa' Cairo; Mr.. Mot Oohb IN ssbh fst ~ maj ori
9 Eh' the artillery" and. besides these Of
r>ioers, ,GaneEal, ,Reypolda and his son,
Colonel Frank Reynolds, hold acbmmis-i
azoHs qnder the X hedive. q i was eshtain;
son tas gttaff, with shsi rsinAk 81 lieutenant
-R.-The Kheflive,ia must. have enter
&nlned a favorable opinion of your purity.
- = pol9petff M; E.Wsll,s as to that, point.
rI.ei4Ars yell liked and we'll tleated 6y
1as5 AsSS;7es s0s tho T5aso ,ttti u 90 ha know
me could not bstbtther scared or bought
A.ADid you have q .phlace assigIed
you for . general headquarters, or did
). 'gsaoh officer liye for himself? r!;
...Uoaenel M.-We ench had private re.
aSdences. I'm
,R.-7How did the. Egyptians treat youp
a.Qolonel M, Well. as said, the Woe
roy personally 'trsated us very we'll, but
Ais Officials treated us in Almost insult.
ang way at hrst, and 1t ,was not until we
gave, aeyarai prominent Egyptian pashas
tremendous drubhings thai they ohanged,
(: :&heirsooase OF Conduct ,..F -o''i
How are the iaws of the country
edicts of the Khedive or acts Of the peo.
:pts by representation? ,ia.l.r lo
COL, N 7RepresentAsiq4l ySueh
thing ~ unknown But afaysas motnent
: There is q funny story about Representa-
zion in connection with the Egyptian
Corps Legislatif.-
SR-What was that? tsf.isgi
Dol .M.-Weli, when the Viceroy re-
&arned from France he called his prime
ministers together aud said: ''In order
60 have great country We must have q
Aegislating body" aud he then made
kaown his plans. Delegates were select
ed from sarions districts and informed
-shey must be divided in opinion, that
every measure should be debated, aud
fhe minister who cailed them together
aaid: ''Now. ali vino favor she Govern
raent will stay on the right, those who
oppose it will cross to the left, and those
undecided will ramain in the centre. "
: No sooner wns the division called than
all the delegates made q, rush for the
Hg9t. There was no opposition or no
suedium party. ''This won't do" said
, Che minister. "there must be an opposi.
, slon. and be called to him an old sheik
named Ibrahimi and l,aid:"You mus,
lead the opposition" "What is it?"
-aaid 1brahim. SWELL, when the Govern.
ment introduces law you must protest
and argne against it," Z. Hum, I" said the
sbejk; 'then if the Khedive says lhe
wants so-and-so, Lam to sly no, yot,
ahan't lave it," ."Yes," sdid the minis
DOR. A jovial smile lighted up the tanned
9sather face of old Ibrahim, lie shook his
! ssead and said: ''None for Sheik Ibra.
aim: too much baatinado." After !
dme. by liberal, bribery, an opposition
4sas established. Que day when the mi
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