Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-08-02
A CARD.

EDITOR MISUNDERSTANDING one of The
judges Of the county court of Sunnower county,
In the state of Missouri. a county which had
III unfortunately made large subscriptions to the
rail- Dad corporations, and which had refused
TO pay the bonds issusd upon such subscriptions
for failing to levy u tax to satisfy u Judgment
upon one OF these bonds, In accordance with
the mandate OF the federal court, l was with
my two associate Justices. attached for con-
tempt. and our answer being held insufficient,
We We're committed in charge of the marshal.
OF course We were not committed to the jail
nothing of the sort.
We were paroled by the marshal, to report
to him whenever it should be convenient to us.
After this. we were permitted to go wherever
We wished. and as the greater portion of our
expenses were generally paid by our county
treasury. You should not be Obiivious OF the
fact that We availcd ourselves Oftlle opportunity.
We We're met by all the principal state officials
and officers OF the city. by whom the /ree1on,
Of the city was duly rendered to Ms. We en-
gagged boarding and lodging ut the Madison .
anu went every Where. saw everything. extend
ing our excursion even To st. Louis. and being
conscious that the little business We had at
home was well attended to. we were perfectly
happy. hut as We had sworn to our people TO
rot In jail, and. rs 1t Was supposed that we
were roiffug in jail. We conceived the idea of
taking advantage OF the prosperous wind and
sail into lucrative Offices In our county on this
rOtting basis. We thercupon divided out the
Offices which We should acquire by this species
Of martyrlOm. One OF us WAS TO DC clerk OF
the circuit court. one treasurer. and one re
cOrder.
After Il sumptuous repast at the Madison Ills
Excellency gave us II call nnd Invited us 10
him to the capitol grounds.
He very cOurteOusly attended us in the inspec-
ton Of them. The capitol building Is situated
upon u terIaccd hill, overlooking IL vast space of
country. and is surrounded by u grove of about
twenty acres in area. which is admirable for
the pastoral beauty Of Its scenery. Here we
were permitted to walk, sit, reclinc, smoke.
and take our ease during our aOjourn in Jener-
son CITY, with free access to all the buildings,
libraries, offices AMI officers of the surroundings.
Everything in these enchanted nbodes appear 10
have been prepared tor the enjoyment of the
loiterer. Nature and art Seem to have COM
blned to display u picture OF sarpassing love
liness. The verdure of the groves, the colOrs
OF the leaves ami blossoms derive additional
vivldnesH from transparent purity OF the air
and the deep kerenitv OF the azure heavens.
The stately elms. the spreading naples, and
he'Ass = VI - = SSaiN NhItu bAD-
cinates the eye, while the soft velvet sward be-
Meath, In deep shade from the dense foliage
above, invites the step OF the visitor; innulner-
able birds, with varied but ever splendid plum
age. nestle in the shady retreats. where they
are sheltered from the scorching heat of sum
meri The gravel walks. the grassy plats. tile
white marbled steps and pillars of the capitol
seen at u distance through these forest arcades.
and the deep quiet and stiffness which pervadt
its preStncts. steal upon the senses like u Wis.
ion OF classic beauty, while the rustic seats be.
meath the leafy bOughs. the sweet chant OF tho
feathered ohOlrs which dispOrt above, amid the
deep foliage. and the hum OF bees on the white
clover blossoms invite repOse. We were all
sevsrally presented to the honorable Mr.. Cross.
mahagan. the secretary of foreign affairs. uc
whom We explained our situation, nnd read u
statement of the county bonded debt, at which
he expressed the deepest concern. even shed.
ding some tears. He treated US with the great
est afabflity and courtesy, expressed his pro-
found sympathy with the people of our county
ami hls deep damnatiOn Of the bOndhOldcrs, and
those who prosecuted their claims, in langlag.
which was remarkable for its strength and terse.
meas. but which would not appear well in print.
He also rendered to us the freedom OF the city
and assured us that he would do everything II
his power to add to our comfort and enjoyment.
When about to leave his Office he placed one
stalwart arm round my neck. gesticulatine
with the other as he said: ''Gen. Manalce.''
(mInd that; he called me general, ''when the
history OF Missouri shall be written, sir, and
the generous sacrifices, sir, which her noble
county judges. sir. have made in behalf of thell
county. sir. shall go down 10 posterity III til,
long, long, annals of time. sir, they will
eclipse the fame OF the noble army of martyrs,
Sir. and our sons %grand-sons Will wear a sun.
flower upon their hearts, sir.'' lie then tool
me- aside and remare.l that he was IL candidate
for reelection; that he was always with tn,
people. and for the people. That il 1 and my
associates could send UP Il solid delegation from
our county for him.. he would he deeply CRATE
fnl. l think that MIR. Crossmahaxan Is one of the
most remarkable men OF onr country. Few
could utter such sentiments. You must not lie
obliVious OF The TACT that he kept his word in
making our time pass pleasantly. We wer,
then presented to other officers OF the govern
ment, ali OF whom proved TO be aflublc and
polished gentlemen. and contributed greatly by
their good manners and courteous, conduct to
make our %sojourn a pleasant one. But one Incl
dent of an unpleasant nature has occurred dur
ing our stay in the capital.
While we were lounging luxuriously one day
in the velvet sward OF the capitol grounds, the
home secretary, a man whom l shall ever de-
test and abhOr. WAS IN conversation with some
OF his clerks in respect to the condition OF the
cunpus. one OF whom remarked that it was
singular that no lowers had been introduced
into the grounds. when that old arlstocrat re-
piled that It was u mistake, for the federal
court had recently planted their sun flower, in
the place. Such = remark made in respect Ia
men WHO were langmishIng in prison, anu actu-
ally undergoing marty rlOin for the interests ri
the people. was cruel, barbarOus AMI inluman.
He is = candidate for reelection, and we will
take the greatest delight In defeating him. Never
mind what his capacity und talents are. Dis
porting In tho Verdant slopes and in the gl,,ssy
giaties of the capitol. reclining beneath the lofty
Gins anu leary naples, pOpulOus with birds,
listening to the soft notes OF the pensive dove
which plains in their shady tops. or the dis
tant song of the stripe-clad labOrer who Is
pruning the pines OF the governors mansion
or the deep murmur ofthe gliding stream belo w.;
gazing drcumIly over the vast scope OF forests
ON the northern shore, anu up mt the curling
pulls Of smoke from our fragrant Havana 8 !;
whiting through All argument with some state
officer; driving behind some spirited bays with
some present or future Candidate. to take tea ut
hho Acoiuchccs VI sccluS tHc Sights OF
the city during the early nocturnal hours, but
always returning to the Madison regularly to
meals. except when invited out. one day passed
like another, all rapidly. AMI none of them UNI
pleasantly. Besides Il month OF enjoyment NAV
be experienced in the state library OF mIscella-
neOus books. Here may be fonnd the works Of
Clarendon, Racine. CorncIlle, Montague, LIE
Page. lopez dc Vega. and u hundred others We
had never seen before, together with the classi-
cal w0rka and novels Of modern literature. But
MIR. Editor. IL ID rumOrcd that the citizens of our
county have voted to compromise their debt. II
they have been so insane, l fear that an end will
be put TO our ielicitous murtyrdom, and we will
be forced 10 return to the humdrim scenes of "A
village life. But il IL O comfort to know that this
period OF martyrdOm is ut tho expense of our
constituents who very nobly have volunteered
to pay the bill or fare. MENALCAS.
A GARD FROM DIR. CHAMBERS.
MR.. EDIToR:-UpOn reaching home after
an absence Of some days, / found a commu-
nication from u friend, informing me that the
following statement was made in Wavcrly,
viz. "That DIR. Chambers and other physi-
clans had entered into al agreement moi
to practice for the poor without receivina
pay in advance" pronounce it maliciously