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Mai. Morgan.

Editor Press and Banner:
The press OF tho State and country hove
very Justly criticised tho appointment by .
rSm0cratic President Of 81 Rlainitc Consul
General to Australia. Numbers have In
Quircd. who Is the nrpolntae? No one has
answered the inquiry satisfactorily. 40 not
know that I can, but l propose TO publish by
your consent, q few facts concerning him,
and his political ter givcrsatlons.
Mai. Morgan, rs he was now \, 70 an ms asso-
was generally accorded citizenship in L.oulsi-
ana, though I have thought him a cosmo-
politan. 4 brother, haillng froum Louisiana,
was the Republican Minister to Mexico under
Drum. has been for some years the AdJutant-
General OF the army Of the United States,
resident in Washington. D. G. Another
brother in-law Is the editor In chief OF the c
wife in South Carolina, and for two or three
years farlned below Columbia, supplying that
market with Mcans.grass hay, seven tons OF
ARE in n single season. lie soon abandoned
farming, however, and South Carolina also.
anu for the past few years his face has been n
city. During the lnte presidential campaign
he was quite active. and after Mr.. Bla!nc's
nomination published n small pamphlet, the
Mr.. H;uine's Foreign Policy, by James Norris
Mprytn, tate Of the Confederate States Nary ant
In i ks pamphlet Maj. Morgan declares in
inc OulSet, lIluI .lc. lNi'lC - OiSi-h l"'iity
was Il is one that would rebound TO the
glory of the United States, and that when Mr..
Blaine entered President tiariicld's ClbineL
hs resolved upon three ldcas:
First, To uphold, At any and all costs, the
second, TO hold Mexico and the South
American Republics responsible for any nn.
lust Treatment or the citizens OF the United
States, and for any infringement of what IS
considered the Law Of Nations.
And thIId, 10 c%onyoke q Congress OF the In:
%dcprndent States or the American Continent
for the purpose of forming a united phalanx
OF Western Powers against the powers OF Eth
ro Rn,, Morgan says: "rrom the day the sncz
been struggling for the control of Egypt, and
have taken possession of all Of Northern
Africa but Morocco, which seems 10 pc IN u
lnir way OF Joining her sisters In captivity;
To-day, France Is attempting to build n canal
across the 1sthmus OF Panama, with a view
doubtless OF ultimately controlling The Cen.
trail American States. Mr.. Blaine said, we
have a Monroe Doctrine, which forbidS trans.
Atlantic Nations from intcrmcddiing In The
affairs Of these cis-Atlantic people. The
CInyton-Aulwer treaty of lS0 between tho
United States and Great Briiian practically
conceded to the latter power control OF any
canal TO be dug across this lSthmus. Subse-
~Quently the United States entered into a
treaty with the columbian Republic. conccd-
Ing TO the United States similar control. Mr..
blaine, therefore, abrogatcd the provision OF
former treaty, and said TO all European pow
lcrs-handS of, we are the masters ON this con-
%tincnt: times have changed: your Clayton
gan continues, II can easily understand why
Great Britain would not like to sec MIR. Blaine
In the Presidential chair anu quotes the
nomination OF Mr.. Blaine, as saying 'wl!ere-
ever Mr. Blaine can DUST the British from the
positiun they hold OH the American cont
nent he VIII rnaeayor r !" repI" seJ E nG;nS I'm n,
crtrcme solitude the progress Of inc electoral
campaign"
Morgan's pamphlet was published after Mr..
BIaine's nomination., some weeks perhaps,
and was written By him rs q caiipai2n docu-
ment 10 assist In securing Mr.. B!nine's cleo.
Nal. Morgan further says. "Mr. Blaine'sscc'
ond idea was TO uphold the rights Of citizens
Of the United States in Mexico; Central and
South America, and to shed light Into tho
darkness Of Ainerlc'ts Egypt, for MrTico Is,
or promises to be Americas Egypt. Uc then
draws IL parallel between Egypt and Mexico,
citing that the " countrys are almost ldei,.
Llcal In every respect. The minnretS ana
domes, the street dogs and water carriers, the
adobe huts OF the poor and the stone houses
Of the rich, the sportivc bit merciless ana in.
satlate little flea, the ragged 1eggers and
carihcrn Gods, IRE all rs familiar 10 the Mcx!.
can as to the Egyptian traveller, Both these
races arc INDECENT and doclle. and posses great
powers Of endurance beneath the burning
The Mexican poem Is the Egyptian fellah.
In both Countries the women veil their faces,
the Mexican pecpinG from beneath with one
black eye while the Egyptian riskStwo, much
to the envy OF their WittchiuI ana Jealous
Beiouin of the Sahara Is the robber Bandit OF
the Sierras. Egyptiop Agriculture is MeXl-
can, both people blowing oxen Hokcd ny the
horns. and using the pillow that has come down
from the times OF Abraham. Chastity has no
place with either race, brcausc. neither the
Egyptian nor the Mexican believes In the
virtue OF woman. The rich have their duen-
mas, while the poor man put his wife to work,
) while he lies In the grass near by to watch
her. "I'0ukra" In Egyptian means" Mianana,
r In Mexican, ana both mean "to-lnorro",'
"ncver do to-day what can be put OIL I'LL to-
morrow" The two governments nru very
: similar: Egypt Is called Il despotiSm, and
Mexico q republic: neither understands the
meaning of free government. The Despot In
Egypt Is called II Niccroy or klirdivc: the
Despot of Mexico Is called u PRESIDENT or Geh-
Mai. Morgan next comments upon our for
eirn policy In these latter years, and says, we
nre getting so polite that we never raise cur
voices above II whisper when we rcuionStr;t.c
bv foreign nations. Freeing Martin koStd
thirty years ago made Commodore lngrliam
the most popular man OF the day: Inc same
officer who would attempt 1t III modern
Maj. Morgan says, 81 read In the papers the E
| nfnpr (uN. lnilG llt -
Mexico speaks of Mr.. Blainc's nomination
for the presidency of the United States us bad
news nsk, how could n Mexican paper
speak thus, If the nomination had not been
made. and how could Maj. Morgan quote the
paper until 1t had been issued? thus proving
con clnsivcly that this pamphlet was written
after the nomination, and In turthcrancc "t Il
Republican candidate for the Presidency.
Could q man who was fcal to The Democratic
party be guilty of such trcaclery?
The pumdhlct concludes with The inf0rmh'
xt,,, ,i,,t f.pitnnr'S hnllpt mt M end To MT,
Uaine'S projects, and consequently his third
Idea of %convoking an American lntcrnation'
al Congress was never cnnSumhiateu; ,,,,
dnG imhnttiia for Mr. Biaine: nor is it less
doubtful that he hoped for Mr.. B!ainr's presi-
Dental success, rs the pamphlet appeared AZ
must conclude tho author q Republican. II
he asserts the contrary md claims to be Il
Democrat, 1t Is n charity to say, under tne CIR
cumstanccs, re Is q political fool, unht TO
represent n Democratic Administration any
where or In any capacity.
Mr.. I;ayard, | presume. submitted TINS ap-
pointmcnt to Mr.. Cleveland for his approval.
II he did so. coGnizant of the existence OF
thut pamphlet, In this instance, he has be-
trayed his trust. If he was Ignorant OF Inc
facts above rcciLcd. he was imposed upon.
Who Is responsible for the imposition? view
the matter rs we may, 1t Is dliilcuit atoIu
suspicion of unfair and false representation;
and downright betrayal of the Democracy OF
South Carolina III this appointment. likc
every other bitter experience 1t suggests us
Very respectfully. w
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