The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-05-20
Communication.

Communication.
MEssRs. EDrToRs: The Press of the State
and country have very Justly criticised the
appointment by n Democratic President of a
Blainite Consul General to Australia. Num-
bers have inq uircd, who is the appointee ? No
one has answered the inquiry satisfactorily.
do not know that facts concerning him, and
his political tergiversations.
Maj. Morgan, as he was known to his asso-
ciatcs during his short sojuurn in this State
was generally accorded citizenship in Luuis,-
ana, though l have always thought him a cos
mopolitan: a brother, hailing from Louisi-
ana, was the Republican Minister to Mexico
under Mr. Arthur. And a brother-in-law,
Gen. Drum, has b cen for som years the Ad-
jutant-General Of the army uf the Uuited
States, resident in Washington, d. c., an
the Aets and Courier. Maj. Morgan married
a wife in South Can DINA, and fer two or three
years farmcd below Columbia, supplying that
market with Aeaus-grass hay, seven tons of
which he told mic once he had cut from one
acre in a single season. He soon abandoned
and for the past few years his face has becu q
familiar one to tho residents of Washington
City. During the late Presidential campaign
he WAS quite active, an d after Mr.. Blainc's
title page Of which, reads, "America's Egypt,
Mr.. Blaine's Foreign Policy, by James Norris
Morgan, late of the c.. $. Navy and the Egyp-
tian army"
In this pamphlet Maj. Morgan declares i.
the outset, that Mr.. Blaine,s foreign policy
was and is ono that would rebound to the
glory Of the United States, and that when Mr.
Blaine entered President GarGeld's Cabinet
he resolved upon three ideas:
First, to uphold, Mt my and all costs, the
Monroe Doctrine. Second, to lo.d Mexico
and the South American Republics respousi-
BILE for any unjust treatment of the citizens of
the United States, and for any infringement
OF what is considered the Law Of Nations.
And third, tn convokc n Congress Of the In
dependent States of the b merican Continent
Tor the purpose of forming a united phalanx
ct Western Power against the Powers of
Europe.
Maj. Morgan says, from the day the Suez
canal WAS finished England and Franco have,
have taken possession Of all of M, IN
Africa, but SIC rocco, which seems to be IN a
fair way of joining her sisters in captivity.
To-day, France is attempting to build u canal
5crGss the isth,mus OF Panama, with u view
trail American States. Mr.. Blaine said, we
have a Monroe Doctrine which transatlantic
Nations from intermcddling in the affairs of
these cis-Atiantic people. The Clnyton-Bu
wer treaty of 1850 between the Quilted States
and Great Britain practically conceded to the
latter power control Of any canal 10 be dug
across this lsthmus. Subsequently, the Uni,
ted States entered into Il treaty with the CO.
!umbian Republic, c"nceding TO tho United
Hta'es similar %contr"l: Mr.. Blaine, therefore,,
abrogated the provision til former treaty.
and said to all Eu r"peau p~owers-hands off
we are the masters on this continents: tjnss
have changed; your Clayton-Huiwer treaty
Is out Of date and, &c. Maj. Morgan contin-
ncs, 81 can easily understand Why Great
britain would not like to see MIR. Blaine i'm the
presidentia chair" and quotes the PaU Maj
Gazette OF I.ondon issued, latter the numi.
nation" Of Mr.. Blaine, AS saying "wlrrreycr
Mr.. Blaine eau Dust the British from the posi-
tlon they hold on the American continent he
will endeavor to replace English inAuenc. by
American-Engtand sriW Uatch piiA ertreme
the proyress If the electo, al cum
/ have italieisedt The above to show, that Mr..
pamphlet was published after Mr.:
b ares numination, some weeks perhaps,
ana was written by him as a campaign docu.
rent to assist in securing Mr.. Blaine's cleo
lion.
Maj. Morgan further says, Mr.. Blaine's sec
idea was to uphold the rights of citizens
IF the United States in Mexico, Central and
South America, and to shed light into the
darkness Of Americas Egypt, '.fnr Mexico is.
,r promises to be Americas Egypt" ii.
hen draws a parallel between Egypt and
Mexico citing that tie two countries are al
most Identical III every respect. The minarots
and don,es, the street dogs and water carriers,
the abode huts Of the poor and the stone
houses of the rich, the s~portive but mcrcilrss
and insatiatc little flea, the ragged beg CARS |
md earthen Gods, are all as familiar to the
as to the Egyptian traveller. Both
.hese races are indolcnt ana docile, and nos
,ess great powers of endurance beneath a |
sun. The Mexican peon is tho Egyp--l
nan felluh. In bath countries the women
,eil their faccs, the Mexican pecping from be-
icath with one black eye while the Egyptian
two, much to the envy of their watchful |
Ind jealous parents, brothers and kinsmcn.
The robbcr Bedouip of the Sahara is the rob-
Der Bandit of the Sicras. Egyptian Agricult-
ire is Mexican, both people plowiuS oxen
Ioked by the horns, and using the pillow that
las come down from the times of abraham.
has no place with either ruce, because
the Egyptian nor the. Mexican be.
ieves in the virtue Of women. The rich have
heir duennas, while the poor man puts his
" to watch her "Bonkra" In Egyptian means
'Manana' in Mexican, aid both mean to-
morrow" Implying that the national motto Of
zach IL, Never do to-day what can be put off
ill to-moI row." The two Governments are
cry similas: Egypt is called a despotism
mexico u republic: neither understands
he meaning cf free Goyermsnt. The Despot !
u Egypt is called q yiccrsy ur kediv.: the
lcsTot of Mexico is c.liui Il President or
i
ign Wpiicy in these latter years, and says, we
ire getting so p0lt es that we never raisc ourl
y whiarer when We demonstrate
lgainst outrugcs practised upon orr citizens
hhirty years made comnodors !ngraLam
he n,sst popular man ~ the day. The same
lct world attcTnptit in morn times.
Mai, Morgan sxys, read In the papers the
,thsr day, thhAt The aMonitor Republican, OF
Pfsssssssy 81 lie Unissd stssss a ma
ssks hOS could sa5Nexfosn pApert
peek tins 1f the sunininatt0n hed mob h5ep +