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THE INDEPENDENT. UTV'KUAV, ntPTKMHKH 13. IIJ. J. C. OALIAHER, Editor and Proprietor. Mr. Davit' Speech. The If* remarks mnilc by Mr. Davia at the celebrated watering place in Yirgian* liave create*! grant excite ment throughout the whole conn try. A little impromptu speech, made at the requeet of a few political friend*, not Intended. nor, indeed, if taken literally, is it calculated ter effect iu the •lightest degree, ties politic* e>f tlio e!y. It waa a mare vindication of the conduct of the Honthern people in the late? war, which ia now a mutter of history; referring to eventa subsequent to the war to dcruon atrate the propriety of the Southern peo ple oemteading for their right* eluring the wav. What did he aay that liaa called forth o innch bitter critioiam from hi* enemies at the North and hie timid frienda at the South? "The Southern people have been more cheated than conquered." Ia it tine or false? If it is false there is a*> mason to apprehend any evil resulting Iron it, no matter where said or by w hom wad If it ia true it is a jnat rebuke to our treachc rime enemies, and there in none better qualified to administer it than Presi dent Dnvia, and there ia none that have better rights or greater provocations. Ia it wrong now to say that we were actuated by principle in our struggle tor independ ence? To say otherwiae would be on ad mission that we were guilty of treason against the Government,. To remain silent w :.en falsely accused and oppressed, is an admission of the truth of the accusation, and the justice of the oppression. .Sup pose Mr. l>avia did aay if the Southern jxjople bail known what was iu s'oro for them they would to-day be enjoying their independence. Or suppose lie hud said "if the Southern people had known that the pledges of Government author tics was wholly unreliable; that their promises to seatuse peace to the country ami property to citizens, and protect them iu their right*, were made only to deceive and dis arm us, that they might obtain an advant age over us, oppress us by unrighteous civil enact men ia for what occnrred during the war, thut they would not have anrren dcrod and given np the eausa." It could have been uttered with propriety as his opinion. But as to our being un inde-! pendent people, is an opinion that wo are not fully prepared to endorse. Ia Mr. Davis more than u man that ho can't utter a sentence iu vindication of his own acta and that of the Southern people; can't say a word in reference to the vin dictive and oppressive laws of the General Government, without exnspcrating the Northern mind and tilling with trepidation and fear the hearts of our once gallant and brave Generals, and culls forth from a Bern regard, Gordon, Lilly, McOanseland, Gary and others, the uukind rebuke to their once noble Chieftain, who still ad heres to the eternal prilieiple of right, and now vindicates them from every stuiu of iu their efforts to sustain it dunug a four years’ war. They suy, “we deplore his remarks, and regard them as iudiacreet, unfortunate, and not at all rep resentative of Southern sentiment,” If false, it is not representative of South j era sentiment; but neither one of the above named Generals will hazard his rep Station upon the assertion that Mr. Davis ottered uu untruth in a single sentence in bis speech. If, in reference to the acts and doings of the Federal Oaqprhmont, it is nn his torical truth, why is it indiscreet and un fortunate for Mr. Davis to speak of it ? If prophetie, it is no more likely to occur than if predicted by John Smith or some little country editor. Therefore, to he dis creet, Mr. Davis must render the principle of truth and justice, subservient to a base and cowardly policy, and submit to gross : usurpation and wicked oppressions without a murmur. We have no hesitancy in pre dicting that Mr. Davis and oil the soldiers of the South will be vindicated in the pre dominance of the principles in this Gov ernment that they so long and gallautly contended for. Not by the shedding of blood do we predict this great end will be accomplished, but through the ballot box. Indeed, they ore the principles that must obtain, or the Republican form of Gov ernment is lost forever; and we echo the sentiment expressed by Mr. Davis. Pa triotic mothers, train your children with a view to the aeeomplishinent of these ends —not through tui internecine war, but the elective franchise. If the some remarks had been made by any other man they would have created no excitement in the North; neither would it, have called forth the remark that is said to have boon uttered by the above named Generals that “they regard it as indis creet, unfortunate, etc.” Then why attach so much importance to the utterances of Mr. Davis. It is true he was President; belt he was made President and sustained by the people, and if be did wrong ami they sustained him in it, they are as guilty as be, if guilt attaches to any. There are very few but what would have been Presi dent if they could, and very few that would not have done just sis well as he did. If the South wus 10 secede a hundred times he would never be President of the Con federacy or command one of its armies. He never influenced us to rebel, and he can't do it, if he made a speech on every stump in the United States. So we think our Generals would do well to let the North ern people know that Mr. Davis isn't the only mind in the South; that Southern volition, identity and individuality is not absorbed in him; that Mr. Davis is not (lie South, but a man, and only u nntu; and that Southern people are governed by facts, and not by the party that utters them. Here is WHAT A NOBTHEHN SOLDIER THINKS OF MB. DA VIS’ SPEECH. Mr. P. F. Duffy, a gentleman of North ern birth, who fought in the Federal army against the South, now n esteemed citi zen of North Carolina and the editor of the Greensboro’ Patriot, comments upon Mr. Davis’ late speech in the following terms in the last nutrher of liis paper: “He said that if Southern people hail luitieepated what was in store for them they Would to-day be enjoying their in dependence, and it i* true. "The lenders of the party in the North lied to the people in the Niirtli and South, and thus seenred the support of the North ern people and the final surrender of the Southern armies. They went into a war with the cry of Union on their lips, and it was this cry that filled tln ir armies which swarmed over the South. When charged by the Democracy with it, an abo litiou war, a war to free and enfranchise the negro, to destroy State Sovereignty, to annihilate the rights of citizens and States, they denied it strenuously and filled their dungeons with editors and speakers who had the courage to charge them with it. And yet we have seen all this brought about, and more, too, than we over dreamed of, and not only flic Southern people, but also the Northern people 'cheated,' as Mr. Davis expresses it. These may be unpleasant truths for Mr. Davis, or any one else to utter, lmt still they be truths, nevertheless, and all the pens iu the Radical domain cannot un write them.” [Letter from ti.e HnuduruvUlc Herald.] The Double Homicide in Emanuel. Swantaßono', GU , Aug. 26th, 1873. Editors Herald! In the Constitution of the 22d lost., also iu the Chronicle anil Sentinel of the 21st inst., there appears an accouutof a double homicide, which occurred at this place on Friday the 15th inst,, which account does great, injustice to the character of my relative, liruce McLeod, and also contains so many erroneous statements, that I feel it to he my duty to correct them and give the public a true statement of the unfor tunate affray between James C. King, Esq., and Mr. Bruce McLeod, which re sulted in the death of both parties. This account of the difficulty ns pub lished in the papers mentioned, states that one Judeeri W. Uliphant, guve the facts to the reporter as he got them from parties at Hwuinsboro', and goes on to say that King advised his sister-in-law not to re ceive the attentions of McLeod, that he was a worthless fellow, Ac. Both these statement! sre false in every particular. McLeod has resided in this county about two years, and not. a word has ever been heard against his character. He was a'so ber, industrious, and peaceable young man, its hundreds of the best citizens in this county will testify. Moreover, an up right and intelligent young man of this place, will swear that when Mr. King had carried bis sister-in-law homo, that he said that if she wanted to many McLeod he hud no objections, and that he wuuld bring her buck to his house. Again the report says, "That McLeod attacked King because, ue advised Miss Bell to break off' the acquaintance. ” This is another false hood, as everybody living iu Bwaiusboro’ well knows. McLeod approached King first, on account of some reports which King's wifi! hud put iu circulation, reflect ing on McLeod’s character, when King told McLeod that he wus responsible for what his wife done, and that ho would stop it. Again the report says, "that McLeod, : while wrestling on the day of thediffieulty, | dropped a pistol, and when asked why he carried it, said that he had lived as long J in Hwuinsboro' as he could without having I a difficulty." The young man with whom McLeod was wrestling, says that this is i also false, that no such conversation oo i curled bet ween them. Ah to what words passed between King ' and McLeod, at the time of the difficulty, j no one wus near enough to them to have ! heard their conversation, and as both par ties are dead, no one will ever know what words did pass between them. The report further savs, "that McLeod followed King up, Ac. This ia also untrue. King was sitting on the step of Over street’s store, when McLeod came up and asked him to walk with him, as lie wanted to see him, when both purties walked round to the office. Again the report says, "McLeod said before he died, that lie liud killed King wrongfully, and he wits sorry for it.” This statement is another unmitigated false hood. I, and other friends, were with him till his death, and lie made no such statement, but he did say that he was not sorry for it, because King shot him first. Again the report says, “that McLeod, some time ago, killed a man in one of the upper counties of the State, Ac." This is another falsehood. If the piuty, or par ties, who guve Mr. Oliphunt this informa tion, had intended to tell the greatest number of falsehoods in the smallest space possible, their success could not have been greater. The foregoing statements of mine can lie abundantly proven by the best people in this county, and any person, or per sons, who gave the false and malicious in formation before alluded to, in which they tried to slander the dead, w ill come out over their own proper names, and deny any statement that I have made iu this letter, or will apply to me in person and own the authorship of these false and ma licious statements, os made to Mr. Oli j phant, I am prepared to prove Idm or them to be falsifiers, or give them any other satisfaction they may demand. The newspapers of the State and else where, which have published the account as given by Mr. Ohphant, before alluded to, are earnestly requested also to publish this correction. 1 uni respectfully yours, ,f. N. McLeod. Thu Public Draw. The steady increase of the National debt, in spite of the made up exhibits of the Treasury department, is clearly shown from the following figures, compiled from official documents. As to expenditures their increase since the war has been as follows: From #34,016,859 ill in 18(55 to #51,088,502 in 1868, and to #63,139,579 in 1871, and now to over #75,- 000.000 for 1873. It may occasionally he true thnt, by grinding the people down, collecting the revenue with military forces and crippling the industry of half the nation, a tempo rary reduction may be mode to appear at a chosen time during the fiscal year, but this only proves tile people’s capacity to keep pace with the extravagance of its rulers. — Ada. and Rep. Butler, in his Worcester speech, says: “There is another question coming, as to whether Gen. Grout shall be elected to a third term. 1 have no opinion to express, but one thing I tell everybody is, that if the people want Gen. Grant for a third, fourth, fifth, sixth or seventh term, they will have, him.” This squint at monarchy was followed by “applause” from the greasy citizens of Worcester. They threw up their sweaty night-caps and said: “We will hear the noble Benjamin—sweet,good soul, mark what he says of Cicsar." Small birds, somewhat resembling spar rows, have appeared in great numbers in Texas and are devouring the hitherto pros perous grasshoppers. Why did Cain kill his brother?—Be came be w:i‘ Able. [From tin Morning New*. J THE COFFEE COUNTY DIFFICULTY. An United State* Official in the Bole of Dictator. I>lfH hargr of the Areaird. In yesterday’s issue of the Morniwj Macs mention was mude of the arrival in i the eity, the previous evening, of Messrs. Himon P. Gaskins and Jesse Jjott, of Cof fee county, in custody of Deputy United Htates Marshal Blance. These gentlemen were arrested upon a warrant issued ut the ) instance of J. V. Barber, postmaster t Douglas, iu the above county, charging j them with an assault upon him anil an at ! tempt to rob the mail. The examination in this case took place 1 yesterday morning before Commissioner Henry C. Wayne, aml during its progress certain information was developed that re flects most seriously upon E. C. Wade, who officiates as Internal Kevenue Collee-1 tor and United Htates Commissioner at' Quitman. The facts stated by the prosecutor him- j self were that the accused persons made un j assault upon him by throwing at him pieces ! of iron and stones, which might have j oauaed sefious wounds. And the only ex- j ouae for inferring an intention to rob the mail wus found in the circumstances that the prosecutor was a postmaster, arid thut the assault took place at, or near the door ] of liis store, in which the post office was ; kept. The prosecutor, in liis testimony, , j did not himself allege that his assailants proposed a robbery of the mail—although, i j as in liis afflilavit before the Commissioner, j ; applying for a warrant, this charge was \ j distinctly averred. The testimony for the defence showed i very conclusively that the rencontre bod j its origin in private grievances, which the accused lmd received, or thought they had i received, at the hands of Mr. Barber, and which they had proposed to redress, each in his own fashion, and without communi j eating hi* pal-poue to the other any nppa i rent combination between them being ; wholly accidental, it was further shown i that Messrs. Gaskins and Lott, as we stat ■id yesterday, are persons of good charac ! ter in their county, and not to be snp j posed capable of an intention or wish to j rob any one. Altogether, the ease liail very much the I appearance of premeditated, malicious ! persecution, and this impression is only strengthened by some admissions made by | the prosecutor. The Commissioner, offer a patient and .thorough investigation’of the evidence, ! held that there was no reason whatever to ! believe there was any design to disturb the mail, and that if any assault had been committed, it was un offence eguinst the law of the fjjato, of which he hod no cog : liizunce. 8o the accused were discharged. But Mr. Barber, the prosecutor, mude ! one strange statement while testifying, ns |we have intimated above. He said lie hud j been " ordered ” by an United States officer i to come to Savannah to take out his war rant.. And when asked who the officer was, replied that it was Mr. E. C. YVude, United States Commissioner, residing ut Quitman, in Brooks county. Now, when we consider that Brooks i* the next county but one to Collee, and that Mr. Wade has precisely the sumo power to issue the war rant, to examine the accused and to com mit or hold to bail as any Commissioner in Savannah, it is strange, to place the mildest construction upon it, that he should have put these gentlemen to the j trouble, expense and other inconvenience*. ! of a journey, with their witnesses, and nn | der arrest, to a distuut city for the pur | pose of standing an examination which ; might, with so much less trouble to till j concerned, have taken place before him. Perhaps he wus too busy w ith liis duties , ,us Internal Revenue Collector. If so, he j i hud better resign liis Comniissioucrship. and give place to someone who w ill not! care to hold two offices so incompatible. 1 Such nets as these cannot be too strongly j denounced, as they are without the form of justification. If Mr. Barber whs assaulted by these gentlemen, tlio State courts af forded him ample redress, and there was not the least necessity for him to appeal to the United States authorities. The only inference to be drawn from his admission is, that he consulted E. C. Wade, and that official having some personal feeling of his own to gratify, but not desiring to take the responsibility of figuring openly in such an apparent case of persecution, as sumed the role of dictator ami “ordered" (Mr. B's own word) the valiant Postmaster to curry the case to Savannah. Is it any matter of special wonder, that Federal laws are so obnoxious to our people whou such outrages and persecutions are perpetrated l>y those appointed to administer them? Since E. C. Wade has acknowledged himself n Radical he seems to have lost all sense of honor and discretion. How can it, be that a man of sense sufficient to fill the position of United States Commis sioner, fully advised of all the fncts, us he was, in reference to the difficulty between Messrs. Simon P. Gaskins and Jesse Lott and V. Barber, the Postmaster in Doug lass, Coffoe county, wouldn’t know that the United States Court had no jurisdic tion in such causes ? It is reasonable to presume, from his knowledge of the facts, for he is not an idiot, that he knew the United States Court would not take cognizance of the ease. Then it was not through ignorance of law that he advised Barber, the Postmaster, to go to Savan nah and obtain a warrant from Commis sioner Wayne, which he knew he could not obtain without swearing falsely'. It must have been done for a purpose. What could have been the motive that would in duce a man to nn act so basely and infa mously corrupt as to, by a pretended vir tue of his office order a man to do that which would perjure his soul, couldn’t have been done ignorantly; must have been done corruptly. A man capable of such nets is dangerous to any community. God pity him. We regret his conduct on account of his relatives, they are clever people and are, no doubt, deeply mortified at his conduct. Anew toy has just been inrtoduoed and will surely become, very popular. It is a wax doll m a crib, the doll being dressed in night clothes and a dainty lace cap. By some mechanism the doll baby at certain intervals, after being wound up iu the crib, puts out its arms, and distinctly calls “mamma.” The inventor thinks "no family should be without one.” Thousands are hated, whilst none are ever loved, without a real cause. The amiable alone can be loved. In most sit uations of life the consciousness of inno cence is our best shield and our firmest security. A Poughkeepsie woman was banished the State the other day. This is what New Yorkers enll punishment. State Gossip, Tffiomaaville wants a grange. Valdosta still runs her donta! engine. The Savannah rice mills are preparing for the ric* season. The death of Mr. James Cholker, of Pu laski county, is announced. The pic-nio season has just commenced around Sundarsville. Johnson county had a real, old- fashioned fox hunt the other day. Conyers wants a fire-engine. They must expect to liave a fire or two there. The death of Mr. S. E. Myddleton, of Valdosta, is announced. The roving incendiary is on the war path around Savannah. Savannah- has received three bags of sen island cotton—new crop—from Florida. A man in Savannah the other day amused himself by sawing off one of his fingers. The crops along the line of the Savan nah river ore reported in a healthy con dition. It is stated that the Conyers calaboose is so crowded that they have to let the criminals loose. A negro in Early county was thrown from a mule the other day, and lias gone “where the woodbine twineth.” The Hawkiksville Dispatch report* the surrounding country as very sickly, and also many deaths. The steamer Henry Burden is busily engaged on the Savannah river improve ments. The work on the Seaman's Home and Chapel iu Savannah i said to be progress ing rapidly. The late Republican office in Savannah is being neatly fitted up for a paper ware house. Work on the Court House at Hawkins ville is progressing rapidly, and the citi zens look forward to an early completion of the building. Young Female College, of Tbomasville, opened on Wednesday, the fid ult., under very favorable auspices, ninety scholars being in attendance at the opening. Mayor Huff, of Macon, has extended an invitation to all the military companies of the State to visit the Fair to be held at that place. The latest from an exchange: “An old bachelor is called by the fair ‘the last; rose of summer.’ They might call us more appropriately ‘shriveled haw thorns.' " A mule got adrift in Savannah the other day, and wus so loose behind that, of the 1 fonr negroes who were endeavoring to catch him, not one would get near enough for fear of having a doctor’s bill to pay. The negro Monroe Smith, who was said to bo the accomplice of Jackson, who murdered yomlg Johnson nt Smithville some time since, was recently arrested in Savannah by Sheriff Ronnn. The Early Cupnty Arn wants Jto know “If ‘coming evrtits cast their shadows be- | fore,! what sign is it to see young man ! pushing a baby carriage through the pub lie streets ?" Wo should think that he contemplated going into business. The Rockmart Reporlev wants to know why in the world don't some good, sober,en ergetic nud industrious blacksmith come i t'.ere and put up a shop ? We suppose it is because they don't stay sober long enough to get there. The Early County Xem gets off the fol lowing: “We know of but one cotton patch in this part of the country that bus escaped the ravages of the caterpillars The reason assigned for its escape is that the worm would have to carry rations in order to make tlie trip.” This from the South Georr/ia Times: “Cotton is coming in town rather briskly now. It is thought that between the caterpillar and rust, the greater portion of the crop will be oplrn by the middle of October. The crop is certainly cut short , of the expectations of a month ago.” We are iu receipt of the second number her of the Johnson Reporter, a weekly pa per published in Wrightsville, Johnson comity, by W. J. Barnes, and edited by J. li. L. Allen. The general appearance of the paper is very pleasing to the eye, and does great credit to the publisher. We wish these gentlemen every success in their undertaking, and hope, ere long, to see the Reporter rank among the first weeklies of the country, both iu point of excellence and extensive circulation. This from the Advertiser ami Republican of the 9th: “A difficulty occurred in the western part ofthe city yesterday after noon between tHi*e parties who were en gaged in a game of euchre at the store of a Mr. Kahn, or some suoh name, who was one of the parties engaged in the game, and upon whom the assault was made. The quarrel arose ns to who should pay for the drinks. The other two men being considerably under the influence of liquor, one of them street Kahrn or Kahn over the head with a ‘billy,’ inflicting a very severe, and it was at one time thought, dangerous wound. The parties were ar rested, token before Justice Elsinger, and placed under bonds.” The Missouri farmers take to the Granges with a vim that indicates they like the movements passing well. The head officer of the “Patrons” in that State says that there are five hundred Granges iu his organization, averaging seventy-five members each; which makes a total mem bership of more than 37,000. Judging from the present progress which the Patrons are making, he thinks that there will be 100,000 members enrolled before next spring. In Arkansas the order is making fast headway. The Gloucester fishermen complain that the mackerel caught this year are thinner than ever before. The New Haven police will be provided with straw' hats, for the purpose of showing which way the wind blows on gusty days. Florida News. Advices from Tortuga* of the 2d inst. report 15 cases and 6 dentil* from yellow fever. Wm. Denham, a prominent citizen of Monticello, died on the Ist inst. of con gestion. The Tallahassee District Conference of the M. E. Church South was lately held in Monticello. The first bale of new cotton raised in Madison county wus sold in Madison last week ut 14 cents. The Florida Presbytery will convene in Madison on the 21st inst. Quite a good time is anticipated. The polored “bredren” of the A. M. Church are having u lively camp meeting in the vicinity of Cherry Lake, in Madison county. The M. E. C. S. is having a great re vival in Jacksonville. Over sixty have joined the Church, and many have joined other Churches. The Jacksonville Republican says: “An old colored woman in Madison connty lias raised a pumpkin this year weighing one handled and fifteen pounds.’’ Next. Over 600 lots of land are advertised to be sold in the city of Jacksonville, in Oc tober next, to pay tax on the same. Such is Radical rule. How long; oh, how long will things tie thus! Under the head of “Woodbiaed,” an exchange says: “J- D. Enos, colored, ex- Pustmaster of Valdosta, but late Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue at Pensa cola, died on Thursday last, of yellow fever.” Two subordinate Farmers’ Oranges of the Patrons of Husbandry were organized recently iu Madison county—one at Cherry- Lake, the other at Madison C. H.—by Col. D. H. Jaques, of Charleston, who visited the county for that purpose. About 25 members joined each grage. The Lake City Press, speaking of the crops, says: “Cotton, both longandshort, is commencing to come in rapidly, and it will be but a few days before all of our gins will be in full blast. We have heard of no particular damuge done to the cot ton by the caterpillar as yet. The Jacksonville Republican says: "A gentleman from Nassau, N. P., Rays: ‘One establishment there has about $200,000 in vested, and employs six hundred hands in canning pineapples. This season they purchased one million pineapples, and packed one million and ten thonsnnd cans. The pineapples cost them from eighteen to forty cent* in gold. ’ ” It appears that the devil lias some busi ness still iu the vicinity of Quincy. Three monsters—a huge lion, a tiger, and u mon strous hog—appeared to some young men, while eating a “porloae” in the old brick academy. The party, except, the cook. Dr. Richardson (colored), escaped—he fainted. The monsters then went to a “pound party,” scattered the boys and girls, mid proceeded. down the street, where they met the aforesaid doctor, who had by this time recovered his senses and got into the streets, when he token to his heels with the monsters in pursuit, and has not since been heard of. Wonder if there wasn’t u few "snakes” around there? They have u new way of catching fish down South. The Jacksonville Republican says: "For a few days past a considerable number of dead fish have been floating in the river and drifting under the wharves, producing such u stench as to become a positive nuisance in some places. Upou investigation it lias been ascertained that an enterprising fellow, residing near Ar lington Bluff, has been in the habit of finding schools of fish in Arlington river and discharging torpedoes among them, producing great havoc. But few of those killed being secured, the others have floated out upon the St.. John’s and been carried to the city by the tides. This prac tice cannot be too severely condemned, and we are assured that there will not be n repetition of it on the Arlington. — Scallawag Accusations in Coffee County. We clip the following from an exchange: "During the latter part of last week John W. Barber, Postmaster at Douglass, Coffee county, made an affidavit before Judge Henry C. Wayne to tlie effect that on the 16th of August, Simon P. Gaskins and Jesse Lott, of Coffee county, did feloni ously and with intent to rob the mail of the United States, make a murderous at tack upon him at the Post Office, with dangerous weapons, for the purpose of murdering him and afterward robbing the mail. Upon the strength of the foregoing statement warrant for the arrest of these persons was issued and placed in the hands of Deputy United States Marshal James C. Blance, who proceeded to Douglas, the coun ty site of Coffee county, where he found Messrs. Gaskins and Lott, and upon his business being mude known, they at once surrendered themselves and appeared more than anxious to have the matter fully investignted. Marshal Blance, with his prisoners, ar rived by the Gulf train last night. Mr. Lott was accompanied by his two brothers. We had a conversation with Messrs. Gas kins and Lott, and learn that they have witnesses to fully certify to their state ments that they did have a difficulty with Barber, but that it occurred on the pub lic street, and not in the Post Office, and the assertion that there was an attempt to rob the mails is simply a fabrication. In fact, the whole statement of facts, as con tained iu the affidavit, they pronounce a tissue of falsehoods, and expect to prove the same, notwithstanding they hold them selves ready to give the said Barber any : satisfaction he may desire in reference to ! the difficulty in question. “Messrs. Gaskins and Lott are both | county officers, and, it is stated, stand : high in their county, the brother of Mr. , Lott being representative of Coffee county ! in the Georgia Legislature.” (Mr. Fulto’Letter* totliellxllimori Aniiriotn ] THE BAVARIANS. Their Hta Udlna Army and Kcceutrlr Kin* -Pa un Brokerage In Monlclii Bavaria is as much afflicted by the sol dier as the more pretentious Governments of Europe. A standing army of one hun dred thousand men is kept by this little kingdom,which doeanotcomprise ten thou sand square miles, a considerable portion of which is mountainous and unproduc tive land. Although still independent, it ia controlled by Prussia, and the northern part is intensely antagonistic to Austria. It joined Prussia in the war against Aus tria, and it is said to have declared war against France some half hour before Bis marck liud placed Prussia in a hostile at titude. The Boldier on the streets of Mu nich is to be seen at every turn, though most of the army, under the direction of Bismarck, is kept close to the Austrian trian border. The officers are dressed with great elegance, and wear on their breasts the orders with which they have been decorated for bravery in the late wur. The privates are short, thick, broad shouldered men, and are charged with having lieeu the most brave, as well as the most vindictive and oppressive of ail the invading army within the borders of France. The young men are compelled to serve three years in the regular army, and thus the drilling of new recruits is in ,'ou!uiit progress, und the tap of the ilrum or military music, accompanying squads and regiments to and from the parade ground is hourly heard on the streets. The Americans, whose children are free from the necessity of tlie military service and training, culiuot witness these scenes with out a jeeling of commisseration, and of gratitude that their lots are cast far away from the dominion of Kings, Queens, Emperors and nobles. THE KINO OF BAVARIA. Bavaria has an oddity for a King, who spends most of his time in seclusion ut one of the palaces in the mountains. He ia the grandson of the old King of Bava ria, who, it will tie remembered, ran crazy after the dan sense Lola Monte-z, took her into his palace, allowed her to control the destinies of the country and finally mode her Countess of Landsfelt. The people stood it until forbearance ceased to be a virtue, and then drove her out of the country. The present King Ludwig as cended the throne when he was only six teen years of age, and is now but twenty four, and if all the stories about him are true he is aH queer a speeimen of royalty as has existed during the present genera tion. He dms not allow any one to see him when he can help it; and though he seeks amusement of various kinds, endeav ors to enjoy them in solitude, expressing anger and dissatisfaction if anybody in trudes upon him. The only man who ever hiul any influence over him was Wagner, the great musical eomjMiser, who, at one time, so completely controlled all his ac tions that he was compelled by the people to leave. His engagement to marry it Princess is said to have heen broken oft' because she persisted in refusing to ex press admiration for Wagner’s music. Among his freaks waa the construction of a lake on the top of his palace, in which he sailed about iu a boat for recreation. A few weeks since he took u notion that he wanted to sec a representation of an erup tion of Mount Vesuvius, and inimedi- ately ordered the court pyrotechnist to jpi'oceeckregwrdlesa of cost, to produce such a spectacle on a mountain near his secluded palace. He. complied w ith the order, hut the representation was not satisfactory. The court pyrotechnist at Vienna was then sent for, and lie made extensive prepara tions and gave entire satisfaction, and had an order for its repetition, the King ex pecting and thinking that he was and would be the only spectator. He, how ever, heal'd that the villagers had assem bled at the foot of the mountain, and had witnessed the spectacle also. On hearing this he countermanded the order for its repetition, sent the pyrotechnist home, and, ordering the burgomaster of the vil lage, before liim, severely rated him for al lowing the people to approach the moun tain. During the reign of Wagner he or dered u new opera be had written to be produced at the Opera-house, regardless of expense, and on the night of its produc tion took a seat iu the royal box, ordered oil the doors closed and locked, and the performance to proceed, with only himself as the audience. King Ludwig is, however, harmless in his vagaries, and as the country is pros perous, aud he has proved himself a thor ough German, the people rather laugh than frown at his peculiarities. Although professing to be a Catholic, he utterly re fuses to join iu the Corpus Christie and other church celebrations and processions, as liis predecessors have done for hun dreds of years, and is now done by the Emperor of Austria. He, however, took the lead for German unity, proclaimed war against France before Prussia tock decided action, and has a strong bold on the hearts of the people. He is regarded by some as a misanthrope, and by others os somewhat of an imbecile, but as Ba varia ia now thoroughly under the control and protection of Prussia, it matters little who or what the King may be. The Ba varian army is, by treaty, under tlie com mand of the Kaiser William during times of war, and iu peace it is the plaything of the King. King Lewis, the father of the present King, who died in 1868, was a most exem plary monarch and much beloved by his people, and it is the love they -bore him which makes them patient with the follies of his son. The latter came to the thone before he had completed his education, and was at first a mere willful, headstrong, boy, but has since developed into his present condition. It will be remembered that the Bavarian troops were led in the Franeo- Prassiun war by the Crow n Prince of Prus sia, and to their bravery and dash many of the decisive strokes of tlie war were attrib uted. Recently, when the Crown Prince visited Munich, he was received by the people and the military with great enthusi asm and honors. At the opera-house when he appeared the performance was sus pended, and so demonstrative were the people that it was impossible to resume it. The King became indignant and refused to see the Prince, retired to his mountain chateau, and remained for sometime in strict retirement, scolding every one who came near him for having extended such honors to the Prince of Prussia. As the whole destiny of the country is in the hands of Bismarck, it matters little who or what the King may be, as he is mrerly a glided pup pet, with no power to do much harm even if he had the will. 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