The Sun.
London, England, 1840-12-03 00:00:00

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LONDON:
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1840.

Por a considerable .number of years MEHEMET
Was looked on as a friend to England, which,
by the loan of capital, engineers, and vessels, fox-
Ills power. There was a continual interchange
of civilities between him and our Government, and
~,ere was one time a report that it meant to recog-
' se him as Sovereign of Egypt. Nor has he
Shown hitrseif in any way that we are aware of
ho~tile
to the interests of England. He has for-
arded our mails and our passengers through his do-
' iliinions.to India. He has not ceased to this day
to show kindness to our people. He has welcomed
our vessels both at Alexandiia and Suez ; he has
bdtly received our travellers, and promoted their
, Pets ; and if he have by that aggrandized himself,
. has also contributed to the welfare of England.
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'Till a very recent period also, little or nothing
has been heard but praise of the efforts he has made
t? civilize the Egyptians. It is unfair to compare
"i 8 conduct to that of European Governments. It
tlit,ll4 to he compared to that of the neighbouring
'l3'j .a h.ontedan.. Governments in Asia and Africa, and
that comparison he appears to great advantage.
h. he have been ambitious, and sought to extend
-4rritory, if he have, to attain his personal oh-
ie:t4,,Crushed his subjects, he has done no worse
'lops the Sultans, Shahs, Deys, and Pachas of all
inn he has introduced several European arts,
'fii:4(ling the steam-engine, into his dominions, he
Wencouraged cultivation and commerce, which few
:1114zPedan rulers ever before did, he has given
'coo ntrY a navy, and has raised a debased and
'..
4395 t forgotten province into considerable emi-
erice
amongst the Powers and States of Europe.
~,eo444re not quite sure even when we compare his
.400.11" to thatof BONAPARTE, or to thatof our own
at
trade- stifling, labourer-killing Legislature,
we' he. will not shine out a hero and a sage ; but
}l,:re sure that amongst the modern rulers of Ma
e(lan States he is eminent for sagacity and

fill Ve make these remarks because we wish care.
Joule to separate ourselves from those Ministeria
b nals which have of late made it their especia.
, nsiness, after so long praising *MEHEMET ALI,
him down as a monster of cruelty, perfidy,
lit; tyranny. In our opinion, that is equally it-11p°-
4e and unjust. England has no quarrel with
s,""tEr ALI. The justification---and, let us
~,
the only justification—of the blood she has shed
SYria, is to be fothad in her having no personal
Nests in view. She appears as the ally of the
SULTA N. Her Ministers hare declared that
the balance of power and the repose of Europe
Will be endangered unless Turkey be main-
tained entire, unless Syria be restored to the Sur.-
TAN ; and if MEHEMET ALI were the most liu-
Itiane and virtuous ruler that ever existed, she
would be equally bound, on the principles our
statesmen have avowed, to wrest Syria from
1,
"in'. For the Ministerial journals to abuse
-41ENt ET ALI, converts the contest which
n" waged on a political principle into a per-
:l,4l attack for personal objects, and supplies,
-"at certainly never before was in existence,
pti a_Pparant justification for the outcry in
If4nee against our perfidy and our ambition.
' instead of acting as an ally of the SULTAN, we
thre nit our own account attacking an ally of France,
e French will not want a pretext fur hostility to
Uniting the language of the Ministerial
,ttrnals to the Tory project of retaining St. Jean
perk ere, the French may see in our conduct a
I,llonal and unprovoked attack on Egypt.
vetleY may insist that it is as necessary to pre-
-441: our encroachments as we say it is neces-
4pry t° prevent those of Russia, and a wide-
oilc!" general conflagration may ensue. To guard
Eresaainst participating in the smallest de-
. ~ei against
totit the enormous folly and enormous guilt of
tl4
thtibuting to provoke a war, we feel it our duty
pert 's point, willing and ready as we are to sup-
4eive MiniSterS on most occasions, to separate our-
\\ frorn all incendiary journals.
e have all along contended that the Ministers
'auld
t.tp 'We felt sure they would—do all in their power
p,n'ustain M. GUIZOT against the war faction in
and, short of sacrificing honour and grin-
' would make him every reasonable and
Akr
era,
e! concession. For our parts, we think still
tg it
is for the interest of England to preserve
11433. r tinder the power of MEHEMET ALI, who
wn how to preserve obedience and order in