Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-05-17

should visit Egypt with less apprehension of per-
sonal violence, than could my own slaVeholdhg
countrymen My antcipatlOns ON this point nave
been fully realized From all the information
have Obtained | am convinced, that CHRISTIAN
shareholders arc far more cruel towards thelr
bondmen than are the disciples OF the false proph-
Of and far more vindiCve towards the advocates
of the rights Of man. One reason undoubtedly Is;
that the Turks have among them no BshopS anu
Clergy claiming to be the privileged a'i'oos9"-
doris of Heaven, teaching them, that slavery Is
divine institution, and that civil ana relig'ous
RIGHTS are founded not on the immutable principles
ofiustice and mercy, but on the "tncture oil
skim A Mahommedan would be horrlfled at the
idea of restricting the privileges OF the Mosque 10
Il favored caste, or of excluding true heHeVGr
from religious schools religious councils soleIy
on account of his complexion. clergyman OF
the Church of England, long resident in Egypt
assured me that the Coptic christians were far more
cruel to their slaves than the Turks, and he as
signed for this fact the very sufficient reason that
the Coptic clergy held slaves, and Justified the
practice from scripture. -
carried with me from London quantity Off
Antj-slavery Tracts in ,Arad5c, the common Ian
ruaoe Of Fgypt and addressed to the Mahomme-
dams distributed them in the streets, at inc
Hotels, at the public Turkish Coffee House, IN
the Bazars, and to the keeper of the Slave Mar
ket What would have become OF your irleim'
had he trusting to the protection OF laws ana con-
stitutions, and the influence of christianity, made
similar use of Anti-slayery tracts in Richmond
or New Orleans
had intended seeking an interview with the
Pasha meaning to give him the Tracts, and at the
same time an Anti-suyery ecture-but my time
was too brief to permit me to wait for an introduce
ton. The Pasha, YOU know, is supposed to be
rather wofshly inclined but there are certain
hich minded chivalric gentlemen in America, VINO
would be far more likely to murder me ON account
orny opinions, than Mahommed Ali. | have, as
YOU may suppose, not been inattentye to the pres
cnt state Of Egypt, and the character OF us ceIe-
brated ruler. The result of my inquiries and OBJ
seryatons is, that Egypt is rapidly progressing IN
civilization and that the Pasha is one of the abest
md most extra ordnury men of the present day
He is both vlifed and culogsed in no measured
terms. The fact is, different people Judge nun ny
different standards Tested by European civil
zation and christian morality, he is selfish san
puinarv tyrant. But, when you recoHect, mat he
Wos brourht up almost savage and that ne was
forty wears old before he could write his name!
and when YOU compare him with other uth,sn
governors, you are astonshed at the extent OF MS
Views. the bcrality of his opinions, and the ener
nv Of his eovcrnment.-Fro time lmmemorIal, !
has been the prorogatiye of Turkish governors t(
squeeze as much wealth as possible out oil theU
people; and certainly the present Pasha conouct
The squeezing process with great Vigor; oul ne IL"
ATTEMPTED what never entered the heads OF hl
predecessors, the Creat10n as well as the abstract
~
ton cultivation, the establishment OF numefou
manufacturers and the encouragement OF com
MERGE and the patronage OF Europeans ne IA
moreover founded various schools and hospitals
md there is now at Cairo, a lunatlc asylum bette
conducted probably than any in Europe, 40 year
since was astonished at the prodiglous humble
of vessels on the Nile, often reminding me OF GU
own Hudson. Alexandria is rapidly increasing
and the best part of it, has been laid out and bur
by the Pasha and his family, within the last tc
wears The improvements, now going on at "a
;ro for magnitude and expense, would not dis
credit the New York Corporation. Splendid ave
nues lined with trees, and an extensive park, I'll
soil of which is raised 10 feet above the hatl
raj level and planted with trees, now adorn IL
capitol Near Cairo are the PashaS Gardel
very far exceeding in size, maGnltlcehce anu LAS
any thing of the kind TO be seen IN our own c0u
try. was struck with the liberaiIty WIN Whi'
the palaces, gardens and publc institutions 4"
thrown open to the public. visited them, al
even the mint without asking for any order OF a
mission. A newspaper is published at AlcXa
dria, and could not learn that there is any form
censorship But the Pasha, to encourage inc u
dertoking, subscribes for thousand copes ant
take Far granted the editor is careful how ne
tends. lie is probably as independent, as nor'
ern editor, with long list of southern suDsc
bers As far as | could judge there Is lIltG OF
restraint on the expression OF OPINION he'
the Pasha's conduct freely and publicly DISGUISE
and censured, and apparently without any app
bonsion of the consequences. Beyond all dOu
there is more freedom of opinion III Egypt than
our slave states.
Perhans the most remarkable feature in the g
eminent Of Egypt is the security 1t has given
person and property. Lynch law IS unknown
the Notc valley. Not negro IS burnt awe
obedience to "public sentiment;' not an abe
c,I I alDn C0V