Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-11-05

ambitious paCha out OF the throne OF the OH
mans Ills way was open To ConS,antinoplc
the powrrs stepped in aud closed it, France
took the lead III this movement at first; and
the I'VE great powers, IN conference. sent an
official note to the sultan, assuring him that
they would maintain the integrity OF his en-
pire. This was an emphatic voice, saving To
Mchcinet ali, Thus tar shall; thou come, and
no iaither. But the European powers were
not SO disinterested as TO interfere in this mat
tel merely TO save the caliphate or the Porte:
each had Its private ends IN view, and very
pretty European broil had like to have grown
out ot this Eastern Question, as il was called
France and England were jealol IS ofeach 9th.
ers managememwith regard to Egypt and
Syria, and both were jealous of the insidious
move ments of Russia i'm Constantinople.
Mehemet demonded the hereditary sovereign.
ty oil Egypt aud SYRIA; the Porte replied by
dlsnissing him enlirely from all his offices and
commands"
During these troubles, France sided with
the Pacha, aud demanded that he should be
re-esteblished permanently in Syria. But the
other Powers, as is well known, settled the
matter without the concurrence of France. and
after bombarding Beyrout and DESTROYING 81.
Jean D'Acre, they offered him the hereditary
Government OF Egypt. which he accepted -
ms dignity was unknown before among the
dependents Of the Porte. The interference of
the European Powers in the Eastern Ques.
tion, therefore, ended in restoring Syria 10 the
Sultan, and leaving Mehemet Ali secure i'm
Egypt Dr. Dur5in says that the Great Powers
are settled as 10 the policy of preserving what
they call the integrity of the Ottoman Empire
hot That they care fix about the Empire
itseli, but that each is afraid that the other will
get too large share of the spoil, when that
Empire ialls 10 pieces. The Government of
Nehemet is an absolute despotism. The peo-
pie over whom he rules, are bin l. big ,ted
race accustomed for ages TO all forms OF on.
preston. mjudging then of what Mehemet
An mas done, we are to compare him with
other ORIENTAL despots. One grart result of
good government is obvious to every traveller
IN Egypt. He finds his person and his pro-
perty secure. All religions are tolerated with
the utmost freedom. The CONSUMPTION passes
by the house OF the Christian, while the chill
dren OF his Musselman neighbor are merciless.
y hurried of. Both in Egypt and Syria, the
facha has raised Christians TO the heiphest
oignl,ies oil the State. The Pacha himselfhas
set a bad example of disobedience to the Kor-
an, lie drinks two bottles Of Bordeaux after
dinner, while Abba Pacha, the grandson, is a
notorious drunkard.
The entire result OF Mchemet Ais govern
ment may be expressed in one sentence: i'm his
iorty years OF administration, the population
mas diminished one half. This one wcll-at-
tested TACT sufficiently proves the ruinous char
lcter OF his measures. Whatever else he NAV
be, he IS no statesman. He has attempted to
DO impossible things. He has EMPLOYED
means TO raise revenue which have dried up
me very sources of revenue. He has made
the mass OF his people wretched. The very
eIare which emanates from his external i'm
provements only heightens the darkness of
the gloomy background, The people of Egypt
nave been wosre governed under the enlisht-
ehcd facha. than they were uneer the wild
and Ignorant Mamelukcs. They have exchang-
ed the weak tyranny of the Porte for the +
ron despotism OF Mehemet. 1t would have
been blessing for them, have no doubt, if
the European powers had acceded to the wish
es OF the sultan in 1910, and disposed entire
" the unjust, unscrupuious, and tyranical vic:
tory OF Egypt, The character of Mehsmet
or of intellect is unquestio able K vet he could
o. imposed upon by any European adveuturcr
hNdricious as miser, he squanlers his boards
on FOOLISH experiments. With sagacity ..
nough TO gain and keep footing more precari
Gus than that OF any living ruler, he has him
~ sapped the foundations of his own power
AS Tor mora! qualities, his history DEVELOPS
such as we find exhibited by every Oriental
aspirqnt Tor power; aud craft and guile ne sur
passes even the most treacherous OF the cali
pha. III a deed OF treachery is to be done. he
adds no unnecessary elements of crime To lis
peipetratlon. II piece OF cruelty is 10 be A.
chieved, he does it wit',set reluctance or re-
morse, but apparently without any love for the
crueltyltseli. An unrestraincd ambition and
an absorbing avarice are his ruling impulse.
10 Crafty tie latter, he has sacrificed the
Dlood and treasure OF The people without stint;
to satisfy the former. he has not hesitated 10
sacrifice his own. Such is Mebemet Ali, Pa
cha oil Egypt cum ing despot, in advance of
ms people not IN moral power, but in intel
Iect ana sagaclty, adding some of the excellen-
ciSs and many OF the vices OF the European to
All tiie CARR traits OF the Mohammedan His
race Is nearly run: No man can tell whether
loTaham, ms daring but headstrong son, or
A bias, his drunken grandson, will inherit his
power, or whether ii will revert 10 the domin |
ION OF the Porte. 1t will be again an apple |
oil discord doubtless, Tor France * England 1t !
would De well Tor Egypt, at least, If one of the
great powers OF Europe could take and keen
possession of that land of old renown and Der. |
petual beauty, so long the prey of conteodinp |
roDDeTs--so long the basest of the Kingdoms.
II would not be surprising if some daring son
oi lhe Me. maddened by oppression, should |
ma MS way into the presence of Ali, and ex-
Claiming; )" knowest thou not yet that Egypt is
=, Wiz '"'oICe inc punScnt question by |
''e only argument that tyrant cannot resist
THEAPPROACHING GENERAL ASSEM- |
BLf.-No Legislature that has assembled |
since the War, will bave devolved upon il |
s!S. important desiines, such high response
p'h'les' as that which will assemble in 20 |
days or little more; and we may. as chron;cl. |
ers' be permitted TO regret az Hmine, that so
important Legislature was elected by The
People with very little reference to the great
questions which will have To be decided INV
u. Had they anticipated the direction which |
public opinion has taken since ApriI-bad
they iorescen that Education, that Inoyose.
mentS, and thata Conpqition would be nyessed
upon us attention by the imperative command
o. nearly the entire country, the People would
nave dcputcd more talent to The Legislature
they would have discarded dcmsgo9,es and
party hacks, and been more solicito1sto ssnJ
men OF talent information and cI,r,c.s '>'