New-York daily tribune., 1853-12-15

the ss,e and skin of the artisan. OF paiemeans " ~
uiny and vanishing. He had seen the en.'Ie " -
lorse room and the inner and outer su,Iace ~ ~,
ito ,v CIV roep - elabora'ely and az richiy
o,nsn,nted as the surface OF one oi our ss,y a,
ssrd tsbes In the skiilfu working OF goa-n hiss 80
.Is artisans Of Palembang have attained an eqih
..br;tv with the Kornje and other people oi
Cant Gibson had been often inquired ot by sesera Oh
the sumairan Bornese ara M Nm a. tSpy
s.ed Il II Is true that several Of them only evnced IN
th.ir Inquiries for Holy Scriptures an idea on ther
psrfs that they contained much valuable 81 aa
sbouf botany navg Sc and did not seem 70 desire
fhe book for gious intructon but the very frequent
nouirits and Of many who curious and anxious 70
know the source Of the Christians orang seranl az hey
sye u strength skill and power over then led the Cap
~ ,o f.ei that many parts Of the Indian Archipelago
offered one the most interesting fields for the
AZ our sacred writings He had much to on thai had
and while speaking Of the diffusion Of religious knowledge
he desired to say that in bus opinion person IN tns
country had contributed nore 70 the diffusion o kno~
edge OF this country in japan SIAM and the Eastern Arch
peiaeo then Aaron H. Palmer Esq, OF Washington City
and now Consul General OF Ecuador Our inteilg ;nt
Traveller next made some Interesting remarks ppon tns
languages Of the Archipelago which he seemed 20 nave
stpded thoroughly He spoke chiefly about the gh Malay
and Java Malay LiBgua Franca OF the East also OF
The or classical language Of Java; OF the Sunda d
leet the Rentjou language, and written character tns
Buchinefe Msdurese and Balinese Inc artcies or Gun
nerce were iBnumerable and invaluable. substance
IKE cuano found among certain small groups oil iiuu
In tbe Java Sea; il was used fertilizer BY the natives
seemed 20 be a of niusoral mater an almost inp
pable powder when dry. He had v's'ted several POM
rrbsre excellent bituninous coal TO be obtained in
srest abundance The English had sought the privilege
81 working certain points bat the Dutch had not SUI
6cjsn power over the natives TO secure the English in
Grant and the latter were precded from directly oPer
atnp themselves by the unwse treaty OF their GVern
meni Of 1924 with Holland. The dominion oi the Dutch
In sumatra and BorneO and elsewhere in the Archipelago
out Of Java, very Insecure We cannot better com
clude sketch Of this interesting and discourse
than by giving Capt Gibsons language on this point
Thetime appears b. at hand when the East - awake
ifa iefhqrOy Civilization, borrowing from
the anaoges Of physical nature has exhibited the appa
contradictions OF positive and negative attribute
From its European center planted in the twilight OF the
middle ages in soil wrought deep with the plowshare OF
revolution It has sent westward an nvigoraiing le of
rational progress while backward upon the East mas
rolled desoating current Of commercial intrigue In the
pathway of the former republics have sprung om tle
wastes Of nature while along the track OF the lter inc
symbols OF learning aud religion, ana me insignia OF
ancient authority have been crushed in the dust lhe.e
opposing have met in the Pacific nor can the result
OF the conflict be doubtful European authority IN the
East hangs by Ial thread and is unworthy OF the name
of Empire. The ssgacity Of European dplom ssts has
been bsfled by singular destiny, that seems to have
reserved the East for better fate than That marked
out for il by European politics It's ncxhaustols we am
and diversified productions have been hidden under ven
of mpenetrable mysery. Odericus Marco Polo, Pinto,
and other European traveller. have received little credit
beyond that of inventors of curious fable British min
ister bindy barganed of, in 1924, to the Dutch the
islands Of the Eastern Archipelago rich in the lavish
wealth of nature for the Improbable nsary post OF the
Cope of Good Hope, and the equally Improbable island
of Ceylon That formidable power has, by It's ignorant
and mistokon diplomacy sheltered the Eastern ISLANDS
from the encroachmebis of its political ambition and con
mercia cuIidiy France with its revolutions, its wars Of
ambition and its unruly Alger has had little leisure to
prosecute former desire for Eastern acquisitions The
spirt Of enterprise is dead IN Spain aud Portugal The
Russian Court bound TO that of Holland by the ties OF
eonsancuniiy has been content with hewng pathway to
the Mediterranean whilst Prussia and Austria have con
seDod to nbble the ioxs share off the spoil OF their
naughty ally.
The Dutch alone have gained foothod in the East
India Archipelago. But incapable by nature TO conquer
desf wealth thew much COVc they
little than to menace the shores OF these pOPuous
Isands with shadowy and unsubstantal power With
the exception of aporon oi Java she mas male no per
manent territorial acquisitions.
The claim five s tbs of the Archipelago unsupported
by actual conquest the presence of respectable
authority The little leland of Bali has quite recently op
posed with signal the fO OF the Nethehand
1nden Government and the most OF the ancient sovereign
ties are as yet unsubdued The Dutch have had power
enough TO keep up partial embargo of the native
merce and to blockade the mouths Of the rivers bat their
exravagant petensons TO dominion will not bear the test
Of critical examination
This inviting field held in for American enter
prse Its population is tracabe and ready to engage in
more extended commerce. The American character has
thus far found ready to the Oriental conf ience
Our commercial policy which aims rather to enrich than
destroy is well calculated to insure this result England
nav fail convince the credulous people of Asia that her
policy seeks not the spoil of their industry while India
lies prostrate its bleeding victim; Holland may fail to
tabsh the wisdom and justice of its contracted and selfish
policy but America alone point out to the East an
example of the moderation of her principles aud the Wis
dom of her policy in the enlightened and regenerated
Sandwich Islands.
TO accomplish this result political relations with the
East Indian Archipelago should be put firm footing
No diplomatic agents should be sent there but those who
are deeply versed in the Geography History and Traditions
OF the East The to the confidence of this people
lies through their moral rather than their intellectual
yctons In your haste to meet them you most not over
turn the symbols of all they deem sacred but deerlng to
those deeply rooted preiudces that mark the Oriental
character at once compel respect by exhibiting it, and exact
confidence by bestowing it,
Captain Gibson has been invited by the Society to read
a paper future meeting the subject Of this ito us
almost unknown part Of the world lie was not aware
whether his engagements at Washington would permit
him accede their request but he would be happy at
all times to present bis knowledge of the geography his
tory ethnccgy languages, &C. of the Eastern Arehpea