The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-16

This letter contained . narrative of Capt. Gabson's' life
and travels in various parts Of the world.
The letter closes with these wofds =
/ do not wish to write wholly in the spirit Of self vindi'
cation, but rather as confessing sincerely much impfu-0
dence in department and speech, though IN powlSe =
tended with q malicious contemplation OF hosuhuesfJ
against the Netherlands India government. 49,. 4
The accompanying papers and documents vim ithins
. afford : :sS x dfrt nsni iias Z In. ny w S%sns'i NY si poetic i magma. GIN.
ton might lead me into many excuses not approved Of
by the matter of-fact opinions Of the world, yet son u
am not Of . nature to plot reasonable designs, mueh1
Now, by the promptnsss and vigor Of the Nethsrlands.
t tained INT in the eyes Of the natives Of Palsnbsng - mya
arrest, and has, also, thereby been very snestuAnyH
forced upon my own sonvict0as; ns ;nS;,c /, nSM ng Z % SSI
have committed against the majesty OF its laws. Il
After the receipt IN Qfthis letter, goth February, 1852,
the Captain was released, but only to be again arrested
on the 26th. He remained in prison until the date Of
his escape. 1t was during this time that the Dutch 60,
vernment allege that he wrote the second letter. He
says
wrote but two communications to the Governor G~enerals
the first, . statement of my previous conduct, ne other
and the last, an application for z stay Q. p,o;seSinsS II.
mont Of Feb. 26, 1853, on this subjsct-(H. En-. doe. Noe
Ie, p. 25.)-"In the meanwhile, under date Of Feb. Is
while he was at liberty, Mr.. Gibson, under the limprest'
sion that lie would again be incarcerated, wrote TO tha
Governor General the letter of when a COPY accom-
panies this, in which he implores his clemency, scknows'
hedges the imprudence Of his actions, and asks for ar
immediate trial, in the hope that sxtenuating cifcumfN
stances would cause . mitigation OF the punishment
which, strictly speaking, he might have deserved. Or.
the following day he again addressed himself to thS
Governor General, duplicating hin to nee the powet-
with which that high functionary ia vested, In hi,A
behalf, in order to stay all further proeeed1ngs.n b
Nov, there are two points in which Mr.. Van Hall ana
to %y the governor sSvssi 0sG general .Il and ! n that ' the iss inv IN the orSss
OF time was o mere duplication to stay all px0ceedingss
We differ in regard to the time when the 6rst iettess
can establish, by incontrovertibls proofs, that the lette,
sent bore the date and contained the matter stated b..
me, and also that no letter such as that dated February
rs could have been written or sent. it must bs conclud
cd that the Dutch have suppressed the true letter, anSl
have foisted q spurious one upon our government. ghiyI
proof shall attempt. y
The first proof ! shall offer 10 support my statement
ed, is negative merely. Mr.. Belmont, in o despatch u
Mr.. Van Hall, dated January 4, 1854. "a Ex. doc. id-
EssSeris2nds india aathoritie. 70 return certain evidsnosI
and papers unlimited by me to the Governor General:I1
s Sn accordance ssns 3, with I this. this P% .si ss.s up S.s.ns 9gss NJ
statement to the Governor General Of Netherlands India
accompanied. by seventeen packages OF papers, markell
Of this despatch was to obtain the return of these papers,
After communicating with the N. /. government, Ars
papers, but not den, iogG Tie stasemsnn.s Of M. BsiRmonsII
In regard to the statement. sent. Now the date Of sendt
ing, this statement agrees with the date Of my eonnunf|
S~.SAt ~. y S"ieh Anhf SsNyA 70
patch viii show that Mr.. Van Hall was under the nsces 1
sity Of denyin Mr.. Belmont's statements, il untrue. u
The original from which I have above copied the lette3
Of the 18th February Ia contained in . package Of paper /
transmitted by Mr.. Cramerus uncer his official seal. Thtol
package e with ine sy, q Of 1. US s au.hena.c,ty, : s ma s ass
Department received q package from Mr.. Cramerus i"V
my case, containing important papers, certified in
ton; indeed, l have no doubt that the papers In quet
ton will be considered as authenticated in the mos
ample manner by the state Department. 4
rap{atr Ctk.nr C,rkla~ .,otaa ~ /. ~ ~
msnder Magruder and Of Captain Bassett, master Of th
American ship Daniel Sharp, to prove that the lett"
sent on the Goth Of February was a narration Of fact.
alone. This paper has been suppressed BY the Dutci4
government, and one Of an entirely different charactt
substituted. Captain Gibson then proceeds TO analys
this letter, and makes out a very good case to show thx..
this letter was forged for the Dutch government to serx
its purposes; and then gives some particulars about hr4
"poetic imagir ings,' y thus I'll
l entered the East with a feeling of ave for it's history- \
its past renown and Its PROSTATE grandeur. / founA
them q people who impressed me with the idea tina. thes.
were the sciavi Of Asia, and occupy ing the same positio, I
Sclave and Ieuton maintain in tie West. Withou
battle or b~loodshed, and without a history to mark thei a
footsteps, the Malay races have spread from Polynesfs
to sumatra, and from Sumatra over Borneo, and III
greater part Of the islands Of the Eastern Archipelogs, 4
These races have supplantsd the aboriginal races anon
whom they came-thsir language the native languagesh
and their religion the native religions. i found thei
~tractable, infused with an expansive spirit, and capabp
Va scbhAhii1siuE Will "a buthutdktb uI tuucAtlOD 10 our !
civilization. I felt that there was a destiny in store n
the Malay races, and ~ventured to express this idea, ns |
only to the intelligent Dutchmen with whom I becsm. |
acquainted, but with the more intelligent Malays. Will, !
the latter ! talked of the advantages Of our civilization
and Of the elevation of the Malay masses by educatiok |
and an improved economy. l did NOT suppose that !,
was an offence against the Dutch government to speaa
OF . great race spreading ever those vast seas, and OF ID
one day becoming a power among civilized men. ~
The letter Of the 18th it would not do for the Dutc. !
to produce against me. In the first place, 4. vas vritteSY
while actually in prison, and would, therefore, be sub
jtct to the suspicion Of having been extortsd. In TIA
second place, II breathed too much Of the heroic, whfH
the aim Of the Dutch was to represent me % q weak in
poster, and thus destroy the impression which Il wa
supposed ! had made on the impressible Malay mind.
To obyiate these difficulties, and destroy my hold upoA
the mind. Of the natives and the sympathy OF my cours
rymep, this letter of the 25th was written, as i charge
by the procurement Of the Netherlands India government,
] ai'own and deny that letter.
fanny further proof Of the spurousness Of the lettsf]
Of the 25th is required, 1t viii suggest itself TO everI
mind that considers IL attentively. The las. person VIII
consistently with what we know Of human nature
could make such q confession, would be the man guilt
OF the crimes confessed. When an instance contradio1
tory Of this 10 presented, new fact win b added 20 ths]
history OF human eccentricity.
me blow which was sought be cealt on me By Thu
fabricated letter, Is the severest that ~perndious snimoss
ty could conceive. 1t aimed At once TO brand me vitss
crime and c~owardice, and thus to detach from me thoa
numerous and generous friends who have surroundea.
me since my return to this country, and who have SUI, .
tanned me by their ~sympathy and their counsels. II Il.
however, a cause OF coneratulation that this base pro-
ceeding Of the Dutch government has strengthened ma.
hold upon the regard OF my friends, and has found litth,
sympathy in this country. y
have the honor to be, very respectfully, yours,
WALTER NJ. GIBSON
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