The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-11-20
ANOTHER GREAT EFFORT GIN BEHALF OF CHRIS
TIANITY, CIVILIZATION, AND LIBERTY"


commercial cupdity which seems to constitute the ANNA
ting spirit of the British government having length
completed the subugaon of Hndosan and extinguished
the last remnant of the empire OF the great Mogu appears
to be turning towards Persia for new alment This we
surmsed in article of the Union published months
ago. remarking on which appeared in the London
Morning Post the reputed organ of the British Premier
In which the writer after goatng the acquisition of
the Kingdom of Dude the last of long series of usurpa
tons, triumphanty asks What NEXT" We predicted
that Persia would next and, To- prediction is
about to be accomplished
An expedition is announced in the British journals to
at Karak island the head of the Persian
Gulf claimed belonging to Great Britain probably by
the same title s holds the Republic of the Isles and other
too tedo2s to mention in various quarters
of the globe Ten thousand Of the surviving heroes of
Sebasopol assemble at point which commands the
Gulf Persia where the combined waters of the Tgrs
and Euphrates the two great arteries of that kingdom
dsembogue themselves and great portion of the foreign
com nerce Persia is These together with
few of those potent ogeians called screwpopeer whose
arguments ere found irresistible it is presumed will
be amply sufficient TO bring the Schah to reasonn other
words to place him the feet of the Hon. Mr. Murray
voy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary at the
court of Taheran the paector OF distressed damses and
the pink Of Preu1- Chevsliers
The aforesaid dsmse las is uncommon case1 appears
at least at first appeared to be at the bottom :" this
snug little quarrel Great often proceed from little
causes and who knows but the downfall of the ancient
kingdom of Cyrus and Artaxerxes may be brought about
by superhuman exertion of the chvary of the Hon Mr.
Murray in behalf of prosecuted damse There to
be doubt that whatever may have been the
primary cause the immediate occasion of the rupture was
the vehement desire of the Hon. Mr. Murray to protect
this lady who is less person than sister of the Sohah
of Persia This the original view of the case pre-
scented the public through the British journals and their
eastern correspondents But would seem the organs of
the British government becoming of the mpotency
Of this ground Of quarrel and the rdieue that would
ach to this feat Of modern chvary have subsequently
placed IT basis make it little more respect
able
1t appears there is certain fortified town called Herst
position of great strength the frontiers of Persa and
Cabu the latter Of which Great Britain has lately
under her special protection" This town the bulwark
of the province of Khorasan which SO far as our knowl
edge OF history and geography extends has always been
considered portion of the kingdom of Persia At differ
times indeed the governors of that province have re-
beed against the Schab and attained temporary indie
pendence but in ali che old maps which have come under
notice Khorssan is represented province OF Persia
But 1t is well known that the publishers of maps Eng
land especially those expecting the patroSe of the gov
eminent much addicted to the habit of tak great
liberties with the boundaries of nations with view to ac
commodate them to the political and commercial nteres
of Great Britain 1t is only to take few innocent
freedoms with the degrees of latitude and longitude or
what is still easy, to alter line of division between
two opposite jurisdictions and by this species of hocus
pocs any portion of territory particularly desirable NAV
be compared within the magic circle of Great Britain
boundess ambition Such the case in the adjustment
of the Northwestern and Northeastern boundaries between
the United States hand and Canada and New Buns
wick the other such the with respect to OREGON
and II consult the British maps which are servley
copied by geographers, shall find that the British
possessions ths continent extend to the north pole At
least not beyond it. We do not mean to dispute their
claim to these hyperborean regions but merely to show
that British maps very frequently projected with
view to sustain pretensonS to territory to which England
has no just claim whatever
Thus II appears from late article 10 the London Times
that certain map published in England by the Society
for propagang Useful knowledge the town Of Herat was
placed In longitude 6i which brought it incontestably
within the limits Of Persia In subsequent issue of this
map Herst placed In longitude ca which brings IL within
the limits of Cabu province before stated under the
protection" Of Great Britain. Very suspicious people
might possibly urmise that this alteration made with
special view TO enable Great Britain protect Herat
from the agasping ambition Of the Schsh Bot s posi-
ton Ia quite mmatera The Times has settled that mat
ter The British government has declared Herat the
property Hobnmmed and promises to protect him
in til. possession of it." II this don't constitute indie
feasible right then there virtu in PsiIhan guns and
propders.
That this demonstration of hostility will be the preiSde
TO series Of eucroachmens Pera-which in all prob
ability, win finally reduce that ancient kingdom which
once disputed the empire Of Asia with imperial Rome
the absct state Of Hndotan and Burmah-is result ex
trsmsy probable If not inevitable Under one preence or
otherthe securing Of distressed dsms some second
Helen Of Troy; the protection Of some Dost Mohammed
or the great interests Of Christianity civilization and lib
sryhat oanting hypecrtcs power will be perpe,uslly
intsring one day melting domestic instruction in the
next imposing itself mediator umpire thus ac-1
curing plausible for perpetual ntermeddling
ill., last this rich and fertile region will be finally swsl
owsd up by that monster empire, which II Is already
nsonsl boast that the sun sets Such has been
r.be fate Of Hndostan whose independent princes have
esn extrpated after another and their territories
,usurped by that Sordd insasb. monopoly the East In
Ala to which the British government In sort of