The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-15

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socially aud politically o lbs usmoss kuuor
tsDctbe entered Into ensagemens put ~ end . -
tim and s1pora,son Of sisvss Into o. rem .s Sa
dounpions, any Of hin ships or vessels ~
had become great central depos the traffic In sisvs.
and the most lucrative business In which bis suH
jects we're engaged From all these things he began Il
draw the attention OF Europe upon himself which Ns1
hitherto been turned away from that part Of the world
with costly presents Tor Queer Victoria, Completed the
wrk OF making him known In Europe, ~ his desire
tobe.
paid to him. a. spontaneous ~ II was unexpected.
He for the drss time two American ships az yer
from the United staies enter the port Of MuosS-
These ships sent by the then President Of The United
Stae General Jackson 70 proder In bis name, the
summation Of treaty of peace and commerce hstw-ea
the two countries The great federal republic q Nort
America had been extending it, trade as far the casters
Of the h Of and destroys Of =
try, authority 10 establish regular consuhp Zanzibar
Said granted all that the Americans desired for btu
thought alliance with the Americans. q Of cssn
eIpoise the aggressive friendship Of the English. In
an alliance with tho English.
Some years after tho events above mentioned, Louis
Philippe, KING Of tho French was DESTROYS ALSO on s
atvns Of friendship, which, Ear back the egheent
century, had existed between France and the Arabian
Suans, hut which, by maritime wars, followed b.
the disasters met with by fleets In tho Indian Ocean,
had been for long time interrupted treaty bctwcoa
France and the Sultan concluded under the auspoes
Il Mons. Guizo then Min.ter Of Foreign Affairs which
signed on the 2lst or November 1874 by Mons Re-
main Dcsfoeses then captain and now vice admiral 4
he French navy By this treaty tho porte
Of the Sui ans empire, both In Asia and In Africa.
were opened 70 the French on the terms 70 the
Americans and the English we had the privilege a
maintaining consuls for commercial purposes both n Ass
cat and Zanzibar. 1t was OWING to this treaty and
the discussions gave riso 10 In the Chamber Deputies
thai the name Of the Imaum OF Muscai-u then hardly
known or heard G-became quite popular snd house
From this time. Said continued oeacese 10 eoov the
prosperity which his patient and prudent licy had "
hard toll purchas ed for him, without remarkable
occurring to make him particularly distinguished
the distant ho'izon where he dwell
IF judge OF this Prince according 70 tho rules q
strict morality his character X not altogether irreproach
able. His keenness, sagacy and ingenuity might IA
many intancee have been called duphcity perhdy and
bad faith HIS love Of wealth made him avaricioas, and
lei to he perpe,rating many oppressive and unjust
conhscauons. On two or three occasions he Shovel him.
self cruel as faithful historians, we are Obliged e
he lved-an age not very remarkable for pune
ulous moral st'ictness in Political transactions
We ought with the more readiness give him
credit for the rare and eminent qualities which,
though hey do not en,le him appeaton VI greed
err moparchs Keen sighted and bod IN the coucepoa
Of bis plans able and In carrying them out
ALWAYS gathering renewed energy In misfortune as wed
prosperity, not given to violent measures, ahle II
deponent owards bis subiects concatug In his policy
towards foreign people ne suhea oy ns Gooauot ans
add u these moral qualities the majesty Of tall aaA
iupcsinp figure 4 noble looking physiogn
omy joued with perfect grace all his movements aud
gestures we shall be able to understand WAS THAI
he he lived he won the hearts 0ple capft.
vaed The minds of the who obtained access b
bis producing such favorable mprt ssons upoa
ali as will for long time cause hts memory TO be held n
deserved honor This monarch presents 10 us an examue
az The AGILITY with which slam.n IN these modern tn,ev
nay be mad, 10 give way to ,he ASPIRATIONS and 10 yie
TO The influences Of humanity Sultan said even did more
for The aboton of the slave trade than certain Chr,an
kings have done While he was tenacious of treating q
an equal with the most mouarchs he was 1t the
came time M rarly anxious about the opinion entertained
f Rim in Eure lie had his name ipscrbed among the
members Of the general company for rendering aid 70 sh,p
wreck ed mariners In the same way that quite recently lie
Kings of SIAM have enrolled their names among tho
members of the CvmtAny ia Socis A.
clixotai,n No doubt this WINS mere tsece of vanity
bu hi. .ny /. ht,n. ge IA 10 the cencs and
cv,lizaon Sultan Sa i'd cid not net tho mart OF reSorm
IKE hls cstemporsries and neixhbors Mahonet All II
Egypt and The SULTAN Mnhmoud Of Turkey; hence no has
not an equal glory with hem though their glory mus
be conferred Is rsiber dImmed by great deal o violence
and cruelty Said quite bold they were buA
in the way being mercaotiIe monarch.
and something Of q warrior withal, he may be consi-
dercd to havo been Of progress. Ho liberal
cxacted more moderate duties imported goods than
many Euro,esn princes and nations In the habit II
dong
Will all bese good deeds or Said survive him. wiz
what he began be contiuueds VIII his successor be
able 10 maintain unity OF empire which, be
ed L. rather an unnatural unity since consists q
a vast empire divided pars-ons the Eat and
the other on the wcs,-separaed by sea two thousand