New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-04-27
THE PERRIN QUESTION.


OF late years the French newspapers have so much
fallen in importance and ability that their articles
rarely read by the general public in this country and
they may be engaged for long time on subject be-
fore we become aware Of 1t, though the matter
concerns ourselves BE il known then that the great
question debated at present by whatever of journalism
st exists in Paris is the Island of Perrin the rock at
the entrance Of the Red Sea which the East India
Company occupied some months since SO great is
the interest excited by this theme, that the
Istbmus Of Suez is tor time forgotten. This great
phanthropc project has, indeed, cause TO complain
OF the siftency of the Partisan Journalists several
newspapers have not had article on the subject for
nearly week. Those who still glance over the broad
sheets of our neighbors are aware taat between
scientific essay the Artificial AlmentstiOn Of Prawns
and an antiquarian essay CaIthagnian HOrseshoes
an Article the piercing Of the Isthnus Of Suez has
right TO distinguished place about every three days.
Judge, then of the importance Of Perrin, which has
for time carried the imagination OF our neighbors TO
the other extremity Of the Red Sea.
The two questions are, however one; and, ss they
have received comparatively little attention in this
country while the continental press has been ringing
with them, it may be well to offer few words of
explanation. Ever tnce the establishment Of the
Overland Route to India the political gossips of the
continent have seen with extreme jealousy the extern
sion of what they call English influence" 10 Egypt
and the parts adjacent. II might strike them that q
nation which acts is likely to have Influence than
nations wbi,h merely talk and, moreover that fee
community of active men must nece ssary extend it's
relations With counties which lie then way to
most valuable dependency. ibis country has indeed,
done wonders for Egypt since Wsghorn succeeded in
his notable enterprise. The whole mail traffic and
large part of the passenger traffic between Eng
land and India, China, Australia and the Indian
Archipelago has been diverted 70 the route of
Suez and the Red Ses. The perishing cities
Of EsyP are ieauaN living again touched by the
civilization. Alexandria, Cairo and Suez are becom-
ing places Of the hghes Importance and the Vceroy.
atty is taking 10 posi- ion the wsalthest and most
prosperous State If the East. AL this has been done
huE rol hnap audv az ha. haap
compared with what will be effected before few
years have passed away. Already the railway is
nearly fir shed between the Medterr sne al and the
Red Sea. The Indian Mail now traveraes the country
twice every week, and 1t is certain that with the
rspd increase of trade the departures OF rstcss En
glish steamers from SueZ will coon be almost daily.
Our eegrsph lines will coon be laid along the Red
Sea and the shores Of Arabia 10 Kurfachee or Bonn
bay Thousands of British soldiers will yearly cross
the Desert on their way TO and from our Empire in
the East. We may add that the direct trade Of Egypt
with this country is of the very greatest Importance,
and that the Viceroyalty is linked 10 England by
tilualy Strengthening interests. Such facts these
would think, might chow other nations the
ilbershty and folly Of endeavorlng 10 thwart the in.
tercourse which has done much for a country but
lately plunged IN poverty and bsrbsrisu. But ma
onal jealousy and national vanity proof against
reasOn and good feeling. Tie French people not CON.
tent with their high position on the Continent not
recognizing the truth that their destiny though great
is merely European ,eek to follow us over the world
on Volctt wv tuc Oh an uns
easy eelSesteem to force themselves into all our con.
eeTns. France has interests in tie Red Sea OF the
Indian Ocesr. She is Represented in Egypt only bya
few adventulers, who with plisncy which English
men have no desire TO rival, ngratste themselves
with the Mohammedans, and adopt the manners, the
morals, and sometimes the faith Of the race among
which they live. This clique has always been ami.
mated by a bitter jealousy of England. and even in
the midtt OF the Russian war, when France and En-.
gland were in ARDS together il did not care TO dis.
semble its hostility. To the inspiration of these
French fortune is TO be attributed the plan of
making canal from the Mediterranean coast 70 Sqez
a schene go wild and impracticable that no man can
believe u to be sincerely propounded for commercial
ard maritime objects Our conviction l.. tnat II A
concession were granted by the Porte the canal would
not be nade-that it is not intended TO be made hut
that The installation Of French company under
French protection, the route which our mails and
passengers follow, would be used a. q means OF
thwarting US in all plane for perecng tue system of
transit In fact, il is merely political scheme for
operating on our line OF communications. Whenever
we proposed an extension of railway, or another
line Of telegraph, or an improvement of the port
or the erection OF warehouse or any practical
object, We should be met with the rights of the
lesseps Company, which We should be told Wa
IN year or two TO commence that grea. work OF civil
lLation by which France, 20 whom alone BELONGS TIA
initiation OF ideas, wac TO attract the gaze of the un
verse We sincerely trust that if there are any mar
soIs VINO believe that al improper opposition has bee,
II ace 10 the hueZ scheme, they viii be content 70 Five
me successive Government Of the country crad ar
9ndeistardrg the question better than Themselves
InsAhd nae dere eveJ:hirg for Egypt, and etc acne