The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-15

missionary Of the Gospel dare not enter" Ire
piled to the first part Of this complaint by the state
ment of an undcniable fact--the opening of the
several ports in question for the world trade and
after the LIST day of May, 1852 After that Oceancus
again Tin your Journal of the 18th day of December
last) made himself the organ Of thsEngish-India
journals, especially Of Singapore. Again he denies
the right of sovereignty of the Nevertheands over
is possessions in the Indian Archipelago. Now IL is
fact belonging to history, that after the great
European war against France the Dutch sove-
regnty in that archipelago, by treaty between the
belligerent parties, and especially between Eng
land and the Netherlands, was restored. It is a
fact that the Prince and the people of Bali, after
couple Of battles ten years ago, were brought to
the acknowledgement of the sovereignty of the King
OF the Netherlands. It is fact also that the
repeated breach Of the treaties between the King
ofthe Netherlands and the Sultan Of Jambi with
regard to the pirates on the Java sea was very
just cause for the last inflicted chastisement which
is called by Oceanicus a fhustering raid, with
Just about as much propriety as in applying the
san same epithet to the punishment recently given to
the eaters OF men by Americans. Then his CON-
plant against the closure Of the ports in the Indian
Archipelago against foreign trade is modified in SO
lar that now only the duties Of export and certain
mercantile grievances. But still, besides the
question Of the right of sovereignty and the
freedom of trade, Oceanicus says there is
another grievance (the true grievance) against
Holland to witt that no American citizen is permit
ted to enter the interior Of any Of the above named
islands, whether his object be curiosity, trade
to spread the Gospel. As for the curions-whether
scientific or polite, or industrious-certanly long
as the kingdom of the Netherlands is an indepen,
dent State, it shall be a matter for its government
exclusively to decide whether Alexander Won Hum
boldt or Oceancus will be admitted into the
regions where, since the glorious time of its
first republic, it has exercised, sovereignty.
And (besides that scientific man ever is
refused leave to enter the mentioned islands),
the conduct Of certain foreigner few
years ago, then warmly defended by the Eng
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PEELED, however, by the government of his native
country, cannot be used as an argument for modi-
flying the Dutch policy in this regard In behalf of
the curious American intervention certainly will be
unnecessary. Will it in behalf Of the spreading
and preaching of the Gospel? The assertions OF
Oceancus relative to this matter testify his profound
ignorance or his unjustifable nadla tides omitted
to answer this part Of his complaint in my first re-
ply, for the reason that it seemed to me to be
mere mistake, which should be corrected by himself
Instead, however, of correction, the utterly false
complaint has become the true grievance against
Holland. A few words will be sufficient to prove
the falsehood Certainly there is European,
as well as an American East India trade and
the developement of the one may do harm
to the other. Does Oceanicus know Euro
pean, an American and an East Indian Gospel?
know but one-the Gospel Of the Lord, who is the
same for every one and everywhere. Does ocean,.
Gus believe that besides the Pope or the Church of
Rome, old England and young America alone send
missionaries Of the Gospel-their Christian ambas.
sailors? Does Oceanicus believe that the spreading
or preaching of the Gospel in the English language
by English or American missionaries will bring
more Gentiles to the faith in Saviour than the
preaching of the Gospel in the language of the
natives of the Netherlands? If not, he ought to
know that the Society for Spreading the Gospel of
the Netherlands sends its Christian ambassadors to
the East and West Indies; he ought to know that
the Bible Society of the Netherlands translated the
holy book in the different languages of the natives
Of the colonies in the Indian Archipelago; and il
he knows that, he shall be convinced that the
spreading of the Gospel in the above named regions
is not in want of American Intervention.
WILLIAM +. OFTEN.