The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-12

NEW YORK HERALD
Mouley Add or Rahman, the Emperor of Morocco, who
lately died at Fex ut the age Of about eighty years. as
cended the throne the 29th Of November, 1922 He
succeeded his uncle Mouley Solman Who having Dotce
his eminent qualities while he Governor OF Nogaior,
designated him his heir in preference to his own
he was besides me eldest Of the representatives Of that
pretended Of the Prophet who the power
from the Aerines during the sixteenth century and kept
Thanks to that lustrous Offspring the Sultans of Mo-
unite religious To political power and the
the simple sovereign granted the Caph Of the West,
10 the supreme pOntN OF the M0lekit0 rite equal in dig
| nifty 10 the Sultan Of Oonstantinople.
Notwithstanding this double prestige Add err Rahman
had 10 struggle against the factions which each change
Of reign fail to raise the standard of revolt then
renewed at the call and for the benefit of turbu
| lent chiefs, the feuda Remembering which the
usual state OF the country during the whole OF
the empire, as three capitals have been mainained
Fec, Mequnez and Maroc-where the Emperor and his
Court alternately reside. During fifteen years of strug
giles necessarily renewed, the new sovereign who was
possessed Of the greatest bravery rumphcd all his
nemies; he ordered be put DEATH imprisoned
TIERS and banshed at Tae-the cradle Of the dynasty
ofthe Cheriisthose whom he thought worthy of some
consideration He finally succeeded in consolidating his
power: Inc disturbances often spoken Of by the Euro
lions against his supreme power but violent protests
against his fiscal inques, which were stil agra
waited by the extortons Of his pachas.
twas from abroad that the serious embarrassments
came TO Add err Rahman, which troubled his quetness
during the whole OF his long The conquest Of Al
germ by the French the first OCCASION and his
ambition the first cause of it. Although more inclined to
peace than to war; he thought that the fall Of the Turks
1880 was favorable opportunity to regain the provinces
bordering Morocco which had for three centuries been
taken from his ancestors by the masters Of Agers and
he sent captains and emissaries To occupy and raise In
surrcctons at Flemcen, Mascara, Miana, Medeah and
| all the countries adjoining those cities. He partly
succeeded and the progress of his induced the
commanders Of the French army to send troops to Mers
ell kebr and Oran, in order that those important cities
should not fall into his power The mission which the
French government entrusted to NJ de Norway in 1892
put end to that INVASION and Adder Rahman ordered
his troops reenter his frontiers which he promised to
more in future II thought that he violated
his word when Moorish soldiers found the battle
fields Of Tafna and Sikka and General De In Rue was
sent to Mequnez in 1886 Add Rahman denied all par
tcpation in those hosities which he attributed to some
tribes which disobedent to his rule and peace
Still mantaned during few years between France and
| Morocco.
Add eKader had the talent to have broken up, and
of the least OF that genius,
bold and so skiul at the time On account of his
being Marabout defending Isamsm against the Chris
tians, the Emr inspired the Emperor with sincere and
him MS dangerous rival we'll able to overthrow him
and take his place. On the other sde the French 60
vernment demanded that Its enemy should not find an
invioabe asylum neutral territory, and Add Rah
man did not desire to get into trouble with the powerful
sovereign of France
Given up to opposite sentiments and interests Adder
Rahman did not succeed in conciatng them; to ult
matum he gave but evasve and ambiguous answers and
even insolent on some points II became necessary to
use the strength of against so much artice and i'll
will and Marshal Bugeaud at Isy and Prince de Joinvle
Tangers and Mogador showed him how unequal the
tember 1874 he accepted the conditions of peace imposed
upon him, and the 18th of March Of the following
year q treaty settled the question Of the from
tiers. The stipulatiops of the treaty were not
vigorously kept, and Add ell Kader still found
shelter in Morocco, and the Emperor did not take mea
sures TO remove inteyer (confne within the limits)
him as he had promised; however, he withdrew all direct
support from him. had him watched and closely confined
which left to our adversary other resource than his
submission II is to be believed that Add -er Rahman al
though good Mussuman saw without regret the fall and
the removal of chief whose friendship and hostility were
M car md
prudent than in the past and when, in lS49, Sd Chekh
ben Taieh after having raised against all the Saharan
tribes of the province Of Oran went to claim the
OF the Emperor whose lieutenant he alleged himself be,
the Sultan had him imprisoned.
Since that time he lived at peace with us, not however
without giving reason from time TO time for just com
planis which forced our Consuls to strike their flag
Such was life 18th of August of last year. refusal
governor oil Iangers TO salute the feast Of the En-
peror Of the French with the regular firing of guns. but
hose wrongs, which ADD Rahman took to lay on
inferior agents. have not been looked upon as serious
enough to draw storms upon his old age for similar
considerations Europe has not held him responsible for
The piracy OF the mountaineers Of the Riff He died
quietly at Fez in the hands Of two English DOCTORS who
had been brought there by Mr. James Hay the Vice Con
sui Of England and Tetouan Youngest of the four
brothers Of that family, which has through its activity
and an unlimited devotion the interests Of its nation
conquered preponderan role in Morocco The treaty OF
the 9Th OF December, 1856 is due to the particular inu-
ence OF Mr. Drummond Hay the representative of Queen
Victoria at Tangers. We have formerly pointed out the
political importance Of that treaty which opens Morocco
10 the trade OF Great Britain with particular privileges
Those are the principal events which have marked this
been accomplished far from horizon that reign would
not have left any remembrance history for the soye
reign was wanting in all greatness, and did not reveal his
power by any good action any useful creation False
to the examples which several of his predecessors had
given him, and which many Mussumen and African mo
narchs renewed during his reign, Mehemet Ali and Said
Pacha at the Cairo Mahmoud and Add I'll Medjid at Con
santinope, Syed Said at Mascate and Zanzibar Rada
ma at Madagascar, Belo in the Soudan Ahmed Rev and
his successor Mohammed at Tunis-Abder Rahmal sola
ted himself much possible foreigners and centred
his happiness in not borrowing anything from their science
had haap pncctlt g..
him to surround his empire with circle wildernesses
behind which he might have lived invisible and quiet
without hearing any noise from abroad midst of
his seraglo of seven hundred his treasury of
two hundred millions of francs he would have done H.
Europe, civilization, Christianity the bugbears of
that barbarian, who hated the English although he
suffered their influence in the affairs of his commerce.
anu sometimes their political mediation He only re-
course TO them with pleasure when he sick
ADD er Rahman was however, less cruel than most of
bis predecessors or brother Suans but just state
H. However, at the commencement of his reign he had
no scruples whatsoever TO violence against his com
pettors but when his power was firmly established he
renowned useless punshments but reserved for himself
the right of sentencing DEATH and very seldom applied
that penalty An Unsuitable cuIdity rather his don
Dant passion and will remain bis distinctive characters
tic in history His life was spent in accommodating trea
sures and he often had rgors and frauds to
increase them. Heavy taxes on his people, arb
rary lines, arrest and spoliation Of all those
who were said to be rich, Justification Of coin
weights and measures, imperial monopoes traffic OF
Offices sudden increase in the tariff small salaries to all
his servants forced presents forced loans paid
back-he used all the expedens that the genius Of cove
BUSINESS could find out BY that of odos ma
nGuvres he succeeded in making of the most unor
tunate countries OF the world from handsomes
ones, and his would have been cursed by his peo
pie had he not been the descendant of the Prophet which
quality protected him against their hatred Respect com
bned with terror TO silence their complaints but the spec
tacle OF universal misery, the navy entirely destroyed
trade lingering, the roads deserted even the general
silence testified against regime niqutous and stupid at
the time. His death has been saluted as signal of
delivery.
Will his successor and eldest son. Mouley Mohamned
who has taken possession Of the power, spontaneously
change those barbarian tradons2 Wha, we know about
him does authorize such hopes He is said 10 be as
dstrustiu aud covetous his father and wicked
still Mohammed was defeated at sy and still bears il
is sad rancoGr in his heart from his defeat For the last
fifteen years he has prepared himself TO take his revenge
by regular organization, those troops which shame
fully ran away when under his command he has bought
large quantities Of guns and ammunition in England TO arm
them. and with the help of deserters and renegades
from the Algerian garsons he has endeavored TO discp
flern To hia