The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-08-25
Progress in Egypt.

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An illustration in one Of the late
English pictorial papers marks new
era the subject is an immense boat
load Of Mohammedan pilgrims on
their road to Mecca, being towed by q
steamer through the Suez Canal
What an immense field of thought this
subject presents to the POLITICAL phil
osopher! The highest appliances of
modern skill brought to bear to aid
the descendants of the very men who
for ages were the greatest terror to
the ancestors of those who are now
helping them on their pilgrimage.
the Frank helping the Turk, What
would the shade of Charles Martel,
that hero who saved France from the
fierce followers of the false prophet,
say to this 2 And what effect will this
have on those very pilgrims-what
effect upon Egypt herse1f- Egypt, tho
very mother of foivilization, rich above
all other lands in records of remote
greatness? What effect can it not
fail of having?
Fanatioism can never be subdued
by force. There is no truer saying
than "The blood of the martyrs Is
the seed of the Church;" but men are
always most open to material argu-
ments, and none could be more con-
vincing than those which the Chris.
tian races are now putting before the
East. Christianity to-day certainly
assesses the monopoly of power, of
intellect and of influence in the world
Christians are physically better off
than the followers Of other scots, have
better houses, better food, are better
paid for their work. The best argu-
ment with the heathen Is to show him
the condition of Christians compared
to his own. It must be better than
our system, he naturally says, since
these men enjoy the comforts of life
in so much higher degree than do.
The Suez Canal, by showing them
what Christian enterprise can accom-.
plish, is worth o hundred missionaries.
It' produces respect for the system
whose followers can produce such re.
suits; it excites their ambition by
holding forth to them the most tempt
ing rewards should they embrace the
religion whose Disciples rule. the
world. And the great enterprise
which will mark new era in COM
merce, which will produce new de-
velopments Of the utmost Importance
in the political relationa of the world
will also be o moe.: ootent agent in tho
regeneration and llonvsrtion Of Egypt,
Asia Minor and Turkey, and through
them will react on the vast interior
regions Of Africa and Asia.--N Y.
Herald = M + ..s s5sl,
THE ADMINISTRATIONS AND THE
| VIReINia PoLrTfcAL PAaTiEa. The
oontemptuous tone Of tLs reply OF
Judge Gilmer, Of Virginia, to the
overtnres Of Judge Jenkins, chair
man Of the Radical Republican party
Of that state, fora reconciliation Of
the differences between the two wings
Of the party, attracts extensive com.
ment 10 political .6ircles. It. Is we'll
known that the President earnestly
iDdorsed the proposition made by, Mr..
Jehkins, whioh, however, did not
ofiginate with the Wells mon, but
was invited BY the supporters Of Gov
srnor.elsst Walker, 1E is, therefore,
evident that tho w ssr men euooe ed.
cd Id deeeiying Jenkins, BY making
him believe thAt sthey would accept
his cyeftafes, when, ip fact, they did
not intend TO do anything of the kind,
|! It Ia not improbable that tho future
.lcourss Of the ADMINISTRATION will
aascS d complete transfer Of the pow,
Or Of tho Swo saStions, whea IL may
4 be- oxpeessd y that ailmsr and hi
4 fsiShds Wilt BE Sompelled to make
4 ovofSafss to htf. Jeakins. ~ Ut ttseins,se.
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