The New York herald., 1870-11-25

s,.ss Which we resume our march fourteen miles
napntha wells which might bs worked with SdyaS.
,ase ~ any somIm,uniy save shas Of asahe
Borasloon inhabited BY most murderous set Of
people, Is famous IN history for being the scene or
sth February 1867. It came very near being second
Eeh-muIu Tor the English. Had the shah . little
70 come up the passes, 0utram and HsvelocE had
t usos ssslrnei 70 india Fortunately FOR the English
Mayeleck We're permitted to return 70 India to re-
pfuss ,a ~ ,he grand mntiny which burst over that en-
Shah Waited and India had been lost 10 the Enrsn'
nuo ana ne nad been victorious Tor the Engsl Could
hesn hessr nave ave. @onshs Persia ana India with Russia
~, pcpiuu tneni IN Tue person OF Count de Simonich
ths ~ Gzai's Representative. 81
near Borasjoon, melons, eucnnbers, harley and
wnea witS t sToyes M Of Rems The latter
over by the humid airs OF oInan's Sea. soon its
pale green waters are seen, anu though tho heat is
which blow ronnd seimais sainted CAPE Give se's ms
life and spirit to withstand IT, An hour after reach
pifable house u Mr. Robert Paul, who. without
letter OF Introduction, generously said, MY dear
SIR, hope you win make my house yoar home While
At the Caspian.
So, we have gone through Persia together, from
the Caspian Sea to the Persian Gulf-a distance or
93S miles. What do we know OF Ii, now that we
have traversed It's length This much--I speak for
myself have been most wofaily disappointed.
Instead Of being OF the happiesr countries under
the sun; OF being one vast garden OF verdure
ana frult trees and rosebushes, haunted by the
nightlngaies, fnd 1t to be the worst governed
country tue worst cultivated country, and the most
il-watered country In the whole world In the
whole world, and as say 80 review my own words
cooly and dispassiouate.y consider my knowledge
OF geography and travel mentally oyar tho
dnerentcountries have seen ana repeat Persia IA
more ike desert than any country know. Lets.
tan ! am aware. Is very wretched country, howl
Ing wilderness; Bcsochistan consists or sand naked
limestone and gypsum Arabia Petrea is sandy
wastes and mountains OF scoria; Messopotamla ana
Kurdistan are sterile. wastes out they have oapa-
cities IN the TigrIs ana Euphrates which require
only to be used; Turkistan is expanse OF aridty;
Apyssnla Is country OF rocks ana plains, but q
shrub grows in every chng and creyce OF the rocks
and the plains give tail grass; the major part
OF Greece IL unloyely, despite what sobberng and
maudlm tlnerents say: but Persia vast empire
100000 square miles In extent--that is to say
nearly twice greater than France abont one sixth
the size OF the United States, a country which
taught some things IN architecture Greece which
once sa ruled me v Words IL now desert You WIZ
prove 1T TO you. The Shah from this great empire or
MS receives ,r only Sle9o,o9o - revenue; Egypt
renders TO the Nceroy's government $25 100000.
HETaDsPECr.
Yet Persia iS the country which sent Xerxcs with
2600Oo soldiers against Greece. IL Il The country
whence Camoyses started for tie conquest Of
| Egypt II reduced Babylon ana Nineien and
/ made all Asia subject to It, SO tnat il
lacks not the Essentials OF prosperity ana great
human beings, the men OF whom stormed over
the world, why can II not support ts present popl-
| lation OF s,oooooo? An, to thousand why's coill
| give thousand answers. But, III three words, the
/ cause may be said to be "despoiic government"
| the "Musiim region,r and universal ignorancc.n
Then there are secondary causes such as want OF
/ ram. great heat, ayarlce OF the aristocracy &C.
But we have seen France prosper under dcspot;
ana Russia is prospecting to an astonishing degree
! and Alexander II. is despor: ana we know tnat
lndia Is prosrerng, though the government OF II Is
| military dospoiisin. Persia prospered under shah
Abbas, ana shah Abbas was desrot. But the pre-
sent shah, besides being simply despot, an rno-
rant weakrmidea, E nane rfesolae . despot HIS
| the condition Of their country and draw UP a
schedule Of Its nee slIies ana requirements with
a, spanish politician anl ten times more
witty. Tne Persian merchant is keen fellow
assurance han Greek. Tue peasant is an lndus-
tIious, frugal and temperate man, oflarge and pow
wrcrs o. eoss aq spS naz ana
Nsamee and Jamee as poets: Hamdailan, Eben nakal
and Aaslm aS historians: Saad ana MIRA Jaam as
philosophers. Tae MISUNDERSTANDING OF Ispahap
diving. woad make no bad diaectciaii--a Persian
Aristotle Tor instance. Is 10 not curious that such
people permit the Turks 10 overrcach tlcm To excel
them as nstion2 Some writer's have said that the
|
Persians are The Greeks Of The East. Mo1cs, sHadtl
iiaba,' rs good as an illustration Of Persian but
| Hopes "Anastasius" is better Talk to n Greek
Min ster about hts country and he viii tell you his
! country ~ great and prospering; immediately
1 his Imagination runs away With him. and
| he begins TO speak Of the regeneration
| OF Europe, or Asia wh'chD though Greek
| the same way He IS going 10 do great things: but
all the time he wastes his talents In getting better
position by purchase. When he has acquired IL he
devotes his talents 10 amlassing money ana IL is
tilen "every man Tor himself ana Allah for Pers az
THE SHAH.
The Shah IL going TO kerbela IN October lie has
| ordered q tent to be made OF Cashmere shawl,
according TO lalanlsm kings are exempted from
making plgrmages and observation OF lasts vet
the Shan Is going 10 Kerbela, ana his trip VIII cost
something IKE 5000, another Mahadl, In TACT
| II II only Involved the spending OF tins money IL
would DC wen enough but II involves suaering and
! spoation OF the peasants route. Ills army of
followers VIII never pay for anything and they VIII
exact tooth money as pay for the wear OF their
teeth.
The Shah has also given concession 10 M Ic
Norman. OF Paris, TO construct railroad RON
Teheran to Shah ABDUL Azzim, a length OF seven
miles, mere plaything 1t must cost nearly
S3,000,000
WHAT IS WANTED.
The great drawback to Persia Is It's want OF water
wise Shah, Instead of spending s3.000ooo In build
Ing costly toy OF Railway, paying 500, 900 for
tent, or S5O0,000 for a pilgrimage, would devote
that money to supplying Persia with water. 1t
could be done for s5,600,0o0 great deal OF snow
that thaw to waste, there were ponds or rescr
vors constructed along the basis OF all the principal
mountains, and the same way with the many fine
rivers which run to waste, almost every inch or the
plains OF Persia would be cultivated, the population
would increase, and Persia would become the
granary ot Europe and Asia.
PeHIL0US POSITION Of TWO CASTAWAYs.