The New York herald., 1870-02-01

the stick is is curious to notice that the people
and, unfortunately, frequently with truth-acc use
the men VINO have thus egislated iun ana harmless
indulgences out OF che world Of nameles8 crimes.
Only the other day moolan. or priest, was con.
yicted OF an unnatural offence Of eXcepuonal gunt.
Is sngular certainly tnat human na1re =, IN ara
human pcn Of spirituality aud sctf dcntai. should
suddenly kick the beam on the other side OF the
scale.
This legislation has made Azan extremely unpopu-
lar and, unfortunately for him. ne Is detested, not
0y ne 2e Who are for
tion-some of whom. indeed, are at this very mo-
ment IN open arms against tne present government
ever VIII be necessary TO 90 some distance back.
Ana IL WIN also be necessary TO call attention 70
British Resident and his NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. In
most nagrant violation OF International law, and
productive Of the greatest mischief TO the entire
Civilized world. TO the United States r has been
especially mischev0us, since It has ruined one Of
the markets IN which American cotton goods would
still compete with English manufactures, notwith-
standing the rise In prices. few years ago, before
Great Britain practically assumed the government
States found q market for 1900 bales OF goods
annually IN Muscat Last year an American ship
Of taem. AS VIII be SHOWN thus Is mainIv OWING to
tho disorders ana anarchy produced In Oman Dy
British meddng. To crafty the personal vanity OF
Gulf. Muscat has been prevented from choosing o
ruler whom she desired, and has had q man forced
upon her whom she loathes, and under whom
the country has been already half ruined while it
can never under nm be pacide0.
To begin at the beginning. Wnen Syud Saeed DIED,
In 1883, MS son Thoweynee succeeded TO the Sultan
ate OF Muscat, while, according 10 the terms OF his
VIII, another brother became ruler OF Zanzibar.
which had for many years belonged to Muscat.
TnoweyDee disputed this arrangement and with
some justice; Tor among the Arabs inheritance 10
not matter depending absolutely upon fathers
pleasure. The Imaum, Tor example, cannot appoint
his successor; the right to do 30 devOives at his
death upon the family, or rather tribe, to which he
belongs IL Is not by any means necessary even that
the eldest son, even any son, OF the late ruler
should be chosen: in fact frequently the brother OF
the sultan Is appointed In preference to his son.
Taxing these things nCo considerable Will be seen
that Thoweynee was not wholly unreasonable In ais
putng his Iathers WILL II was al TINS Junctnre tnat
The BRUSH government stepped IN ana assumed,
without the vestige of right except that or brute
force the privilege OF deciding the quarrel. First OF
claims TO Zanzibar with the loss OF Muscat; but dis
covering subsequently That ThOweynee was IN the
right they made fresh settlement OF the case, by
which it was arranged that Zanzibar should remain
separate nOm Muscat but should pay an annual
subsidy-not q trlbute--of $4,000 a year. Now.
even If Great Britain had the right OF appointing her.
self judge, was not this o curious decisionY
Thoweynec was not very good ruler but he let
things alone. and they did not go very far wrong
until the British Resldent The Persian Gulf put his
finger IN toe pie. TH0waynee besides the Sultan OF
Zanzibar, had yet third brother, named Thoorkee,
who had been IN hts father's lifetime Governor OF
Sonar. And as he was very good sort OF governor
and popular with his subjects. he would have kept
conduct signed by q British Consul lone Of the
Residents subordinates), 70 come down and con-
Ter with his brother Taoweynee at some little
the Consul suddenly revoked the safe conduct, and
Thoorkee was made a prisoner. The Resident,
however dismissed the Consul who had thus brought
disgrace on the British name, and warned Th0wey-
nee that the death OF Th00rkee In prison would have
most disastrous results but the release Of Thoorkee
was not demanded, as the resident deemed the ac-
toR OF the Consul binding though had been clearly
an act Of treacnery.
with his brother, and even enjoyed o military com-
mand under him. and engaged IN active service.
he was not. however allowed TO resume command
or SONAR. In 1865 one of the Sutan's sons, named
Selm, who had peen previously suspected of trea-
son, suddenly murdered nls father, Thoweynee as
say, by cutting his thr0at, while Others allege
more valid right to the throne than Ihoorkee, and
the British Resilient refused TO recognize him,
though, at the same time, he would not declare
In favor oil Tnoorkee. After while as the
parricide was so unpopular that It was evident he
ment, Thoorkee was induced by his friends TO head
revolution. The British Resident, however, inter-
cess, and warned hm that the British having by
this time determined TO recognize Selim he was en-
gagea ID hSpeess @ entepss san, pnooTses ,, 1asn en-
nephew, ana retired TO another point on the coast
A year later. the unpopuarity Of Seiim being yet
more manifest, Tno0rkee again headed revolution.
This time he took possession OF Muttarah, and his
success was so certain that SelIn offered 10 hand
over to hun half his domnions-Selim 10 have the
but ThoOrkee refused, stating that he would have
all or nome But when he was thus assured OF trl-
the me had been absent at come other part
of the Gnlfl. ordered Th0orkee TO desist dgnt1ng,
to dSband MS army and to surrender his person TO
the British threatening as the penalty OF refusal
that he would lombard Muttaran, town Of some
20 900 inhabltants, already In the possession Of
Tnoorkee. The latter expostulated with Colonel
Pelly, but the latter stood nrm and Thoorkee finally
gave himself up and was taken TO Bombay as po-
iitcal prisoner. Now. what right had the British
Resident to interfere IN an intestine quarrel OF this
nature?
ho rres n M IA aa
down from the interior, and, ~ Thoorkee Ind done
took Muttarah. HIS claim TO the throne
was very slight. He was one OF The royal family
certainly, but hts chief claim seemed TO be on the
ground that his father and uncle mad both been killed
surrendered 10 Thoweynees son. selim Rumor SAYS,
by the way in regard to Azans claim In this respect
that his iather simply surrendered himself and hts
fort to Selm because ne was afraid OF his own son,
Azan. But these family treachertes IN Oman, ana,
I'm fact, all over the Gulf, are mere matters or
course man Kills his father or his brother or his
son without twinge of remorse But weak as
Azans claim was, there was no doubt as to his
power to seize the government, and Colonel Pelly
therefore threatened Azan Just as he had threatened
Thoorkee put Azan said boldly that the quarrels OF
the people Of Oman concerned themselves alone.
Azan had deiied MN, but his government told him
not any account to resort 10 force but TO patch
up things as best no could.
but has not even now been recognized. But he was
never the choice OF the people, and 1t Ia only by the
naI me ns Of nsca on have ans
away, and the other half are the penniless halt
who are OF no account commercially Trade at this
present moment IL almost at dead standstll, owing
to the present nsurrectlon OF the Benz Boo ALI tribe
the mountains but one. An American gentleman
who Is here Duying dates u thus scarcely able to
make up his cargo.
Now, although there can be no DOUBT that Muscat
would have It's troubles. even though the British
should interfere with her. Is IL not clear that
that interference, apart altogether from It's Wanton
Injustice Is Of the most hurful character to general
commerce. while IL brings discredit upon the whole
body OF ''Franksfo The Arabs have but very faint
idea OF tho difference between an American ana an
Englishman. The odium created by The meddling
ana mudoling Intervention OF the one recoils upon
the other.
SEREWD ElNAyClERl1a.