The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-05
OUR HINDOO VISITORS.

Mr--r-. Mobile Thackcr-ey and Tooisidas
Jpdnii ec-Thcir Return from the south.
The two travellers from Hindostan, Messrs.
Mooljie Thackersoy and Toolsdas Jadaiiee, have
returned from their tour through the West and
South. They paid visit yesterday TO The sUS
Office, where they expressed themselves highly graft
ied with what they had seen. Although Il had been
port OF their programme visit Omaha aud the ris
La vet. che ~pp~assaee Of snow during their
stay nj CHICAGO made them alter their plans. From
Chicago they went to It. Louis, and honce snutiI-
ward, visiting New Orleans Mobile Chsrlest ton, aud
Savannah. Greatly as Mr.. Thackerscy i'm
pressed with the resources OF the South and West
It seems to him chmcrical to hope for any CONNER
cial intercourse with Hndostan while the present
eystem Of tariff is in force. lie hopes, however.
that the relations he has succeeded IN establishing
with New York and Boston houses will prove du-
While In the south, Mr.. Ti,ackersey made large
purchases Of gins presses, and all The paraphcrnaa
need In Transforming the boil OF cotton into an iron
bound bale. He also procured abundant seed OF the
Sea Island and other varieties OF tile American long
staple, the Hindoo being short staple snd OF very
This gentleman, who is remarkably good,looking
| IN appearance and Gcntlemanly in manners, Is
teen trader and seems to understand perfectly the
action OF the tariff upon the COMMERCIAL relations
| OF tile country. lie spoke In warm terms Of the
fact that Americans trading with ndosian houses
had 10 draw bills English BInkers and riee rersI,
thus giving TO the London houses the great prnhs
| OF brokerage that might equally well be retained
by our own men OF business. lie Is des rous OF
sending to this country cargoes OF indigo, hnsecd
OIL and the special productions Of the East, IN
winch he has FOR Il long time been particularly ia
| terestcd. And would take in return those manu-
featured articles which both natives and Europeans
use now In argr quantities, and which at present
| come almost exclusively from England. The trlfflc
In these matters Is very large but II - plain that the
| Hindooa will buy Of those who buy OF them. Tie
| enormous quantities OF ice imported come almost
entirely from Boston Bat this j. consumed entirely
Ia the cities the coast, aud u taken charge of
| by an energetic man, could be introduced into the
interior with scarcely any limit. Some such propo-
sition has been made TO Mr.. Ttackersey but beng
/ man OF large fortune, with widespread CONNER
eial aeqnantaDcc, he docs not care to drop his i'm
porting business to assume the position OF an AGENT
Ills view swth respect TO the future relations OF
this country ant his own land are very rosccoored.
The domination OF caste IL utterly broken. Widows
marry Brahmans eat beef aud travel 0liis compln-
ion IL a Brahmaul. Men without caste are admitted
| into the English slpahi army The old intolerance
OF TIN, Rnglish 70 natives Is also in great measure
| gone In fact In erythin-, there Is activity
and ,sire OF progress that scarcely be believed
Dy tnoso Who have not visited India within the past
| two years The Entlish language IL 30 generally
| spoken there by commercial people that the trade
| with America would be almost like that betweo the
| Northern and southern States. The desire OF the
| merchants 10 buy In American market Is very
| great They realize that II Is not good TO be con-
| fined 10 the English market. Bus until the Amcri-
cans buy OF them they powerless in the mat or.
And nothing stops this except the system Of taritf
| which enchaius cur commerce and destroys our
| enterprise.