The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-12-21

Egypt In a New Lisht-Chauge OF Policy In
the Enst-Not Guns, Powder and Shot, but
PlOughs, Spades and shepherds Crooks
Constantinople Understands Cairo.
ALEXANDRIA, Now %, 1871.
When the late Grand Vizler OF the Turkish en-
pire, All Pacha, died a change took place in the
whole character Of Levantne diplomacy, especially
as concerns the position OF Egypt. Ali Pacha was
man of great susceptibility. His nature was as
suspicious rs his policy nervous and vacilating
and hence he was surrounded by men who con-
stantly rang In hts ears 'plots," ..conspiracles"
and 'treason." man so delicaIely organized
could not view the enlightened ana progressive
policy Of the viceroy With Indifference He thought
1t signlded rebellion and arrogance; hence he
TOOK every occasion to humlliale and insult the
wtsest ruler Egypt has ever had. The reader will
remember win what unparalleled splenuOr tine
vlceroy III owed rom CAPITAL 10 capital Europe,
inviting the crowned heaus 10 Du present ~ the
Suez Canal opening, and how, too the deceased
ahead to warn the CaDlneSs that tue Vlceroy was
only vassal OF the Pore All Pacha. surrounded
by class or men VINO need not be lurlner described
than that they became corrupt that three VI them
have been deporteI to DenM lsand, was thus
nople became alarmed by the noise Of slanderous
tongues, and an ARTIFICIAL sentiment did more TO
deceive Tie world regarding Egypt than anv inde-
pendence oil character tnat Tie khedlve may
possess. In the other hemisphere Is not so easy
TO understand why THIS SHOULD be SO. lne
meeting ground Of all nationaites-of Greeks,
Jews, Syrians, Persians, Armeaians Italians,
French, English and Americans. Where you ind
these and other tyres, wnere you fnu an aggrega-
ton OF natl0natleS, You nnu the most pert lOrMs
Of swindllng, lying and traluclng, induced oy
potion. Every 0ae nurture3 suspicion; every man
mtstrusts his neigho0r; ana think or acting
according 10 the Scriptural rules OF morality
and you are assigned u place among d0ltS. TINS
style OF business permeatcs Eastern diplomacy, or
did wnen the Grand ,Ner wleoed the sceptre or
the Turkish empire. Tho5. whu got mis- Old snoeS
and second hand clio hlng made aim believe that
Egypt was prepared 10 initiate mammoth tfcach-
cry. Now he IS dead. * total cnange has taken
place IN the relations between tue sultan anu the
Vlceroy, ana the I0rner convinced that progress
sve Egypt IS goou example, Is gradu-
ally rem0uelllng his interior policy, Is
encouraging railways, building hospitals,
and tne whole empire moves on apace.
LOnstautlnOple underS4 andS Cairo. Both mean
peace, because war Would be rulnOu5 10 eacn. do
not give the Viceroy ts credit OF beng nnselfi5n
owns an empire w the will o., God, whatever ne
MAY DC called. Egypt Is to-day blazing wlsn pros
perity snat,ncl i.om the lnanitY OF the East, has
acquired the s0i'diU and pie5lise OF q Europeln
stale. Her position at tll5 hour Is THIS material
vaucement, concord WIN tae Porte. parliamentary
government ana The wcii.Ueing OF Lhe people. Upon
1rst arriving mere denaadel.-
chow IL the dfmyt Are on In lighting trim?"
no ~ exclaimed Il MAI WAC KNOWS; 'you must
not talk guns, powder aIu snot mere; we are using
puughS, spades aud shconerd'S crooks ~
monarcn OF triple resou.ces-a merchant diplomat
and solder. nc mas tiied the lraJ two. Russia
and the Western Powers viii tell him when TO use
the third.