The New York herald., 1872-10-12
FUTURE EMPIRE OF KING COTTON.
The Ambition Of MOOntaZ Pacha to
Emulate American Progress.
SLAVERY DEAD In THE SOUDAN
Do the Great Powers Of Europe Discover
Amid the Sands Of Africa a More
Tempting Prize Than Asia?
On BOARD THE GOVERNOR GENERALS
DAHABEAH-RACOBA,


TWELFTH DEGREE NORTH LATITUDE, WHITE NILE,
AFRICA, March 19, 1872
Moontaz Pacha, the Governor General, is dozng,
easily pill0wed on the dvan OF the saloon and
seize the opportunity to consider what there is in
ajourney OF 800 miles to southwark OF Khartoum,
previous to journey through the Soudan upon
which the Pacha has invited me to accompany him.
THE soUDAN AND ITS PACHAs.
The Soudan is to-day the most fertile country in
che world. One acre OF soil prepared In the rudest
manner will produce more than the same area Of
blooming Italy and the world already knows how
cotton and sugar raised In the domlnions Of the
viceroy now come into the markets OF the world
The reason that this immense tract, called the
Soudan has been so long ignored lies In the fact
that Egypt has during later years OF prosperity
been embarrassed by variety OF obstacles Mo-
BANNED Ali pushed his army nearly to the borders
Of the Nyanzas, and the complete conquest OF
the territory to Fachoda was achieved under Ibra-
him Pacna. Its entire submission and its semi
civilization have been somewhat slow, and 1t Is
only since few years that perfect tranquility and
obedience have reigned During the rule of sew
eral preceding Pachas at Khartoum the peoples
have been oppressed by maladministration, the
taxes have been applied to satisfy the personal
greed OF officials, and vast tracts Of land designed
by God to produce the most abundant crops have
lain fallow. Mohammed Ali designed erecting upon
the very territory which see as write lying
vast plain before my cabin window an empire
whose agricultural prestige should dominate the
East, but he had too much to do in Lower Egypt,
where he planted the seeds ( her present wealth.
Besides, com municaton was diflcult it took sew
eral months to reach the so uthern bounds OF the
Soudan and he knew not when his soldiery might be
called upon to repel Turkish invasion. Ibrahim
Pacha wasted time and money In warning in syria,
which II 1t had been devoted to the development
OF the Soudan would have reclaimed one-third OF
the African Continent and the shores OF the Albert
and Victoria NyanZas might have been planted
with nourishing cities OF the size and opulence OF
Khartoum, at the junction OF the Blue and White
Niles. Moosa Pacha, ruler who exaggerated his
power to the limits OF cruelty and his religion to
the verge OF fanatlcsm while gifted with many
statesmanlike qualities, was far from being Gov
ernor General fully adapted to the requirements OF
the people, lie was man Of war. He loved to
kill the blacks. He was ever ready to put on his
high boots and wade with his soldiers throu gh the
Bwamps or the Bahr-cl-Gasal, or sleep on his arms
among the burning sands OF the desert. He re-
garded the negro as the sportsman does his game.
His gilt to the Soulan was three years OF turbu-
Ience. He lies inferred In an imposing mausoleu IN
within the limits OF Khartoum.
ACUMED PAcHA
enriched the country by erecting $50 "skeaks" to
trriQate the SOIL, anu ne CONSTRUCTED ten Hlllls
which produced immense quantities OF indigo. II
was this wise man who, during his rule OF fivt
years, was the FIRST to discover the agricultural
value OF the soil. He feu q victim to the polite al
intrigues OF Lower Egypt and In losing him Contra
Africa lost ruler energetic, honest intelligent and
loyal
JAFFA PACHA
the Immediate predecessor OF His Excellency Moon
taz Pacha, was In power during i've years. lie
was sadly deficient in energy, though permeated
with atrocious bigotry. Feeble to degree which
excited ridicule, he was strong enough to
AssAIL THE C0LoRs or THE UNITED STATES
and tear our national escutcheon from the house
OF Azor, the American agent, who had prematurely
exposed his badge OF authority and before he was
recognized at Constantlnople. After relgning FIVE
years, and leaving the country three years behind
with her taxes, he was replaced by MoontaS
Pacha, and the soudan was divided up as follows:-
TIE DIVISION OF THE souDAN.
Khar tou m, SEMINAR and Fachoda; Governor
Moontaz Pacha.
Kardofan, governed by Abdel wahab Bey.
Berbcr and Dongola, governed by Hussien Bey.
Takka, governed by Ali deem Bey.
Suakim; Governor. Achmed Efcndi, formerly
Catholic missionary and savant OF renowns