The New York herald., 1873-12-15

ana their perpetualy recalcitrant flights
have involved the death of many noble
British officer who thought by sacrificing himself
to make them more worthy OF their leaders at u
future time. The more ! ponder upon the long
possession Of this country by the English the more
wonder that the qualities oil the people whom
they govern have not been perceived before ths'
and that they have resoutely closed their eyes TO
the superiority OF the Ashantees over the Fantces
With 5000 Ashantees British officer might DC
able to defeat and annihate force OF $4,000 Fan
tees; but with 10000 Fantees any number Of Brit
ish officers are not able to drive 10000 Ashantees
from the close nelghborhood of Cape Coast Castle.
HALTED
In the meantime, after advancing 80 miles into
interior, we are halted. The Fantees lack con-
fGence, owing to the immediate vicinity of the
dreaded enemy and are fearful OF trusting them
selves under the superintendent OF o few officers
to the labor of constructing road, and we must
either wait for the retreat OF the Ashantees across
the Prah, or for the arrival OF 500 English navves
who will shame the natives to work. indeed It is
getting to be q most serious question this OF
transport and labor, and knowing the disadvan-
tages under which young general like Sir Garnet
must labor / begin to feel anxious for him.
doubt he would have the courage to express the
depth OF dependency he must feel sometimes
when In spite OF all his efforts, his wonderfully
patient treatment Of the people. OF his long-su1er-
ing with their shortcomings he IS told by the Con.
troll Department, by the engineers and others,
ave can't get men, sir. They have all run away
into the Dush."
muM A PENAL PLAN OF CURE
Sir Garnet has the power to remedy this evil,
but l fear 1t requires more callous and obdurate
soul than he is possessed Of to employ the power
his position and authority has given him. II, in-
stead OF sending out traction engines and rail-
ways, the British government should send 500 sets
of slave CHAINS and bind these runaways into
gangs Of ffties, each controlled by nom
commissioned officer with long whip,
the transport ana labor question were
forever resolved, and success, a brilliant success
would be certain. When the expedition would be
over, and the war ended, the British government
might compensate the people for the annoyance OF
being colared with iron bands, and apologize
to them for the extreme measure they were COM
PEELED to resort to to insure the independence OF
the country and lasting immunity from Ashantee
atrocities At first sight the measure may appear
very cruel but the other side of the picture should
be seen before condemning tie measure. Suppos-
ing that tie British government, seeing the utter
impossbility OF taking an expedition to Coomassie
without the means OF transport withdrew from
the intention and surrendered the protectorate TO
the mercy OF the Ashantces, what would be the
consequence The Fantees, through their COW.
ardly iears, unable to resist the fierce attacks OF
their enemies, would lay down their arms and be
driven as slaves to Coomassie, to be butcnered by
thousands at the obscquies OF some Of the royal
blood OF Ashantee.
FREEDOM OR SLAVERY.
On the one side is temporary Inconvenience; on
the other side is an eternal serv!tude or death.
This expedition to Coomassie is, as l have
already told you, to insure the future peace OF the
protectorate to prevent future nvasions and their
consequent relentless butchery OF thousands to
restrict the Ashantees within their own territory;
to visit them with some portion OF the severity
with which they have repeatedly visited the British
protectorate since 1911. All British expeditions to
Ashantee hitherto have failed, and the conceit and
arrogance OF the enemy have grown in proper
ton. II, through fear of the condemnation Of
the maudlin Peace Society OF Great Britain, the
presen. expedition falls, because the government
dare not prove all measures to insure its SUCCESS
all / can say Is that the British government will
deserve the disgrace that viii inevitably follow the
final defeat, and to become the laughing-stock Of
the civilized world. Rather than suffer defeat 1or
the sixth time, tie British government should
seize upon every member OF the sentimental Peace
Society and deport them to the Gold Coast, here TO
supply the deficiency OF labor that is daily growing
the jungle and convey the stores necessary for the
subsistence OF the British battalions on their
way out This might probably be called an ex-
trcme measure but l doubt ii civilization would
visit the British government with much harshness
for it-nay, think 1t would consider the act COM
mendablc and iustfable; for the nauseatng
draughts OF maudlinity the British government has
been compelled to quar submisslvely at the hands
OF the Peace Society for so long.
THE PROCESS OF ACCLIMATIzATIoN.
have been wandering through the town O.
Cape Coast Castle. While In the streets / thought
OF two things l must write about-fever and
Fantees.
Now behold the town of Cape like a shoulder
ing volcano. blazing and burning and smoking in
the hol ows between the seven hills, domed by o
SKY OF brass seven times heated by fire. In these
smoking holows, subjected to the heat Of the sky
OF brass, are young English officers fresh from the
cool shades, the willows the ems. and oaks OF
England, from their verdant parks and breezy
green hills, from the banks OF salmon and trout
streams. They are experimenting what gangs Of
laborers they have been able to obtain, removing
hills of commlssariat stores IRON one spot to
another.
Ifyou wish to hear the most pathetic sighs human
creatures ever uttered just mention TO any OF
these young officers the word shot" You would
be surprised ct the depth OF compassion in your
soul when you would see the poor fellows parched
face, his blistercd cneeks and the passionate long
ing Tor draught or cool water which you sec
lurking In his eye. His tongue almost refuses to
move, 1t feels st,T and dead within the dry
mouth, and finding 1t too great a task TO talk he
gasps a Deep deep sigh, which finds an echo In
every recess OF your soul. Rendered desperate by
his suferin@s he scizes a cooler OF water with the
vain idea Of assnaging the inolerable thirst, and
drinks long, long draught OF the tepid liquid,
which soon transudes through every pore OF his
body in large drops of perspiration. He feels but
slight mitigation OF the thirst which consumed
him. and ever and anon during the day the
friendly cooler OF water Is sought for.
When he finds the sun unbcarabc the nall