The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-22

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-a ESdLASDs INDIAN Foley.
rovrox. Sovo,rher 91EThc dispatcl
rnI,I;sboJ hv ,ta Govcrnment from Ior
isanhrooi, Socrotory M fthe State f3r India
tn Lord T,ytton Is mn Indictment Of tn,
irontier noiicv NJ Gladstone's alIninistra
t;on avid. dcfcnsc. NJ tho policy of III,
nresnnt @ m Govcrnment II says tho consis
i"nt ";,, n H,a Rrit;sb Government dur
;ua . n ~" sariSs n years has sbeen 40 establish
on s ;ts - n",tLwe;,err @ hnrJor n strong, friend
~ ' and ~, ;nJanenIent State with interest
y ~" nnisnn w;th tLose ot The indian Gov
nrr,nnnt % and ready II NJ not in certnin oven.
tnni;.ias ,s aTx;IIiarv in the nrotec,ion al
tSa @ ;ro,,,orl ~ -. lf,o,, }oraivn ;ntriync DR. no.
oress;on ore ] i, wos cons;dera,l'tbat tho Of.
@ ;"ct "f Tho Rr;t;sb Government would be
,nSt ohtSinci Lv Winning the friendship
anil AMI oII;snraofS SLeer Ai;an5 bis pconlc by 4
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FRIENDLY Nhco"NiFioN ~ ~ :,
OF the existing order OF things anu apolley
OF observation-disclosures. The outposts OF kus:
sia were then distant from the borders OF
Aighanistan, and Ills Lordship's Govern.
ment attached no special Importance 70
the probability and danger. OF the growth
OF the former power IN the direction oi
any ,1 cnse % hest bc restrained or rendered
innocnous bya friendly lyMnderstandingo
the subject between the English anu Rus.
sian Cabinets, and early IN lSOg friendly
negotiations were initiated ut 81. reters:
burg, which terminated in yery. distinct
understanding anu in the recognition BY
the Cars Government OF the limits OF the
Ameers territories, N complete accord
with the wishes OF Sheer an anu the
British Government. The capture OF
khiva by the forces oil the Gar; IN the
Spring OF 1873, ana the total subordina;-
ton OF that khanate to Russia, caused
Sheer All considerable alarm, anu led MN
toqnestion the value OF the pledge with
reference to AighaiiistaI, Which had Deen
given ny the ozar 10 Ihglahu, ahu COM
municated by England to the Ameer.
Lord Norih0rooE was prepared 10 assure
the Ameer that under certain conditions
the Government OF India would assist
hlm 10 repel unprovoked aggression, 3ut
Her MajestEs government at home did
not share Ills lilgnness apprehension,
and the Niceroy ultimately informed the
Ameer that the discussion OF the question
would be best postponed to a'
.Nopr CONVENIENT ss.soy.
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The effect Of this announcement on Ills
Highness, although conveyed in concilia-
tory language, was not favorable: The
policy which dictated 1t was unintelligible
to his mind, aud he received itWltl feel
ingss ,chaGrin and disappointInents HIS
reply was couched in terms OF iil-dlsgulsed
sarcasm. lie took no notice Of the Vice
roys proposal to depute British oiticer
to examine the northern frontier OF Al
ghanistan. ne subsequently refused per
mission to Sir Douglas forsyth 70 return
from kashgar to India through Capnl. lie
left untouched gilt OF money lodged to
his credit by the Indian Government, and
generally assumed toward 1t an attitude Of
sullen reserve.
Such was the position OF Affairs when
Her Maiesty's present advisers assumed
offices. The maintenance oi Atghanistan
rs strong friendly. power, had at all times
been the object OF British policy. me
method OF obtaining that object had not
met with the success that was desired.
Its accomplishment was nevertheless a
matter OF great Importance, and ithad now
to be considered with reference to the
rapid march OF events IN Turkistan. Her
Government could not view
with Indifference theprabable influence OF
those events upon the character OF an
Asiatic Prince, whose dominions were
thereby brought within steadily narrow
ing circle between two great military En-
pires, and although no immediate dam
age appeared to threaten British IN
tercsts on the frontier o.. Aighanis;
tan, the situation in Central Asia had
become sufficiently grave TO suggest the
necessity OF timely precaution: Her
Majesty's Government considered that the
first step necessary was the Improvement
of their relations with the Ameer himself
consequently when Lord Lytton was sent
W lhdlh HS tMtto IiA01s aSASa " S.aStt ,t.HSS
Ameer the, protection hepreviously solicl-
ted, namely: Substantial pecuniary aid,
the recognition OIL dynasty and pledge
of metcrial support against unproyoked
foreign aggression, conditionally upon the
Ameer allowing the British agents to have
access to positions in his territory,
except Cabul, where they could ac-
quire o trustworthy intelligence ot lhe
events likely to threaten tho tranquility
and independence OF Afghanistan. Such
access wasnecessarya as substantial proof
Of the unity OF the Amcer's interests with
those Of Great Britain. The abortiye end
ing OF the mission OF Sir Lewis Pelly is
then narrated, and the facts are brought
out that the offers to the Ameer were ex.
ceedingly liberal and demands upon nm
not oppressive. But he met both by q re;
hearsal OF grievances dating from lSI2, and
though negotiations at Peshawur were
terminated by the death of the Ameers
envoy, yet Sheer Ais language and con;
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