The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-08-04
vnE WAR lxrevrr AND ITS ORIGIN.

Egyptian army began TO make ltseil
manifest, because of an attempted re-
form in the army system sought to be
brought about by the Khediye and his
Minister of war. Being.a Circassian,
this Minister gave preference to men of
his own kith and kin, and to the Turks,
over the Arabs, and removed many of
the latter from command. not withstand
ing the f,ct that they were largely in
majority. This action aroused n spirit
of indignation in army circles. The
native soldiery at Csire mutinied and
in February, 1881, sent deputation of
three Colonels Arab Pasha being one
of tho number) to wait upon the Khe-
dive and to protest against the proposed
reform and demand the removal of the
Minister of War. These messengers
were at once arrested, but released by
the guard, who drove away the obnoxious
Minister and mado such threatening
demonstrations that the khedive Was
forced to submit and appoint new
Minister of War. Arab, who then had
almost exclusive control of the army,
set hiraself to work to better its condi-
tion, and when in September Of tho same
year he was ordered TO remove from
Cairo to Alexandria, he was strong
enough to march to the palace OF the
Khsdive and demand the dismissal of
the Miaistry aad other important
changes, threatening that unless his de
mands were complied with he would ro-
move the Khediye himself. The Khe-
dive yielded, appointed new Ministry
with Cherif Pasba who was most dis.
tasteful to the foreign bondholders) at
its head, named Arabi Pasha as Minis
ter of War, and filed the other Offices
with men of Arabi'n own selection, aud
the party thus formed was st, led the
national party Upon the accession of
this new Ministry to power, says an ex-
change, "a reform in The general gov
ernment was effected, the most notable
feature being the formation of an As
sembly of Notables, composed of lead
ing men OF the various provinces. This
body was convened on the 26th of
December, 1881, and proposed 10 estab-
lish the principles Of ministerial
responsibility, to allow no legislation or
taxation without its consent while con.
nrming the inviolabilitv of Egypt's e.
nancial and international engagementsl,
and to form a Council of State TO pre-
pare new laws and settle all claims.
England aud France had been watching
the progress of events with anxiety be-
canse Of the large Interests hich their
subjects had as holders Of Egyptian
bonds, and on the 8.h of January last
they united In a joint note to the khe-
dive informing him that the two Gov
ernments Consider the maintenance of
His Higbness OH the throne under the |
conditions sanctioned by successive fir
mans of the Porte, and which they have
accepted, as being at present
and in the future the only possible main
of order and the development
Of the general prosperity of the cluntry.
This, however, had no eff,ct on the
Setables, and on 81 Of February Cherif
Pasha resigned, dee!iniog 70 sign the
iraft Of the organic law prepared by
he No.ables. Under the pressure Of
Arab and the military, the Chamber
Indicated aIahmoul Baroudi to the
as the ne~ President Of the
Council.
The next important event anu the
me which ultimately produced the
present crisis, was the discovery about
hree months ago OF pretended conspir-
.cy among The Circassian officers in the
rmy against Arab. They we're charg-
d with conspiriug TO take lds life, and
we're tried before court martial Of ais
rianAs who sentenced OzmAn Reski f
nd ferty others 70 be degraded and
ent to tho extreme Seudan region,
where the climate is so unhealthy that
ew exiles ever return. A similar SEN
ence was pronounced against Ratib
oasha, who had followed the ex-Kbe-
live to Europe, while Ismail Pasha was
branded as the instigator of the plot
-gainst Arab, and The Government was
TO cease paying his civil list.
The Khediye, acting by ocder Of the
sultan, refused his s4Rction to the SEN
ence, and commutel the punishment
o mere exile out of Egypt Arab
lnt his party protested against this act,
md "a pronnnciamento was Issued in
Cairo. The Khedise was informed by
Arab, on the tenth of Nay, that he
would be deposed il he persisted in re-
fusing bis sanction. In consequence of
these threats and the danger to public
order, the Consula general of England
and France telegraphed to their Gov
ernments for ships Of war to sustain the
authority of The Khediye. Meanwhile
Arab had decided to conyoke the Cham
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