Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-06-16
THE EGYPTIAN FARCE PERFORM


FRIDAY JUNE 16, 1851
THE EGYPTIAN FARCE PERFORM.
AhCE-
Egypt, the land of the pyramids and the
sphynx; of the mysterious Nile and the
sandy desert; of the hieroglyphics papyri,
obelisks, and mummies; the land of the
Pharoahs where Joseph went as a slave and
ruled as the representative of a monarch;
the scene of the Jewish captivity and won-
derful escape; the stage on which one of the
worlds greatest female performers charmed
and destroyed the luxurious, Cleopatra-this
ancient land, connected with histories so
momentous and secrets so sublime, is to-day
a spot on which the meanest motives and the
coarest interests are causing commonplace:
narrow-souled creatures to "play their fan
tastic tricks before high heaven" The story
of passing tranactions would be ludicrous if
passion, and ignorance, and intrigue had
not dashed them with the red rain
OF human tragedy. Egypt is one OF
those outlying waits that the decay of
the Turkish empire has left, half ahoat,
10 be seized and appropriated by some bold
and little scrupulous hand. The possession
can be made rich one, for the land is still
fruitful as it was before history began to tell
Its mysterious story. Every government in
Europe would like to appropriate it, but the
would-be plunderers cannot agree who
among them shall possess the prey, and they
plot and scheme, and confer, and negotiate
all with a view to circumvent each others
tricks, and battle each others policy. SIN num-
bers there is safety, and owing to the number
of bandits that covet the prize Egypt remains
intact, and the intolerable Turk strengthens
his grasp and prepares to draw more blood
from victim he has been depicting for
generations. England and France so far
settled their chickering's on the subject as 10
send war vessels to Egypt's port, Alexan-
dria. They order the upstart Arab, head Of
the existing troubles, to disappear, but he
only laughs at them, and raises earthworks
against them within reach of shot from their
guns. Neither France nor England dare fire,
however. II they did, what would Ger
many, Austria, Italy and Russia say? They
know that the Turks, whose power for
years past they have reduced to nullfty,
has got up the whole business TO obtain a
restitution of his authority, yet they are
actually reduced to such utter impotence
that they are compelled to appeal 10 the
very power they had paralyzed to interfere
and restore order-a task they, with all their
shipping and cannon, are unable to accom-
plish. The sultan undertakes the task with
naughty arrog ance. He desires them to
withhold meeting in conference, for his au-
thority will control the jarring elements and
restore peace. Then his representative APP
pears on the scene, and lords it over the
Egyptians with a mightiness of dignity that
none better than the Turk knows how to
assume. When some of the eminent persons |
of The country proceed to explain existing |
intricacies to him, and to point out what |
can and what cannot be done, he informs |
them, majestically, that he has come there |
not to take their advice, but to enforce the |
commands OF their master the sultan, and |
then he orders them all put out of the room. |
What English and French ships and cannon |
were too weak TO accomplish he and his |
aster would soon put in order. Big words |
however, proved as powerless big |
guns, for the Egyptians set on to beat,
Auu WOuhu, dnO nil WuOHl tnCy PlcdSNO,
without regard to dignity or nationality.
At present there is not a European safe IN
all Egypt, and the foreigners are flying from
all quarters as the Jews are fleeing from
Russia. Troops and police stand and look
on at Alexandria for five hours before they
move a step TO stop the tumult. The pres
ence of French and English men-of-war, and
of the high-cockalorum representative of the
sultan of Turkey himself, cannot move them
to do their duty until the hated foreigners
have got what, in their opinion, they deserve.
The magnificent Turkish semi-majesty, ac-
cording to the Cairo correspondent OF the
London Tines, with all his grand intention
TO have his master obeyed, Jared no better
than the rest, far as respect for his author
ity went. He summoned the upstart, snub-
nosed Arab Pasha, to resign his place and
submit 10 his superiors. There was no SUBJ
mission, however, about Arab, SO the riots
broke out and everybody was well fright
ened, SO much so that the magnificent Turk
ish commissioner had TO appeal to the dis
obedient and defiant Arab, whom alone the
forces in the city would obey, to restore
order. That the people of Egypt will refuse
to submit to foreign dictation is their deter
mination. If this attitude be persisted in,
as appears likely, then Turkish troops
will have TO be cent to garrison
every fortress, and guard every important
place in the country. The Introduction of
Turkish army overturns, at one blow,
policy the European governments have spent
years in perfecting, for the sultan becomes
again suzerain in earnest of all Egypt. His {
army once there will stay there. If the
English and French could not keep Alexan-
iria quiet and save the lives of their people,
what can they do against army that holds
every strong place in the land? The khe-
live and the would-be, khedive and Arab,
Who intended to be grand dictator, are all
to bout face" and the despised
Turk, Just delivered gasping and bleeding
rom the Jaws of the Russian bear, walks {
auntily over the course with flags flying and
drums beating, and "the king enjoys his own
again" Hungry after fast OF years,
he Turk will employ his tax-extorting pow
PRS to the utmost, and the 500, 100000 10
s5OO, OOOO Egypt owes England, where
will that be? 1t will follow the fate OF the
5000, 900 600 Turkey owes in the same quar-
ter. In all this we see, once more, what
wooden, stupid piece of business the govern
ments, the great Beaconsfeld among them,
did when they made the treaty of Berlin
after the Russian war. Austria has got
Servia and Herzegovina, and now Turkey
is likely to gobble Egypt. As was the case
after the battle of Waterloo, the kings, or
their representatives,, when assembled in
show frst-class power OF stupidity.
THE CENSUS BUREAU.
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