The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-08-23

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be forced by torture to surrender what
ever wealth he may have boarded
Our prisoner was apparently too for
midable man to be kept safely at Fez
or Morocco, and was therefore sent to
Tetuan, the extreme limit of the terri
tory, there to undergo such torture as
might be necessary to extort confession
Of the hidino-place of his treasure, I'M
less. through ill-judged obstinacy he
should die in torrents before disgorg-
ing as much as might be expected. y
hese statements as to ill-treatment
of the people, and impotence of the
law, have received terrible confirma-
ton in the ghastly story telegraphed
from Gibraltar some time ago:
1T is persstently stated that a Moor
had died at Wazan from the effects of
punishment ordered by the Sheriff of
that city witnesses state that the
poor wretch was placed in position for
the bastinado. and that large quanti-
| ty of boiling oil was poured over him.
He expired after intense suffering"
The Sheriff of Wa an must not be
COMPOUNDED with the Grand Sherid men
| toned in this article, who resides at
Tangier. 1t is to be hoped that his
highness will insist upon the punlsh-
ment and degradation of those who or
dered such horrible torture.
So well do the Moors and the Jews
understand the deadly danger of being
supposed to be wealthy that great num-
bers have applied for and obtained the
'protection" of some civilized power
generally France and Italy. Some of
them told me they would rather have
British protection, but the Minister of
the Queen sets his face against this pro-
cedure; why, did not learn. Under
the flag of a European power, and
necessarily natualiled sub ect, Moor
feels safe, ana only then.
1t is adm tied on all sides that Mo-
rocco never advances -indeed, there is
Little doubt that she retrogrades Why
is this the case, SO close as she is to Eu-
rope, and possessing as she does an i'm
mense territory of the most fertile land,
with q climate of almost matchless
beautyP The answer is not hard to find.
This country, blessed by nature with
the possibilities of illimitable wealth, is
cursed by an execrable and extort;on-
ate government, under which all enter
prise is forbidden, and the people are
so ground down and oppressed that
they say they do not care TO plant even
a palm tree, as they know they will
never be allowed to eat the fruit there
OF. The people have all the life crushed
out OF them; and yet they are apatient,
long-suifering race, and might be edu-
Gated and trained to better things The
question may be asked: What has Eng
land done Tor MoroccoF rJohn Drum
mond Hay, her Ma,esty's Minister
Fien 'Potentlary IN morocco, told me
PLAINLY mat England had never done
anything Whatever Ior mat country;
ana thls' ne argued was why she had
no rlght TO demand OF morocco that she
shoulo put down her apomlnaoie slave
traue' OF tnat sne snoulu prevent her
wretcneo prisoners from uying OF star.
vation. olo not 9ulte see the force OF
TINS qs'.@ pro q"o arguments puC IL
seemeo 10 satiSIy ms eAcenencY'
The prisons OF Morocco are dis
grace, even to barbarians. The prison.
ers are not even FED, much less clothed,
and those poor Wretches who have no
1rlenas 10 give them morsel OF bread
simply die ana are buried. Sir John
aqnltteo tnat the description gwen last