The sun., 1884-02-24

How Gordon Destroyed tse slave Trade
Under khedsve Ismsei. esd How, Under
Queen Victoria, he 10 te Restore tt.

Unoer khedsve Ismsel, esd How, Under
Queen Victoria. he 10 te Restore it.
To THE EDITOR OF THE sUN-Sir: The
newspapers OF New York. THE Sun included.
published this morning portion OF the proc
lamaticn Issued by Gen. Gordon to the In.
habitants OF the Soudan on hs recent arrival
at khartoum as the representa- Of the Gov
crnment OF Great Britain. and. nominally. rs
representative OF tho Khedive. Tew1k, though
we all know that ho does not at all rerresent
tho Khodive. Tho extract from Gen, Gordons
proclamation Is AS follows:
deSre TO restore you happn,ss ana 80 aar. ictiei
70 permit Hn~ rdrc Hr'rp horins domeStc iruann
may consider them his property and dpos. OF them,
Now mark well the above. as part OF a procla-
nation made by Con. Gordon on his arrival
there. fresh from conference with and instruc-
tions from the humane and Christian Govern
ment of England.
Then 20 back Just ton years and mark what
happened thon. On the 2lst day of February
1874. Col. Gordon left Cairo to proceed to the
Soudan to tako charge OF the Egyptian Pro-
vinccs OF the Equator. In those days Egypt
and its dependencies were firmly ruled by the
Khodlve IsmaIl, whom the English newspapers
never weary in calling tyrant and oppressor
when they desire to excuse their Intervention
In Egypt.
This kingly ruler Ismail. had invited Col.
Gordon into his service. aud appointed him
Governor OF the Provinces OF tho Equator
with view to establishing. under firm and
honest hand regular and Just government in
that remote region which had recently been
under tho command OF Sir Samuel Baker. The
latter had returned thence in September. 1873.
lhAc the best OF reasons for believing that
tho following formed part OF Col. Gorion's
written instructions. signed by the hand of the
khcdiyc lsmai and which Col. Gordon carried
with him when. ten years ago to-day he left
Cairo as an Egyptian official. to assume the
government conilded to him.
Igive the extract in tho language in which it
was written and delivered to Col Gordon:
MoNsrur l.. ColoSrt; Au moment de votre depart
our les don't e rous nj cone lie
icuyrc lie point. don't je voIs al deja entre,cmu
La province que vous nllez organizer ct ndministrer
ellie str eNploS pnr des nveniurers quiy faisnient lie
xns que vos s sSWsn .r mohe dc rSssr pss
s.is ttabiir dcs conriors yenreenlr des iomlne,
R"nsss sr ss tarse .are A'e' les H' de'
Mon gouvernement depuis dtja nombre d'annae. ct
Ggnsral dn ssnaa lam. s Lii De fairs cesser
uh commerce cite et nhunainn de voir indennise
leg chefs de ces Establishments ct acheter leurs comp
uns nartie de ces chefs anta lie pays mais dautrcs
.. o.s nrns de ne point Sc ivrer an rae
nmr sn, orr ay rnqner sous Ia snrseance d.s
pDlvat que s'excrcer faihlement sur ces coutrtes
eloiIhces de communications diciles ct des badcs
Iu JuHnu'alors. n'avaient recOunu sucune lo
Ccst Get etat de chooses 1ui ma amenr natrrelcment
sphrer lie gOnvernement de prov Ninces celui
khartUun leur donncr une administration propre et
decider le nonOpole des cchanges.
re.t en- etet lie seul moyen eifcace lie seul possible
pour fnre cesser un rahc lui s'est fa tusu present
asr@mpr@ avSc ss ha des cSsirS. % 0'''""''Se e.
Nntrs premier son. done. Monsieur lie Colonel est de
WELLER -trictcment rapplicntion de principe 10
v"us lie r"pete pour lie commencement c'cst ls seul
mnStn de metre I'm hn tratc barbara qui sexercait
lusih present. Les hnhitudes de brigandaHc fOis
pednes L. commerce lbre pourra seA.rcer danger
Jc pense pnc vous derez acCepter les services
Ser scion leur caractrre ct des travax auxuueis lis
soNt prOpres cenN uui cOnseuent a abundonner leur
meter OF NOuS faire leur deveZ
pourshivre ct appquer toute la rigueur des lois mill
thircs tous ceuN qni dune nnanirrc ouverte de-
toirn.e conn,-rhicnt leur ;iAen trat" ct lie rompe
raient pas nvec leurs hulituies de rigandage
'euN,la. Monsieur ls Colonel. re doiycnt trouver
rouS nj r"nsston nj m.rct Tout le monde dait entu
c"h,prthire uu les hninm"s. parce Iu'ils dune
cOllonr dl"rente ne constituent pas une merchandise
ct ine Ia vis et Ia !herir sont chooses sacrces.