The Wilmingtonian., 1885-04-18

Ike In dEerE direction from the high table
nds of Central Asia that the world known
b history has been peopled. These races
re known under the general term of Aryau
= r Indo- European Traces,of them are seen
l every country. South and southeast they
sssed into Hindostan and Arabia. Cross
plg the Sinaitic peninsula, while another
branch poured over the plains of Asia Minor,
in the days of the crusades, known as Sara
Gems, they swarmed upon the Mediterran-
littoral, and as Moors and Berbers, their
fine features and physique easily distin-
guished them from the Hamites whom they
subjugated in Africa.
The Fellatah and Arab of the Soudan are
the present representatives of the opposed
races. Ell Mahd and his warrior-like fol-
lowers have closer chronological ties with the
British whom they are combating, than
with the Soudanese for whom they pretend
to make such patriotic fighting.
Meanwhile in the steppes Immediately
north of the 'cradle of the human race" an
other vigorous wave of humanity, the Mon
gol, was pressing to be set free, to leave the
bleak cold of those northern plains for
more hospitable southern climate. Again
they swarmed in myraids eastward, marched
thousands of miles through the sterile dCs-
erts of Central Asia reaching the western
confines of China. After repeated attempts
the red-haired Tartar subjugated the Land
of the Sun, and now the Taeping or Tartar
dynasty is established in China. The build
ing of the Great Wall was an incident of
this history. 1t was built to stop the in-
roads of the wild hordes along the north
western confines of China. Chinese Cor
don's achievements at a later date, in the
Flowery Land were largely in connection
with the rebellions aud discussions between
the two races of Tartars and Mongols inhab-
iting that country.
The present Afghan trouble, though po-
lltically speaking, war of Russian aggres.
sion, may fairly be looked upon as an erup-
tion Of the over-populated Tartar hordes
upon the more salublious southern climes.
The Russ is a Tartar. He is looking for an
extension of empire not alone in Asa but in
Europe. India is not alone what he hank
ers for but Constantinople.
Under the walls of Belgrade the Tartars
will take the place Of the Seljuk as assail.
ants. Germany, fortunately for Western
Europe, staLds strong giant in the way of
Russian aggression westward. And to the
south the Magyar kingdom is still ready,
stronger than before, lion in the way oi
a further barbarizing Of Europe by Tartar
influences. This explains how that east
ward the Tzar sees star of empire. The
myriads of his Asiatc subjects must move,
they are being crowded out The movement
5of the Asatic Tartar is an chronological re-
currence, and his European suzerain cannot
withhold him. In one sense General Kom
marOff cannot withhold his Cossacks and
Turcomans. AS bees In swannine tim,
these prolific nomads seek other homes.
1t is a question, which If not this moment
the present decade will most likely decide,
whether the Afghan and Hindoo have sufi
Client racial yigor to stem the inroad Of th
Tartars upon Hindostan is question which
will depend somewhat upon civilization
and science. The Hindoo has the advant
age of these conditions. A scicnti1call
trained, officered, and armed corps of Hin
docs though inferior in physique to the lus
ty Turceman hordes, may possibly ovel