National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-05-30

PARIS, atm May lSOo-hOn' w LILLIAN
IL. SEWARD, Secretary Of State Dear SIR
The bearer, Mr.. Colso Cesar Moreno, an
Italian gentleman by birth, is about to
leave for the United States. He has been
many years in tho cast, and has fund of
which may be useful to tho
government,
While Senator Doolittle was In Europe
he formed an acquaintance with Mr..
Moreno and was strongly impressed with
his intelligence and hispecullar knowledge
of eastern affairs and interests. Under
these circumstances thought It might
not bo unacceptable to tho department to
communicate with him. l have the
honor to be, very respectfully, &c,
JOHN A. DIX.
Memorial.
OFFER or THE ISLAND OF PuLo WAY TO
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED
STATES by CELso CESAR MORENO.
The isthmus ofSuez, which is preparing
u great political revolution and commercial
development for Asia, cannot fail to at
tract the attention of the government of
the great republic Of the United States.
Asia has been and will continue to bo
moro in future, on account of tho open.
ing of the Suez canal, an open held for
conquest by western nations. Five Euro
pean nations have long held possessions
there; but none Of them has introduced a
proper system of government for Asiatics.
These people arc divided into many diff
g
variety of customs and religions among
themselves, each caste believing its Gus
toms the best; for this reason the same
laws arc not equally applicable to all.
our civilization may be offered them,
hut not forced upon them; for nothing is
moro sacred to an Asiatic than his caste,
customs. and religion, and no must have
iull liberty In his practice of them. Hol-
land and England, by violating these
fundamental principles in their mixed
colonial governments in Asia, have had
terrible proofs of this, especially the lat
ter, and the consequent troubles have not
yet ceased in India aud Burmah.
During the fifteen years that have lived
and travelled among the different countries
and people Of Asia in the European settle
meuts, as we'll as in the Kingdoms and
tribes governed by rajahs and native
chiefs, on the continent and in the islands
IL has beon my chief aim to learn their
languages, to conform to their customs,
to study their dominant ideas, religions,
and their resources.
I bovn dnvisad tha ToIlntyin, Tnr
the government of an Asiatic colony
composed of different races Of people
Let sardar be appointed over each caste,
to be chosen from his fellows protesting
tho same religion; and he should be ad-
vanced in age to command more respect
for one OF their maxims is, venerato old
age. Give this sardar the power to con-
troll and Judge those of his caste by their
own traditional laws, but make him re-
sponsible to the government for all his
acts. An Asiatic's respect and obedience
10 government is secured more by cere-
mony, benevolonce, and liberation than
by force and laws inconsistent with their
habits, customs, and religion.
bsiatics cannot comprehend modern
western civilizatio' hut thoy have much
good, common So they have good
conception OF men .ud things, are very
firm in their opinions, and when they
acquire a prejudice against copquerng
nation it Is hard TO eradicate it from their
minds. For instance, the Indians, from
the beginning of the English conquest in
India, Gancied tho English to be a host
of adventurous shOpkeepers who had
como to ravage their country and
get rich at every risk, regardles,
of the Indians most sacred super,
stitious. On tho other hand, the English
statesmen imagined the India war o
1856 and 1865, as we'll as previous and sub
sequent wars, to have been caused by tn,
revolt Of the Sepoys, CREASED cartridges
and the ovcrturn of the sultan of LUX
now but it was direct consequence o
the Indians original opinion of their dc
signs and n similar result will take plac
whenever another occasion like that 0
the Crimcau war shall occur.
Holland has many fertile possessions il
the east-the island of Java and neighbor
ing islands, stations in Sumatra. Bornec
aud Colcbcs; plantations everywhere. Sow
en-tcnthS of the entire trade ia in the hand
Of the Dutch, producing great privat
and national prosperity, but the COVER
nors have not the sympathy of the peo
pie. for reasons have previously given.
France OWNS Pondicherry and Karical
on the Coromandol coast, and Chaudema
gore, in Bengal, both of little importance
compared to its possessions ia Cochi
China. They are rather camps than settle
ments, where military elements prevail
and instead of being profitable they co.
France 100000 or 25,000,000 francs
year, and the lives Of thousands of soldier
as the climate is unhealthy and the Ian
damp from numerous ponds and marshe
The annexation of Cambo this
France has long desired, would be Of greG
advantage, putting tho large river Ne,
kong, navigable for vessels OF great draf
completely IN its power. giving nature
defense against siam, and furnishing a
outlet to tho gulf Tho principal produ,
tious Of Cochin China and Cambolia al
rico and sugar cane, which are shipped I
China by tho sou Invest monsoons, as We
as from India, Burmsh, and Siam, Chin
consuming all the produce of southeT
Asia.
The Spanish possessions arc confined
tho Philippine islands, whence are chief
shipped cigars and tobacco, principal
from Manila, much used in tho east. III
only communication is by one ma
steamer between Manila and Hong Kon
The Portuguese possessions are insi
nificant; the small island of Goa, ON Il
Nlalabar coRst. and Macao, in China, at Il
mouth of the Canton river
Its chief trade is in carrying coolies
South America. American steamers al