Year: 1871

CAIRO. July l. 1871.


Since Mr.. seward was the honored guest OF ths.
Khedlve not much has happened here OF any special
interest to the American public. Things are as thcy
have been any time these many years back. Egypt
was to become a sort OF FL Dorado when the Suex
Canal was in fair working order The Suez Canal
is finished, but somehow the grand expected result
has not been obtained. The Pyramids still loox
down on a soil accurscd ana on a peasantry the
most dOwntrodden on The face OF the earth.


Tue Khedive borrOws money In every market
loads the country with debt, buiids theatres and
multlplies his harems; but progress true genuine
progress, tinds no place In Egypt. Jobbery, "back-
sheeshr and swindling reign paramount. Whatever
improvements are made they are made in the inter-
est OF the Khedve ana few or his pampered favor
ties. What q glorious land this might be wer Q il
only properly governed What is wanted here is
little OF that energy and system which transform
ing your Western States. With you the desert In
made glad. and the wilderness rejoices and blos-
as the rose. With the garden ana the fruit
ful field are made desolate.


Let me give you one example OF the way 10 which
things are managed here. 4 give this case because
have oeen made familiar with all It's details. An
INSCRIPTIONS Iavorlte Of the Khedive, who had in
few years cOntrived to make himself q large land
owner quite recently cast nis upon q piece OF
ground which belonged to an Old but comparatively



but the owners refused to SELL 1--WE received
the land from our fathers; we owe iJ to our chill.
dren. We may not part with it; 1t is not ours to
SELL" Such was their answer. What think you,
did the scoun1rel doS He cut the canal and led OF
the water which irrigated the coveted fields. The
land, in consequence was rendered worthless. Soma
OF the friends Yielded and portions OF the property
were parted WITH Others of the friends refused to
yield. The Mamoor swore by the beard OF the Pro-
phet that he would have the land. Selzing one OF
the prOprietors he had him nOgged until he con-
sented to sell the land for less than half It's value.
The friends got up petition. which was sent to the
Khedive, but the father OF his people needed not the
cry OF his children. and the upshot was that the
khedive confirmed his favorite IN the right to the
land which he mad taken by force Under such q
government prosperity is Impossible. Such is the
tyranny which Is exercised upon the poor JeGh
that could name whole villages from wIcn the
people have fed in despair.


am sorry to say that the American Consul Gene
ra Butler, IS not winning golden opinions from any
section of tie community here. The general opnion
among all classes is that he Is disgrace to the great
already seen, doubtless. the article which recently
appeared regarding him in the Lerant Herald. I
happen to know that every word of that article was
true. more brutal attack than that which he
made upon the Rev. Mr.. Strand the American mis-
sonary, IS not conceivable. Just think Of III You
send missionary to convert the poor Arab
and You send Consul General VINO murder.
Ously attacks the missionary at public rail way
station. But for the interference OF two English
men 1t Is thought that Butler and rascally syrian
interpreter. who were freely using their sticks.
would have made an end OF the missionary. II Is
unpleasant so to have to write or any man. But
the name OF the Great Republic Is not to he dtshOn
ored by man who began his public life here drink
Ing and riOtlng like common r0wdy. and who has
made himself so obnoxious that he is shunneo by
all his colleagues and shut out OF oil good society.
IL is the Americans resident here who feel most
ashamed. Butler ought to be recalled at once.