Star.
London, England, 1823-10-27 00:00:00

SONG.

FROM THE LITERARY MUSEUOL

I gave my heart to thee for thine,
And now my heart's untrue;
I see with grief the fault is mine,
And mine the mWry too!

Give back my heart, and take thine own,
Fur falsehood !Loh such blame;
That while the sin is mine alone.
Thm shAt not wear the shame!

LITERATURE.

The PAMPHLETEER, No. 44, OcrosEß.

.The Number just published of this valuable Publica-
tion—for such we consider it—contains ten pamphlets.
From the first of these, which is from the pen of Mr.
Lewis Goldsmith, we shall subjoin an extract, exhibiting
his views of " the ground which England ought to urge
in the discussions respecting Greece and Turkey," which
may be expected to take place at the Congress of Ve-
rona. The author is decidedly of opinion that " the
British Ministry ought to take steps for our protection,
not only from the consequences. of the revolutionary
tomb which he thinks li!:ely to result from the conduct
of the H..ly Allies, but from participating in the odium
which the conduct of the three Powers has excited, or
in the derision which will, in the end, be directed Against
their schemes.
" The Greek Insurrection (continues the author) is
without doubt the work of Russia. Notwithstandiog all
that has been said to the contrary, it is certain that the
Greek leaders were nothing more thAn the puppets of the
Cabinet of St. Petersburgii, and that they would not have
dared to enter into a content with the Turks, but that they
were assured of the co-open anion of a Russian army.
It is in vain for any one to deny this.
" I knew it long before a blow was struck at Greece ;
and in my Journal, the British Monitor, I stated, two
rizonMs before Me Greek Insurrection broke out, that the
army which Russia was apparently collecting for the pur-
pose of assisting Austria to crush the revolution in Na-
ples, was, in reality, organized for anattack upon Turkey.
" And although Alexander, from the apprehensions
which were entertained by him of resistance to his pro-
ject by the other European Powers, has not had the
firmness to carry his design into execution, it is of the
last importance that Europe should fully comprehend
this truth,—that,
" ifthe Greeks ore srpred to remain in their present
situation, the project will and must be executed sooner at
later, and Russia will have 2 urkey at last If Alexan-
-der does not realize the darling project of his Grandmother
Catherine, of mare/ring to Constantinople, Constantine as-
suredly wilt ; and there is no saying how soon a conve-
nientfit of apoplexy may make way for a successor to
the throne of the Czars, who will be willing to indulge
his subjects in their longing to possess the fine provinces
of the East of Europe.
• " This being the case, it behoves us well to consider
the best means of averting the formidable danger with
which the annexation of Turkey to Russia would inevit-
ably be attended.
" If Turkey were able to defend herself, or if the as-
sistance of all Europe were sufficient for her protection
against Russia, I should say,—Do not disturb that bar-
tier against Russia which already exists. But, with so
large a proportion of her subjects (the Greeks) invete-
rately disatfeited to her,—now in insurrection,—and
always ready to rise in insurrection,—with the Persians,
also the puppets of Russia, now in the field against her,
'Turkey must fall a prey to Russia; because the concur-
rence of a Greek insurrection with a Russian invading
army, would irresistibly produce the instantaneous dis-
solution of the Ottoman Empire, even before Europe
could have time to extend a helping kand, supposing un-
der such circumstances a helping hand could beefficacious.
" The continuance of the Greeks in their present con-
dition of insurrection, therefore, or in a condition of
compulsory and uncertain subjection to the Porte, gives
no promise of stability to the present order of things in
the East,—is not an obstacle to the designs of Russia,
and does not, even supposing the present insurrection to
be subdued, add anything to the strength of Turkey I
" On the contrary, the temporary subjection of the
Greeks would really be entailing weakness on the Turks,
andinsuring the ultimate success of the Russians.
" Turkey may be really strengthened, on the other
hand, by withdrawing the Greeks from her sway ; and
Russia may be most effectually foiled, by depriving her
of the absolute controul over the minds of the Greeks,
for which she is now indebted to the peculiarity of their
situation. Let us see how this interesting and import-
ant problem is to be worked.
" It is well known that since the Congress of Vienna,
there has been something like a schism amongst the
leading European Powers. Russia and Prussia pull to-
gether;—England and Austria have been 6n terms of
c10..e friendship ;—while France may be said to have
been without an ally ;—tirough her great weight will
give preponderance to any scale into which she may think
• proper to throw herself.
" It is time drat these schisms on one side, and par-
tial alliances on the other; should cease, or at least that
they should not he opposed to the •accomplishment of
any object really conducive to the general good.
Tye formation of a sincere compact amongst all the
Powers, would be attended with this good consequence
amongst others, that we should be freed from our par-
ticular connection with Austria, and ...quire more solid
and more valuable relations in their place ;—for, though
I do not say that Austria should be treated disrespect.
fully, I must declare my conviction, that her alliance,
in the event of a rupture, would be of no use to us, but
that on the contrary, her power would fall to pieces, as
soon as the first gun should be fired in Europe.
" I humbly suggest that one of the objects Of this new
and general Alliance of all the leading Powers, should
be the erection of an INDEPENDZST GRICEK EMPIUE,
whose integrity should be solemnly guaranteed by the
whole of the Allies; and that the Greeks should be
assisted in the most efficacious manner, in the event of
the Turks opposing the execution of the project.
" Having established the Greeks, the next step should
be to guarantee that the remaining provinces of Turkey,
whether in Europe or in A,ia, should be secured to the
Porte ; and the new Greek State should be required, as a
condition of its independence, to be a party to this treaty.
" If any one of the contracting parties should violate
this treaty, all the others should be bound to furnish an
edequate contingent of troops for securing the stability
of the settlement effected by it.
" There is now Power in Europe to whom the ac-
coroprishment of this object would not be beneficial ex-ii
ce43t. 'Russia.
" But, though the real wishes of Russia are well