The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-11-22

a Letter to the Earl Of Liperhool, on she
; su6jeet sffhe Greeks.


srrHoMAs LonD rRsxIxE.
My LoaD-If parliament had con,in.
iued sitting, il was my intention to have
brought the subject Of my letter before
the house Of lords, and if IL could have
heen safely delayed, I should have waited
until parliament re-assembled; but as my
object is TO engage your lordship's Carl.
ess attention to the snfferings of the
Greeks, It is obvious that not moment
should be lost IL lament indeed that his
majesty haSnot long since been addressed
by both branches of the legislature, be.
seeching him to fulfiIthe duty of chris
tian sovereign by an instant endeavour to
terminate the preparation of those unut-
terable crimes which have so long been
suffered to disgrace the Turkish domisa-
ton. 1question not at all the kings hu.
manity orjustice, but a. his majesty can
only act through the public councils, 1
address myself to your lordship.
To remove in the very outset any in
teption Of the personal offence, give
you full credit, my lord, for the warmest
feelings on this affecting subject. l be-
lieve you, upon good evidence, to be anx-
iously solicious for the security of the
Christians and the progress OF the gospel;
but placed as you are in highly respon>
sible situation, IN very critical times, you
may apprehend difficulties IN promoting
those great objects by any measure of the
government, and it is therefore I begin
my maintaining, that you are solemenly
and indispensibiy bound by duty para
mount TO that Of statesman, to make an
instant effort to engage the nations in al
liancc with this country TO overthrow tho
cruel dominion Of unprincipled, incorri-
gibie barbarians, over christian people,
struggling for freedom and indepen.
dence.
The dominion of the Turks, my lord,
over the beautiful and extensive regions
which include ancient Greece, was not
an ordinary conquest, to be considered
upon the received principles and prece-
dents OF civilized states towards each other.
If the Greeks had become subject to the
Ottoman Porte through the ordinary
chances ofwar, and we're governed accor-
| ding to the maxims of the civilized world
VIC should then, I admit, have no right to
resist by force the severity of their gov.
eminent, however unjust but deny the
application of this forbearance to the Of.
toman Porte, acting as it has too long
been suffered to do.
AS Christians, nay lord, we ought be-
sides to bear 1t in mind that the domi-
nion Of the Saracens was not enc of those
changes Of government by successful
warfare which have taken place in all "a
ges throughout the world, but that it was
foretod by the phrophets, and but TOO
well described in scripture, as a smoke
issuing from the bo,tomless pit which
should cover large portion the earth
with desolation. We ought not to forge,
that in the region thus overwhelmed, the
Almighty first revealed himself to man.
kind, sTthat ourRedeemer sent forth from
thence his disciples and apostles to preach
the gospel of benevolence and peace,
where il continued to be preached and
to extend itself on every side until this
preternatural pestilence, invading both
soul and body, de6led the Christian reye-
lation by base inposture, and destroy
ing its sacred professors.
We ought to hold in vindictive re-.
membrance that in the city of Constants,
maple, now the horrid theatre of unuitera.
bic crimes,t the imperial standard of chris
tianity, after ages persecution, was FIRST
triumphantly planted, and that her chur-
ches multiplied and flourished under il,
until this assault Of delusion and violence
overthrow them, destroying in the same
moment the most celebrated remains of
the arts which had escaped the fury Of
the Goths and Wand ale hav;pe. t,oar ,oI