The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1822-11-06

animals which Providence has subjected to US,
patient Of labour, and licking the benevolent
hand that feeds them, when maddened with
terror and goaded by barbarous oppression,
will change on a sudden all the characters
ticks of their original natures, and overthrow
every thing in their course. Tojudge of what |
the Greeks, under good gOrernnlent, are capa-
bile of being. we have only to look back TO |
what they hare been. Their pedigrees, IN |
which we can trace so many great men, tcho
,,ever should hare died, ought to protect them
from the Saracens, who cannot show m all
their escutcheons, a SINGLE man acho should
haze 6usd.
Well then may we exclaim to such mis-
creants, in the language of Milton
+" Lift not thy spear agains. the Muses. bower;
The great Gmathian conqueror bid spare
The house of Pandarus, when temple ana
tower
Went to the ground"
But although have thus endeayoured. a
gainst my most predominant feelings to expel
from nv indignant view cruelties by whomso-
ever committed, and, in protection OF the un-
fortunate Greeks, have covered them with
the veil which our imperfect natures entitled
me to throw over them; yet let 1t be remem-
bered, that what | have written concerning
them, applies only to unprecedented lnhu,
manity, such as, when hunted like wild
beasts, they have turned upon their. pursuers
but that barbarous retaliations can receive no
pardon, if continued when they are contendng
as a nation for their religion and freedom. l
-.-;--- 4Ls4 4hau arc aduancad- to that cnndl-
they are laying the foundations of a civil gov
eminent and feel confident that they will
henceforth remember that they are soldiers
and Christians.
That our influence could fail. if faithfully
exerted, cannot bring my mind TO believe.
might ask those who were the warmest adj
vocates for the war, and who hold the highest
its happy termination, and the eminence on
which its has placed us, what they would
think if it could be doubted, that if we spoke
the word we should be obeyed. The misfor-
tune is, my Lord, that zoe did mol speak ii at
time when many of the enormities switch
have taken place, and for a long time must
follow, might have been averted; and fear
that we may nOU be under great embarrass-
ment in holding different course. am con-
WINGED that it has been entirely owing to the
system which the governments of Europe
have too long been pursuing, that the great
work of humanity and justice has not long
ago been complete and the only difficulty
that, perhaps, we ourselves must retrace some
OF our steps in taking the lead to give ii effect.
Our alliance with the Porte ought to have
been long ago removed out of the way, as
being unworthy of the British government
and people-and without contending that we
should at once have resented by hostility their
monstrous iniquities, yet, if not a man in
England were prepared to second my opinion,
L shnulh hot lox
to withdraw our Ambassador from CONSTANT
nople, and to reject such banditti as our
allies. The King of Great-B Britain ought not
TO be styled the brother of the Sultan, whilst
the desolation of Scio and the butchery of the
hostages are unatoned for. These authorized
murders are not the acts of a civilized nation.
The voice of their blood,'' like that of the
first victim of violence, 6 cries unto God out
ought 10 ne an example 10 the uduTons WHO
worship him. " Let them be fugitires and
eagabonds upon The EARTH"
1t has been the continuance, my Lord, of
supporting the Ottoman Porte as legitimate
sovereignty, that has been the parent of so
many wrongs. | do not know, indeed, how
can better illustrate the baseness of such an
alliance, than by reminding your Lordship,
that the manner in which | had written of
and concerning the Grand Seignior. and of
and concerning his murderous divan, Che be-
ing an ally of Great-Britain,) is a misdemean-
or punishable by Indictment; and according
~, when the Emperor Paul, of Russia, had
published an ukase, though of the most hos
tile description to British interests, vet, your
Lordshp may see in Mr.. Howell's State Tri-
ais, that severe animadversion on that EN-
perour was held to be a libel. Lord KENYON.
who presided upon the trial having instruct
ed the jury that it was their duty to convict
the printer, as the Emperour Paul was our
ally; and, after all the exertions could make
for him, he was convicted. Now let me sup
pose that such an Indictment were to be pre-
ferred against my bookseller, or myself at
the instance of the Turkish Ambassador at
our Court, for libel upon his master. do
not see how any Judge in Westminster Hall
could direct jury differently from that able
lawyer and great Judge, have referred to-
bm where could be found, in The case before as.
(since the libel act, jury acho aco,tld follosc
such direction 2 Most probably, no where
and a verdict Of acquittal on such prosecu-
ton would only remain upon record as judg-
ment of the nation against its government, for
adopting such a Sultan for our ally.
My own opinion undoubtedly is, always has
been, and ever must continue, though | hare
moi pressed II upon your Lordship, nor mean
TO press Il, that the Turks shoaid be tfrtust
forth at once from Europe by its united free,
can oe OBTAINED; and in efecting this
should not think it necessary TO consult tbo
Duke of Wellington, as the greatest man for
conducting an army that ever existed AMONGST
US, or believe ever will should rather
confde the matter to some LONG practised
diplomatist, with the assistance of a la,cyer n
dralc up the notice 10 quit.
This is no figure, my Lord, since what nos
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