The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1822-09-11
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cations.
TIE GREEKS AND TURKS,

The unparalleled cruclties inflicted
upon the unfortunate Greeks by the
Turks, cannot fail TO excite the deepest
regret and keenest indignation in every
benevolent mind. The horrid atrocities
which have been pefpetrated by these
barbarians, at Seize, would seem sufli-
Gent TO provoke the yet sleeping but
Just vengeance, if not of the world in
general, at least of : the great heart OF
the EmperouF, (Alexandel) which COM
prehends every thing that humanity re-
qulres and that religion commands"
Bat, though the noble Romans once
thought il becoming The majesty of their
empire TO interpose their power in or
der to rescue an unhappy prince from
the Vaccinations of bood-thirsty Ju-.
gurtha, yet, in modern times, the mag
unanimous Alexander thinks that s hui
manity requires and religion commands"
that he should, rather than disturb the
teverish peace of Europe, based on lc-
gllmacy and upheld bY 1p lYEaB |nHXb SHGGiE
slaughtered with aggravated crueIties,
not only while opposing Their merciless
Toes, but even. in contempt of every
dictate of suffering friends; that he
should see thousands of innocent wonl-
en- and children reduced TO prostitution
and seryitude, or sacrificed 10 glut the
most inhuman revenge. He says. in
deed, that 8 he will not diseagaee HIM
self from the cause Of the Greeks. but
forever secure to them by guarantee,
what humanity and religion command,
what right and treaties require. p
When! After they are riaed of all that
can render life desirable, and have sut-
tered every indignity which their gnteeI.
ing enemies can infict? Of what use
TO them viii be his interposition when
most of them have fallen victims 10 the
relentless fury of their murderers, and
the remnant that may remain are
sunk TO the most depIorable degradation,
their country laid waste by fire and
sword, their property plundered, their
fathers and brothers torn from existence
by cruel deaths, and their mothers,
wives, and sisters, if they may have es-
capped the general havock or are not
carried away beyond the possibility Of
being discovered even by the most yie-
liant affection: contaminated, perhaps.
by the loathed embraces of their brutal
Hlvishc--i. If ever the prosecuted cause
OF Christianity required the assistance
OF secular power TO rescue It's yotar;es
from superstitious and pagan rage, it
seems to be in behalf of this devoted ma
ton against the cncroachments and bar
bartics C the Turks. Their cause Is
that Of religioa and humanity. They
are exposed TO all the cfuclties and in
dignitics which superstition and cupdity
can suggest. They have received no
mercy frpm their tXrants, short of the
most uresisting submission to degrading
despotism, which they have borne, iii
the last drop of suflerence was exhaust.
ed; and because they dared TO resist. il
seems that nothing can satate the i'm
placable hatred Of their foes but The ex-
tinction Of the nation. Ought the chris
tan world 10 remain silent spectators Of
this tragick scene and lift not hand 70
save their brethren from the awful ca
Iamities which ,afilict them? Will all
Europe be deaf 10 their cries and suffer
the rights of man and of nations to be
trampled on, by vainly expecting to re-
dress their grievances by negotiations
with power with whom treaties are a
nullity, and who negotiate only TO gain
time the more effectually to accomplish
their base designs?