Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-12-11

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CAUSE OF CbE GREEKS
Nkw YORK, De-. 3.-A asciing such both in
pr'u If nunbsis aud responsibility a is seldom con-
vened WIS held las; evening The rontine e., iIfc
HOUSE, i"r the purpose of dr,iSug the n",ns of osi
iu'i'y promoting lbe surceSs of the Grrtks. A.
ny the persons assembled were clad TO recog-
we uAny OF 1ur Cergy, aud some one n,hprs of
The Sociciy OF FI,ends, who appeared alike Jealous
On ls prrtSGn, 10 manifest ilr interest in holy
cause. ~ the appointed huur W titan ward
al. was called 20 The Chair, aud Jonathan Good
hhe w'S appnini'd Secretary, when the objects of
I've meeting wing bern hrrgy stated hv NJ John
Pin'nd, MIR. =. X. Hard TO propose the 6rs,
resolution aud ~ d"iog go, give feel-a descrit-
t,ln OF The mser'eS and d~gradaiion tO which the
tsiesNs o hS d'v have been rrduced hy their Turk
ish oPpreSSo,s.-iie srrSe iJou actnai know!p,lp-
having travelled through Greece hiSselr under Inc
prcieciinu of Turkish J,nisssries-- iio made !,
rule, wheneVer thry sopned select the best house
Tor iAe accommodation vt hose they escorted md 10
turo ont OF i,, wiik0W ceremony reward its own
Lawful inmates md prnpririors. The mass polished
"ir5'ht ana rehhrd G!eek, WAS al III times Snliaci
70 ne iretI'd with The HimOs' brat dir, Lv The LIS,
and lowest Tux, 'nd t,a' without the possibility %
rrdress, o. 'fe power of Te-is1nce.--Air H. spoks
~ lcngb ol wbai ned rs men and Christians ,o
Ih's pe"p'r-ind utged a. additional n,0ve FOR
SHrcAuripg them, 'hn' as a nation owed nothing
- he fGiNs-for that . naiiun wc wcte moi
KNOW %, nor acknowledged hy them. T. might NOT
nc '1ci within the recollection oC all who heard
h'H, sud he therefore stated IL, ihit he American
Ne was not recognized nv the Ttrk> auf .',. Ao,a,;
c>n vessels trading to tie Lrvnu' Y The trrhipelapo
were obliged in OF need io have rerou 81 10 be
protection Of -" Epgiish, D uish, or Swedish AM
DassauOT Y rom 'NGSC. Auti other sd
TONS winch Nj. III. urged With warmth ard "fect, c
hnped the consequences Of its nights meeting wnnld
he 'neh As Americans might be proud Of ADD the
Gre ks gamers ty.
VIZ. Jaku Durr seconded he resolution lie Of
leted himself ~ The niHHi'ne without hesi,lion.-
was rot however, hPsita'ion arising from ANY diff
dencc rs 10 spenking IN public. he bad hcnn TOO nnr
used 10 that 10 have any difficulties that score
nor did i arise from addressing IN imposing SIN ,s-
semby - he saw before him, houch thai might well
INSPIRE doubts and midjiv, bat 1t was The subject
which oppressed and over: henied im---ii was The
magnitude and Importance nf the theme to which he
feared he should 9r unable 20 e,egiic bis own mind
sn' weighed uFon hir--yet in such n cause he could
otbe silent Mr.. d. then procce,-d in "A tone and
m'noer md with an coquenre, which we're no, lns,
on The 7ud'eHcc, ~ point 0u The present degrn,led
condt'on at the Greek9, auh contrast u with their
alcieii spendonr aud ren0wn he snake or ,hc cnr
test as one - which relirion Knowledge and lierv
were sakch against ini ei,ty ignorance and slavery
AS ono in which refinement and cultivation ware
opposed by brutal seusuav-,s one la winch all m
- valuable 10 civilization upposedhy all rhat Is
degraded ~ AsrhaFi7m. lie showed 10 his hearers
the ir fields OF Scin, swelling with the rich rrpd.cis
Of iUyuriant SOIL Tiled Iy he hands of Cbr.t; -,
ife"men, her towns nnnoued nv sca's Of learning
where all that was precious in tier ancient lit
eraihre 3nd all hat modern SCIENCE has added 10 tbe
'nteecH1l stores nf nauI<is,l, we're fauph I,y learn
81 professors when suddenly The hnrbarian Torrent
burst "pon Tbs bapless isle, and swept away before
u ne ;r,is of their rdnsirv The monuments oC their
hris bc abiinlinns OF silence and linz leu,,,Irs ,f
'fnl AL were destroyed, aud rilh t!en, was ex-
terminated almost The eu'ire nouul,on NJ he Island
tfiSn 10 ihrir places TIC reign o.! brutal Ignorance
and olore brutal sensnaliiy
I3ere wa7ioo anofbar p0iqi Of view in which, as
christians, we were TO look 1T this sisuoglp-it did
indeed, At first sight. s,id Nj ~ appear ~ hin, in
consistent that the cfrisinn religion Should he pro-
n'oed ~ arms aad, ir tiq were war Tor tho mo-
n,vtiDn or extension Of chrisiilnitv 10 shond say r.
'vas "orghtaous, aud tiii NO rhrsln, properly IN
derswydiug and Ubuea with ilc sr;tii Of orr com
mon iti'i, coHld "nd-liis sd IL Bn such WIS not
h'e character nf the w.r-if wns on the contrary -
a ~ tr fNr .tsH La,
nerPss'ry Consequence " siding n such sir.irr.
wers bti, hY is snccess The incre-'< pf clri.tiitv
would he advanced, dat ilncd, f,r from ,.ansfi-
iniing N Objection, wond afford 80 niro1l IN
dgcemeui for ri'risfiIns ~, active IN t,rir
lent effort. F'n,liy VI D. e.praescJ The hone ,l,at
This rights meeting cvnull 80 it- s'rnq! f,r sinilr
throughout he q 5. Thai IN every civ. cnnn-
~ Town, tud html"i, similar voice might Lurs,
tirih; and, While ~ Eng, ~ iuytui's, opr roa-
,"'mons 20 ihN great o,""', al migit ~ he s'ria
l"ne be IN d1 np'n our G 'y'r1mrnt, strong auJ
pgenrral that 10 rpulI i-t hrt b. received ls ie
wire Of the people of Amerca urging qnyegptnrni
10 'fSnowledse ard proclaim i've Independence ol
rb. 20, nay tr m,gi.cd hn' . very imrrt fccj
skcith Of ihe rema Re Of NJ puer, "hich were de-
i'serfd wti 20 rnch animation aud r1pdiy, ia
render drfr"Fi from mruuiy liriIsiic tl'c.
Tie req dpieg resglut; ne ,yara t,ro oG reJ and
WIRE seconded Ly NJ. sellrn, VITO Supported
she proprrfv MI reccs-i,y ~ orr fifrrf-ence r --
NIT NJ nte G'r"ts, nv soii.. 3ped 90 orr else
SIC recoi'ertons lis nr'r'fd Ont hr situation gone
gf1vbird ant rHesir'', Of r. rer" i .rnps ,,i-
faniages ~ soil ,op"l 'i1u snd riimtfr ~ ieudered
i,naeainr Nv he dc.g.isrt rnlor which det o.. ,,.
~ II" pfrncula-ly called oft1n ir ei.1erc Of ..'-
oAv add iast ,b'ie ~ .riao, 10 ,. t.e ti,rr f9j
10 behalf 1f lie tire' ks-np,v WHOM tr r,g,rr-
ci be1ds OF EHr'ne ore comb. 4 tn opntces .'er,
here and whCn The gOucpt .ncu- ir hatp 1rfisrfi
which must drri mine " hrl'rr icso rrrr~,i he 81.
stall be hid lDov sntinr ff8s, rbai1. 4rI ,p,,-
cies sh'll y" 'runsrfl rnrr te nf''rpe ui.m iliry
'rsol frd ruir w. tiair sory w. -'tb contest -.
80 Greeks were nov r.ttgaI % h-,auc nq 10 Le
fore Doai 10 sori % stru~gie BID nnf fahr,s been