Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-02-05

caneu from Their reifSion, as the Emperor off
Russia is styled Emperor of the Greeks
These people are descended from Inhabitants
of the Greek empire, aud it is religion which
separates them from the Turks. You interfere
fnr the most degraded of the people of Eu.
rope, rnd the least CT for self government
| Justice Ia not done to the Turk in this de-
bale but the author of evil himself is entitled
to justice. Ii has been said that 1.-THE massacr.
oil Scio IS scene without parallel in the his
tory of fallen man" Atrocious as il WAS
| there are many cases 10 ancient and modern
times, at massacres far exceeding in strocify
'hr massacre Of SEQ. Far be il from me to
"'frr any apology fur-acts that / ah,or'; hut
error should be corrected. 10 enable lis To
| make Just comparison between the Turks
tahd their nrighbors, will direct your attention
10 some massacres Of the Russians 10 mod.iu
Times. On the capture lof Isrnael, in 1890,
$4,000 Turks Were ma sacred Ia cold blood
ana me cry gwen up 10 brutality. On the
| taxing OF Warsaw, in 1894, nine hnurs after |
the place was taken, it was set on fire. and
Sooo unarmed persons, women and Infants. |
perished In the flames. These exploits w.re
performed during the reign of the august lady |
WHO has been mentioned in this debaie; and |
ny Suwarrr0'y, who afterwards became So
great favcrie in this country, that several
articles of dress, some of them belonging To
the TAR sex, were called after him A mass,-
Gre IN Cyprus has been mentioned: this re-
minds US ut the massacre in the sanc island
ny the Jews, of 100000 Greeks, iaany of
"hom persisted by tortures. When the Chris
tan Ostrogohs took Milan, they massacred
all the males, and sent 500, 900 fem les TO their
allies the Birgundiars. We have been carried
on crusade To JerusHlen, To recover the holy
sepuichre. Ii may be- we'll In consider the a
chevtmeots Uf the former crus .d.rs When
they tnnk ypr
put to the sword, and the jews were shut tn
IN Their synagogues, and burned! Str. unci
viiized men, of whatever faith, are the same
IL vs. CIVILIZATION, and not snperstition that
makes man humane aud merciiul. The Turks
are equally good, and equally bad, with Jews
and ChrIstiass who equally uici,ized.
tn religion. the Turks aN inol tolerant than
ibt'r Christian n''iShbors. II has been said IL,
THIS debate, that 1000. 900 OF Christians of the
Greek church. are found in The Turkish en-
pure. FMS proves that the Mahonietan is more
Tolerant than the Holy CathuIic church. -
Where will You find 7,00O0O0' of Iisserters
ina Catholic epunlry? Go 10 Portugal. tn
Spain, 10 iialy, to Austria, even 10 France.
you VIII not find that the name federation has |
heen allowed AS IN Turkey. The Mahumptan |
cnnquernrs offered double alternative. the |
Koran, the tribute, or the sword. II was not !
s6 IN Catholic countries. Remember the rxIir
patton of the Albgensrs-thr p.rseru;io, of
the Netherlands, under the Duke of Alva-I
me expulsion of the HugoaotS from France
. the expulsion Of the MAJORS fro,u Spain-th.
loqus'iion-and it will b. obvious that :,
comparison betw cen the tolerance of the Turk
and the Catholics, is altogether in favor of Tie
| Turks.
SIR, the present IS time Of imminent dan
ger, and, therefore time for caution. Re
| member the words of Washington "Wny
! quiz your own, to stand OH foreign ground :''
NEEDLE not with Greece. | tell YOU, In q
Greece cannot exist IA Republic aud al
lowed To become Il separate nation, under
prince at her own, IL must be under the con
troll OF Russia. from the position of Greece.
between RHssa, Austria, and Turkey, il can
not maintain Itself as an independent nation
| The revolt of Greece would not have been Al
lowed To continue until this time, but that
Austria and Russia cannot agree what shall
become ot that Country, which each Of tn. IN
desires 10 possess. Can il he>supposrd thai
the allies which are not disposed to allow the
independence of South America, who scarcely
tolerate Us, will permit two or three millions
of half civilized people, in their vicinity, To
form Republic Ii is not To he expected
! The most That can be done for the advan-
tage nf the Greeks, is 10 assist them to obtain
favorable terms from the Turks Oar inter
/ 49, i"ii'oh AZ tlttl OI UiOOu
to come upon us and whatever NAV he
said OF the strength of the United States am
not for exposing il TO trial, in ii contest with
! the allies.
| The extensive and enlightened view OF the
policy pursued by the allied powers, taken
by the honorable member from hlassachu
sets, MIR. Webster, authorizes few remarks
upon the same subject. Ii seems To- mt, that
our policy vs., to give no reasonable cause of
offence, aud tn stand On our guard. 1t belongs
fo England to interfere with Greece, or IN,
Allies and IT she is involved in war with
the allies, for the independence ofnations, we
| ought to give her assurance that we will not
be neutral, but will give her faithful and
honorable support. il we are To be engaged
IN war with all the powers OF Europe, il may
be better ia begin while We can have allies in
! the spanish Americ"r nations fpr, it " i'll
be Obvious, if the allies attack them. that
nothing is intended for us, but the favor of
being the last destroyed
/ The cause of freedom, the hope of man
/ KIND, depends on the ultimate SUCCESS of the
hitherto successful experiment 10 the science
! OF government, making in the United States
"hen we conslderth the importance Of the III
terests contided to US, il must appear unpar-
donable wanionly to hazard the success of
that experiment If there hpa mode of de
siroyiog evil liberty, il is by leading this gov
tfnmeni lniO unnecessary wars. There can
be no increase ofthe happiness Of this peo-
PIE. lndIviduals may experience wants but
as u nation, we have nothus mere To ask of
Heaven. All we have 10 ask " other nafinns
Is, friendship and lt ~ alone" What shall
we deserve ", wifhou; nFcrssity. we plunge
ms happy people into war aud distress p
/ Whatever may be said of the yalor uf our
/ people, and the glory ofrhe nation, should
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