Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-01-27

and forced the Turks to fly for refuge into the
cities. OF these, Trepolnza soon fell into their
hands; and then they began to contemplate a
government. They assembled Congress, 1.-THE
name is halowed on this side the Atlantic--iti 10
name dear to Freedom and began to organizs
a system OF laws. The Annual Register asks
what night they had to denomnate this Con-
Sress! The answer is easy; the same right, Mr..
Chairman, that ace had, and 10 more. With Our.
constitution before them, they proceeded to COPY
ITS feature as closely their circumstances
lwouldpernlt. In that year, the WARMTH Ali Pacha
was ended by treachcry, and the breach of tho
Turkish promise. The affair was settled. too
with Russia, aud ii now discovered that all
that she had insisted OF was, that the Turkish
forces should be withdrawn GOm Modayia and
w auachia; the very measure which of all others
! had the most immediate tendency to oyerwbelm
| the Greek cause.-Thus was the whole force Of
the Ottoman Empire let loose at once upon de.
voted Sreece; and what, sir, was the result -
where the Ottoman made his greatest effort he
was met and oied, ard in six weeks, had to turn
back his steps from the Morea, whittier his foot
has never since trodden to this day. 1t was in
thus year that the island of Scio, the most favored
island IN The Archipelago, an island the peculiar
property OF tie Sntana, the lightost taxed, the
most wealthy, the most refined, the most literarv
spot TN all Greece where were libraries, such IA
lew states IN this Union possess, and where ease
and elegance had their iavorite scat, became the
theatre of amassacrc such rs is not to be paral
eled ia the history of the world. The inhabi.
tants Of Samos, Jealous at the comparative pros
perlty OF this island landed drove the Turks into
the town, and were joined by soine Of the Countrv
people of Scio. The Turkish feet, lately rein.
forced from Egypt, happened to be in the neigh.
borhood-thcy landed and burnt the CITY, and
when the slaughter and burning was over, out OF
10000 inhabitants, 900 only were left alye.-
Epr fxrf hnrco r,lx. ,J,I.:l IN
OF the island, were sold at Smyrna into pcrpe,uaI
slavery. month aftcr--when the ashes oftbe
burnt city were cold--did they hang So GrceiSs
| at the yardarIn, aud Stay 35 more who had been
given as hostages from the town. Ten more
hostages were hanged in Constantinotlc-1Oo
who voluntarily surrendered were all shotdowp
300 others, about whom they got into dispute.
were murdered IN the same manner. And, sir.
on the wharves of Boston did see the utens;,s
from the hearths of that polished, refined and n.
| terary people, selling for old copper Numbe.-r,
ofchildren, all whose relatives had been sIauob
tered, picked up by the merchants in the NIeS;.
terranean, and some of them are now arnonn us
Sir, these things were well known at the Con
gress of Lay bach as they are OH this tIooor-
| the tale did not move muscle of those allied
Soveregns, oraiter, oneh hairs BREADTH the course
Of their unieeling policy. During the present
year, the Persian war being over Ali dead and
kish force has again and again been precipitated
| on the struggling Greeks again and again been
| tr1unphantly resisted-and it is only this morn.
ing, sir, that received the news of a fresh y;ct.
~.
They now hold all the Morea, Candia aud
the Islands, with the exception of one or two
iortresses still In the possession of the Turks
they have evenventured to act on the offensive.
Their marine IS strengthened-their bl,sSsseI.S(
have been enforced--time experience .nd ~,
viclssitudes of their momentous STRUGGLE -
consolidated their force, and they have now tbH
advantage and blessing of a regular represent,
tive government. Sir, have they not done much >
1t would be great injustice to compare Their -
cmeyements with our own-because we 49,,
our struggle already possessed of eovern,a
and OF comparative civil freedom we had To-
centuries Dcen accustomed to govern ourselves
but these poor Greeks had scarce any ~ ~
means of knowledge-they were without nnb,;o
concert-wlthout experience, witbout natro..
age, surrounded by nations that cast every d;s-
couragement IN their way; yet they have no,,
mad tree government for two wears and 81:
soil is unprofaned by the foot of an ;nvado III
lhey have carried on the struggle for tbres
successive campaigns, against hordes of Tsrt>,.
troops and auxiliary forces from the Barba,.,
bors to submits but they still manfuIIv hold d,'t
Two hundred thousand have heroicaliy laid do',
their lives and what say the reste ssSone ~
our nation are yet alive,-and we will all perish
before we VIII yield up again our country tn tbS
oppressor." ~ ''o )
1t may now be asked, will this resolution H.,
them any good? Yes, it will do then, - "
good. 1t will give them courage and shirt
which is better than money. 1t will ASSURE
them OF the public sympathy, and will INSPIRE
them with fresh consistency. 1t will teach tbe,,,
that they arenot forgotten by the civilized world
and to hope one day to occupy, in that world ~,
honorable station. az
n farther question remains. Is this rne.,,,-.
pacific? Ii has no other character. II s;r,,i,t
proposes to make pecuniary provision for
mission, when the President shall dee1n -
mission expedient. 1t is mere recinrocat;".,
to the sentiments of hismessaee; it inposes ,,1e.
him nc new duty; it gives him no new no,gnr.
1t does not hasten or urge him forward if s;rI,,
provides, IN an open and avowed manner ~.
means OF dong, what would else be done ont ~
the contingent fund. 1t leaves him at tbe NO..
perfect liberty, and it reposes the whole ,n.tta,-
IN his sole discretion. He might do II ,v;tlo,,.
this resolution, as he did in the case ne sn,,ss
Amerlca,-but 1T merely answers tho 60.
non, Whether on so great and interestino o,os
tlOn as the condition of the Creeks al
tfouse holds no opinion which is worth exnrece-
lIg! but, suppose commissioner is sent III.
measure Is pacific still. Where is the broa,t g
neutrality where Just cause of ofc-,,o Al
besides, Mr. Chairman is all the DANCER j., az.
naiter on one side! may we not enorirc ,,lo..
meets cover the Archipelago, may we bot II.
what would be the result TO our trade eLo..Is
Smyrna be biCckadpd 4 (,r,.,:-. ~