Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-02-18
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SPIRIT Of TILE TURKISH GOyEE \

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We have irequenll, had occasion To express |
our strong wishes that the British Government |
would at length adopt some more active part in
favour OF the Greek 1anse, aud would even tic |
viate, III some Ndestet- from the strict rule, OF
National Law, to ror.,ier SO great a service TO die
common cause OF t;brisIendu,. We aie moi. |
indeed, Unaware, tina; mani aud esabiishe,ipriu- |
cies must not be sacrificed, on even ", ateuctl
IN favour OF particular Iases,or, ia oiisr ~ is
that the general rule ia,i>i lie yiolat.ul be-
cause IT may occasionally bear hard u ,on al, IN
dNiduai instance.
1t Is an nngIestouable rule in naiional law.
that one nation sh.l not interpose il, Il civil az
between another nation and It's own sul,jects.
except III the WAY of ft.euliy mediation.
but 10 this rule. as To all Others, there is, we
imagine, an exception, and this exec ,tion o.
GUS, where the conduct of the parties is such as
to affect the right and duties OF ucic Ebour ring
| nations. Now 40 respects the Greeks aud Turks,
I'VE hesitate not 10 say, that this is Tx, precise
state ofthings. Every day brings us intelligence,
that an atrecious system ofexternna,io,, i, now
the policy o; the Turkish Government ain, that
the Greeks, nniess victorious, viii be extetinina
ted lins state OF circumstances, therefore
brings their case within the express terms of the
exception above stated, aud constituents thai
eNtrene condition Oh things, under which anoti.-
er and higher duty nlerposes 10 set aside the
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of nations is,--iet no one inte nose bct,veen
rnatiou ami IFS rebeliious Subjects because sue h
an interference is contrary 10 the great rule OF
tie independence 9l nations as To each other.-
The exception is,--i}ut where the operations Of
aug neigibouring. nation whether extero..l or
murRal, are such as to affect the safety the duty
or Tue honour oi its neghbors, thcn s.ich ma ' !
Interfere, because, under such effects the eai,s
becomes ticir own. Todefend their own safety
and honour is, ut course, right OF self dienc.
10 perform their OWE p. ramo N Cute. ia de
/ fend ,he hrst laws Ot God and iIaturc-to take
| up arms AGAINST a system of determination and
massacre, and 10 protect those of the SAM, reli
glon as themselves from ex.erlniuaiuu mon The
ground OF their religion, are all,--not rights h,d
| paramount obligations, and therefore constitute
an exception to all positive rules Whatever.
En- far as to the question of right; and these
considerations are, indeed, SO decisively rooted
m our minds, that we have not the hesitation OF
a moment IN saying, that there cannot exist two
opinions as to the right Of assisting the reels
IL u.s. indeed, totally another question, what is
the line of prudence-,whai that Of policy.
| The main principle here is--that if we assist
the Greeks IN the present contest, we destroy
the Turkish Empire, We pulldown one of the
BARRIERS against the performance of the Russian
/ power, and, In fact, give Turkey TO Russia. Ell
| ther we mast endeayour to establish the enamel
| pated Greeks as an independent power under
| Drltish protection, or we must al once give them
10 fusFia. In the nrst case, we give direct Of
fence to Russia, and, perhaps, provoke gener
al war on the Continent; at any rate a particu
lar war against ourselves. In all events. we
sever all the great aud rich provinces of Turkey
from the body of her Empire, and put her ont of
condition of defending ierself.-iussia would
instantly march to CouslantinopIe. which ,nI,sf
fall almost without defence. The Asiatic. pre-
Evinces would follow, and Russia thus become our
| MOI ,i, l,o, dol r..
! Ailthesc considerations are certainly very i'm
portant, and, we think, fully justify cur States
men IN the delay and reluctance Which have nc
Cured through al! this business. Selia cnou,f,
OF war, anI Russia is already too strong, too rest
less, and too ambitious, to be unncccssarily pro-
voilej.
But, as regards the sp;ri,of the Turkish Gov
/ cFhineht, al1 Inc necessity OF doing something's
we think that arcccnl eFent must produce. SOM.
effect. paper nov before US contains Fir,na,,-
OF the Grand Seignor, by, winch all the 'FnrI,i. IA
! Magistrates ami Authorities are commended ia
burnaIflhc copIeso the Gospels and Bible. which
may beiound intherr craldstricis ..tV {. have
learned, nsays theProcIanation, that many lI..t,
sands OF books, sucIi as the Bible, the Gospels
tile Psaiters, and the Epistlcs of the Ano.ties
have been recently printed in Europa and i,,.1
some hundreds of them have been landed for tIi
tnbution III my Empire; be il, therefore, ordered
&C. that all such be collected and Forthwith, burn
ed; and that, any ships bring such carcocs in
future, the said slips sl,al be obliged to take
them back agaitI-to Europe -
| Tins firnan, however is moderate eno,ipl, in |
comparison of the spirit with which ii is executed
I'll was no sooner made public. in tins CITY. u
says letter from Aleppo, sttanthe Cadi .alJed
together the Chiefs of the several Christian com
rnnntles, andconr:andcd them fthe christians \
to enloin all Christians To- deliver IN any OF fI,rse
DOCKS which they might have; adding, tlIai he
wouldhangany Christian wi,oshouIt be discnvcr.
ed to have Bible or Testament in his posscs
SION .
1t is surely unnecessary to add another word
upon this subject. We trust that there arr many
| amongst us, and even among those an high sta
tons, who viii sympatbise in this condition oil
their brother Christians, and viii feel that state
OF things has arisen under which il is orr boun-
den duty to contribute something in support of
the common cause.
The following interesting statement of thu SUPER
jnendaBt Of Indian Affairs, is one Of the documents
maj accompanied the message communicated By
The President to both Houses of Congress:
Statement showing the number Of Indians now re-
.maipiug within the limits of the several states
and Territories, ind the quantity Of land cIaiigel
by them respectively.
States or Terrific Whole number Whole ouau-
ries' offndians. lity of land
claimed
Maine, $50 92aed
Massachusetts, $50
Rhode-Is'and, 40 9On9
Connceticat, 400 4.300