The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-10-12
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HORRIBLE Observation-Disclosures Of The HISTORIAN
Christians By the Iiaks-The pure and upright Mes
torian Christians, dwelling in primitive simplicity
and happiness in their mountain Businesses have been
sought by the bloodhounds of Mohammed and
doomed to humiliation. The circumstances con-
nected with this sad event melancholy in the ex
IRENE, and detailed by correspondent OF the Lon
don Morning Chronicle (writing from Constantine
pie under date 18th August, as follows:
You have been informed of the combination be-
tween the Pacha of Mosul and several powerful
Kurdish chiefs for the determination of the Nesto-
ran Christians, or Chaldeans. Letters received the
day before yesterday contain deplorable account Of
the results OF attacks ofthe united troops They had
into the centre of the Tyaree districts burnt
the villages and churches destroyed the crops and
put the inhabitants Of both sexes to the sword
Three, or according to other accounts five brothers
Of the Patriarch have been slain, his mother was cut
in half, and his sister horribly mutiated The pari-
arch himself had fled to Mosul and taken refuge in
the British vice consulate. Thus sect which had
preserved its independence during centuries and had
resisted the prosecuting sword Of Islam, when WELD
ed by the most powerful and most intolerant Of the
followers of Mohammed-which, in its simplicity
and isolation had maintained the doctrines and forms
Of primitive church for above fourteen centuries
and which had escaped the corruption of religion OF
morals, and of character conspicuous in all other
Christian sects of the East-has now, in the weak
ness of Mohammedanism and the strength Of Euro
pean Christianity, been delivered to destruction.
Although the Turkish authorities merit the strong
est condemnation for the part they have taken in this
massacre, yet there others concerned who are al
most equally responsible for the results The history
of the fall Of the HISTORIANS is example of the
consequences of system pursued by foreigners in
the East, which we cannot contemplate without the
utmost indignation. All those who have been the d.
rect or indirect instruments of their destruction al
though they may not have anticipated result of so
serious nature to their nrgues, and although they
may shelter themselves under the cloak of reli-
gion, have been guilty of great crime against HUI
manly In their mountain Businesses the HISTORIANS
had retained their independence for centuries. The
first western traveller who succeeded in penetrating
into them was DR.. Grant, an American missionary.
His object in visiting them the establishment of
schools and other means of instruction. No sooner
had DIR. Grant met with some success in the noun
tains than the Roman Catholic missionaries at MosuI
supported by French political agents, endeavored
couneract it. The English High Church was also
jealous of American encroachments in the midst of
sect still generating Episcopacy; and additional
hrebrand was thrown into the country last autumn,
in the person of the Rev. Mr. Badger. During last
winter the three parties-the American the Puseyite
and the Roman Catholic-bave waged an open war;
fare among themselves The Americans, who had
been first in the field, only acted the defensive
the influence they had already acquired among the
HISTORIANS, enabled them, without much difficulty to
retain their position. The object of the two remain
ing parties was to eject the Americans, and to estab
lish their own influence. They did not act in con-
cert, for their mutual enmity equaed their hostility
to the Americans. No means were left untried to
effect their object The agents of the Church of
Rome received the earnest co-operation-in fact, be-
came the tools-of the French political agents. Mr.
Badger enjoyed the support of the British local au
thority.
A report began to prevail that the Americans were
assisting the HISTORIANS to build forts their noun
tains. The ignorant inhabitants of the surrounding
country, and their Governor, the Pacha of lIosul
readily believed the assertion For some time access
to the mountains from the west, was denied to the
American missionaries. Mr. Badger and the Roman
lists renewed their separate attacks. Both had inter-
views with the patriarch and both believed that they
had established their influence. The suspicious of
the Pacha OF Mosul were excited from both parties
he received accusations against their respective adj
versarles, tending to increase his alarm Mr. Badger
pointed out the danger of Roman Catholicism and
French influence in the mountains; the French in
return, the danger Of English influence At length,
the combination we have described was formed and
those alone who were innocent have tallen victims to
the intrigues Of men who announced themselves to
them as their only savIourstbe ministers of Christ
and the teachers Of civilization
Strict justice compels to state that the Ameri-
cans are in this instance without blame They es-
tabshed themselves first in the mountains and their
efforts were successfully directed to the Improvement
OF the inhabitants without any Interior political de-
sign. We believe that had the Church of England
jealousy co-operated with them Protestant Chris
tans, instead OF opposing them heretcal enemies
the disasters we have described would not have oc-
curred as 1t IS one of the most ancient and most in
teresting sects IN the word-ineres ting from IFS ORR
gin from its language, and from the purity of its
been sacrificed to the religious
quarrels OF American Independents, English Pusey-
ties, and French Roman Catholics
The number of persons who have persisted has not
been ascertained The population was about one
hundred thousand Neither age, SEX nor condition
met with mercy. All were sacrificed by the savage
Turks.-.N Y. Sun.