The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-07-27

La tiers on Eusope-No y.

Rotmanid.
Ancient Daea, after the dispersion OF the native
BY the Roman conqus st. and the repeopng Of the soil by
colonies which Trsan brought from the heart OF Italy
and from other parts of the empire, called Terra Ro
mana The descendants OF these first colonss call il 10
thus day Terra RomansSed. la literature il il named
R0umdnia
koumania, or Roman Land, around which the Dnes
ter, the Carpahan mountains. the Thess the Danube
ana the Black sea form natural frontier, comprises the
two Banats OF remeswar and Crajoya Transyy the
present Waachia and Moldava, with Bassaabia and
Bucovin
AS TO the name Walacks. or Walachans, employed by
geographers 10 distinguish the inhabitants Of Roumaua
exists not IN the language OF these peoples il is name
borrowed from the Siavonic idioms. BY process Of
assimilation familiar TO the Slaves they translate the
word Roma" (slrong, vigorous) by Wlass, or Vloky.
wbich mean The thing in Their language. BY the
namts Vloks. Vasy, Vloky. the Savonic races Rus
SLAMS, Poles, Croas, and hemians dpsg nate indfer.
emily the ancient Romans and modern Italians. while We
apply this TO the inhabitants only OF the con-
siderable countries o The Danube.
liaa we no historical PROOF, me language alone OF the
Romans would he sufficient establish their origin Ii
Is The most Immediate and drect OF all the languages OF
the Latin family tor il conserves greater number OF
words OF The ancient Doric.
In lis form and expression we observe the Characters.
Tics OF is democratic genius. The Rouman like The Qua
ker, always uses the second person singular He adj
dresses God, the chie OF the State, any public func
uonaTy, the as The peasants his domeslics, by
thou and thee The word fae (broiher he TO every
one without exception; he it even in his anger
Mhe trate, de que n'oscwit2' Ha brother, why dost
thou not obey The word king. in the in which
we it, is not known. Ii is term OF opprobrium
We must go 10 Roumana, TO understand The true
ing OF the word king used by the old democracy to
hear this disdanful of the founders of the Roman
republic. The repusion TO this word is great that in
the translation Of the Bible the Book of Kings is called
the Book Of Emperors.
We shall speak OF the institutions OF Roumana, TO
show that the national parry in s4s in retaining the
rights which they had enjoy ed till 1898, not, they
have been represented. nnovaiors and reyouiionsls,
with communist tendencies.
Waachia nade a seignory (not ieudaD by Radu-
Negru. Towards the commencement OF the thirteenth
century he divided the country into twelve districts after
the of the srael,les-pous testimony of people
accustomed 10 mngle with their traditions and national
institutions Bible and ngelic sentiments
So me years later, Radu united the Bdnat Of Craova
from which he formed live other districts under The
of Lille Waacha.
About The same period, in 1910, Moldavia also
erected into seignioTy by Dragos.
The chiefs of these States had the title OF Domnu
which has been faithfully preserved in The dialect OF the
country The name Vovodes Slavonic term, meaning
chief has been introduced since the contamination OF the
great religious schsm by which the SIavonc language
became the language OF the Greek church
| These few summary traits, cited from a thousand
Others which history furnishes, sufficient to Indicate
the particular character OF nation among whom, in
spite of all attempts and misortunes feuta or monar-
chic despoism has been able to establish itself
| Their geographical position and common faith have
united, like Two sisters, Walachia and Mcldayia To
speak Of is TO relate the annals OF the other.
! From the first Walacha Independent. and blessed
with the most liberal institutions. Thus the Domnu, or
chief, elective taken indherently from all classes
and professions, boyars priests peasants and from all
the rest of the citizens. In times OF peace the people
cultivated the SOIL and occupied themselves with the gen
era interests OF the State and the preservation of public
order. In case OF war, all were called to arms.
The Rouman fought under the flag OF the boyr. This
title long The war lasted, procured an exemption iron
all contributions and charges. All grades military
and personal only The could not inherit the title Of
the father. Ana every Rouman military, il be
served in The administration the bench he always
| retained his military title. Though the father may be
boyar-an offcer-the cannot acquire any grade bu
by service 1t he do obtain thus, he remains sim
ply citizen
Peasants have been elevated the highest office in the
State and the posteiy of lhegreaest men have returned
10 the ranks OF the peasantry
Thus the country governed from the time OF Radu-
Negru TO that of Mrcea, (39JD free and independent,
successfully opposing the powerful enemies which
rounded tbem-lhe Hnngarans, the Poles, the IaTtafs
and the Turks We can scarcely conceive how the
Walachisns and Moliavans could resist so many enc
mips and form two redoubabe ranpas the in
vasiop of those horieS OF Mussulmen who came down
on Europe one mighty after another threatening 10
overflow The whole world. Toe Turks had conquered
Turace, 81 zsnlium, Bulgaria, and Serbia bat were
stopped in ,h,f march OF conquest by the Romans
Whence came this strength All were free and trained
to arm, II was eff clve militia all warriors,
and all the people were proprl.tors.
Walsclia was as we have said, in the 1Ith century
an independent country, with rep esentitive govern
ment possessing universal su age, aational militia her
permanent army aad cyl police, without rudal priv-
eges or hereditary nobility, and forming nation OF free
men-al proprieors, and all boyars, (belligeren,s)
Tue Roumsus sustained several wars against the Turks
without being conquered without losing their indie.
pendence At the epoch Of Bajaze in order to shelter
themselves from the formidable torrent which menaced
all Europe, and have time to oppose other enemies less
redonbtable Mrcea concluded with the Sultan treaty
signed at Ncopolis, 1898, BY which he put Walachia
under the sovereignty of the Porte, with the following
conditions the country should preserve the right Of
self government, with her Domnu elected by the people
Il should have the right declare and make peace
II should coin money And to dwell in peace with Tur-
kew il oud offer each year 10 the Sublime Porte
OF 1900 pasres under the title of present" Sixty
years afterwards these articles discussed again and
a treaty was renewed with Mahomet the Second, which
was more favorable than the first 1t stipulated in
this new treaty that Waachia would not tolerate the
mosques Rouman territory that she would not permit