The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-24

ATHENS, (GRxEoE,) juno %, 1862.
The Case Of the Rev. Mr.. King-Thc Visa of Com.
Sh1ngham and the Amssicaw Squadron- The
King and t,e Greek Church, Sc, &c.
we arrived here week ago, from Constantinoplo.
on our way to Trieste after pleasant trip through
portion Of Syria and Asia Minor. We find Greece,
at this season. quito warm Is any portion Of the
Holy Land was month ago.
Our Consular representative-the Rev. DR.. Jonas
Kings expecting the interference of our govern
ment with the King of this thoroughly fanatic
country to compel him to give satisfaction for tho
insult perpetrated. on him, both as an American
citizen and as Consul. Ii is said that this tho
King will not be unwilling to give but BIO happy to
conoiliate the American government in his favor
You are doubtless aware that his majesty is not Of
the Greek religion, and though at heart Catho-
Lie, is nevertheless liberal man, and has no syui-
pathy for the bigotted party of Greeks who refuse
10 foreigner and an American citizen, the right
Of Divine worship in his own house.
The Areopsgos, or Supreme Court, which tried
and condemned DR.. King, was urged on to the act
by set Of men, at the head of which are Chris
tophoulous and Stourdza, both belonging to the
Russian party in politics, and who endeavoring
to carry out the principle of the Emperor Of Russia,
Greece than that of the besotted bigoted ignorant,
and blasphemous Greek Church, church which
has introduced into its tenets all the oreeds of
ancient mythology, without any of its poetry. The
Holy Virgin has succeeded to the beautiful and
chasts Venus and whole fraternity Of inferior gods
and goddesses are degraded into modern st. Nio0os
Agia, Sophias &C., which constitute the worship Of
the people once renowned for the elegance of
their mystic faith and the poetcal imagnings of
their myths
The visit of Commodore Stringbam, with the
Cumberland, the San Jacinto, and the Indepen-
dence, will break in upon the Greeks some what un
pleasantly. There are still few in Greece
who retain recollections of gratitude for the sympa
thies Of the American people during the struggle of
the oppressed Greeks against the Turks Of that pc
Rod. The sympathes Of the world have, however,
in greater measure, been disappointed; the free
Greeks are not so good as the enslaved they have
lost caste and corruption and decentralization have
degraded them in the estimation of their friends.
They have also cast away their old supporters for
new ones-Russian emissaries and the gold Of the
Car have changed them from being brave, valiant,
frank, open hearted patriots, to grovelling, be-
priested and chicken hearted bigots.
The government, alarmed Mt the nature of the
condemnation of DR.. King, after the judicial au-
by putting him in prison for the term OF O couple Of
weeks, Though they did not keep him there,) re-
fused to do its part in the matter by expeling him
from the kingdom | hear that there are some
other to be settled with Greece Of which Com
modore Stringham and his associate from Constan-
tnople will take charge. and bring to termina-
ton. 1t is expect ed and hoped that there will be
no cause to proceed to the measures Of severity
to which the British government had to resort in
1919. to induce justice in favor of its subjects and
nrotcgc. A. r.