The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-05-03
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Turkey, from amOallcc Point
of View.

AN American citizen in tariS, wrI-
ting to q gentleman at Washington,
who communicates the letter to- the
Matt nal lntclligenccr, mentions that
he has &c n letter from Gnstantino.
pie, giving most glowingaccount Of
Turkey, her finances, &c. The writer
says:
She is "dying," as tlp Emperor
Nicholas truly said, and ea,not survive
much longer. The very teaty made
with France and Englard granting
many privileges to the Greeks, if no
other cause existed, wuuldbe enough
to cause her i-snluticn. The long
encampmcnt of the Moslene B in Europe
is to be broken up, and ifRussia does
not now succeed, five y'eass wiil'grad.
ually accomplish it. Ii peace took
place, the di>banding of two or three
hundred thousand tr"ops (nere Arabs)
would cause universal wTetchedncss.
iier viii he scattered, and have to
return without pay, nearly naked- will
plunder the Christians, and cause gen
eraI nsurrections. The latter number
eleven millions Of people Of differc,
religion TO their Mnsiem masters. who
are only three millions. Be assured
that Nicholas has not made his lean
without looking. before him, and Sc
crcts of state will soon be divul- ed
which will nstunish Europe.
You cannot over estimate the dc.
Plorable condition of Turkey. The
slavery and degradation Of the once
great Greek Empire is wuse than any
thing ever heard ot'in history. Italy,
during the INVASION Of ,asIric, eth.
Scourge Of God" Rome, while t..
possession OF the terrible Genseric, b,
murder. Dlurdcr. ard deSnlntiuns of
every kind, never suffered worse Than
the miserable Greeks, under the iron
rule of their Moilem masters, for the
last 400 years. RecoIIect the capture
and massacre of Sco So late as 1922
and the treatment of men, women and
children, then witnessed. The tocSin
OF vengeance, however, about being
sounded, the sol Of Turkey will he
manurcd by the blood both of the
Greek and the Mnslcm; Lu; the latter
must dccnmp. il will ne n war of re.
ligion, and the Turks will flock to the
standard of the prophet. Agriculture
is totally neglected c2cn simply II.
they live, there will be no culture OF
the earth, and all will 90 t" certain dc.
stlncti"n. The Russians viii beat
them rs easily as We i i tn Mvxicaus,
with "nc-f'ulth the number If dsc.
Pl'ned troops c"n,cnding with com.
parn,Ivcly nnarlned rabblc calling on
Mahomet in the hour of battle The
EngI'sh and French troops may garri
son the balkan mountains, CONSTANT.
norIc, nnd all strong places, NJ as to
prevent them from falling into the
hands of the Russians, though it would
not surprise me il these dear friend,
should fall ont even before the contest
is over, and still more probably after
ii is closed.
Nicholas IS decidedly the most ell.
li%htcnrd Il d able monarch in Europe.
"A very short peIiud will now produce
great cvrrtS. ! he Gar evidently medi.
tale,a = great blow before the arrival Of
tie allied troops in Tnrke, and shall:
not be surprised to hear th.t he has
fallen like all avalanche upon the Tur.
ki>h army and ground them /" powder.
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SrARvATmN Is .AnEAp.-The Alligator.
East FLORIDA Advertiser says the scarcity
I'll provisions is becoming rail,er OF serl
Gus aspect, and could the Injury To he
| cotton crops III any manner ensure plcn.
tuous supply Of provisions Tor the coming
year, would, no noLbt be- hailed ns cpm.
mune 6onnn, or perhaps bonn ol tleav-
ell. The very necessarics ul Ire ire be-
coming. To great rx'ent, beyond the Inn
| lted means oi the poorer classes. while the
wealth of the more favored can srarce
command them Il, Il reasonable price. The
single article q! corn comm lnds about 81
per bnshcl, and rs scarcely purhusrable
at the highest prices. Flour is held at
Sl4 per barrel, Rice 8 cents per pound.
Bacon IL and Hams ~ cents per pound.
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The Suprem: Court has reversed the
decree of the Circuit Court OF Ohio, which
recently declared against giving the Meth.
otISt Episcopal Church, South. part of the
assets OF the Cncunaita Book Publishing
Concern, which have bccn held exclusive.
ly by The Methodist Episcopal Church
since The separation of that denomination
IN lSi4. The Supreme Cour, has reInan.
ded the cause for further proceedings in
the Ds,ric, Court
The Salisbury (.N C) Waichman gives
an account Of tho arrest of the Rev. Mr.
Mcdonald on The charge of committing
series Of forgeres, by which the Salem
Bank, in that State, has lost several thou.
sand dollars Mr. McDonnld IA "a I'd TO he