Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-05-27
NUMBER 125.

VINO according to Law, ought to remain n Office a. ,.,.,
.nree years but as Il ssary Tor him on ponIn
non 10 make valuable present to the ministers bo no,
enangea as often as rossible exto ton thus be-
'ne osder OF the day, aud each rank pressing on
'n,. beneath oa'tened on the peasant a. their spo
I'o~u OF hungry Greeks have entered the land who
with visn 70 rom he ooys or mobiles and gentry and
.ooa OF squeezing those who within their yrins O..
n .1es Tor tribute to the Porte &C. have 70 n. n.;d
IN money; aud since cash TO be found onI, IN "A. 49,
III - 'ne countrymen are obliged to make over
all thas they have in order be able % nav tn. 80
cn'.iVate As much land they will for there /,
pny 10 spare and OF good quality; and AFTER the ,en,h
twentieth. ground rents days of forced I,hor fnr h
er &c are paid the is their own TO o,sr,,s n
INC aach,ans are, however thriftiess and l,ry a.,
"ho' under the PRESENT of thing, will do no,L;.
without bows which paid out 10 them with much ~
orny, and TIL they be satisfied that tbev ba
thngs. " 'Po ''' oetter
Wewere tiugh, to believe that the indsn.,Jsr.. -,
y, OBTAINED lev years ago by Russian arms. was 70
coontrS r. "u out tne eampa'gn itself plunged tho
land with little more than millions of inb,h,an,. =;
sometimes visited by fimne-a result Of The
n winch the peasants are still, ettered aud the
want OF an honorable middle class step In between the
ehuavagint boyars and the sunken peopi, "
re" centuries have been more favored Inv ,,,,,. 49,.
the Iich".p Us broad neil.waterei plains produce
enes' crops its hills, well calculated for ypevards
pear whole woods OF fruit trees while the higher onn
as towards the Transylvanan frontier are sa;d y, r.
.s,s =. asD' Q! minerals and bristle with extensive
Al present totally neglected chief sonrce %
gam is sheep feeding; and, addition to the co =,
neeccs large quantity Of the valuable Astr,cbsnn S
Is obtained, by killing the pregnant eve and kinnin b
young lamb. Honey is also produced, .bund.n,I .ue
hives will give forth yearly three four or Ave ,x ~
Among the wild beasts, bears aud wolves are eommo -
.he upper mountains, and the former sometimes TAX
by the gipsies in ludicrous manner Tb.x sII n..i
oare with honey aud brandy, and lay IL in some nI,c %
ne Dear often resorts the attraction OF the swee,
MIXTURE ~ Is so great thai pr Bsun only INDUCES him
selt but often brings Mrs. b. aud all the Iit,Js ~ -
take oil the del cacy; the whole party then eat and d;n
m the spirit does It's work. they caper and dance .bon
,o tme as IL demented and At length fall asleep and
become an easy prey to their captors ~
The people of Wailachia well built active and Of
m usuraiy clever; yet ideness and the results of on
preston cause them to lead the life of Al yapes Thai
national songs pretty and slid TO be full of n,,nI
poetry lively chorus often accompanies ,he Ia" =:
which ,nen and take part; but the common I;h,
OF pe "aiiachan when he has Little money ia To wan
uer rom one paoc house to another, to driuk pints of
wretched brandy and sing and dance wildly To IN.
nVenng hddles of gipsey band after which bo goas
drunk TO his misera howell sleeps till he ,h
oo~s oil tue Pandours stick commence aresh his round
o iaoof lt IS only astonishing that such exacton and
tyranny have not been overthrow by IN, eY,,nor,,S
people Tor feelings OF revenge do at times break forth
anu the oppressive factor is dead night well bella
boured, or murdered and his house flied In $3.50
an outbreak of q fearful kind would nrob,hIv br -.
orh had not been for the joint occupation of the prin
cipalities by Russian and Turkish armies
The state OF profound ignorance which nrpvais omon
tne people hard TO be enlightened since tbe priesthood
scarcely raised in intelligence above the rus,ics and
one may see the parish popa dressed in skins and fo
us ,he ploughtah like the lowest of his flock IL il
oy "heh ne uons his official costume that he ia con,d
cred TO bear sacred character Nav so far does tb;.
feeling 60 that have heard of the priests robe beno tor,
OH IN quarrel that be may be drubbed with imp1nitv
anu then put on again, when he Mt once
believed 10 become another person Tn. rsno,, ~,
nefe are bishops among them unable to read can
lieut. ou' certain It Is that great proportion Of the
hom,tP n are uhprepared to do more than humble
oy rote what IS necessary for the church service
"A year uih tie Tarks, By W. w Smvt6