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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-27

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The Turkish govern ment having once more en-
tered the money market for loan, 1t may be use.
full to reconsider lite position borro YER; how far
previous transactions have affected its credit, and
how far the probabilities of the future will justify
the public In Landing IL monetary aid.
Il u undoubtedly true that the transactions that
terminated In 1860 10 quasi reputation Of the
terms Of the loan after the scrip had rea ;hed IL
premium, on the ground that the Turkish Minister
ut Paris had exceeded his authority, lett some
stigma on the hitherto unimpeachable honesty Of
Turkey. It win DO remembered that, instead OF
cancelling the bargain bv paying its full value TO
the scriphoidcrs, the Turki-h government ioju'
dcicusly compromised the matter by returning the
money subscribed, with o bonus OF only three per
cent.
Nobody questions the fact as alleged by the high.
est Turksh authority, that the hrman necessary 70
the validity Of the loan had not been issued; bus
ought 70 have visited the punishment for excess Of
authority upon the agents IL employed and not upon
the persons who had purchased scrip which had
been suffered TO be some time in the market. AMI
had ra bed . high premium. But we must not
forget that Turkey IL quite juvenile In the money
market; and II would be too ard 70 nhct upon her
inexperfeEce that Punishnmens which falls appro.
priAtely upon hard ened offenders She, no doubt
feels BY this time that II would have been far better
and more just TO have atoned for the Of her
agents by making payment In full. But the utmost
that Ia required By the case Is that all future deal.
ines with her shall be conducted WITH great cau-
:
fol tunate trunsaoon, she would have met With the
fuIieet confidence.
Admitting, thsa, - We think must In fairness be
admitted, that The mprudont estimate of the conse
quences Of her conduct and the requirements Of
Justice in 1850 have not deprived Turkey Of fair
claim upon the confidence OF capita lists Il must be
also conceded that In al other respects Turkey IL
moo in . position. - borrower, quite - good a.
Sh.t she held In 1850 In the first place. united Eu-
rope has resolved that che shAll be freed from the
4 xhaust,ng attacks Of Rusds, aud has guaranteed
hfr place IN the European system. That h "a as
surance o. stability for many years. The war has
reused her national feeling; has enabled her to pass
through the transition stage from Z weak power,
midtarIy speaking. to . comparatively strong
one. The Introduction u % many aud such va
ricus races from the West, sowing a they
pass, new ideas, imparting new methods OF organi-
zstion, inplantiDg new modes Of developing the
vest agricultural and commei cial resources Of the
East, cannot sil 20 produce the best effecss- In-
ternally all except Der enemies admit shst Tur
key las ben vastly improved wherever the old
mshomedsn system Of impedous control oves ell
= = 70 atoms OF life has been abandoned. Tske
B garta. AT 70 distsns period Bulgaria presented
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THR KNOW NorHMo HEAD DRxss.-The siSo
walks have been embellished for few evenings
past with the sight Of numbers Of pretty youSg
ladies, wearing . head dress Of peculiarly novel
and striking character. Il h composed Of sort e
wreath Of interviewer ribbons Of many colots, peo.
longed behind into long pennants, that aoAt Of
upon the air like streamers at the mast had, -
scfbtng an infnity Of curves unknown % tfieo-
nometry, which catch the hearts Of behold6m n
their intricate mazes. This new head gear u calel
the Know Nothing Wreath" ~ we are informed
by the Spirit of re-" and like eveSythinG elSo
about Know Nothfngsm, IL very startling And IN
expected Baltimore Patriot.
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DANAGEs AGAINST 4 TELBaRAPH CoMPANY-Ln
. suit sgainst the Pittsburg, Cioclnnst and Louis
vile Telegraph Company, & led before Judge Walk
er, Of Madison, Ia, in which the plaintiffs sought =
recover damages sustained in consequ Of the
non delivery Of despatch sent over the line OF tno
company, special jury brought 70, dics Of three
hundred and forty i've dollars and ifty Eve oenes.
Plain tits lad shipped -four TO New Orleans VITA In
structions to the coDsignees TO sell when -four was
five dollars per BARREL Flour went up to a go, and
plaintiffs teleeraphed conslgnees to- SELL In c0nse-
quence Of the nonarival Of the despatch they had
on to the -four until they received q letter fro9
plat ntifs to sell immediately, when they sold four
In the meantime having declined from fifty to sixty
aimed by the decline Cincinnati Gazette, dug ~
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NEBRASKA AND KANsAs.-Frequent inquiries are
made BY persons disposed to turn their faces To-
Territories. A report from the Land ONCE shs~D
that Nebraska covers en- area Of 342,438 squs .
miles, equal TO 2l9, leo 800 acres Of land. Ksnsas
has an area Of 126 1883 square miles, equal to 82l
100 acres Of land. To largo portions II this land
the Indian title has not been extnguished, bat
enough IL open for settlement to satisfy the met
eager enterprise for years to come. In 20 largo q
extent there must be every variety Of soil and Il The
newspaper reports Of the day are not greatly exag.
gerated there are crowds Of hardy pioneers already
within the boundaries Of the new Territorioa
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TIE DIPLorArIc CoRPs~-Neary all the heads q
the different foreign legations are nov absent from
are in London-some are willing their time pleasast-
" away at the princely hotels OF New York, chsersa
no doubt by the exciting facts that tho adveat q
Gisl kes place on the 4th of september, and task
fiom the crowned heads Of Europe-Csriotta Chat
In the meantime, the wheels Of governmens move
on as quietly and successfully II the Whsae diple-
matte corps were present In washington WaaA-
iagton Star, dug. 26. N,vgfN
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SINGULAR SurcIpx.--A few days since. 1 stssnge
man, name unknown, committed suiclae ncx flpgis-
SAINT, No., In the following manner ~ ll4s =
bed Of straw near large sack, AfteG which - WI
laid himself down, put Z bandkerchlsf arsend his
neck ard inserted tAs stick In Il, with which ho
twisted the handkerchief w.tn be wns literally
choksa 70 death, end n ehet condition was foue4-
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The Spanish Revoaut,on.

: fF0m the PARE Union, AuGnN VI
kevou ton is always, in our sight, revolution
e to say, the most disastrous and deeesable event
that can desolsse people; and IN consequence, Ne
consider II our duty to combat Il wherever II ap-
pears, whatever form u assumes, OK whatever mask
Il bofruwe. Were we even called on, a. II some
times comes to pess, In virtue Of Tho secret judg-
ments Of God, tevondse A&tAe cbas$aserents which
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TCorrespondsnce (July lA) q the London Tnes.l
Somc sccount Of The Circassian coast viii proba-
to give you tho ne uit Of my observations during
months cruise thcre. We touched At every place
from Chcuruksu, near Basoum (the bead quarters
OF the Turkish force under Selim PAsha), 70 the
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under any aspect is not that Turkey dishonored any
direct and legal debt, but that che failed A. mS
mens o. great perpic1 to actupt the high.
nnsncial equity The disAvowal Of the loan is we'll
known TO have been the work Of the reactionary
party who soon Afterwards came tenn oorarily into
ONCE, and who had evidently acted under the de-
r2erabsng influences OF Russian intrigue. It il also
known that in the absence Of Lord stratford the
Porto received even English advice, to the effect
that the step It proposed was all that could be
fairly required, while there were portions Of the
pres in this country who were like wise disposed to
consider that the Stock Exchange were attempting
an exaction.
That those were the real friends of Turkey, who
pointed out the stern conditions she owed has since
beeu fully proved, the result Of her imperfect
course, by which she saved few thousand pounds,
having ir fcted more damage on her credit than
Russia has ever sustained from her daring con6sca
ton of large portion of the debt on her paper cur
rency. II is one thing however, to look at the
question in an abstract FORM and another to test IL
by comparison. All taat can be said Of Turkey is,
that In this instance che was untrue to her own re-
putation. Compared with what might have been
expected, under similar circumstances, from most
OF foreign countries, the transaction is one that
will stsnd high Mississippi, Michigan, Florida,
and Arkansas, four Of the most thriving States Of
the American Union, dispute the technical form In
which their loans were contracted and, instead Of
discussing nice points as to the terms on which they
may arcel their bargains, retain both principal and
interest.
With this glance at the moral points of her case,
II only remains 70 consider the change in the pol
cal prospects Of Turkey, since the date when her
securities were looked upon as worth . premium Of
IL per cent. AT that moment the Emperor Of Rus
sia was not alone In regarding her Is dying pa
tient She u now vi Glorious in the field and st the
same time. has introduced those changes In her
Institutions upon which alone her regeneration Was
considered to depend. II has been SHOWN also that
whatever convulsions may take place In Europe,
the one point which oil the powers Are united ia,
that Turkey shall not become the prey Of any one
CT them, aud that thus, as far e. external forces
can operate, her independence Is more secure than
that Of any other country. Finally, there il the
fact, that she Ia almost alone In the advantage Of
being without . public debt. Doubtless there Is
enough in the heterogeneous elements Of her popu-
lation and other circumstances, 70 inspire, even
when the Whole Of these things are cetimstNd, .
full amount Of that caution with which all foreign
borrowers, especially at this moment, should be re-
garded but II Ii, nevertheless. desirable In every
sepse THAT she should not, la her financial opera.
lions, have to contend, among other difficulties,
With the consequences Of prejudice or misrepresen
tatiou.
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ghostsn), he has built mosques, created schools
and in short, excited q revival Of religion la
Wesley. Before he came we were beasts" said
chief to me lately, "asd now il he were to order US
10 march into the sea we should 60 without ques.
tion." Their hostility to Russia IS inveterate and
ineligible; but they know we'll how unfit they are
10 cope with the Russians ont Of their own noun
talns, and the Russians equally well know them.
Nevertheless, hope that they viii not be Alto
eether useless. The Naib is dignifed and stately;
be moves with an escort OF wild mountainser horse
men, prect ded by red and buff banner; his white
Crcassisn tunic, yellow vest, black cartridge cases.
and tall gray sheepskn cap, admirably set off his
dark, strongly marked face. In conversation you
at once find him very superior man, Gear in his
views. thoroughly knowing his own position and
that Of his countrymen.
All the natives OF the coast from Sujak 70 Ana
kria ere bitter against the Russians, with the ex.
cepton Of one or two chieftans, who have received
money and honors from them but these are iso-
late cases. and they have had no influence on the
people. The principal chief In A6ssis, Hamid Bey
was made general and prince prince Michell
and share In the Customs robbery. He has two
large houses-one near Bombori and another mot far
from Anakra but Notwithstanding that he owns
an snormous tract Of country and Is feudal lord OF
fort from the flames ON the departure Of the Rus
slams. We will take care they don't come back
again" said they. At souchum he was moro sac
cessfol. We rode up to his house near Bombori.
II IL situated In glorious country, of park
like character; luxurious vines hang in fantastic
ropes about every tree; the hills above are one
msss OF dense forest, while high above all soa rs the
mighty Caucasus, with i@ rugged peaks aud cter~
stone house and Christian chureh-for be has
turned RuA sian Chrissian; but he has BEEN unable
TO persuade more than eight or ten fsmilies, imms.
diateiy depending on him, to follow bis example.
Tho deserted house was Uttered with Rms sisn books.
Its owner n frequently with the Rossians in
Gsorsia, and IA now lurking on the conflnes OF
AbAslA aud ecrgiA, hesitating which side be shall
oin, and worthless 10 either. 7f sIE
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-03-10
North British Review on Russia and


The North British Review for February
has an able and interesting article on " the
War in the East and It's political contingent
cies. 1t goes over the ground of the steady ag-
gressivc policy Of Russia, and shows how from
the time of Peter the Great her steps have
been steadily onward towards the accom- ,lish-
ment Of her great ubje,t, direct connection
of her Empire with the Baltic, tho Euxinr
and the Mediterranean Towards Cnnstanti-
noplc she had moved as far by forr as she he
lic'ed tho other European powers would let
her, " Conquest had done its work it must
now be changed for the more insdious and
fatal weapon of protection"
Z" The process by which Russia has effected
the suhlugation Of almost all the countries
she has conquered since the reign of Peter j.,
has becn to take them under her protection,
then TO iomcnt internal disscnsions, and at
last to annex them to her own empire, under
prctence of putting an end to the disturbances
she had herself created or permitted -
"The last proceeding OF Russia was both
III matter and III manner one OF the most OBJ
Jcctlonab!e she had ever been guilty Of
Stripped OF all the diplomatic drapcry, il
amounted to II virtual demand fora prOtrcto-
rate over ali the subjects Oi the Porte belong
ing to the Greek Church, (Irghahly tcnniil-
Ions III humber) an arrangement which wuuld
empower them to BRING all their grievances,
real "r SUPPOSED, 10 the feet OF the Car in
stead of to tDose OF their lawful sovereign for
Yedress, which would authorize Russia 10 in
terlere on their b-lall on every occasion, and
under cyety t;etcXt. II Was as ii Auslrid on
France had claimed tine right Of interposlion
and rcmonsrance, OF protection and Bualln-
tee, on behalf OF tnr Catholics Of Ireland.
With the known CHARACTER and designs vi
Russia, it would have amounted nearly, if
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-03-10

give have about come to the conclusion
that We viii enforce the same rule with the
iueti,ul illusions, which We arr now Obliged
10 rcius" from week to week, that was mad,
by the j 5-1ciation of Editors in reference to
long obituary notices, viz insert them all ut
half the price Of ordinary advertisements -.
y poem OF merit ~ peculiar as the following
however, wouli always claim an exception.
1t is in every sen'' uto,e and beyond all
rules, ana claims immortality in it's own
right. la our humble opinion an nllusion to
that +" lamcnted fowl" the American Eagle,
would have round 4 OF the last verse with
little more Of epic poInp, but far be it from
us to criticize.
The author has chosen to Leave his name
envelopcd in mystery " Stat nominiS un,bra.'
1t emit be Saxr-he has been abroad for
weeks 1t can be- but conjecture is fruit
less Whoever it is informs us that he has
been led to compose L" those few lines that
they might awaken spirit which is mani
Tested in the people of this town 50 as they
might crown Burlington with all the honore
it deserve, and he adds, " Mr. Poneroy is
ignorant of my writing which we can read.
lily believe. Wegladly pass over this gem to
the public
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-03-10
Ihe Musical Convention at Hinesburgh

We condense the following report of the pro-
ceedines of the late Musical Convention held at
Ilnesburgh, froma long communication which
has been handed us.
The Convention was organized by the choice
Of Rev. o. s. Hort, President, several Vice
Presidents, und Secretary.
The Conductors were Nlessrs. Rust and
PARTRIDGE, of Burlington, BENTON of Shell
burne, and McGlNNIs of Jericho assisted by
Messrs. TOBY and FoRBEs, of lIinesburgh,
FLAeo of Richmond, keller and BrDwELL,
of Monkton. Mr.. SAMUEL MooRE, of Bur
ngton, presided at the piano.
The exercises lasted three days, ending with
Concert by the members of the Convention,
and consisted of Sacred Music. Songs. Gees,
&c, and the Cantata of "DANIEL, or the Cap
tiviiy and Restoration" by Prof G.. F. Roor,
the principal parts being sung by the gentle
men above named, together with Mrs. RAY,
Miss CLARK, Miss SMEDLEY, and Mrs. IIIB-
BARD. The singing of the several ladies' is
especially commended. The choruses were
given by about one hundred voices.
Resolutions were adopted, among which was
one recommending in terms of high praise Mr.
MOORE, as pianist and instructor; and an
other nculcaiing the importance of more am
pie protection to home manufacturers of music
1t is noticeable that the Convention was con
Quoted and sustained by native skill alone. a
strong interest in the exercises was manifested
and the whole affair was attended with per.
feet success
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- We give a few of the notices of our en-
largcd weekly y, which cur brethren Of the Yer.
mont Press have very kindly given us, because
our subscriber have Il right to know what
other people think OF their paper. Wcare duly
thankful Tor all such iaNorS, and the authors
will please accept oar grateful acknowledge.
mentd. One or two mistakes may az well
correct Our n'w pjw'r press is not driven
BY steam, AZ the Rutland H,idd suJroses.
bat for the PRESENT by human engine Of one
man power, lately imported from Ireland -
Our price is $50 IN advance, instead of
$500, us given by tn" Statesman.
The Burlington fafr Pass. greatly en-
largrd, reached ~ last week. 1t is now we
believe the largest paper in the State. We
are happy to see this evidence Of our cotrin-
porary prosperity, and can assure our Wing
friends that the FREE Pass il worthy their
patronage .-FtankHn Co., Hsrdh.
The Burlington FREE Pass comes to us EN-.
krgcd and otherwise improyed--a handsome
sheet, and an able, interesting one .--Irds-
burgh Gazette.
The Burlington FREE PREss. Weekly, al
pcurcd last week. greatly enlarged and other
wise mucn Improved. IL Is conducted by its
present Editor, Prof Benedict, with marked
ability .-Braitlfboro Statesman.
The Burlington FREE Press Weekly, ex-
perienced n sudden expansion last week. 1t
is now the largest paper printed in Vermont
and presents II very fair and readable appear
ancc For the first time, there is now issued
weekly paper at burlington worthy of the
place. Its size and appearance denote enter.
prise, labor and and taste.
The FREE Press is conducted bv G. W. Ben
edict with judgement, ability and care its
articles are written in good English, (whici
is saying much for n news paper,) and with
an evident intent to benefit the reader, and
not to cheat him. The Professor has beer
frequently attacked by blackguard. and enyi
Gus editors, and could, if he would, turn anC
rend them. But he is IL gentleman, as wei
az man of learning, and treats all men, anc
all matters, in gentlenanly fashion.
Agreeahly to its deserts, the wishes of it,
readers, and the good will Of its cotempori
ries, the FREE Press will succeed, although
the present is n time Of great trihulation 10
the country Press.-Rutland Herald.
The Weekly FREE Pass has lately beer
increased in size and is now the largest am
best-looking paper in the State
We are sincerely gratitied at this evidence
of our neighbor financial thrift, and shoulc
do Injustice to our friendly feelings did w
not wish it continued prosperity and hapl,
issue out of all its infirmities .-Sentinpl.
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aueeklp frrc Dress.
BURLINGTON, FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1854
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
Nominated at Charlotte,
E. H. Wheeler, Charlotte.
Nominated at Essex,
DR.. Daniel Goodyear, Hinesburgh
Our Paper.

We now give our subscribers the largest
paper published in Vermont, or anywhere
near us. With its solid columns and large
amount Of reading matter, its correspondence
from different portions Of our own and other
countries, its telegraphic report Of the Cattle
Markets, (which we are glad to learn proves
very acceptable and useful to our farming
friends) and its carefully prepared summaries
of news, it is certainly the cheapest paper in
the State, and we shall spare no pains to make
it the best In order to do this, we solicit
items of news or intelligence on matters OF
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friends in the various towns where our sheet
circulates, will favor uswith early information,
whenever anything of special interest occurs
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enable us to add to the interest and value Of
the Free Press as Newspaper. May we
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our paper to their neighbors IF they like it,
in increasing our circulation TO a point which
shall remunerate us for the largely increased
outlay we are making, and enable us still
further to add to the disturbances of our
journal
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An Important App2niiv to the Nebraska
Bill,

Senator Douglas has recently written let
ter tn II New Hampshire editor, denounclng
Inn IN the scyrrest terms for IntImating that
the object of hls Nebraska bill is to Ieglslate
Slavery into the Territory. The Washington
Union repeats, day after day, It's clap-lrap AS
surancc that the oaly object of the bill il To
secure to the people # the Territory the right
to admit or exclude slavery, as they may see
hi. Ana ttIr acc Inpices Of Senator Duuglas,
m various sections OF the country, are echong
ms declaration, that slavery will not 90 to Ne
braSka, because the suI and climate ARE not
ndaprdt It,
" hIle public attention Is TINS listened upon
the Nebraska bill, aud discussions are had AS
to Ms fleet On Slavery IN the new Territory,
secret movements are going on IN another quar-
ter designed 10 follow up Ils bllI by another
winch shall insme the establishment Of slavery
throughout Nebraska. It will he borne in
mind that some days SINCE oil tho provisions
and appropriations in the Nebraska bill Islat-