The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-08
GREECE AND AMERICA.
An Appeal to the People OF the
United States.
Startling Developments ofthe Condition
of the Greeks.
DUPLICITY OF THE ENGLISH AND FRENCH.
DO, &C., &c.

the lnesSdiihus, the tnt lnrtclins,
The Cretans, the Sciotes, the Rhodans, the Cypri.
ans the inhabitants of the coast Of Asia Minor Of
Syria, and Of the other provinces under the yoke of
The Mchamedans, to whom they can look up to for
aid, than you. For four hundred years this people
have been groaning under the oppressive yoke Of
the Turk. They have been suffering what no other
people have suffered. Eight generations have been
swept away since their first oppressors, the Turks
invaded their country, destroyed their temples. or
turned them into mosques, cut of the tongues Of
great many Of their children, that they may forget
the Greek language and Christian religion, depriv-
ed them Of all the rights of citizens and of human
beings, made razzas on the people Of the country,
and turned into wilderness what once was so fair
and 90 rich.
Citizens Of the United States-Peaceful habta-
Lions and fiomishing villages have been swept away
from the face of the earth by the Turks; wealthy
and great cities have been reduced to ruins and
insignifcance, The Turks, ever since hey conquer
ed these countries, have been destroying what they
have found; and they have built nothng-every-
thing has been whitening before them. Schools,
education, the arts and sciences, commerce and po-
litica rights, have faded before them Our country
desolate, ard where the voice Of prayer and
thanks giving were once heard We now hear but the
to all of US. Visit Naousa, Berea, and Cassandra,
in Macedonia, and you will see the stones and the
ruins stained, and if you inquire of the people how
they became SO stained, you will be answered that
they were stained by the blood of the myriads of
children, women, and old men that were butchered
by Abouloubut, Pasha Of the city of Thessalonica.
Yes dear Americans, | saw with my own eyes the
ears OF thousands OF Greeks cut OFT, and brought in
baskets into the city Of Thcssalonica into the house
of the Pasha; and with my own eyes saw loads of
mems heads brought and exposed in piles before
the Pasha and his people. Visit Ipsara aud Scio,
and you will see the ruins dyed with blood,
and you will see the marble floor of the
churches, to the present day, marked by the
bloody impressions OF the bodies Of the slain
that died Oh the spot. Americans happy people
Sons OF Washington and Frankin-thrteen millions
of immortal souls sent me here to call upon you for
sympathy and hello. They want your assistance
they need your help. It's enough, they cry-four
hundred years OF slavery Is enough to suffer, and
we cannot suffer longer. They cali upon you, Anne
ricans to turn your synpathzing eyes upon them
You have assisted brethren, the Greeks that
are now free-assist us now. II was we that fought
the battles Of the revolution Of 1921. Gu. fathers
bed--our old men were massacred-Our mothers
and sisters and brothers. have been led into captiv
ity. Americans, the person who addresses you now,
in fhe name Of thirteen million Christian Greeks
is the only one OF large family of Macedonia that
is alive, haying been saved from the Turks by Anne
Tican citizens. Yes, Americans il was the noble
sons of America that snatched me from worse than
death. and brought me to New York, and educated
me, and taught me truth and liberty 1t was p. IA.
Nandervoort, r. f. Clover, j. Whiting, and Daniel
Jeptson, who brought me TO the land Of the free.
You all received me them and all blessed me, and
tried to enlighten me and make me happy. For
poor orphan Greek boy you felt compassion you
did for him more than q father could do; and now
that he comes before You as the representative Of
thirteen million Of his suffering fellow countrymen
longing for the blessings which yeu enjoy and
which have been taught to them BY him whom you
taught and blest, and whom you charged to do to
his countrymen what you had done for him, will
you not give ear to his humble voice What for
poor Greek boy TO feel compassion, and not
for whole race of men know the Americans
are too noble. know you will not abandon brave
people. Oh, you are too noble: you will do good TO
my country. II Is lawful to do good. II is our
duty to do good. When the men Of Macedonia invited
by night. st. Paul he went TO them and preach
ed TO them The gospel. Now, the men OF Macedonia
have sent me to entreat you in the name of every
thing that is dear and holy to assist them in the de-
fence OF the pure doctrines which st. Paul preached.
The same Macedonians are calling on you to
come over and help them. We have called upon
the Christians Of Europe, but they heard not
they have united with the oproessors of our race;
England and France fight againt US; English and
French officers dressed in Turkish uniforms, lead
the armies of the Turks against us; English aud
French men of-war carry provisions to enemies,
and accompany their fleet against us; French and
English men OF war visit our ports, threatening
Ms that they will hang US from the mast if fight
against the Turks. They have destroyed seventeen
villages in Paromythia, and slain all the children
the old. and the feeble. An English agent, under
the name of American, Christian, philanthropist,
went about, in the midst of our people, expressing
bis compassion for them, and for the success of
liberty He noted the names of all that sympathising
ly opened their feelings to him, and gave list to
the Pacha, who punished all this people. Americans
our wrongs are great-more than flesh and blood
can bear. We asked for aid from the free Greeks;
contributions were made, assistance was sent, but
before 1t could reach brothers In the field, the
Christians OF France captured the vessel and, Oh,
heaven the offerings of the poor for the distressed
were thrown overheard. Yes, Americans it Is
true, they did so; and when the news reached the
ears of the people they wept, but the English and
the French and the Turkish consuls laughed them
TO scorn. Americans, again, ii is more than We can
bear. Do DOT believe what they write in the Eng
lsh and French newspapers about Russian gold and
Rrssian intngues. Whenever the Greeks do not
become blind organs to the wishes of England and
France, they accuse them Of being paid by the
Russians The Greeks are good only when they do
what the interests Of England and France demand.
But If the Greeks act for the interests of their own
country, they are paid by Russia they the tools
of Russia Russian gold and Russian intrigue are said
10 have been the cause OF all that does not please
the Western Powers.
Americans, we ordered 5000 muske,s from Ant
%erp to be sent to us. We paid for them, but the
English captured and carried them to Malta.
| am free citizen OF the United States. When
little boy was brought here. was educated in
Mount Pleasant Classical Institution, at Amherst,
Mass. / graduated in Columbia College. |
never be afriend to despotism. ! am no Russian;
but unfortunately 20 it Ia, Russia has shown more
Christian feeling than England and France In this
affair. The Greeks and all my countrymen are not
Russian, but they ought to sympathise with any one
that viii sympathsc with them. The Western
Powers are forcing them to become attached TO the
Russian. But they wish to be free, and one kind
smile from America will be enough. Americans. If
annexation be too much Tor this brave people to ex-
pect, whatever YOU do will be thankfully received.
You Americans have opened schools in Greece-you
breathed in our hearts the spirit of lberty-you
have planted the tree of liberty: now support Ii.
The English and French papers have been mis-
representing ua. We wrote and forwarded refuta-
lions, but they refused publishing them in their
papers
II the object of the English and French Is to curb
the power Of Russia, and keep the integrity of Tur
key, why do they not do what the Christians have
proposed1 There are IL 900 900 Of Christians, and
100000 OF Turks. The Greeks are willing TO have
the Turks live with them as felow-citizens. They
ask Cor equality aud laws, and religious to'era-
tonic separate Church from the State-and TO be