The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-14

vssd BY Soma Of ths cossu there, MT 10 trust thsn
ssves In Greece, 90 sefSeAs, thrsatAong, Wa th
present state Of Affairs Throughout the length ans
breadth of this unhappy land 1hs actual condition o
things will hardly sustain these sugsestiens.
entered the port Of the Preus on thu 9Th Of thia
month Passing between an English and French ship Of
war and Prussian war steamer-the former Of which
were taking up their position the right of the little
harbor though apparently without reference any
tie intentions-our boat to anchor near small
feet Of Greek merchant vessels which had here folded
their white wings, alarmed at the cang of arms which
ring along their familiar shores. Al az few hours
of quarantine over Handed In the well built cheer
full looking town before me- and took carriage across
the Attic plains to august Athena" which agreeably
disappointed me by its prosperous thriving appearance
its cheerful aspect Its picturesque position Is this the
place, asked myself, that not quarter Of century
ago could hardly bear the distinguished speculation Of
hshing vlagea' Are these noble looking men that
now hrong the streets those base hireng those crafty
G1 they have so long been represented to be
when, q few weeks ago, entered the town of Her
mopohs in the island of syria, and told that It had
nom Syraite energy alone when learned that her aour
fshing schools her churches her elegant houses her
craft that crowded her finely sheltered port were the
result of few years Of peace and the exercise Of that
native esprit which marks the Greek of the Ieyant
could not but assent to made in hearing
by late governor Of SPARTA " These a sufficient
proof that these people are capable Of self
az US M ts M never feature e.. in
regulations its facilities for business with what had
seen and experienced in Turkish cities and filed
pleased and surprised me- and when day expressed
to an intelligent native the pleasure experienced In wit
Messing such advance ment, he exclaimed 'Do not
schools, system Of education show desire to
rank among civilized naonsr Can tho Moslsm popula-
ton be compared with oursY And which, think you,
should have European protection and sympathy? Which
should hold this fair land which Is indeed all Hellenic
Is not religion the same as yoursg Are not our
principles our aspirations the s,ms And what have
and ever will hold them but dogs, whatever may be
their promists to the contrary and who consequently
justice ~
What is the prospect nowG Arrested in her most
career where poor Greece to look for re-
dressY Her commerce, the source of her wealth and
power that which her her former greatness and
siendor is now paralyzed: and that too by act
will of her own, but by those who would protect the
barbarian on her hearthstones and give rich soil to
idle and infamous race whose highest prosperity leaves
no maah o. beauty whose every energy Is blight upon
civilization.
The Sultan proposes reforms The Sultan may indeed
be well meaning man. and intend to introduce such
ameorations into his government will at least have
the semblance Of the civilization Of Western Europe
agents, of alike energy and worth And do such
exist in Turkey? 1t is denied that they do begdes the
spirit Of Mahomedanism utterly opposed to that species
OF advancement which gives to the escutcheon Of the
nineteenth century its proudest emblazonry
Can It, them be wondered at that the Greek, when op-
portunty offers should rise to assert his claim
pean sympathy aud strike deep into the bosom of those
barbarians towards whom he has inherited hatred
just and natural is deep and abding9 And do you
suppose that the late act Of the Turkish government
which with only fifteen days notice. drove from its do
minons every foreign born Greek has enhanced their
love Of IT, expressing jealous never progressing race
The y,uDg Sutan's position, and the work lately writ
ten by lamartine have doubtless awakened much SYM
pathy for HIM but Dc he Americans forget the noble
descendants Of that noble race, to whom we are in
debted for all that Is beautiful in art, sublime in phos
ophy, and soul inspiring in freedom From Leonidas to
Bozars does not Greece rise proudly in your memories
Are not the Suliot and the Hydrot still watch
word for liberty And does not the blood of the Scot
child, the Missolongh mother, the Spartan's son. still
cry to you from the groundS
But Greece does not ask your money your arms
but she does In all justice demand-snce the united
Powers seem to think that only Turkey must exist
that the voice Of the American people shall be lifted up
till their representatives at the European courts shall
give there the that their country will no
longer be an idle spectator of the further negligence
those rights Greece claims civilized nation that
bears her banners in bold characters religion p-a
progress.