Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-06-20

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To the Eaiiors efhe ". y. Espress.
The Christians that are struggling for Lberty-,he peo
pie that now caing for sympathy, 1.-Two in the follow
ing countries:
lst-The Inhabitants Of all Romela; being the greater
part OF European Turkey. and consisting the following
provinces nsssaSai., Iasss.y sprus AleaniA Thsaee
2d-The Islands between Europe Asia and Africa, cas-,
| OF Italy.
sd-An Asi, Minor. Syria, to the Euphrases, and
Egypt, with the adjacent countries; and,
Ath-The Iopiau Islands.
All these people asking for the rights Of man. they
to be free and to live under dr aud they
for the exalted rights OF human nature.
An these people, together with tho Inhabitants Of the
present liberated Greece took up tho year 1891
1t was then that AFTER long, bloody war; was agreed
by the great powers to free only small very small por
ton of the whole. They FREQ only the P,loponnesu,
Morca the southern Of Continental Gre,ce-tbs,
little strip OF land which lies north of the Gulf OF Cornh
drawn from the Guph Of Voo to the Guph of Arta forms
the northern boundary linc between the little Kingdom,
o! Greece and the Turkish empire.
These people are now coutendng for what they did In
1891 they contend for that which granted only TO
handful Of Greeks, inhabitng small portion Of rocky
country, called the kingdom Of Greece.
twas Just then to hoeraie that small portion Of the
whole. Ii equally just for the rest to become fr.
and united and Que powerful nation under ono ee cousti.
tutioual government.
Ills the interest Of tho world for this people to DO free
Is tue interest oil commerce, OF religion Of men. 1t Is
just, too, that ,hcse people should be free
the Inhabitants bf liberated Greece laboring under so
many disadvantages have been tho means of spreading
education SO far, what expect from the whole
ons OF their brethren contendug and signing Tor
what is noble.
Ii IS the people that will carry light aud civilization into
the very heart Of Asia and our next door
through the agency Of the Gospel commerce
ard education, but not by arms.
was grievous mistake free only very small mart
Of the country that herocsy fought with populate,
less than million. by so doing they created feeble
Kingdom to the OF its free inhabitants for o DO
weak is miserable" 80
The independent Greeks have had mighty protectors
but with interests Numerically opposed.
Some ask why did you not fight against the Turks be-
fore the present war between Turkey and Russia Amer
leans We did take up before this but were prevent
ed and they will always prevent and msrcpresent u.s.
until moro generous power steps forward and like the
angel from heaven give peace tho world
Americans the sorrows oi the Christians the East are
very great we wropgcd;-wc are an injured pcople
They say that we are paid by Russia They say that
received Russian gold They say the present reyou
ton is the result of Russian intrigue.
Americans IL they who write these things believe them
they are mistaken II they do not they very wicked
sooner or later truth must triumph. Americans, ara
Sronged-we are injured--we are misrepreseuted.
Who killed our President John Capo Distrias, Who
Who destroyed our commerce In Greece in 1850, and
captured all tho Greek vessels and blocka ied all the
ports of Greece Independent Who are now in sacred
alliance with the of the Bible and the tytapts of
the CHRISTIANS Who are now sending their armies in
liberated Greece to crush down the feeling oil sympathy
II the free Greeks in favor of their brethren struggling for
lie We all know who they are. But what Is more
Scked - the fact that though they the perpetrators
zument to throw upon US the odum and contemp. they
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