The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-05-24
For The 4" Star Of the NORTH"
EUROPE IN IS S55.
(CONTINUED.)
BY r. W. WEAVER.


As Americans we feel for the integrity of
Turkey, but if that nation is 10 exist only
like Greece and India, under the shadow or
pro,ectorate of France and England, it were
better that a milestone were banged about
its neck and it cast into the middle of the
Sea. The Crescent would soon sink beneath
the horison, and the children of Islam would
have no light 10 break into the long night Of
their doom. Let The unhappy fate Of Greece
be warning. The European nations want
ed barrier or foothold in the East, and so
declared that Greece should be free. Alas
for such freedom. The victors established
protectorale such as they design for Turkey.
They concurred IN the selection OF an inca
pable PRINCE, foreign alike to The creed
and the manners of the people. They sur
rounded his boyhood with regency of Ba-
varian councillors, who quanelled from the
day they set foot at Nauplia; they encum.
beIed his finances with loan, only small
part of which was spent for the benefit of
Greece. They narrowed the frontiers of the
kingdom so as 10 exclude from il many of
the most famous and gallant champions of
the national cause, such as Samos, Chic
and Suli and reduced its resources TO the
smallest limits Having done all this, Athens
has ever since been made the scene of con-
templible intrigues between the three pow
ers. On the other hand the conduct of the
Greeks has frequently been unwse-some-
times scandalous. The Court has given its
confidence 10 what is least honorable in the
country, and the state of the Kingdom if
Greece is far below what it ous BIT 10 be-be-
low even the condition of some Of the
Greek islands still under thefTurkish domin.
ion.
The lae infamous mission OF Count Or
loft had for its object the establishment Of
such proteotora.e over Turkey by Russia,
granting TO Austria and Prussia cerlain poli-
cal and commercial privileges in what was
thus 10 become an appendage or prov ince
10 the Czar's dominion. proposed in short
dismemberment of the fertile empire be-
tween the Archipelago and the Danube
like, the dismemberment of Poland, and
such protection to the Turkish people as the
wolf gives to the lamb. The willy embas-
sador promised thatif Austria and Prussia
would agree 10 this, his master and his min.
ions would defend them against the conse-
quences from France and England. But the
English and French representatives at Vien-
ma frightened the imbecile Francis Joseph
and his ministers from accepting such pro-
position. 0roff staid some days longer at
Vienna, under the pretenoe of indisposition,
but the sptes were upon his heels and made
the city very hot for hiih. At Berlin the
Minister Of Foreign affairs, having in his
minds eye the republican revolution of
1s4s and 1s49, answered that the king
would not enter into any such alliance, and
tina, Prussia was fully able 10 protect itself.
Prince Metternich is the head and front
of the diplomacy of despolism, and has
held that position for many years, being
now an oclcgenarian. He is the chief Of
that school of diplomatists who, with low
estimate of human intelligence, seek rather
10 cramp ard cheat il than TO elevate it, and
develo2e the better nature and higher ca
pacity of mankind. He began his political
career as partizan of the French faction,
and then became the tool of Napoleon. AS
trick of state stratagem he induced the
simple Francis II TO sacrifice his daughter 10
the cowardly policy OF propitaling ruler
whom the people of Austria at that time
could only regard as usurper; aud then in
duced his sovereign TO basely abandon and
dethrone the prince whom he had selected
for his son-in-law. He next led that SOW
ereign to seperate his daughter from her hus-
band, and. helpedio disinherit the grandson
--ihe issue of marriage he had certainly
sanctioned, and indeed earnestly solciled.--
With view of estranging that daughter
from her exiled and deposed husband, whose
conduct TO her was irreproachable, he in
duced the father TO encourage, and sven con-