The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-02-10

sentiment or rather that there such sentiment until
the press took steps 10 create it, This is gross caumny
upon the whole American people not in the least paated
by the raonals Of the process by which the result is said
10 have beeh obtained catering the Of morality
probiy and justice Of the people Here the process Of
manufacturing counterfeit public opinion Sin the recp
roca action upon each other Of writer and reader Of those
who think only through the newspapers and those who
in catering for public sentiment only giving and get
ting back oentmes the foolish echo of their own voices
there may grow up some such unreal public opinion in
which both parties are deeeivers and misunderstanding
first from caprice desire Of being thought bold and org
nal In ones views Of public affairs from conceit in
taking the more paradoxca side Of question This be-
ing very grave charge neoessitaes inquiry into the
tent Of its ruhnlness My view Of the case and believe
that Of every rejecting man in the United States is this
In the FIRST instance the people and the press Ia distinction
cannot bring myself appreciate) manifested but slight
interest in the Eastern difficulty regarding it in its ncpi
enCy distant local matter not calling for their special
attention consideration regarding which, pars evil
dence transmitted through medium giving artificial
unnatural and distorted appearance to everything,
very naturally imposed upon by the illusion and expressed
sympathy for what they considered the oppressed Turk
But the extraordinary efforts made by France and England
prejudice Russia in the eyes the world induced them
to examine closely into the matter. Very the
evidence of the opposition addueed, and they
somewhat surprised TO find much in the matter than
intended for the vulgar Turkey only being petext for
accomplishing ulteror designsthat England and France
all 10th TO ignore international law and disre
gard treaties when they should think it their interest
They question the right of Russia form the of
Kainairdge and Adrianople and undertake to absove
Turkey from the obligation 10 abide them Sustaining the
principle that one Mahommedan in Turkey should be bet
ter than four Christians which they have undertaken to
prove by force of arms they vent their spleen against
for not allowing ourselves to be imposed upon and cond
them engaged in holy and righteous rar and threaten
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their designs in the East When the matter rightly
understood the feeble sympathy for the Turk changed into
ardent unreserved expression of desire that Russia
should be able defend her are and Penaes against the
ruthless hands of unrestaned soldery OF inical
tons banded together for selfish purposes To be
WINGED of this fact only take retrospect of the mission of
De la Vaette to the holy places with the insdious design
of perperatng some conciiae his holiness Pic Nine
render him face and less fastidous in the matter of
certain coronation at Paris Of Napoleon IIIembroilng
the Ottoman Porte with the Greek Church which led
the mission of Prince Menschkof Constantinopethe
ociousness of the French minister in forcing his advice
upon the Sultan make amends for his breach of faith
towards the Emperor of Russia-Sr Sradford ie Red
ce position urging by his counses the defiance Of the
power of Russia to enforce her treaties England and
France had already TO understanding to resist
such attempt her part aggressive which they would
not countenance in any nation being unit upon the mo-
nopoy of that business TO themselves (aggreson As
soon Us Known III
changed his tone from Cancellation menace and
dered armed force the Pruth which England
and France pretended take offence the principle
advocated by the wolf when the lamb drank in e stream
below him. and ordered feet the Bosphorus intmi-
date the Czar which brought the naval conflict at ST.
nope, resulting SO disastrousy to Turkey Hercuean
efforts made to fit and send the Baltic the finest
feet waited by breeze upon seattle Russians
terng Walachia and Moldava TO hold them guarantee
for the fufmen of the treaty Adranope which she has
only evacuated since concession to Austria The sins of
this mighty feet in the gulf of Bothnia have been speedily
visited upon their armies in the Crime in the disasters
that have belen them. The blood and treasure wasted
in times gone by in crusade against the Crescent
attempted be atoned for by avhing similar greater
against the Cross sustain Islam represented by
three millions of population against the followers of
Christ represented by thirteen millions Really not that
think they ythng about Christianity, or religion
in any shape FORM but that ii may assist in maintain
ing the throne of France usurper who forfeited his
word TO the people of France give England monopoly Of
the mines in Roumeea erect barrier against phantom
croachmens on Afghansan and other Indian territory
Albion holding divine right to aggression and oppression
in that region This being evident TO the comprehension
of the dus how could they expect US TO sustain them
Harper says the language of newspapers in giving
account of English losses E not generally that of friends
there of satisfaction, if not of exultaon about IL
which be easily hidden But thank God believe
what at other times and under other circumstances has
come out of that morbid appetite for and excitement
which finally may become the love Of evil per &C. and
which it is the tendency of unrestraned press to call
forth beautiful sentiment in relation the freedom
Of the press in America 1t would be difficult conceive
of assertion gross less merited After asserting
most positively that England acuated by the purest
motives in leading her aid Islam to spurn and tram
pie upon the Cross he says Granting that along with
other reasons it may have been in the minds of British
Statesmen that the time had TO act in defence of her
eastern empire what rational right has any TO stg
Matte the loan? The time had for making careful
examination to calculate how much the preservation Of
England or her political influence in the East worth
for posterity and the world"
Then why openly and proclaim TO the world the
object for which she is sacrificing her nobility and yeo
many and cease to Willy Golden and Bright for telling
the truth And we hear of the kindness Of the Sultan to
the American missionaries in Turkey, and would be graft
ed TO hear how many Protestant churches they boast
Of in Constantnople where the Turks spit upon their
friends and allies because Of their creeds have seen in
St Petersburgh where they say that there is such ntoer
ance Lutheran church standing nearly opposite the
Great Kazan on the Neusky Prospect in the square
Catholic church; and little further on, By the quay
the Church Of England &c and to Judge by my own OBJ
seryaton should say that quite onehird Of the Russian
families Of my acquaintance worshpped God according TO
formula different from that prescribed by the Greek Church
AT Kronsadt where there but three churches-one
Latin one Greek, and Englishcriminations are not
known although the minister Of the English church went
home to England and published detailed account Of the
Notifications deences &c AT Moscow the Minaret proud
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