New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-27

there IL The ststsnb &c I'D n tr.nge mse-es II
sDy weight or n,e atude. The afihas'cn Of munici'
pal cs:Iice is 20 veal hs, he whole sbrc admtA o.
b.; slow szd incossdersble improvements. Any
apers'icn musi be in some sort Arbitrary; sod pol't.
iosl ASesce would suggest hat Improvements De
Ser~oped BY the people themselves.
Turkey, though, is complained OF ss stationary
this only because there ie teveseeno, and perfet
nal agitation To make rapid progress it needs,
Of course, some higher principle and more fac'e
means Of unity. Toere eXsts fine subs1atum In
der mill fom Of governmental restrsint, c,mmonly
viewed in protective capacity, srd with the prac-
teal working OF q system OF mutual guardianship Ia
respect TO ID. fu iilne1t of Obligations common 70 Al
individually has been developed; while by means
OF tie ips ituons ale ady skached civil liberty has
grown ur within Turkish communities in permanent
10 m ard Ii constantly incre asipg force 1t fol-
lows that, whatever powe controls them, their fee
irgs III ughts and views must be more and more
con. ute6 heir rights be oossd from restrictions, and
TIER privi eges be enlarged. Already they may ne
conceived capable o m2orary combinations sufii'
cieDt to enable them 10 cope with sppehended exteI-
nal dangers. The OsmenIis depend for tie maintain
Ing of N. ir power on Supplying new wants and ward
ipg off rev influences What the Osmsnlis most fear
Il more complete coalsscence of muncip .e' OF the
6ffereIt proviDces to which the paIt ion schemes OF
France England and Russia tepd. The 0manis,
overbesriDg intoler.nt and self.complscsnt, with
natural incidence only TO be overcome by the pros
pect Of mme date GAIN TO Grated represen ing
in their rule the only firm Of unity thst exists
Although with the distinction slre.dy drs m tits not
reg srded q the Government Of individuals TOR
viewed 90 Government rendered distinctive by rei-
eion the Greeks, whe her Ct Gambia Thessaly, Mace
dons or OF Turkey in Asia feel keeny the civil dis
advantages to which the present rule commits them
Ress ded thus, tie active Of Russis for the
Greeks appears natural the proposa OF the Allies to
release them from Russian sway, hypocritcsI. The
imposition Of civil Slavery is thing impossible. Man
ayers of their local affairs the Inhabitants OF Turkey
compored though they are Of diverse races, may be
viewed already as msmbes Of one great assembly
This solate localized form has certainly its disadyan
ages public Improvements cannot be carried out well
eli her by public private enterprise; the fesr ofilega
e1scto1s leading the members of the different COM
muDites TO herd toge her. vast districts of land are
left waste ana natural resources though cspabe Of
SPEEDY development neglected. but so far as the Gov
Ell ment Ia copcerned-a Government bearing even
cbauelion hue willing to merge for the occasion every
characteristic tiait to sink at once lie Individuality
ana ltS sovereignty, Win tOerance as necssottVeu
virtue, continuing its chief pra'seit has nee TO
be strong. and its weakness is its salvation.
When t, g Czars speak Of the decay of Turkey,
they al Tot the decy Of the Inherent principles Of
energy, or any increased tendency 10 individual sub
servie cy, but the natural faDgswsy of the parts,
ss Iipe and well seasoned fruit from that very ini
vidus development which Arabicitsiitudons engender
and the indolen rule Of the Osman conserves. The
pes pie of Turkey at this day stand higher in the scale
of humanity than ever. These municipalities, left to
themselves, cannot much longer be deferred from
fenehirg out end forwarding common, and therefore
higher, interests. What, then, dos Turkey need
Answer: A more complete sound, rigorous and inteli
gent sdninistra i've system. The subtlety of the
Oriental character allows it quickly to adopt its pos.
Iu,e and shape its form to current events but its
spirit is chepgeless.