The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-05-03

We learn by the late accounts HON Europe that The n.
limnAries Of peace have At length been dehnvely .
by the Congress at Paris What they are la as yet
cret which will probably not be known ill the ra6s
tons are exchanged, the omuscient Times ,
fault All We know Is, that IL must be very ertaOs
nary peace for Lord Palmersion assures Parliament m,
ait win be satisfactory to England and all Europe
Russia occupies no uncomfortable portion of EuOp.
will Of course be satisfactory her Il H. without dOub
therefore very extraordinary peace and OF the gr
trumphs OF diplomacy record II are to bee,
the organs Of the British Premier the Gar has not OO
been "hambled but "lad Fat his back !" has Ost ann
two three hundred thousand Of his devoted subjects
great naval depot in the Black has been DESTROYED
has been obliged to give up his preponderancy on that sea
aud relinquish the policy Of his predecessors for the m
century and half There be- therefore no reason
doubt that he perfectly satisfied If he is reAsOnal
man.
On the other hand Great Britain most especially b,,
ing far as Gao yet gained little honor
profit by the war; has equal cause to be satisfied Ahs
two years of mortal struggle costing the lives Of son,
hundred thousand and expenditure Of some two
three hundred millions Of dollars she has succeeded
conjuncton with potent ally in taking side Sc
bastopo and giving unreasonable addition to the weight
and influence of ancient rival who now indspuablv
holds the balance of power in Europe If therefore, Great
Britain considers the peace just concluded highly sa
factory it is proof that she is easily satisfied and not
ambitious as hitherto represented Nothing can be more
disinterested than her conduct In being
perfectly satisfied with making the enormous sae
fees and gaining nothing in return. .a.a
1t is to be presumed that Turkey is equally satisfied
we mean the disciples Of Mahomet who have hitherto
ruled the destinies of that grasping desposn The in.
egrty and independence of the Ottoman empire has been
maintained by deprivng the Sultan Of the privilege of
governing his subjects and by inducing him to VIC.
late the fundamental principles Of the Koran on which
the entire vitality of his authority is based We are not
defending the civil and religious desposm of the Porte
but simply exposing the dupcity Of those who, while pr,
tending to maintain the integrity aud sovereignty Of The
Ottoman empire have thus coerced its head into CON-
plee accomplishment of his ancient prerogave and pre-
pared the way for his speedy and certain downfall which
was already sufficiently
Not that we believe the late concessions made by
what is called aThe Hatti-Humaoun of SulHane' will
be practically operative at any time and most especially
after the withdrawal Of the foreign troops from Constant.
nope This new Turkish bill of rights las it may b,
some years ago under the auspices of the Christian ENJOYS
at Constantinople, with some not very material add.
tons That instrument was essentially dead letter
according to Bishop Southgate Messrs Macfalane Lay
ard, Blanquo Robert, and other late travellers who
all agree that whatever might have been the good in
entions Of the Sultan 1t utterly out Of his power
to enforce those regulations, in European Turkey
much less in the distant provinces of Asia 1t while
the Tanzmam supposed to be in full operation by The
powers of Europe that the OF the HISTORIAN
Christians, in which $4,000 innocent men, women, and
children were buchered in cold blood took place in Hin
dostan, dependency Of Turkey, by command Of Bsd
Khan Bey, rebellious vassa of the Sultan. II d.
ring the period that the little tribe OF Catholic Alba
mans inhabitng the mountains Of Scopia the frontier
Of Serva dragged from their homes carried in chain
all the way to the Gulf Of Moudana on the Propont,
and thence Mohalich, where they crowded under
sheds and suffered every extremity Of misery and hung
The details Of the whole Of this transaction horrible
and revolving More than half OF these wreched pilgrims
persisted by hardship, exposure want and violence r.
naly their faithful PASTOR who had deserted bis lit
tie ock though the Turks put him to the make
him discover his scan,y store Of money found his way
Constantnope where he applied Sir suatford Canning
VINO AT once n'erereo IN tnelr pcba ana sent an agent
with money for their relief and finally procured from the
Porte allowance that hardly kept them from starving
But they were never restored t. their native mountain,
again The relations Of the travellers TO whom have
just referred filled with details of individual opprc
sion, which, though not scale Of magnitude equal to
these, amply sufficient to show that the TdnrimGn
totally inefficient in maintaining the civil religious
rights Of the Christians in checking the old invees
despotism which had become rigid and inferbls BY d.
ration OF almost e We hundred years.
And what have to anticipate that the "Hstt
Humaioun7-a new Magma Charia-will be more effect
ual Is the Sultan powerful tolerant or is
Mussulman less bigoed7 IL IT 10 be presumed that BE-
he is prohibited from calling the Christian Armenian
or Greek dog he will him like dog, long
he Is base and oowardy enough to submit to be depd
aud spat upon Who is to prevent him, except within
pie In the distant provinces Of the empire The authority
OF the Sultan is merely nominal and cannot be exercised
without the aid military force Tho psshss asO'
lutte 10 the disposal Of life liberty and property In Their
respective governments tho Sultan himself; and In :
dcspoc system every petty officer is despot All thss
bigotcd Mussulmen governed by ntoorant savage
code and yet IL Is expected they will discard this
bgotry and this intolerance at the nod Of Sultan who
beyond doubt they win despisc and abhor renegade
and spostate from the religion Of the Prophet
On critical examination Of this Magma Charts, or
bill Of rights II will be perccivedas stated in former
arcetbat nearly all these concessions TO the Christian
rayahs-at least the important bestowed
not matter Of right but favor. They consequently can