The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-07

Ne call the attention Of our Intelligent
r aders 10 the publication, u aas.hsr pstt of
this paper, of an address frsn the London
British and Foreign .Aati-Slavery Society to
Lord Pain.rston, praying, (vhle the Allies
have TIE business Of the III aiga.ion a1d clsaas-
ins CT Turkey in their hs3cs) her Majesty's
government to use its utmost influence tor the
immediate extinction Of the abomiIable insti-
tutioas OF Turkish slavery and slave trading"
Te impress upon the British Premier tue
imperious Christian necessity for sweeping
reformation concerning these denominations,
this abolition committee furnish him with
lengthy extract from letter OF Lord STRAIT
ford de Redciffe 1poa the subject, the horri-
bic disclosures of which would almost seen to
justify the extirpation, root and branch, of the
whole Turkish race from the face OF the earth.
Yet the British Minister at Coastantinople en-
beavers to pslliate these shocking Oriental
monstrosities by saying that "there are per-
sons who distinguish between slavery in the
East and slavery in the West" and that "the
d.stinc lion is not wholly uufounded," for, says
bis lordship. "unlike the negro in America,
want than a field drudge or beast of burden.
He is not ostensioly ill-treated. If male, he
rises occasionally to posts OF profit and honor;
il female, ease, and even luxury may be her
portion in the harem Of some court favorite or
opulent tunctionary.' Cool, that, isn't it !?
But even this far-fetched sneer at American
black slavery becomes worse than Contempt
BILE, with the accompanying declaration OF his
Iordship that the Turkish slave, white or
black, is "too often an instrument of vice and
cr.me"-that "his life is at his owners
mercy" and that, IF Christian, his
children are born to slavery, as If to re-
concile those who never can be parents to
the nutilation which deprived them Of that
hope" Note in this connection, also, the ter
rihle testimony of the brave General Williams
concerning the Turkish army Of Kars; and
then, if the most prejudiced Of our readers
against Russia does not find in these astound-
ing facts justification Of her policy towards
Turkey, nothing will convince him.
General Williams is bold enough to say that
if England does not repress this Turkish
eslave traffic by stringent treaty, Russia viii
accomplish it by her arms; that is, if peace
leayeher in possession of Georgia" And Russia
as the Eastern advanced guard Of Christianity
and civilization will be right in doing it,
should the Allies fail in yindicating their al
legged policy in behalf of humanity and the
enlightened spirit Of the nineteenth century
1t were better for humanity, for Christianity,
for civilization and for consistency to cede the
whole Of the Turkish dominions uncondtion-
ally to Russia than to permit her revolving ORR
entail and Mahometan vices and crimes longer
to darken the earth.
We shall see whether my Lord Palmersson.
in this matter, will shelter himself behind the
shameless palliations Of his Minister at Con-
stantinople of slavery in Turkey as COM
pared with slavery in America. We shall see,
in the forthcoming reconstruction of the insti-
tutions of Turkey by the Allies, whether they
have really been engaged in war for civil-
cation or for the preservation Of the balance of
an effete and hideous Eastern barbarism,
against the unquestionable ameliorating inau-
ences Of Russian expansion. We shall see
whether my Lord Palmerston's ULTRA anti
slavery doctrines as applied to the Western
hemisphere, are founded upon principle, or
upon the hypocritical pretences of shifting pc
Icy. He must do something for the sake Of
appearances, something in the shape, at least,
of an earnest effort for the abolition Of the
Aoslem slavery and slave trade Of Turkey,
and the fearful crimes with which they are
identified; or in reference to the Atc.; Al
slavery of these United States and even o.
Cuba, let him forever hereafter hold his peace.
1t viii require a mighty work of reform to ele-
vate the morals, the religion and the ciyiliza-
ton of Turkey to the level of these things
among our Southern slaves. 1t is time, how
ever, to begin the work. We must see, then
what my Lord Palmerston is going to do fol
liberty, and humanity, and all that in Turkey
before we can permit him again to indulge l..
his crocodile tears over the evils of African
slavery in the West.
GENERAL Wool N OREGoS.-We publish this