Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1858-08-02
X MOND WHIG
THE MASSACRE AT JEppAH.


From TIE Lordot 7Sp,,s. july IL
terrible outrage has been perpetraed On the even.
log Of tho 18th Of juno the Mus-umsu inhabitants Of
'eddAh the port OF heeea and massaced the Chris
usns. The English aud freneh Consui. vish number
OF other harope'ns. perished; any Oriental Chr.ans
Who might have been IN the place no doub, shared The
same ias The Cyclops bad rescued between twenty
thirty souls from the i.nstcai rag, Of the Mnsulmsn.
such arc the facts which the Telegraph gives us Of an
event which will. no doubt, be followed by very seroos
consequences Is not indeed matter OF surprise that
the religious zeal Of Islam shoud bresk through al bounds
sooner later Those Who have watched the course Of
events in the Esiern world ior the ss, few year. arc
aware ths, impulses and opiuous are perv.dipg tho
riOos communiie. which cannot ba, lead 20 such ou,
Srssks TIE sfrairs Of Bosoi. xootsuegro and c.uds
are Psoo Of the restless spit which snimaiss Malone
d'ns sud cArissns In hgis relation. ~ each o,ber and
he attack on Mr. Fonhi.nsre ga. u prob.bi, .f
p.ss &C. ,i, ss' es.s ,-s at The s.tss extremity
Arsbis, bo-eser the ehcIs Of nussulr.n fp.,
iesm and As iorthest removed Earepe.a nau-ncr
70 natorsiiy the reeion vhere such deed might he re
been looked for Till lately the Rod Sea vas ira yer-cd
vhU by me petty craft OF the racy which people lie
shore- and the Holy Cities - inscce-, be 10
any Ch'is'i.n sho u not uing r,k bs lie on tie
o. esps ey Disguise the vigilance Of the nhsb
ltant Jrddsh has been unwiIlDgly opened TO tie
Chrsan trader but he has been bdden 10 20 into the
ibsriot; s Al an tnes IN danger from the vioeee of Ia
sbu must snOmt To much
which IT'S impossible to obtain redress. What nav hav,
been the condition Of the in the old times q u dIn
cult 10 eay, perhaps Chsliaas ct all yep,urrd IN ~
therr unies uDder the purchased protection OF som.
great man Of the place but during the ne oI the ,te Ne
hemet All. the Arab brought into some degree II ar.
der by the Authority Of the stronghnuded
nee the Porte has beeo reDst,ted soy tI ibis
wgor vi administration has much decrease A snd II !.
gate possible that the eyldoers IN the nrssept e,s M
altogether escape punshmeut unless the B,tsb hre In
Iose Sa'eIs aei s1mInary and efficiently. We trust,
however that Government will lake ar. th., ,h,
ity. '"
Not 70 speak Of the insult offered to our religon and
are lntere.is sPringng up in the Red Sea
" avenged Jeddsh and the other ports on each sd of
the Gul must soon be brought into eonne.ian i,h ,h
European world BY the lines Of which We are
eAnshng betSeen Su,z and the Far East II va suf.r
any gang OF fanaes 10 boast that they have driven hr
tans iFom their Shores may be years befor. u can
IAoii,a ourselves again on just footing Of freedom and
equay Not only the people Of the Holy Ctc- blt err,y
ArGo IRON the Red Sea the Tgris will fancy th., he
has ony 20 cut down aod shoot Europeans when,var
wants to get rid OF them for that with a. their boosted
power they afraid take venReauce for the
OF their kindred Furthermore IL should be oes
that the electric telegraph will probably soon be- I,d a
the bed OF the Rcd Sea- aud that IL will be nec,s.r q,
nave some stations on the coast H. then at Jeddah
port OF uote and whsra kind Of suthory pr,v,s
Bni'h subjects may be thus Injured what hone h hsr
that at any other point shall sufficient uHaenee
to protect the wires and the lives of those Who xo,k
them: Every cone deraon OF duty interest and honor
urges u TO brng the murdrrers Of these unhapoy CHA
nans TO jace. II the local authorities are a1abl 20
pan'sh tue e'im the Porte either strengthen their
hands or commit The ta-k to E1ropean Iorce |
We do not anticipate the part ci tho sultan, Co
seri ent any baekwHdness in pansng these e1ce.-es
Ice Porte has given sufficient proof its desire to obie
VIA county and, indeed such crimes as the massacre "a
Jecah sprng from the notion preva NJ among the Ms
snuans, that they beng sacrificed ky Ss.k Srt.,
20 his Lhdel ahes The presence Of foreign armes e.
raTkish ground and the concessions which the Sus h.
been forced make bis Caris,sn subject. h,ye es5
the Aussuluans With lear aud Indignation In uar..
where there is treer cIcaston OF intelligence aud where
the people are accustomed TO the presence OF rVe num-
rHyF tesssesse; s..s-sa i-.his a., ~ - a.. -
orthdu&y. in ~, 1beY, the Christian oaI, r, -
Or ihe RG-ssa VA 49, & sss. clsior'ea nsfs.sss
may have created tert which wanted o6ly az OPP rtl
MY to msniies, itseR in robbery and murder.
IL requires not much foreigLs predict that the rea
tons betSeen the great families OF mankind Who oc.
cupy ECroPe and Asia respectively must be the subject Of
the statesmsns care for many orger We are not
sm1Og those who believe that the Musunan il avon N
be eS rpaed RON the earth, the dealers in propbs
cS praise T. ths; the Eurhraes is shout 10 be dried
The Tara- sid tue Arab will live for many an .Re orger
probably keepog to iheir old faith ard manners and Civ
nc their ChiIsn brethren much trouble ia dealing With
hem TIE Ci the last tHo years show that The
whole system cf Hu-sunen comm urItes has been ar.
bed by the shock OF the Russian War Our oun differ
enee 5ith Persia the Dtgus Of that PoSer Iuds is
,onmuuieauons With the miserable Court Of DrIhi and
probably with the depoed King Of Ou1e are 70 be re.
gded IN cpun Xon with the general fermant throuRhout
he Ottoman Empire. That the excitement will gradually
suosii- there u every hope. The eyeLts Of
these days perhap the last effort OF the Mussaman
ruggle against Influences which are constantly beco
stronger aud more deeply felt The day NAV not ba
lar dstAnt When he Oil be content 10 qpierce the
peridy OF the EuroPean but that day will be fastened
by severe punishment OF every outrage and an English
squadron makes it, appearance IN the Red Sea together
1h a"y French vessels sheh may be in those waters II
-l have the very best effect the uhoe tribe OF nat-
g and aasassns- / ,