The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-07-27
THE MASSACREIN sYRIA

| attention of Christendom. Presuming upon tn
inactivity of France and England, the Sultan ha
paid no regard to the promises made at the close
the Crimean war. The London Times of the 10th il
slant contained an article, in which was the 70
lowing. 1t echoes the sentiments of the people
| England:
| But now comes the worst part of the history.
seems impossible to doubt that the Turkish militar
authorities, to whose guardianship the keeping 0
the peace in those regions is nrusted, having per
mitted and, perhaps, encouraged, the slaughter o
the CHRISTIANS. 1t may be thought heavy charg
to bring against the officer of Sovereign who ha
signed treaties with the great Powers, exchanged
presents and autograph letters with Christian
Princes, and who wears the star of st. George anC
the cross of the Legion of Honor; but we car
easily believe that the accusation is well founded
The civilization of Turkish official varies inverse
ly as his distance from Constantinople and in
province where there is no close supervision he il
ready to indulge every impulse of bigotry, avarcC
and sloth. We can believe that the officers at the
head ofdetachments have purposely abstained from
interference with the murderers, and they have not
refused presents from them, and that they have
! consulted their own ease by keeping out of the
fray, and letting the Christians shift for them
selves. Some accounts go even further than this
and indicate treachary on the part of the Turk
lsh commanders which makes them worse than the
pruses themselves. Christians are said to have
peen prevailed on to surrender their arms on the
assurance that they would be escorted to a place
of safety, and to have been then deliberately given
up to the knives of their enemies
~ And this" an Englshman will exclam, 'sis the
government we have saved; this is the empire the
integrity of which we bound to support!'' 1t
is indeed so. We have for forty wears been placed
in dilemma. We have been obliged to support
the most wretched, in order to ourselves from
the most formidable of despotisms The Sultan
rules in the North through our jealousy of Russia
and in the South through our jealousy of France.
Had we abandoned him in 1910 both Druses and
Maronites might now be kept in order by an
Egyptian ruler, who would be really Vicegerent
OF France. Had we accepted the offers of the Gear
Nicholas to Sir H. Seymour there might not now
be Sultan at all, and the Druses might be kept in
order by ourselves. England has remained true to
Ser poilcy; whether right or wrong she secured
oyria to Abdul Medjid But no political objects
can make US forget the claims Of humanity. II the
6orte cannot repress these outrages the Christian
Powers must do it. When the Sultan called upon
US 70 guafaatee MS authority, he gave the right
to see that it did not become curse to his peopIe
and particularly to those of our own faith. An in
terventIon there must be, and we trust that Eng
land and France will concert measures for saving
the Christians ofSyra from destruction.
From tie Sauanah Republican,, july 24l
THE GRAIN CROPS OF THE SoUTH.-Ths is rather
a sad subject to enter upon, say nothing
to cast cheering ray upon the gloom that regns
almost universally throua hout the Southern States
In Georgia nothing like the present drought has
been known for many years. and disastrous accounts
reach US from nearly all the cotton-growing States
1t is impossible TO say what proportion of our State
is involved in the calamity in some districts the
crops were never better, while in middle, south
western and the greater portion of the Cherokee
regions corn is literally parched to a cinder and
that after failure of the small grain crops in the
spring. In some of these localities there has been
no rain of consequence since the first of April and
the prospect is utterly desperate, come what NAV
hereafter. Southwestern Georgia is already
drawing on the market for grain, and has no crop
coming on.
. n
ing, but not to the same extent in Georgia; the
corn crop, though, will be very far below an aver
age.
In east Tennessee, the great grazing growing re-
gion of the SOUTH the wheat crop failed and corn
is most unpromisng from drought.
Alabama has also suffered greatly, and in many
places the destruction by drought and heat is com.
plete. The middle and eastern portion are mostly
effected, and in these all hope of bread is given
up.
What we have said of Alabama is applicable to
Mississippi, while Louisiana has suffered to even
a greater degree. In many of the parishes the
streams are dried up, and corn perfectly white in
the field.
In Texas though the failure is perhaps more
universal than in any other State. Every portion
OF that State seems to have been blghted, and her
difficulties in communicating with other portions of
the country will greatly augment the distress of the
population the coming year.
Florida, so far have been able to learn,
is better off than any of her sisters, though she
too, will be brought below an average in her
crop.
This is a sad story but its sequel will be sadder
still. Our connection by railroads with the TEEN
ing Northwest will enable many to provide against
absolute want, but the poor will be without means
to buy, and their future is dark indeed.
None of the accounts seem to warrant the conclu-
sion that any material damage has been sustained
by the cotton crop. In few localities which are
most affected with drought, it has dropped and
cast much of its fruit, but generally it is looking
well and promises an abundant yield.
COAST SURVEY FOR 1859.-Professor Bache states
that the special developments and discoveries du-
ring the year 1859, may be summed up as follows
l; Only eighteen? feet at tn mean low water. found
Island, coast of Maine.
2. True position of the Hussey rock in Casco
bay determined, correcting the erroneous one as
signed on previous charts
3. Determination of the position of the GLUE
and Crv," the cold Proprietor" and other dan
gers off Cape Elizabeth, Maine.
4. Development of a rock off 0gunquit bare at
low tides; rock hitherto very little known.
5. \ fishing bank sounded out of Wood Island,
coast of Maine.
6. Huzzey's rock, south of Fletcher's Neck, Me-,
determined in position.
Z. Development of four fathom bank off Cape
Porpoise, Maine
s. Determination of the position of small rock
with less than four feet at low water, near the
channel, and in the vicinity Of Great Rock, Hyan-
mis- barbor, Mass.
0. The existence ascertained of seventeen foot
spot the shoal off the Battery New York harbor;
the extension of the shoal towards the chan mel land
the shoaling OF the water generally, between the
shoal and the shore.
10. The existence and character of sub-cur-
rents ascertained, as bearing the physical condi
tons of New York harbor.
IL. Changes developed in the shore lines at the
entrance of Little Annemessex river, Chesapeake
bay.
IL. Less water found off Cape Roman by prelimi-
nary examination, thar has been heretofore as
signed.
l3. Further explorations in developing the
character of the Gulf Stream in the Florida
channel.
Tide tables for navigators of the coast of the
United States have been revised, and additional
results for the durna inequality in the ports of the
Pacific coast, have been interpolated. The table
for depths of water for the various ports of the
United States, has been revised An additional list
of geographical positions, amounting to 662, have
been prepared for publication, making the total
number 7,l73.
MAD Doc EXCITEMENT IN GRAND RAPGDs-A MAN
ATTACKED BY RABID DoG.-We learn from the
Eagle, that Grand Rapids, Michigan, is in furor OF