Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-09-21
Syria.
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| BEYReUT, Aug 22-0ur letters from Da
| mascus are dated 10th instant, and rive An ae.
count OF the measures adopted by Faud Pasha
| which certainly show no lack Of determination
to punish the authors of the atrocious m assacre,
OF which that city has been the scene. The ar
rests already exceeded 900 In number, and
comprised persons Of all ranks The accused
| are divided into three classes-thOse punish
able with death, those to be condemned to the
| galleys, and those to be sent to Constantipople
70 serve in the army; and the number of this
latter class is expected to reach 5000 On the
ZOth the executions on large scale began
Glbbets were erected in various parts of the
city, and 81 persons, some of them of rank and
importance, were hanged thereon, to the stupe.
faction OF the fanatical multitude, who per
sisted to the last in believing that the whole
AFFAIR was merely farce got up to m ystify the
Franks, and that only few obscure individuals
would be sacrificed. On the same day lI6 reg.
ular soldiers and bashibazonks were marched
to the Meidan, the most turbulent and fapat-
ical quarter of Damascus, and there shot. OF
the second class Of criminals, l70 have been
sent to the galleys, and the Shiekh of Has
beyah, who presided at the horrible butchery
there, has also been shot, with another chief
whOss name has not reached me-
The state OF Damascus is described as extra.
ordinary, and its appearance as almost that OF
desolate city. The streets are comparatively
deserted, except by the military patrols and
the wives and families OF the criminals exc
cuted, who wander about the streets shriekinp
and wailing; but no one dares to show apY
sympathy with them. These women, few
weeks ago, were bounding on their relatives 10
their bloody work, and sharing in the plunder
and destruction.
The arrests go on; the whole council of the
Pasha will be tried, and many of them. il is
believed, will be convicted The communica-
w aQ IA Al
carefully watched to prevent fugitives escaping
and every precsution is taken not 10 proyoke "a
but at the same time to repress enereeticalIy "
any outbreak Of fanatical revenge Twice
within the last few days some of the Moslem
rabble have assembled with sticks, &C., CRYING.
$40 arms, Moslems," but have been so easi '
dispersed that ID is evident how little courage
was needed to have put down the demonstra-
tions that threw all Beyrout into q panic in
JuEe. 4-.1 .st r 49,
All seem quiet in the mountains; a few
Drusss are prOwling about, but it is reported
that on arriving at Hasbeyah, Hassan Bey
found that the Druses had decamped. and that
instead Of there being 1900 Christians to bring
In there were only q few hundreds The mum.
bers receiving relief here are very small
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MErHoDIsN AND pSLAvKRy.-Rey DR.. Eddy,
editor Of the Northwestern Christian Advocate,
M T. } has written letter to President Bul
chanan. which appears In the Chicago papers.
de writes as member, minister and officer
OF the Methodist Church, regarding matters
which affect the life, liberty and happiness OF
those whom he represents. He states that tho
Methodist Church is no political organizations
tnat Its members have ever been loyal peo-
pie and that as such they claim the right to
enter any part Of the domain of the United
States; but that the denomination to which
tney belong has attained its influence in conss-
quencs OF Its being decided and uncompro-
missing In Its anti.slavery views. MANY persons
residing In the slave States, for various reasons
prefer TO be connected with the division OF the
Methodist Church for which DIR. Eddy snssLs
rather than with the Methodist Episconal
Church South, yet they have been subiected to
bsrbarous treatment for acting in sccordsncs
NTH this preference. Dr. Eddy cites recsut
transse etions in Texas as proof of this position
alluding especially to the hanging of Rev. Mr'
Bswley, with whom he was personally ac.
qusintsd. Now, the question arises, in thi.
state of affairs, can Mefhodlsts be protected In
the Southern States or are they to be exposed
to death at the hands of unlicensed mobs
Hitherto the Church has been divided in its
votes on political subjects, but q few more such
murders AZ that Of Bewley, says DR.. Eddy,
and Aethodiss will ask who can gave them an
sdministratiOn strong enough to uphold their
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