The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-08-14
NIIscNLL- I ANEOUs.
EingEfs.l Opinion 0Fi Ike Christian, Mas
sacCcs I'm Il. % E,...r

sacEes IN lse E:.st.
The London Times thus expresses itsclfon tli.
subject:
The extent Of the rl zion through which
these disturbances are saf zen place, the large
masses engaged in them and the boldncss Of
the leaders, show that Il is is no common out
break. Druscs, Arabs fsI,.ls. even Turkish
soldiers to the numberaof 2,4lnO, arc said to
have attacked the town Of Zliilwt This army
was expected to increase in short time to
such an extent as to lave the 'lholc country
in its power. In Damascus reoplc expected
to he attacked daily. In .Beyrouf Us we have
said, security WAS only gu21IntccL Lr the
presence Of e., Esr0pean 1a ,l ,.I of war; and We
learn that it has been l1iisought necessary both
by the English ana A.ncl governments to
despatch powerful achievements TO the
coast Bnt it is not y the region about the
| Lebanon that IS dIl&3ed. The behaviour OF
tie Mnssumans Is leatcnng that from one
end OF Syria to Acr the Christians arc
expecting some 9f lalamity. In Alcrpo,
the scat of Il tlrst class Ioasha and place OF
considerable business, IN outbreak is looked
for Much more, IN outhern Syria, in Na-
blous and JcrLisa!e!p.> ddes their reign feeling
that ssSnfctring danger |oas is mcditated. If
lI>ssi1ascus be attacked atd taken we firmly be-
rieyc that Tie event Will be the signal for 4
general determination = the Christians IN Syria
and who can say that tie example will not be
followed Westward and Eastward to the shores
Of the Archipelago AID the banks OF tic
Euphratcs?
but now comes the Worst part Of this history
1t scer.s impossible to d}ubt that the TuI klsh.
military authorities, to. those guardianship the
keeping ofthepeacc init scsc regions is intrGstrd'
having permitted and2Aerhaps encouraged, the
sAlrlItcr of the Chrstilns. 1t may be thought
a heavy charge to brina against the officer OF
Sovereign WHO has arcd treaties with the
great Powers, cxchangI presents and auto
graph letters with CSsrstian Princes, who
wears the star of ST. Scorgc and tie cross OF
thc Lc~ion of Honor; bht we can easily be-
Hcvc tat tll. accusatidA is well founded. The
civilization OF Il Tulkislt official varies Inverse
" us Ills distance from 4Constantinoplc and i'll
province where there Is no close supervisor
lie is ready to indulge 4sery impulse OF biso:iIy
avaricc, and sloth W4 can believe that the
officers at tic head or Setachlncnts have pnr
posciy abstaincd troTif Interference with the
murdercrs, that thcyA,Rve not refused presents
from them, and Chat tlSey have consulted their
own case by keeping OH. Of the fray. and let
ting the Christians slsi!E for themselves. Some
accounts 90 even frnH ,cr than this, anu indl-
cate trcachery on te port CT the Turkish
commanders Which maj $:e them worse than the
Drusrs themselves. shristianS arc SAD 10
have been prevailed 6ns to Surrender tAer
! aims on Tic ASSURANCES stlav they would be
escorted to a place Of ttgty, aud TO have then
been deliberately gSE sup to the knives 0:
"And this" an En- ,hman will oXca;m, is
the government We saved; tbs Is tue
empire the j intesri.. ws,are 5o5.a ss 4t to
} . s5Ft Nc most &,iicl'cf's
N order 10 save ourselves. from the inost for
mdaLlc of dcspotsm.s The Sultan :rttics in
thc.North through our5jaloQsySof lssssia and
i'll the South through oiff.5 jealousy 'of France.
Had NC abandoned 'hin;in 1910 5.bfh Druse,
and Maronites mightnows be kept IN order by
AN Egyptain ruler, @lio would be really a
Viccgrrcrt of France. Had we accepted the.
offers of the Car Nicholas to Sir II. Seymour
there might not now .be5a Sultan at all, ard
the Druscs might be keptin orderly ourselves.
England has remained tue TO her policy /
whether right or wronGshe secured Syria to
AhIuvI Mr'!lia. Butno, political objects can
make lis FORGET the claims Of humanity. If the
| Porte Cannot rcprcSs these outragcs the.
Christian powers must do it. Wien the Sui
tan called upon rs to gurantce his authority,
he gave Us the right to see that it did not be
come :, curse 10 his people, and particularly to
those of our own faith. An intervention there
mnst b., aud wctrl,st that England and France
will concert measures for saving the Christians
o: SYRIA from destruction.
CHARLESTON TRADE ASD IMPoRTs.-The
cotton season promises an carly opening for
the Fall trade, andsal interests represented, as
carriers Or dealers in that important trade arc
already awake in preparations.
With Il continuance of the good health with
which orr city has been favored, we may cx-
poet an early and favorable opening of the Fall
business, and wefndSon inquiry and cxamna-
ton, that UNUSUAL inducements will be offered
to all who wish to1est the advantages of Char
lesion as martsasupplics. Our importing
merchants and Wholesale dealers have detcrlnin-
cd to give our country friends of the South and
Southwest fairs1opp6ltunity OF exhibiting
| their desires and Nzeal in behalf of Southern
/ lraic HIu DOuLllcIIi nuOiCodiS
,;rcc, orGc.s for this city have been large, and
in nany cases Lave been selected under per
,oaai altcndancein the European marts.
Is an Illustration in part, we grcfer to the
freight lis! of the ship Susan GssOwcns, rcpor-
ted in our commercial columns, being the. first
Of our direct arrivals of Charleston orders, in a
Charleston ship, forsthe Fall trade.
! Other vessels of tic same 'hne, and ofothcr
lines of and fromzthis portrare on the waywith
good cargocs.-Char. Coheier.
TIE Force OF IIAGlr. There was boy III.
nv class ut school-says SirWaltcr saptt-
who stood at thetop, nor could |, with all my
efforts s.ppant Him. Day came after day, aud
still he kept Misplace, do what ! would, till at
/ length observed that when a question WAS
asked, he always fumbled with his finger at a
, particular buttonin the lower part ofhis waist
coat TO move it therefore, became cxpedient
Il my eyes, and in an evil moment it was re-
nSycd with knife. Great was my anxiety to
know the success ofmy measure aTdit succeed
cd tSp well. When the boy was again qucs-
tinnc,h his finger sought the button, bdt it was
not to ~ found; in lns distress he looked down
for il; il Nas to be seen no more than to be
felt He stSod coniounded, and took posses
SION Of his plaSe,i nor did he ever recover it,
no? ever, l &evc, suspect who WAS the author
of his wrong. Ditcn, in after life has the sight
T. I al L,.h anil ,ftnp