Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-08-10

men here. have been one Of the last
to adopt It, and have delayed until 1 could
do so no longer to yentilate the subject
But as with others so with me (: facts and
proofs-evidence botE direct and circum-
stantial--force me to adopt this creed,
which every one in Beyrout-English,
French, Russian, American, or Syrian
at first family whispered, and now boldly
speak ont. 1t is this-that from the COM
mencement the Druses have been carry
ing on this bloody war of determination
with the connivance, if not by the ex-
press secret orders of the Turkish gov
eminent, OF at any rate of the Turkish
local authorities, and that all they have
done hitherto is but part of grand Turk
ish scheme to exterminate altogether the
Christian element in Syria. ] am not
prepared to go so far as most do, and to
say that this hellish scheme has been
Matched in Constantinople, and that the
central government is cognizant as to
what hands pull the strings here. But !
speak advisedly when say that Koor-
child Pasha, 0be Governor of Beyrout,
of Lebanon, of Sidon, Tyre, and so forth)
or Cursed Pasha,' as he is now called.
has all along been cognizant of all the
Druses were about to do; that he has
almost avowedly-helped them with food,
ammunition and arms that none of his
troops nor any of the local authorities
have at any time raised hand against
the Druses, although from the first they
have been the aggressors; that from the
first he might have stopped the bloodshed
and carnage, but has never done so; that
on the contrary be has manifestly helped
it by leaving the Christians on all occa-
] sions to their fate that he has been in
E constant, direct and friendly communica.
0 ton with the Druse chiefs, almost any
one of whom be might at any moment
0 have seized and kept as hostage tina
7 all along be has given ont openly and the
a Druses have said that he had only t.
s speak in order to be obeyed by them
d that the Druses never would have dared
d to go the fearful lengths they have hat
IS they not known that behind them was
2 greater power than themselves, who woult
of support them iD any difficulty when th
n day of reckoning with the Christian pow
" ers of Europe came; that unless the.
1t were convinced they would be supports
Of they would have been only too glad {
Of embrace the opportunity offered then
IT four days ago, of making peace; and las
sr ly, that the Druses themselves, when 81
as ted with bloodshed. rapine, plumber, mul
ID der, ard devastation, give out that the
o. are only doing the will of higher powe
er than their own nation; all this and MOI
u is undeniable, whether Koorchid Past
"A is acting by himself or from higher il
., structions, which time alone will reves
He is a fanatic of that new school who.
or doctrines have spread SO wonderful
II. among all the Osmanlis during the la
or four years, but of whom SO little-almo
ar nothing-is known in Europe. The
ed doctrine is that the Turkish empire is ia
TO- coming to an end, and that their emit
ed nation viii either have to remain and be
len the head to a Christian power. or beta
lad themselves toward Mecca, there to fou
u.s. new empire. They believe that as IL
is inevitable the sooner it takes place {
her better, but that before they go blows mt
and be struck at Christians and Christiani
ont how and where and when they cant
re- oftener and the more deadly the greaf
AL will be the glory to the true faith. n
n; is Koorchid Pasha the only Turkish o
cial in Syria who is follower of this n
bod and fashionable fanaiicism. But of {
b,, subject more in a future letter.
question now is, has Koorchid supper
,sr the Druses in their blood-shedding car
on, of his own free will or by orders fir
5;.. ConstAntinople! This is aquestion VIII
: os the Christian powers of Europe viii b,
to ask, and to which they will require
answer"