New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-01

We could hardly hope to interest our readers
BY q long history of tho revolutionary move
ment which has been in active progress for
several weeks ut Trepolitza, Aria, Prevesa,
Larissa, Nauplia, and throughout the southern
provinces of Greece. These are times when
Hellenic sympathies among US are diverted to
revolutionary movements Of more immediate
interest. But glance at the Greciou uprising,
although 1900 Bavarians. dispatched by King
Ohio from the Capital for its suppression. are
said TO have almost performed their task,
may be justified On grounds which are
pertinent to the Intervention in the neigh
boring Republic. 1t is the art OF king
making that the Greek insurgents are call
ing in questionable precious bandicratt Of the
Allies who put the finishing stroke to Grecan
independence thirty years ago, by imposing on
the liberated State an innocent, idle, ignorant,
and unambitous scion of the Royal House OF
Wittelsbech. Since it has become popular for
intervening Powers to advertise the vacant
thrones of the world, glimpse of recent
Grecian history brings us directly to prece-
dent.
In behalf of the hberating Powers, it Is but
Just to admit that the Throne Of Greece went
begging many months for an occupant; that the
sagacious Leopold, 50 well provided fox else
where, refused it, and that the Bavarian youth,
so much more enamored of the sports Of his
native Munchen, than of the luxury aud classic
clories of an Athenan palace, was adopted as
a last resort. Til the imported Sovereign
of Greece had arrived at the years Of dscre-
ton, his utter incapscity was IN measure
overlooked by those he was Amounted 70
govern; but when it became apparent that I'D
vancins age, instead Of Supplying the defeicn'
cies Of youth, only served to illustrate the in
bred stupidity Incidence, and rechles'ness OF
the royal character, the people rose up and
demanded the introduction of Constitutional
system. IL they we're TO be afflicted with an
imbecile in the capacity Of Sovereign, they
deemed it wise at least TO take advantage Of
whatever mitigation the establishment of re-
sponsibIe Executive could afford; and the result
OF the peaceabe revolution of is43 was to give
them some semblance OF q system OF free gov
eminent.
But each succeeding year, since that change
was made, has only shown the characts- OF the
king in more dcspicable light. Controlled by
queen whom be fears and dlslihes, snd con-
demned 10 O frutless marriage, his chief ploas.
ure 10 found in prolonged scjourns in bis na-
tive land among the friends of his earlier days.
The frs. and to all appearance tine last Of hls
line, that will sit on the Grecan throne, what
is the Hellenic Kingdom and its people IN him,
or he TO them Their trade languisbes; the
industry which wise administration could de-
yelop is dormant and decaying; their political
rights, il not positively oyerthrown by openly
despotic acts, are practically set aside by a
royal Incidence and indifference which can
only be regarded 40 criminal; aud looking 70
the inslorous history Of King Otho's regn, and
tho uncertain future which its Termination
points TO. the best men Of Greece have taken
up arms to assert their rights; to
demand that sovereign who neither
respects the duty he was sworn to per-
form, nor values the position which fortune
assigned him, shall give up the scepter TO
hands more worthy to WELD il, and fulfil his
destiny in the inglorous retreat TO which his
Incidence seem, to aspire. The reasons for the
Grecian outbreak are such IA the enifanchised
portion of the world viii readily accept; and
whatever may be the ultimate success OF the
rising it can hardly be- that a people pos
sessiug 80 many elements OF national vitality
cun be permanently made subserient 10 the
mere success of some Indifferent theory in Eu-
roPcan policy, or be handed over M plnythings
Tor some pennless edyenturer from among the
endless herd OF German Princes.