New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-20
PROM GREECE.
from Our Own Correspondent
W ISOOsKI.

from, Our Own Correspondent,
AruKss, Jan. %, 1863.
II il both interesting and amusing to see how
eagerly the Great Powers OF Europe watch every
even. in Til, small corner Of the globe and what
rlans thew form in their Cabinets and PIT into the
hand, Of their representatives in Athens Tor esecu'
ton. There WAS tine wien Greece was cesplsed
and scoed ut for foosh preteDeons, ana the Greeks
,,oarded either "a babes or as 80 many foo5-con-
,uty dreaming Of Empires that bad no other exist
e,c. than in their imagipatiOns. BIT that time 10
zone bv. aud Greece is no longer an Insignificant
cou,,rv, nor the Greeks babes needing some Euro
tc,n pur.e TO take care Of them their notions are
no ,opger regarded rs oolish dreams aud The Greek
F,unre which has occasioned the smiles and rlGculo
# the great and powerful in Europe. now rises be-
fora them in is spoudor; nay, they themselves
sctnovledpc that in tho establishment VI such az
Emu,re they see the only true souion Of ;ho o leu
si auction. which caueed much blood aad treas
ore Co England, France ana Russia in 1884 and 1850,
aud i, constantly threatening The peace and balance
OF Europe.
What great revolution in the opinion Of the
VIE and great Of thls word! an whht ulshp
pointment to some OF tbeinl
Only four month"; since, En8iand Odd not even
dream of what Was about 10 taho place IN her favor
in Greece; bu, believing that tue Greeks were the
tools of Russia, sne wns dOlng her bert TO uphold
Turkish supremacy IN the East, even to the dctri
| r1nr Of the Christian population. France WAS ap-
uareutIy ssti fed wilma Catholic kiug on the throns,
and under a iaIse Impression Of tho prevalence of
French ideas and civilization IN Greeee-while Rus
sia, depending upon copu'o9 iaith ana tnc sympa'
NV that naturaily results from il, wss fully per
,ua,ed in herself that III the Gaze vi yacaucy OF
The Greek throne sbe was its legitimate and rghtiIl
occupant. But the revolution OF October rat, aud
the subsequent universal elections, showed how to-
,oIlv ,nistaken were all OF them and the Greeks
lave proved TO the world that while they had grew
Qua complaints against the course that tho English
| Government has pursued, yet they appreciate
| Epqlands institutions and her roigning family.
while they dsspise tickle France ana hate ba,barous
| Rursin. They have shown that they understood
both France aud Russius deaignB, and that their
| ire interests point in the opposite direction.
Thus bitterly disappointed, both France and Rus
ain hnvo joiued hands 20 p.veBt the consumIaa ion
OF the wIshes OF Greece, and protested not only
AGAINST the acceptance Of Ter offer to Prince Alfred,
ON the part Of Engsnd, but also against England y
| ceding tho lonian Islands 10 Greece; uud, hoping
apninsi hope they arc employing all the means in
Their power 10 battle the universal expression, by
creating dscord and troubles in various parts OF
Greece, aud by endeavorng to extract from the
National Assembly Ia decision 10 favor Of a Prince
who will act at their bidding, aud for the farther
ance of their interests in the Edtt To this end they
have put several agencies Rt work, among which II
thu press. Several Dewspapers-t specially one
Whose editor was tho tool of the EY-kng Otho-ih
order to advocate the election Of a French Prince
The Due ID Aumale adyires tho Grctks TO offer the
throne Of Greece no, 10 Protestant, Lut 10 Cth-
olic Prince, because the Roniish Church has no at'
tncions for the Greeks while the Protestant iatD,
sleakiug la the name OF philosophy, and deriving
human reason, hppel is 10 humau Vildc, aud thns
offers one Of tie most attractive baits aud either
dei,ws men toward the doctrines of Luther and Cali
vim, or makes them despisers Of their own faith or