Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-10-17
The Eastern Question"

Movements in the Est all now indicate tina;
the 8 Eastern Question''-the breaking up OF
the Turkish empire in the interest of Russia
will soon be pressed upon the attention OF
Europe. Greece has never quietly worn the
Turkish yoke, and the Canadian rebellion now
reveals the fire which has only smouldered
since Clay and Webster caught lts CLEANS, and
made them the INSPIRATION Of their splerdd
appeals in aid of Grecian liberty. Russia.
Is encouraging the iusurgent Cretsns, and is
ioy king forward through this Grecian revolt
10 an opportunity to secure the control OF
CGnstan.inople and the Bosphorus The Greek
CHURCH is the religion Of Russia, and that
power therefore lister with sympathetic in
terest to the appeals of the Christian sof Greece
ios help against Turkish despo;ism. Ii is al
SO generally thought that the present is
more favorable moment for this interference of
Russia, as the new policy of non interference
in the affairs of Europe now acted upon by
England, would keep that power from again
sending her army and navy to the Crimea,
while France is not in a condition to interfere
alone, and at so great distance, against the
formidable preparations OF Russia. The Prns
sian government Is not blind, however, to the
com plications of this Sc Eastern Question"
and Bismark recently made its threatening
aspect the reason for urging the necessity OF
keeping up military organization ready for
service at any moment. While it Is by no
means easy to predict what results the imme-
date future will show ue, growing out of this
Grecian rebellion, it is quite apparent that it
is liable at any moment to grow into gigan-
tic war, in which the great powers, now only
interested spectators, will become belligere mt
parties.
The LEsIsLATURK.-A correspondent OF tn
Rutland Herald thus writes of our Legislature
now 10 session
A glance at the personnel of the Legislature
reveals some facts worthy to be mentioned
An unusually large proportion il both houses
are new members, 10 the Senate seventeen of
the thirty, and in the House one hundred and
iorty OF the two hundred and thirty. five
were not members last year. 1t does not fol-
low, however, that all these are inexperienced
IN legislation. A number of them are old
legislators, one of them member so long ago
that he had not learned that The members OF
ths House keep their seats when the Senate
comes In, and he rose to receive them as was
the custom in the good old days. There are
several e1 Senator'S IN the House Mr.. Clark
OF POultney, Mr.. Miner of Manchester, Mr.
Hubbard of Siockbridge, MIR. Harris of Wind
ham, and perhaps others. Lawyers are noa
quite as numerous In the House as usual, an
doctors are rather more So. There are elgh
minis ers 10 the House three Congregations
Rv. Leonard Tenney of Thetford, Rev Edwin
" heelock of Cambridge, Rev. Thomas s. Hub
bard OF Stockbridge two Baptist, Rev. L. A.
Dunn OF Fairfax, and Rev. A. Lamb OF Whit
lngham and three Methodist, Rev. NJ. P.
Laid OF Worcester, Rev. A. Trip, Of Stratton,
| and Rev. Moses Pattee of Brunswick A
! noticeable feature of the House is the up-
usual duplication of names. There are swen-
ty-one couples OF members having the same
name, besides which there are three Martins,
three Johnsons, five Fosters, and i've Smiths.
strange to say, John is not among the Smiths.