The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-22
The Turkish government Is displaying great energy,
and hopes to effect the paccation Of Canda by tho
18th inst.


ties We fan to doubt the sincerity Of this advice
macy on the Danube cannot why It should be at
liberty 70 refuse the just demands OF the candio,es
That those demands just there cannot be the shadow
OF doubt. glance at Crcian history the Greek
war or independence Will provo this assertion 10 be
rect Crete having taken an active and most energetic
part in the war had right TO expect that her
tons would DO rewarded by emancipation from
the s,1 turkish s rule but her hopes we're dsap.
tercss at the London Conference OF 1929 and 1880
supported by of the Powers except France Event
caused among the by this unexpected issue being
such as 10 lead Prince Leopold subsequently King of the
Begans, TO decline the preferred Of the king
dom The Russian government, having failed secure
political independence for the Cretans endeavored TO
~sa msn s,g., against me arbitrary exercise o. power
The Porte actually consented that the European Powers
should be entitled 10 intervene whenever the laws Of
humanity were violated by tho Turks In Creten What
has since been the fate Of this island
nsurrecton has followed upon another The number OF
inhabitants which at tho beginning Of this century
amounted TO 700 COO has dwinded down 10 than half
that figure Commerce and industry extinct destitu
were not specially alluded TO- but Europe this
also reserved TO herself tho right watching over
me political and religious privileges o. the Christian
not only accepted this condition. resolved show
itself even more liberal than public opinion in Europe
famous HAITI Humayoun, In which tho Christians
promised the most extensive rights and religious liberty
was expressly guaranteed hem9 In tho ten years that
have since elapsed have had ample opportunity for
comparing the promise with It's execution To sum up
diplomacy
the Porte 70 carry out tho obligations undertaken by IT,
and also TO advise the Crctans 10 terms But
that the likely 10 be adopted Though the Porte
has despatched extraordinary commissary Crete,
the insurgents have proclaimed their independence and
the reunion Of the island with Greece Events progress
with rapidity which but few months back would
have astonished the world.
Hopes or the Poles.
From the Posen Dziennik organ OF tho Czaroryski
Polish nobility party, Oct
II any, il Is certainly we, The Poles, who are most
independence yet must say that their camorng for
Russian protcctorste. together with ne demonsSafre
manonvrs. y re american sguadron IN ne Mediterranean
and variety Of similar symptoms many proofs OF
ne Russian fps conquest teing again at ,oork IN ne East
II not sympathy with the Creeks but the greed OF
territory that has inspired the above article the phan
what has occurred in Poland We have repeatedly
asserted that Poland Is ne chain 1th ,oich Russia
fetered her own hmbs-the chain which hampers the
energy OF her abroad and In the sphere OF
moral and political discussion necessarily renders her ar
gumcns nothing continuous string or falsehood and
mendacty. How dares Russia speak In her Official Jour.
Of the liberty tho rights and OF CretsY
How darcs she complain Of Turkish barbarism when
all she has TO say upon Il Cut satire upon her omn
proceedings IN Poland and especially in Lhusnlas Just
substitute in the above article huania for Crete Rus
sa for Turkey, and French diplomacy for Russian and
the whole argument OF the Iarade without The altera
ton Of another letter. will apply well TO Poland under
Czarish rue. Though have wish 20 say any
thing In paihaon OF Turkish measnresnay, though VIC
acknowledge the political necessity OF later
putting an end 10 Turkish dominion over so large num-
Der OF European Christians sti Justice and conscience
forbid speaking with tho gor Of the but
coviies who viii conceal the real features Of their cha
racter nnder mask of French civilization. The muir
temple at Consaniinople the slaughter Of the Chiocs
by Kapudan Pscha, and tho ravages OF the savage
hordes under 1brahm Pacha In The Morea are, happily
bygone events, which occurred fifty years ago and
which the world would have forgotten had their
mcmbrance not been revived by the Rus sian doings in
Poland But cannot help thinking OF the murder OF
Georges when recoect he wholesale slaughter and
transportation which In days have been perpetraed
fortunate 1hetes are copursd M from their graves by
the determination OF the Lithuanian Catholics, and the
transerence OF entire villages TO Siberia All the deeds
Of the Ibrabms and the IsmaeIs would have becn
long CELEBRATED by the events and usages OF more
civilized age had their memory not been revived by
those heroes OF murder and theft the Mouravics and
KauYmanns with their band Of Tartues writing learned
treatises about bloodshcd and devastation Religious
prosecutions unheard Of Europe nowadays aud
renowned by the Turkish government since the Paris
treaty Of 1855 would appear as Impossible as the app
cation Of the torture, had not Nuoory d,iuen Cata'c
ooRmmiies into me GREEK Church. had not Mad I'o'sh
chpdres oysened BY the ORTHODOX Clergy And what shall
we gay Of the prohibiting Of Poles and Catholics from
the purchase Of real cate What Of the fines imposed
for addressing letter writing med cal recipe IA tho
Polish ianguageS And after pcrpeirating all this tho
Mascovi'es hsye the ea,dhood 70 thrust upon US ,v
, ,,-a.. .. -: a.:.ant Cre,ans
IBeriip QsL ~ CorrAs. 5 3. o. London Tmesl
The Poles havo anticipated that the destines Of
their race will be dennvey settled only when tho East
question 10 seriossy taken ia hand aud solved by the
united enieavors Of Western Europe In what direction
they WISH 70 Co opeIhsS III shsh al ,t'"'y in"y
easily inferred from the passionate enuson In the
Dfennlk Thoy would Ike 10 assist Western Europe In
preventing Russia from aggrandxng herself At the
pense OF Turkey and they would strive to achieve their
own independence Ia the conflict II the reader should
be surprised hg ~ sDv Rpssiap an article ~ the above
may be printed with impunity In paper appearing on
Prussan ground let him remember that In press
Me Pyssasaa cosl>sfs di.csssd with urd1gstsed
envy and ia asu nan IN the R.ssian
Prince Gortschakon Intended 10 repair TO Bar
ritz Tho rnmor 10 this effect propagaed In the French
press had no foundation whatever
Napsleen's Diplomacy In Athens
Paris loct. o. correspondence OF London standard
ID appears that contrary 70 general expectation the
story Of the Marquis do Mouster having told the Greek
government that they must expect no help from France
n they got entangled into with Turkey not
haved at Athen. just NJ Bencdetti behaved at Turin
Immediately before the invasion OF the Ronagna Like
~ Denedett at Turin, NJ do Moustier At Athens used
language which the correspondent OF the Philhelcnc
Dsb1t describes as equally severe and unjust The
writer however evidently thinks that this
severe but unjust = language does not signify
much, az the Greeks likely 20 mind it,
aThe language Of ". de Mousier 10 tho King and
Ministers he says has filed the tmid but only the
mld with despair Others think thAs II the Crctans
have chosen wrong time for their revolt > posst
NJ afairs IN gDpe prerens me Empsrcr Jr hs prrni
joosoag ts ispui'es n Ma hcDt Il :. impossible that
fight With 20 shake on abhorred yoke
and rcconquer freedom and s rights he should
be touched and extend 10 than helping hand, aud
grstuiate himself having had anoiber opportunity
afforded him o. bringing about The triumph Of ths
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