Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-06-28

The New York Herald has an article
on 4" The In%surrectionary Warm Crete "
in which it begins by declaring that DO
greater wrong has been perpetrated OF
permitted in Europe than that which is
now being committed in Crete"
Ii says:
IS No on can deny the right Of a gov
eminent to strive to put down rebellion
within the circle of its own sovereignty.
II is not for Us, after the struggle through
which we have recently passed, to deny
that RIGHT. II Is extremely difficult to
determine how long the iusurrectionary
struggle must be prolonged before the
party in rebellion are entitled to the sup
Dort aud protection of the nelghborlug
states and nations. -Four years Of pr8c-
teal independence did not reconcile as
TO the thought Of interference in any
shane or form by other nations 10 favor
of the south. The Cretan struggle has
lasted scarcely a year. Unless, there
fore. Crete is to be considered an eXcep-
tional case, it is difficult to show reason
why Turkey should desist in her en-
deavors to put down rebellion ] n that
island.
II then undertakes to show that Crete
il an exceptional case. 1t says that in
1850. the allied Powers handed Crete
over ID the Vieeroy Of Egypt, and in
1910 IL was restored to the Ottoman
Government: that the majority Of its
population are Greek and Christian and
that when the independence Of Greece
was guaranteed in 1881, Crete ought to
have been included.
That is very poor special pleading.
Crete has for centuries been part Of the
Turkish dominions, II was not severed
from them in 1880, for Egypt was subject
to the Ottoman, and the attempt to sever
il was an outrage on the rights Of Tur-
kew. which was only atoned for in 1910,
The majority Of the population of whole
Provinces Of Turkey is Greek and Chris
tan.
The Herald concludes by saying;
Ii may be difficult to say what it is best
70 do With the unhappy islanders, under
the circumstances, but 1t IS now no
longer doubtful that the time has fully
come when the great powers ought 10
interfere to prevent this unnecessary ana
wholesale hatchery.
When the European mOuarchies SYM
pathized with the United States in their
discrimination to crush the attempt OF
the south to win independence, and
looked on while We struggled four years
without recognition or interference, they
did 90 in the Interest Of legitimacy
against The inherent rights Of States
capable Of governing themselves to as
eers their Nationality; and they estOpped
theU United States forever to interfere in
behalf Of any European people asserting
a right to independence and s~elf-govern-
ment. 1t was the cause Of Ireland,
Hungary, Crete, Venice, and every ether
oppressed people, that was being argued
with cannon and musketTy, and decided
bv unnecessary aud wholesale butch
ery,u on this side Of the Atlantic. For
the United States aoW to sympathize
with European revolutionists would be
As shameless and Indecent as it was, az
ter Charleston had been bombarded four
hundred days, not 70 reduce it, but to
crafty a miserable malice and hate, for
FITZPATRICK to protest, in the nam Of
the United States, sgainst a few hours
nombardment OF Valparaiso.
Yes: Crete IS entitled to assistance I;
and the Great Powers ought 70 interfere,
although she has not fought a year for
her independence. Aud it is the shame
and dishono our Of England and France
thai they did not recognize the Confede-
rate States. France is already punished
bv the d~isgracefnl issue OF her attempt to
sustain MAXIMILIAN IN Mexico, which
would have succeeded, If we bad won
our independence +: and England will
The punished by the loss Of Canada.
Eouthern States have ample cause
lsan6 despiss' Doth Governments,
HKthe Emperor and that Of the
Have. since men began to
n tRe az ci We oeendence, was a people
qusnty 8 titled t6 recognition as
wedding Oda people a better
and all descTiplon- one fought 30
der, b. ehle and skAls e
= J.. ROC
\ aso andso basely per
ie4tf Crushed and
Billiard Tabfhavs sir
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