The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-25
the SULTAN AND TIE POPE.
Why the Porte and Temporal Papacy Are
Tolerated.
IFrom the London Times, Nov. ian


Why thc Porte and Temporal Papacy Arc
Tolerated.
From the London Times. Nov. l3l
There are two European States whih. In the opinion
OF many men, have no moral right TO exist They
the Pxpacy temporal power andthe Ottoman en-
pre- on the European side OF the ltraita Both are
looked upon MEDIEVAL ednces obstucting the path
Of modern progress hopeessy rotten their
framework and undermined ct theil foundation, and
both suffered 10 cucumber the grod not from any
conservative regard for their picturesque beauty
from any associations with their past gbatness and
funess; but simply from practicl cO3idvatpns Of the
safely Of The adjoining bldtng OF the dniculties attend
ant on their demolition, aud the disposal OF she
rubbish. That both the Pope and tho Sultan
out Of place as members OF the prebnt community
of civilized nations 10 argeed tom . variety
OF grounds among others from the fay that in Rome
there 10 no possible emancipation froh ecclesiastical
law, whle In Turkey something strongt than tho law
itself Inequalities subject from bearing witness before
tribunal, on the mere ground OF his Religious creed.
Without freedom OF conscience and equity before the
law, society, 10 urged, cannot exist id days. and
the Vatican and the Divan lhore4rO outside its
pale But even II ON the strength Of tbs reasoning
could be established that those sites deserve TO
fall and doomed to fall might still be natural to
allow their fate to accomplish itself wthut to
extransous forces What must be must VI interference
meant to avert what s inevitable may htten well
retard u; Is may only break the fall tonake the ruin
Rome and Turkey, however, viii not b suffered to 60
their own way. The Pope has friend In the Catholic
Uorld, represented at this present nomen by the Emperor
Napoleon. The Turk has foe IN the dristian cord,
represented BY The Emperor " Russia. Whether either
cause Will DO eventually aided or damated by unfair
and unreasonable interference time will lhow. In the
meanwhile II Is impossible TO deny that Home and Tur
key are states to which the common principles Of right
and wrong do not apply. AT Rome the ccciusivs arsu
ment against anything that may DO urgd in behalf or
freedom or nationality Is simply that the catholics must
have Pope, that he must be KING, a1 must reign
In Rome. II the Romans wish 10 have him, much
the better for the Romans; but whether hey wish
not they must have him all the same Men reason In
TSess are in turkey ooDquering and race
Whether equal rights can ever be established between
them may well be questioned. The abolition Of legal
and political distinctions between Christians and
Mohamedans" says our Athens correspondent
"would dismember tho empire and cause
ssa, Of os sss in and many y. Ye
common faith 1t 10 alleged engage cerhin Christian
Powers not only 10 demand justice and equity but
should be trodden under tho heel Of thdvanquished
Were Greece and Russia to have their own way, they
would be satisfied with nothing short Of 20 actual
premacy of the Christians over the Mussulhana II
happens, however, that tho Turk, unlike tie Pope has
hie OF his own that he ID strong enough resist and
that there is still enough left in the meb shadow OF
European international law to protect him finn too open
violence
when Crete rst rose against the Sultan adj demanded
annexation to Greece the first general Impulse through
out Europe was that the contest should not possible,
be allowed to proceed. war between Greeks and
Cretan to be prolonged for any length time the
only certain result would be tho depopulahon OF the
island Rather than Crete should be turned bnto vii.
derness II seemed natural TO wish that Turey, Who It
- thought could not eventually keep it.
should give it up before, instead of after
ses. s Sssssa s s z
showed herself abe to hold her against r subjects
in Crete, and against their Hellenic sympahizers but
she had gwen her Christian subjects juita least
NO great cause for complaint: next tha1the Cretan
movement was mainly not wholly. the result Of for
prevail against her Crete their voudbe equally
faal to her in Eprus In Thessay in all Other parts Of
her dominions; finally, that she was really TO deal
with her enemies both native and foreigt both in
the island and on the mainland; and all sheasksd was
to be left to do her own work. She asked that tho
principle OF non-interventon, on which inernati onal
law 10 grounded among other Powers, should be ex-
tended to her II she left TO deal with her
disaiected subjects, with her reachefous Greek
neghbors alone she not only felt confident q complete
victory, but so sure OF it as never 10 be tempted to
abuse it.
Everything We hear about the attitude lately taken
by the Porte towards the Powers which for the
fifteen months have been worrying and harassng
/. almost beyond all endurance. affords tho best
proof that inter- terence whether direct or indirect
whether military or diplomatic apt 10 defeat
its purpose and lead 70 results contrary to what Is
contemplated Turkey refuses TO listen to further inter-
cesson behalf Of Eer subjects and the ground she
stands upon-as summed MP In our correspondents
for Turk well for Christian ought to be only
weight and one measure. II would seem that the
PLAIN and pithy language Of the Dvan has not been
without ELECT for Russia, followed by Prussia France
and Italy, has be,aken herself 70 new ,actics she
cages henceforth to dcsst IRON her friendly and disin-
terested advices and allows Turkey TO follow her
policy, simply conveying with q parting word an
luminous warning that "she will have take the conss-
Quences"
We hardly know whsthor Turkey has any reason to
feel treasured by this specious declaration The
than open that Greece carries against her by
means Of blockade runners the preparations which
being made for active hostites the opening OF
spring, and the passage offered TO Crean fugtves by
the vessels OF neutral powers when neither their lives
their properly are In the least DANGER are many
arguments in support Of the assertion of the Turkish
government that "the Christian powers when dealing
With Ottoman Empire set aside their precep OF doing
to others what they wish that others would do to
shem.o II the Turk is not to be put q footing Of
equality with the Christian In all matters connected
with international Jaw, we can have reason to
wonder n he shows little disposition place his
Christian subjects . footing OF equality with his
Mussulmans in what concerns his own national law. II
cry mans hand Is TO be against him, may well
pect that his hand should be against every man. IN
Questionably, were his might commemorate with
his right there has hardly been . day during
the last twelvemonIh in which he might noI
have been entitled 70 90 70 var with Greece.
and West certainly great enough TO make him pause
before ne draws the sword but for any insult that he
put up with from abroad retaliation at homo too
easily suggests ITSELF The Porto itself may well resist
the natural prompsings Of vndcuve feengs but In
mote provinces, away from It's direct influence. there
has BEEN since the outbreak Crete, fresh outbreak
OF the old animosty between the Christian and the Ma.
homedan population, and In any contest within the
boundaries OF the empire will be long before the Cross
can have the upper hand OF the Crescent