The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-11
THE EASTERN QUESTION.
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A second visit 70 Cssss svas-s~essiaG
Political Ohn uges I'D Sad q ~mtsisccHces of
pnfrsarcRHl Tsrk-New Ideas aud DEATH.
~ Rssewea Ysath Ger the ss:ssck Mas ~
What The saltan's Statesmen ksxscctcd--
Exrsvenn Observation-Disclosures - she
81 EAecss and Divtsisa sf tbe Property. .@
Aa@a CoSsrASrssvstx, Arsii 9. 1885,.
What change has taken pia-o my last visit %
stambori. rot change in the pc'urssqneiy ssuaisd
city whose streets ins' ss dirty full Of
dogs and ever but change or the political inst
tutcns OF the Osmanu aad ther prospects or ruling s
country much longer You thai balcony hsrss asked
genAine Turk ycstcrday. white waking With him
bsfors tho bsautifa, 'gchsne" tho house OF The
lovely garden called ssra' From that balcony, said
he pointing 1t the same time 70 tbs dss story OF the
sdlchsas. surrounded BY the nabocs Of the Empire.
xedsh Pasha proclaimed Tho sssbratsd c.atihumajuns
IL vas Al the tims wh-a Satsa Abdai MsdshiA
assembled the throne II appears 10 me rs II saw
Rsdsbd Pasha sand'ag tasrs 70. on that bel.
eony giaIcnG over tho immsass crowd before
him 10 read the dscsp,ivs doctrines 10 the people
and rejoicing that he With inpuDy could not forth the
pegsicoas aud rsiss doc,Eises to ths osasnL aHa
l;lrssns Ealcsnss ~ iob thon informal sosehoa,e)
tinted my Turkish friend quito ecsscy, thou af,
the caass Of all onr misery and the dowafai Of the
plrs thou cvcrshsswn old sciences old customs aud
c,d yirtuss; shoa bat tried .sansforn the Osman
into reug m The experience or years rros Cd that the
Gsrsnli eoali nei,hsr temsia Ossasni become
Frsrgii
These remarks OF the oil characterize completely
the s;;i alton oil tho Tuf.s,h emar While the Mo-
bsnmedaa pspu'at.on adopted saca NV ideas. which
had no other ensc, upon 30 iasn 10 hinder the
progress Of The O5man the chfs,isa peoples acquired
slowly sDd quietly western habits ssd civilization
What tie turks adopted o. European clviii-
<aisa aimee The proclamation Of the C,,stu-
ut
whereas thc Aruen.ans and Greeks although MT
thoroughly imprsxnnsd ~iih western ids,- became .,
least safcienily acquainted with occidental education
In order feel their o~a weight. Tho Armsnians
aud or eSs lsei ihe heals Cher than the forks
we're won, 70 sec ihca d.. The fot;ner sabns-
siye ard saysh denesncr c ths uohanlmedan peo-
Pie gradually dssrpescd la consequence Of Which r
osnani lost more and terra ergas, for The very
taai they could no, hocoms sieag and not re-
with him IN the garden or The Serial wlih lhs adoption
Of European notions the empire serrd 70 crumble
10 pieces Ths process rnny be retarded bat never
can DO stopped Tho real dseasc Of the .sick man. IT,
however not his old age. the ninca attitude OF his
% Ia .nnar n,iv nes, SINCERE .,,enas md ihe
Turkish gosernment msde radical change aad adopted
res ,ss MN ,ss ~ s
matte representation and tho forIery 81 sort
OF Western Minister'S, Government, The ease would
wholesome reforms IN tho administration OF the differ
cnt provinces and good aud bencncar srhoo system
are What empire wanted but this has bsen neglected
hy The phlegmatic NnSsntnan--A fsult which
be renedied any more, on account or the formidable
and dangerous dsssnscns between the Turks and Chris
me pressure Of the great European Powers upon the
could not Mi 10 slacksn the old Ass,ic rule and this
pressure stil kept NJ a. the present moment The
Christian peoples know .hisa reason why they increase
their demands for reforms IN their favor Ths rebellion
on the island e Gambia was the natural rssut Of this
action on the part Of the dpomatss Consiantnopls
empire Is necessary to keep The balance Of power on the
European continent and stl they cannot see that tho
Moh.mmsdan dominion must, Of Decsss'sy, se the dust
dig out Of the ground the roots b. which
snnca,ions alone the old tres can Be- preserved II
Won take from turkey that which really constitutes s
vital power which alone created that State Take from
monism IN Dsscrst viii fsil 70 the ground. II this
axiom IL true, then u 10 ncomprchensblo why France
Aus ..ss M he came tine that the "c man on 10
coast Of the Black 10 absolutely necessary FOR the
balance Of power In Europe.
dIsntcgras Turkey quite natural hos why the foi msr
powers demand even tho ceson Of Crete 70 0rssce can
s,sniinops accosd 70 this, the downfall Of The Empire
win be accelerated. and Russia alone will be tho gamer
such pS s'Sw 9 and s Ss e'
| 10 such unreasonable dsmaDda
me Turkish question bsies ali stasesmsnship except
that OF the Russian IL true the revolution In CANDIDA
where Omar Pasha u in command. has been almost
suppressed and the son Of Garbad returned dsgnNsd
FOR shs poscsns on he Nsvs know TOO wsi .s n:
The stisruG waves q the classic osphons van bs r.
snch L, in my estmsion, Tho dss,Iax Of this old
country It, ,ob 10 "psyed OUT i,s skys are nun
me dependencies like ssrvis and noumania win b.
come independent States uno<r Russias protsctorste
Roumans particularly e desncd 70 play an impcrtan.
Sars Ia tho oonlns drsYA AGA s xoyeumcn' hss sntsd