New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-15

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pr Int 10 lavish praise on those Who do evil Is ser
u l.io,i,,,-. and 1 never flitter. In the war Of
,,,ts ,,,gc, by England against the First Emperor
seoreb I'm the pages OF these histories OF your
,otutty which ndITte 1t for "he SlHsio eAPieHfioh
~ condemnation at the expenditure OF mI'ohs vi
lives and millions Of money sacliicedtO combat one ues
notsu indeed hut certainly TO sustain another not less
cv,ctiug WHO, however, on the othef manu. VIII hot
o,f.ss with me that the services rendered by England
ia the cause II human progress have hceh immense Ana
+ I'm n,rtl,uar bear Testimony 10 the dement's receiver
from Won by italy In lsGO without when we shoud 10"
be cyulfinp I'm the embrace Of every member OF the l"
f.uily But when 1 see the Government Of tins my
odoued country allied with Austria and with Turkey
must tlI Won thc truth namely, that inhac the fumes
If cboruclhouse which all the national vitality may pe
unable TO dispe IL Great Britain places hcfseli Ia cohc
with these dead cOrpscs would rather see hcr using
her mower and her influence 10 support those oprcsseu
uatouutcs at present goirg to decay In inc pntiu NJ
mosphere Of despotism but Who remaining eonStm 10
their desire Of purifying themselves, must certainly Use
oro av ar another to their natural places IN the fatcr
~ Of free nations.
Let MS leave Austria whose Emperor ought to receive
the fate of his brother Emperor of Mexico ana when *
ists only through the Discussions Of the nationaues
cbccLmang each others efforts toward emancipation.
Let rs travel 10 Turkey, cosmopolitan rs am ana
believer I'm that God who desires not factions and dis
cords hut on the contrary, that men should love each
other az brethren (Which differentiation can only he poss
be however when send the Deryish 10 the spade AMI
m, Rolnish priest to the matock. Believing fuzzy all
this can make difference between the nayes Of the
plains Of Trtary and my couutrymcn born on the sunny
hills Of Rome.
Emit have YOU any idea what this dcsposm Of the Turks
urotcst against 10y YOU really vii give you an ex-
ample.
one day. in the port Of OLIVIER, in the island - Nifty
Icnc inquired II Greek peasant the reason Why lie
did not gather up The olives, instead Of permitting them
10 perish on the ground Because he answered "te
Pasa buys up an the olives and We are compelled TO de-
liver them to him at such low price that 1t would not
pay the expense OF gathering n en- In"
Behold how the Interest ~ this poor remnant OF Chris
tiaus IA neglected temporal matters; and fo the rest
for al that the prostitution at The body MA OF
The soul how 10 relate IL o You, who have 30 ld
heart and who hayca ron and daughters II is most
horrible And # do not speak Of IT, oh! forgive me; IT
Is FOR The sake Of dccercy and from the respect which
owe YOU that cannot detail to you such brutaltics
Well now have laid before yon the condition Of the
Christians under Islam, and Brsln-the classic ground
II human rights the protcctrcss Of the oppressed the
cmancpatress the stve-persi,s IN uphodine these
fruits II dcspotism the most iuhuman and the most
monstrOus.
In 1927 England France, and Russia, IN Of those
outhuiss ~ generosity which God sometimes oxcitcs in
great minds, accomplished one ~ those facts which In the
history Of nations followed 10y universal gratitude.
let them complete the sublime task let them spare 10
humanity fresh torrent Of blood, and they will receive
from her n thousand benodictous. G. GABBALDL"
LETTER FROM DIR. KAIOPOTHtKEs.
The following extract from a letter just received
from Greece, Dec H. is Of interest at the present
time. The writer is NJ. d. Kalopothakes, NJ d.. who
received medical aud theological education in this
country several years ago Or. Kalopo'hakos is
graduate Of the University AT Athens aud editor of
an excellent religious journal in the Greek language,
entitled Star orhe East What he says is the word OF
a trustworthy witness;
ATHENS, Dec. Il, 1850
Ny DEAR FRIEND: You IRE aware that the Christian
population ~ crete have taken mp against their o
prcssor- The revolution wholly forced upon them
both by the enormous taxes newly imposed upon them.
and cruelty Of tlcir yIauts. They found Themselves
between two evils and they chote the death Of martyr
10 that Of slave They took MP not 90 niurc h1r
oppressors but 10 defend them'clyr their families and
their homes which the hordcs q Turkey and Egypt were
devastating; and although the French prcss has often de
carcd that Mustapha Pasha had succeeded loo crushing
the revolution u stin continues to exist and 90 spread
terror to the tT1ut; ana to-day our htte Steamer Tan
hollciuu, which makes her weekly uip {" tnhd'i D. -
and munitions ~ war; has brought the cheering ut,ui
gcncr that one II the fort. va. AIKEN 10y our MN on
mostly composed OF students ~ the University aud The
Gymnasium, and young men belonging to the hrst ianl-
Now these noble young suffering for the want
80 far as 10 proclaim a National Fast. that The money
which would be expended that day FOR food might De
appro pratcd 20 the of those young defenders ~
liberty, aud Of the thousands ~ families which dy
nokg 10 IA from Crete. yet We cannot meet all these
Efforts have been made Therefore, In various
countries. aud especially in England. 10 raise NJ some
thing ia the way Of money clothing &c To- support
them; and the result hiss been that 90 London Commit
formed composed ~ various members oi fara
mcut, with the Bishop Of London n s head. with the OBJ
iect OF dcvisiHg and for the support ~ the
said families, requesting Mrss-. Merlin Finay, Neal and
Others here 10 act their agents for the right disposal 81
what they will forward TO them. Steps have also been
taken for q similar movement IN America. VIII not there
FORE the Christian people take the lead IN II know you
will agree with IN affirming tbat such an act ON
the part ." the Christians IN America will further the In
tercrts Of the truth than iuying else. am
alwayr, yours very respectfully
81. ID. KAIOroTnuus
TIE EASTERN QUESTION.
The position of affairs between Turkey and Greece
attracts great attention and much speculation US to
future results
The Paris Pays saws that the news. according 70
which rupture between Turkey and Greece is I'M
mnent. may, unfortunately, be considered only too
probable. European diplomacy which fortunately
is now relieved of certain number Of important
questions, may yet the Pays maintains avert dan
ger; but il must be quick there is not moment TO
be lost: - T. -,