Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-06-15
Vermont Daily Transcript.
The Cref0nS.
MONDAY, JUNE IS, 1868.

The island of Crete, in the SOUTH
eastern part of The Mediterranean sea,
is an island Vermont. Somewhat mar
rover and longer than this state, it con-
tains little more land, which rises into
mountains through its centre, and is Il
gem of the ocean a. this is of the land !
glorious for beauty. The Inhabitants
of that mountainous island are, like all
mountancers, bold, free in spirit, and
lovers of liberty. Their island home is
famous in song and story, and before
the birth of christianity it was named
the Island Of the Blessed" There
written laws first embodied natural JUS
tice in form that was ahead OF the
times of other states, rs did Che Consti-
tuition of Vermont "Inthe palmy days
of ancient Greece says Dir. Howe, lit
was a republic and its inhabitants have
been. and still are, strongly democratic
i'm their tendencies But lying between
Europe, Asia, and Africa, il has been
uyerrun by the armies Of each in turn,
subiugated, misruled, and plundcred.
1t has even been the subject of bargain
and sale, between noblomcn, and like a
gem. bought and sold to deck the brow
of ROYALTY. 1t has had hundred walled
cities, and moro than million of in
habitants. and now the walled cities
are no more or arc held by the Turkish
troops which war against the Cretans,
and its population is only about 600,00O.
Diplomacy has placed Crete under The
power of Turkey. which power has OPP
pressed her to the utmost. About two
years ago the Cretans struck again, as
they have heretofore, successfully, for
their independence. Being christian
people, and lovers of civil and religious
liberty, they have the sympathy of
those men of our own country who have
a fair knowledge of them and their con-
dition. The Boston Journal says:
For nearly two years, the Greeks o.
this little island off Morea have gallant
ly cOntended against the forces OF the
Turkish Empire, led by the ablest o
the Moslem generals. Army after army
have been sent against them. Ihell
fertile plains have been laid waste thell
villages have been given to the torch
and their olive trees cut down; but, will
valor and persistency that would have
done honor to their ancestors in thu
palmiest days of Greece, they have
kept up the fight, never yielding, neve
offering to compromise, but disdainfull.
rejecting every proposition of peace tina
has been rendered by the Turks. The!
know too well that the Mohammedal
regards his plighted word as valueles
when it is given to the lnfidels. The!
gefupmben GtdoeY hift GjnfttthR Tx 0R2u III
Turks, bears the same relation to then
as Fort Pillow does to our civil war
Scio in 1921, was prosperous and fer
tile island, with Il population of a hun
dred and fifty thousand inhabitants
A battalion of Greeks landed, and cap
tured the Turkish fortress upon whicl
the MOslem authorities let loose al
army of twenty thousand men, VIII
put to the sword Il hundred and min
thousand souls, sold forty thousan
women and children into slavery an
for horrible uses, and left only min
hundred persons alive on the island!
This gigantic crime has been repeate
in detail wherever Greeks and Turk
have fought; and they have Tough
whenever the Mohammedans have eX
ercised dominion over the Christia
populations of the old classic land O.
the isles of Greece. 1t is idle to talk {
compromise between foes son irrecoI
cilable. Again they the Cretans
have appealed to arms, and are likel
now to gain their independence.
The citizens of Boston are doing every
thing possible, as are various citizens
other parts of our country, to send SUI
plies to the women and children of til
men now fighting for Cretan indepeI
faYin rbn h,x
mostly fed to the mainland, are in d,
plorable condition of want, while sep;
rated from their protectors, and shi
loads of food and clothing have bee
sent for their relief; but more are neet
ed. A society of which DR.. Samuel
Howe, of Boston is President, and Hol
Amos A. Lawrence Treasurer, has bee
formed in Boston to collect and forwai
aid for the sufferers. Feeling the cau
for which the gentlemen are maxim
strenuous eXertions is one of the grea
est concern to humanity, we have wri
en- this imperfect article to lay the ca
before our readers. Christian church,
as well as private individuals migl
fifty aid in this work of humanit
Anything sent in accordance with tn
suggestion to DIR. Howe, or to the Gree
Relief Committee, Boston, our reade
may easily ascertain will be faithful
applied to its object. We close wit
another extract from the journal, whiC
says:
We are not asked to help the Eighth
men they are confident of their abili
to achieve their great object. We a
asked only to feed the furnishing womt