New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-23
RKET.

III MANlA-iHE SUIT bLl " LIN i'D
LICE AND TIE TURKISH GONEkNNEN4'
lFEOA OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
CoVsr,NTINoPLE oct. p 1863
The capital is unusually destitute OF exciting 'op
ics The troubles in Bulgaria have been suPpieSs'u
They were the result of Russian intrigue Inc Wv
,-,,,,,,,+ Re- Yielded one boon 10 the Bulgauans'
,vbicb tley receive as precious one They are al
1,,o5 ~ have one Bishop of their own, instead OF
In, f,rced IN take Greek Bishops as they have IN
all cases done for more than century lhey nave
been striving for this fOr many years Slr H. bul-
,c.r's hind policy prevented their success some SIX
or eight wears ago. If Turkey has often done BAD
filings she has as often had bad advisers and no man
..,or lea her into so many bad measures as Sir H.
Bulwcr
Tle end Of the Cretan instruction has been an
nounced monthly or fortnightly for more than TWO
vear. The interest in the question has almost died
ont but the heroic resistance still continues Iur-
Lev has passed the day when she could repreSs
real vyholehearted revolt. Whatever may be SAID OF
foreign ncitement and foreign aid. the man Is de-
,nenteG who denies to this people the unity ana nero
ism of genuine struggle for freedom
The declining health of Fuad Pasha, the Minister
of Foreign Affairs the presiding genius Of the present
Government has occupied the attention ana thoughts
of all In case of his death, what Will be the pohcy
Of the Government that shall succeed hmI Wilt
revert to the old principles of Ottomon ruler or VIII
Young Turkey rise and come into powerf There
will he a hard struggle by both parties. 1t makes
little difference which wins. Turkey is now Just as
The Byzantine Empire was at the time OF lls laIL
COrulptiOn is too deep Tor cure D.,
The Government has long been occupied IN the
effort TO divide the Empire INTO VlloStS OF uetalt1
ments with governments which SHAH take Hual
action upon large number OF the cases Wnlcn no"
come OF until recently have come, TO the capitol Inc
division into YOets Is an old one Mhat Is now AT
tcmpted IS 10 give them a new and better oTganlza-
lion with enlarged powers of government; Inc re-
form works so badly that like most Turkish reforms
n will probably be abandoned ere long In the IN
terror there is more oppression bad government per
secutOn poverty, and despair than ever before hOaU
making has been attempted 10y some OF Jhe NIoeI gov
crnmeuts with the usual reSult-ehOiluouS oPpIcS
sion of the province, and the enterprise aDahuoheu
I'm European Turkey IL was believed that the Two
railroads Kustcrndye and Chernovoda. ana the
Varna and Rustcbuk would develop at once a system
of common roads concentrating at the chief stations
The enterprise has been attempted IN one OF TWO
cases TO the CONSERVATION OF tue inhabitants ana
abandoned TO their great JOY. turkey CANNOT pullu
The BUDGET is now daily expected. Il is rather
farce and vet 1t serves one good end. IL dIects
mems attention to the subject of finance and TO the
shortcomings of the government There Is every
year balance in the Treasury, and vet the Govern
men goes making loan after loan at rulhous rates
\ of interest. The ascertanable debt - now ABOUT
n t6OO0OOO. 1t has innumerable small loans
Y varying from 10000 to $1,000, lh lei
are never stated. They amount TO many NH
lions. more formidable loan OF 9j,0O0OOO has been
negotiated in Paris. and this amount together with
80 per cent advance in taxation ought 10 brng the
Government through. The people are taxed TO iul-
pOvvishment and only one thing can save the 10Y
emment-retreRchment There are more IMAM ~ ON
GERS of Government in COnstantnople with higher
salaries than the President of the United states ant
10 IS moderate assertion to say that one hall OF these
"lHCes dIo sihtCu4esi iHS lnul'I-IN"''0 - Va -
goes through the whole Government. Onc WOult
suppose that the Turk was born for nothing but
office. The Empire is weighed down by Offices from
one extremity 70 the other There - also IN every
city % cloud of unsaared officers or officers whose
salaries are merely nominal dmed with one whose
salary was about $40 a month and counted II ser
wants in his household These men with no salaries
steal in the most prncely manner from the Govern
menI 9na TINS rob the cRB an Office vast s6ced
facetiOuSly replied "Yama yok '-fbeT6S no piunder
h0c' lie occasionally said thing which took, and
proverbs of COnStantinOple. Every boy uses il at
school and every gamin in the streets. No plumber
there then IT'S neither worth having nor giving
The cioIt which the Government Is making 70 show
an Improvement in finances Is deceptive. The DIS
of the Treasury can be cured only by retTench
mcnt and economy, and no Turkish statesman viii
ever dare seriously % take either IN hand.
,, s.e II. ts s.s s sIs .. rus
ccrvel death blow the regions abOut the Sea OF
NafnoIa. The old band of MOnah was then Teor-
gained, and committed some bold deeds. FIVE OF
them were fortunately captured. and have recently
been sent % BToSsa. Ghemlek and MOdOnia are 10
be executed near the places OF their robberIes and
murders. one 40 one place. two at another etc
But iu the mean time another band has just ap-
peared In the neighbOrhOOd OF NlcOmeda, and have
committed some very bold TObDeres. They carried
of Is Turkish TchOrbadjie. who got free with 600,
TchcIbOdgc Zokara: his friends sent 800. which they
pOchctel. but refused 10 give him up. While they
negotiating i0r 900 more strong force pOunced
upOn them, aud every one lied 10r his lie, leaving
poor /OkIua half dead with terror, hunger. and eX-
posture. For tOur days he had lived upon the green
chestnuts and Wanuts of the mountains. The rob
bers escaped and viii feel bound IN honor 10 kill
both of these IcheTbOdes. III they wOuld only pay
the q 20 and the 500 they would make these rob
families would ever suffer more from them. This
brgandage is a curse both to Turkey and Greece.
There is no place ~ miles from Constantnople where
foreigner could safely invest capital IN culuNatng
a farm. The brgands would tax II too heavily One
magnificent farIu was abandoned by an English gem
tleman for that reason, although he had layshed
large Sums upon mowers, reapeTs thrasheIs, and
steam piOwS
Rumania seems to be lending herself to the plans
of Russia in fOmenting troubles in Bulgaria. Tur
KEY has appealed 10 the signatOTy powers OF the
Treaty of Paris for leave 10 stop tins by force. Ru
mania denies having failed IN her duty and boasts
of generosity toward Turkey. A country which like
Rumauia persecutes the Jews unto death. fortunes
witnesses to compel confession and has no morality
by any Christian OF Heather code, " just
90 fit for treason, stratagems, and spOllsD Turkey
cannot be blamed for not loving such neighbor.
The long suit pending between Robert College and
the Turkish Governments seems " he drawing TO
close SIX years ago the Government gave perInls-
sion 20 build the college on particular site. The
site was then purchased and paid for. when 10 the
permission was Withdrawn. IL was doubtless done
head of the French College. But American influence
since then has gained immensely. and Mr.. Seward
has probably enforced Mr.. MOuiss diplomacy with
some significant Intimations in regard to The
rights OF American citizens. An Imperial order is
promised under circumstances that viii make eva
sion impossible. This will be good news 10 many
friends OF the college in the United States and both
Mr. Seward and Slr Morris viii receive their hearty
thanks
MASSACHUSETTS,.
BOSTON POLITICS, AND THE KINGSTON MURDER.