The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-02

/ uDuci therefore, TO look up TO MN anu
turn towards him in his retirement when
| ever affairs look critical in their country and
every token OF life the old veteran gives is matter
OF excitement and suspicion TO the Ottoman govern
ment, who well know thai he has the province at
ILLS beck, and that his word OF command or bodily
appearance would be the signal for an instant rising
And what would be the 1nal result OF such an occur
rence IL Is not easy 10 calculate, though easy enough
to foresee, as all the hackneyed SMILES Of treadlng
on volcano. walking over mine watching bar
rel OF powder with lighted match at an inohs dis.
lance, &C., would be rather wild Illustrations of the
actual state OF things in those parts, with Bulgaria
In state OF chronic evaporation, the Independent
Serbian prncipality gathering strength and nerve
ever hour, nor coDcealing what 1t wants them for
the Tserna Cora (Montenegro) setting upa gun and
cannon mandatory, establishing telegraph and
high road from Cetigne to Pattaro and purchasing
rines In Vienna; and lastly, with oven the Bosnian
Mussulman wavering between their allegiance
TO their Turkish patrons call and the daily
more urgent call OF blood and national kinship.
Tho letter of voukaovltch Is answer to one writ
ten to him by the leading men OF his party who,
after stating the fears with which the obvious
schemes OF the Austro- Madyar government ill them
on account Of Bosnia and Herzegovina bid him give
them the benefit of his opinion on the case. The
document dated from Odesse, In which he COM
instance OF what patriotic Of practical poll
tics and insurrectional camp life do in the way
OF polishing up the sound but untutored mind OF
rough old soldier. who, II he can read and write
readily has surely not learned the accomplishment
proficiency In 1t only the quiet leisure OF his
later years. His views OF political agencies and
savonan world, are singularly Correct, clear.
headed. and devoid alike OF Dragging self-conn-
dence and Responding sadness. lie writes With the
cool, weighed
matters in his mind and mas come to what he fully
h y 20 BE- rg OF them and
grounds more solid than mere enthusiasm, that he
can afford to wait for the right moment OF making
spring for 1t. After some preliminary words or
greeting to his friends, and OF congratulatlon to
them for having been delivered at length or their
"bl0odsucking tyrant, Osman Pacha," ana having
come under the miider and more rational rule OF
Sarphet Pacha, which happy result, he gratefully
cession of the Russian Minister at ConstannOple,
General fgnaten, he goes on TO explain ia CONCISE
DEGREES OF the Sultan NAV answer the spirit Of the
age, they must OF necessity remain dead let
ter SINCE &c tGey are contrary to the koran
Is what he rules BY judges by, lives by ana ought to
die by.a power more paramount than the
last friends and defenders In order to metanor
phose her into prosperous and well ordered coun-
try, to attempt TO turn black INTO white" Then,
passing on to the man subject OF his friends UNI
easness he expresses himself thus:-"In rendering
the veterans counseis and opinions in his own
words, shall try to preserve the od.fashioned
qualntness Of his style. which lends a singular
Ing that Of which You inform me-namcy, that our
luckless country, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Is be.
come the theatre OF foreign politics and ntrigues
Lit Is said that Austria prepares for an armed 0ccu
patton Of Bosnia AID Herzegovina ut the
1rat convenient opportunity. II Is well known
govina- to Austria by way OF compensation
after she had lost Venice You will ask me, IS
Bosnia and Herzegovina without the peoples leave?
answer You that on this part we never need be
afraid OF hing Remember our last instruction.
Austria STOOL somewhat higher then than she does
now ana yet other Powers well disposed towards
her horns sawed down a bit in the last war. The
derman question Is not ended yet. Prussia the ally
and friend of great Russia, win rather make the
remaining boundary lands which are necessary to
the indication OF Germany; the Italians also have
something or other to annex to their country. That
IRON from "I her those boundary ianas1 as mus.
come to pass sooner or r, iatermwhat ,, WIN
s9sn our F'%ss a2onian Sreihren aud 100000 o.
What then, the actual condition OF Austrian Our
| brethren the Tchechs are striving with all their
! the Slavons in Carintha and the Germans are
striving to throttle each other. The national party in
your neghborhood brethren the Serbo Croats In
Damata, ready to rush on the Italian party that
dom.iovng Italians. but those Itaiianizng knaves
whom Austria 80 greatly favors In order that 900
Of them may lord Il over 400 900 Serbo-Croats How
could Austria, under such circumstances, think OF
| getting into her grasp Bosnia and Herzegovina
Austria knows wen enough, even without stirring
ne p' ss2Ssn' and q sssss
this shrewd political apercu, tending to demon
srate that his people need not be afraid OF Austria
Sa ry s ary had
some rest" he says; s 1t possible that they should
be already preparing for Conquest That il mere
maturity they must stretch forth brotherly hand to
our people, renounce every kind OF foreign politics.
which are not for them, aud fortify themselves in
their own land. They can exist only ii they main
| cain good understanding with our people In the
SOUTH and they must do it, the more they have
no kindred anywhere and had better not rely on the
Turks. Lastly, concerning what you told me,' fur
r and tue new s a
| ever at work In our unhappy country. know OF
this, and it Is our greatest misfortune that which
necks; 1t exists even unto this time, and
leaves US no force to come to ourselves
country to mediate The poisonous evil nust be
| upro0ted In our native land. We must teach the
| people and prove TO them that faitn must make no
| difference; thai we are all kinsmen speaking the
| same tongue. We must demonstrate even to our
| Mussulman brethren OF Savonc race that we are
brethren OF one blood This is your chief task, for
which you are to strive, and the chiees all net
to allow dscord breeders TO the evil seed in our
land. Our future Is beautiful; none more may
darken 1t now. The Turkish government will dis
appear OF itself; 1t is creeping already to It's final
| would long have been gone The friends Of Turkey
are growing scarce. The free French people viii
not sacrifice one more soldier, more penny for
the support OF the greatest villain, Of shameful
slavery and stupidity. The English states
men perceive that no foreign alliance helps
Turkey and that she must die. VI Austr Ia /
Will not even speak, Our great Russia powerful
Prussia and free Italy will never side with Turkey;
they Will always be on our SIDE Strong Serva,
brave Tserna Cora, Roumania Greece and our still
grooming people-these all suffice to conquer that
which bebooves to each There Is no need to fear any
more; the day or deliverance is not distant. we
must strive in love and harmony, that the great day
OF our renovation may find us ready, and God has
given to US great Slayonic Russia and friends, SO
that our foes no longer can Cypress usn
This noble letter produced great impression on
the minds OF those to whom II was addressed and
who were giving themselves up TO great anxiety
their counrys behalf. The impression was scarcely
less great, though In O different way among the
incaI Turkish althorltiea and Lie Iurkia rnlera