The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-06

the position assigned to him at the Conference and
to claim admission upon an equal footing with the
The Athens papers assert despite the departure OF
the volunteers from CANDIDA that the revoution still
also in the plains OF the Eastern provinces. The
most celebrated Candoe chiefs are still at the head
or the rebels According to the latest advices from
Gambia the Turkish soldiers were treating the chief
tains who had submitted with great brutality. =
The excitement which prevailed not only In
Athens. but throughout the whole Of Greece, after
the arrangements made BY the government with the
National and Ionian banks has now subsidized, and
matters have entirely resumed their normal condi-
ton and the commercial exchanges, which for few
days were very agitated, are once more steady.
The Shadow OF Present Eastern Troubles
In the Past.
A correspondent Of the London Times OF the 21st
thus writes:-You lately remarked that "though the
assembled diplonlati5s not to enter upon gene
raj examination Of the so-caled Eastern question.
there can be no litter time for the nation to consider
tracted public Obligations" In this spirit venture
to call attention to the following extracts from the
correspondence OF his Royal Highness Prince Leo
mand In May, 1885,
TO rnx xARL OF ABRRDEzN-FEB. 3, 1880
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not offer satisfactory explanation OF my deciding against
n.sns sasssaa med: Of psoyins Greece except
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Che new State morally and physically, wiz make 4 weak
him who to be at the head Of that governments because
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effects not less DANGEROUS to the tranquility Of the new
&: forth N sn Condition. should
sacken their sympathy for their countrymen and fellow
Cbristiana2 likely that the CaudOtes with
the accomplishment Of the Greek before their eyes,
should forget that they Greeks themselves But what
ton Of Gambia poin. Of greatest to tie Greek
goyernment Certainly not grounds Of confidence that its
And what mode OF pachcation win then remainy In my
opinion nothing short Of Of arms effect peacea
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practicable mode Of pacying Crete what must be prepared
govern consequence treaty. will
happen which viii make appear 70 the Greeks At least
their brethren need not dwell what in such the
feelings Of the Creeks ignorant and people,
your by limiting innumerable Incidents which may
arise out these difficulties and over which can have no
Powers and brand my character in The eyes Of Europe
Is this merely forecast of the future OF all actual
history OF Crete and Greece for the last forty years.
Could the chronic state OF unsettlement caused by
the wrongs Of Crete and the 1mp0ssbiity OF restrain
ing the strongly excited feelings Of united people
have been more exactly described after the eventf
AS anticipated by Leopold, the sympathy has become
more intense as the Cretans nave improved In edu-
cation and Intelligence because they have. IN the
ton, and separated BY wider interval from their
Turkish masters What is to be the end Of this Is
the continuance OF such state OF things to be de-
sired for the sake either OF Greeks or Turks or OF the
commercial and financial, and other still more inn
portant upon the q