The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-02

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rate, Russia cnjontly with that OF the Pore. the
provinces forned union under the suzeranty OF
the Suitan, with their rights and immunities gu "
tresty mide In Paris In 1856
1hR portion OF Europe, however. seems to have
petual human agitation TIE theatre Of the wars Of
nations IN days gonc by 1t has become the theatre OF
the political inrri1ues OF COVE nments IN modern
times. Austria. Russia and Turkey here still strug-
gle for poll ical supremacy. The appetites OF the
Two nrst named governments, unappe tsed by p0r.
tons OF the territory which once f0rmel part OF
Roumanla only await favorable opportunity TO
seize upon the remainder.
Inc panublan prncipalitles, az they are dcslg.
OF 100000 souls BY far the greater portion of the
people claim to be descended from tho ancient R0
man coionists sent thither by rrajan They sleak
mongre Latin aud Sa VIC language ana pride them
selves upon he proves aud inIell gence OF their
formed The people Of the rural distric 8 bear
striking resemblance to- tae statues OF the Daclan
prisoners carved upon the pillar erected by Trajan
In Rome To commemorate his victory over their
ancestors The physical Characterize Of the Greek
race are plainly visible tao ply sognomy OF the In
The ru al population Is sober Industrious and do
Gle. The Boyards. or nobes are handsome intelll-
gent ana in,rgnant- Laen one IKE every maa 10
can alone be obtained through the influence OF for
Q gn Powers every man becomes political manea-
vrer. .t.
The Roumain women III low life are industrious,
vir.uous and handsome In h gh life they are spir-
ituelle intelligent and fascinating. TO their rel gon
they are devOees; TO their husbands they are sub
mlsslve to their lovers they all that eau be de-
sired.
The clergy and monks number some one hundred
thousand III two provinces. The higher clergy and
monks never marry. the secular priests who work
and live among their n0cks, permitted To DO So
In the hands OF the former IS a large portion Of the
lands Of the provinces, white the btter earn iheir
bread by the sweat OF their brow. They all belong
TO the orthodox Greek Church. and follow the dog
mas OF the Council OF Nice. AS a general rue they
are ignorant anu uneducaed. Like the Boyards
they are all exempt from taxation.
Besides the ROumaln race there are q number OF
inhabitants OF Saxon and Fie.nlsh descent. These
are industrious AID honest They are distinguished
by taeir red hair aud 0rd compilations. and for
the most part Ca hocs
or the gypsles, or Tzinganes as they are called,
our space permits us TO say bur llttle They number
about three hundred thousand souls in the prilc-
pa!ities. Until within " few years past they were
lowest ana most degraded position among the PEG
pie OF the country.
La speaking Of the lsraelites 10 Turkey In Europe
we SHAH have occasion to give full account OF their
brethren III tue prime paites.
Tne founder Of the Monampl dan religion never
fnculca ed the persecution Of christians Or Jews.
He regarded himself rs the apostle DESIGNED by
God TO be the successor OF Moses and Jesus. HIS
mission was to exerninatc me worshlppers Of
idols and not to pcrsecute the disciples or those
who believed in ons God. Numerous passages IN
the Koran attest This fact and furnish ample ev,-
dence of his liberation 10 matters OF religion. ain
RELIGIOUS matters. ne says, "there should be no
COERCION, for truth viii always distinguish Itself
Sabea ms and Christiass-wil not surfer III The Day
Of Judgment II they practice virtue."-Ch. W, yer.
73.
sIf any one say 70 YOU be q Jew or a Chris
tan, reply 10 him, sWe believe III God, and in all
winch was handed down 10 us by Abraham, Ish-
mae Isaac and Jacob. and in the Books OF Moses
and Jesus; we make no dinSreace between thern.' IL"
On. w.. yer. $50.
Such were the sentiments OF the founder Of the
Mohammedan religion. and II was nor until some
time alter his death that hs followers, abandoning
the doctrines oil liberation inculcated by Inn, con.
founded both the lsraelte and the Christian with
infides.
In the persecution Of both they followed the ex-
ample OF the Christians Themselves who, forgetting
the lessons OF peace ana good VIII taught by
the founder OF thcir rel9 OIL, perse cuted the Jews
and each other with far more cruelty than ever Jew
or Gentle WAS persecuJeu by Che disciples of Manom-
med.
The liberation extended by Turkey to the Israel
ties has al ali been great that extended
80 them by the Christian nations IN Europe The very
presence OF the lsra ps that empire and the IN
crease III their nunocis attest thus fact. Driven
nom Srain by Christian intolerance in The sixteenth
century, they found a Wecome IN Constantinope
from tlc Sultan, who permitted Them to take IN
their residence IN quarter OF the Guy known by the
name OF 3alaat, situated on the Golden Horn From
IN nee They spread themselves In the villages along
the Bosphorus and other portions OF the Turkish
empire.
In the description given OF the city OF Constants
nople py The Rabbi RenJaaln Tudelia, the Jews III
Thai Capital amounted 10 1000 Rabbinites. anu 900
CadrIteS They now count some twenty or thirty
thousand souls. Their number in Turkey m Europe
IL yar,ous,y Estimated from seventy to hundred
Thousand. DURING the reign of Mohanmed III
they occupied the positions OF directors of the
mint, and were The BANKERS OF the Sultan ana the
wealthy plcnlS, WitO REGARDED all LABOR as beneath
their dignity. Their accumulation Of wealth was
the car3se OF their downfall. Armenian bankei 4
were substituted III Their places and in the course OF
tine the Jews, losing the influence they once ma
vita the Turks, tel 10 the low condition In which
they are now seen among the pcopie.
regret to saw however that The Ottomans have
been lar more tOleraa towards them Than The Chris
tans. by the latter they were for long time ac-
cused OF stealing oncs u year Christian child in
order % mingle ts blood In their festivals as re-
talidtion upon their prosecutors. Esasperat,d by
tins belief lhay were on such OCCASIONS btdeted
sroned and not unfre qHently Killed by the followers
OF Christ. These unuro, oked attacks upon them
finally became q scandal TO the Christian word and
at the solicitation OF number OF leading lsraelites
In London and elsewhere the sultan ordered me
mat er 10 be investigated and the charges against
them were proved TO be botn atsurl aud faIse.
Equally as much so s the iinpualon alleged by the
heatiens against the ancient Christian OF lcriicng
children and enting their flesh or OF the ortbodoX
Christians against The Christian Corporations and