Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-10-21
ABOUT SLAyONIANS.

The following article was written in re-
ply to misrepresentation about the Sla-
vonians and their codes of love, as de-
scribed by the San Francisco Chronicle
of June 7th, which was republished on
September 9th in the same paper.
Editor Morning Call: - Since that
tragic affair of Cherokee Flat, when Miss
Mcdaniel was assassinated by a certain
Slavonian by the name of Sascovich,
much has been published and republished
by the Chronicle. That paper, in its
usual style of sensational building stories,
has undertaken to inform its readers in
this country, where but little is known
about Slavonia, that the said act of Sas-
covich was done in accordance with the
"Slavonian code of love- And the paper
has contained many more false and SLAM
derous charges about that nation. That
said Sascovich committed one of the
most infamous crimes, for which he met
his deserved reward, NO right and we'll
thinking man will deny; but it is simply
absurd to take up an act of one individu-
al and cast reflection upon a whole
nation. 1t is, unfortunately, not so rare
in this State that the press is called up
on to chronicle murders and suicides,
caused by the mania of jealousy and dis
appointed love. And what the American
or any other code of law has to do with
it, perhaps the Chronicle will explain
Tha charges preferred against that por-
ton Of Slavonians, residing in Montene-
gro, and about the Bicche di Cattaro, are
entirely false What can truthfully
be said about that people is that
they are too independent and saucy;
their mode Ct life does somewhat
differ from that of others, every
man, in his own estimation, con-
sidering himself king, and will not ac-
knowledge another man superior to him
in point of bravery. They preserve the
ancient custom Of dress, and every man
walks armed to the teeth History will
show that in the first part of this century
some of their number used to indulge in
plundering their neighbors, but for the
last twenty-five years, they are under the
rule of their present Prince, and no ir-
regularities exist among them, unless
they are provoked by some surrounding
powers. They then would take up arms
to defend their long preserved independ-
ence; and remember some Of these peo-
pie in this State. and if they were the
people as described by the Chronicle, no
better opportunity would be offered to
them to lead such life than in Califor-
mia. Yet invite the Chronicle and its
advisers on Slovenian affairs to show o
single instance to the contrary, but that
they oil manfully support themselves in
the most honorable way.
Delmatia, which is part of Slavonia,
with population nearly equal to that of
California, will show that her people are
far more dutious then any other people
OF the same number. Besides support
ing themselves by their own resources,
they have commerce which, in point of
Importance, is third in rank Of the great
nations OF Europe, including two Of the
Lloyd Steam Companies most prosperous
in Europe, and nearly all their steamers
and ships are commanded and manned
by the Slavonians. And under the Aus
trian flag they carry ON and exchange
their commercial business with every
nation of the globe. The Austrian navy
and the strongest pillars of her army is
also composed largely of Slavonians, and
whenever they have been called to per-
form dangerous duties, they have done
so with credit to themselves and to the
Government. Slavonians, as a whole,
are brave and warm-hearted people.
The chain of their union was broken
some centuries ago by constant strug-
gle with the barbarians and anti-Chris.
tian nations, then the most powerful in
Europe, and the history of the old is the
pride of the new. Their name origina-
ted out of their successes, from Slova-
meaning glory; or, as the Russians term
them, "Slavni Narod, meaning "glori-
GUS nation" Notwithstanding that their
union is opposed by surrounding powers,
Slavonia can show her quota of the
wealthy and literary men of Europe.
Beside fifteen million Slavonians at
tached to the Austrian flag, there are as
many more in different parts of Europe;
and, if Russia be included, which is
semi Slavonian, being different only in
dialect, they would amount to over one
hundred million souls, who speak the
Slovenian language, and have the small
est number of any nation who seek
homes in foreign countries.
by inserting this you will confer ia
vor upon pioneer subscriber to the Call
and an American citizen, but born Sla-
vonian. You will also be the means Of
enlightening the Chronicle and its in
formant regarding Slovenian history.