The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-11-16
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AsAvAGE WAR OFRACEs,.
The Insurgent Leaders In HerZe.l
i gOvina and Their Barbarities,
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Austrian Correspondence New York Herald |
A have already given you a brief
sketch of Ljubibratich He still holds |
a prominent place among the insurgents,
but is not the man to lead them. He is |
man of remarkably fine presence, or
even noble aspect, has command of seysl
eral lsnguage ana iss thoroughly FIN ear
nest; but he is rather fitted for d repre-
sentative Of the insurgents near foreign
governments, for an envoy to explain
and apologize for events; than for a |
chief of this dread ban&> whose mission
is to kill, kill, Kill, until the terrified
Turks will be glad to fee from the couHi
try. Ljdbibratieh has much influence
with Peko, who was originally sentefrom
Montenegro to pacify the insurgents
and to tell them that the hour had not
yet come! Peko found at first that
Ljubibratieh opposed him and stood in
the way Of his mission; so he took
measures to have him arrested in Mon1
tenegro, when the various heads of the
insurrection became so eloquent inrb be.
half Of their cause that iPeko himself
could wait no longer, and sent back
word to the Prince of Montenegro that
he had Joined the movement and could
not consent to hear another word about
qualification. 1t is not to be supposed
that this Intelligence created any proii
found sadness in the breast. of the
Prince, who knew that IPeko would
make havoc among the Turks, . Pekoiis
giant in stature, but his frame is some
what broken by fatigue His knees are
bent, and his mighty arms have not that
wonderful force which they once pos.
sessed!9 Still1he would pass anywhere
in middle Europe for giant and Her.
cules. He has killed many, Turks and
cut off their heads in real Moitenegrin
fashion, and he never looses anpoppor.
tunity to put d bullet into one when he
sees him Peko is eternally smoking "a
gigantic chi'Johk when he is not eng,'
ged securing the country, and che fonly
removes it from his lips to look mp
slowly yet fiercely at any one1 who asks
him question, ,9and after several min
utes OF deliberation to ojanswer in a
hoarse voice, accompanied by sweeping,
heavy gestures. He is barbarian in
appearance but noble man at heart -
His ferocity is engendered by what he
considers. the necessity of freeing his
countrymen from the Turkish yoke
He would not GO out of his way step
to save Turk from the most horrible
1torturess Yet at the same time ne would
tenderly care for kid with a bruised
leg and would not willingly harm fly.
He was asked by the visitors for some
eircumstantial details of the villages
which he was reported to have laid
waste in this section He answered with
the greatest frankness, stopping labor
iousIy to count on his fingers or in a
rude tally board, constructed of little
pieces of wood, which he carried al his
side, the number of houses burned prof
persons killed. After he had recited
the fate of number of villages, he was
asked concerning one which he hMlnot
rneationed: He looked up at his ones
TONERS, then Strengthening out his right
arm, he drew'it around in huge Jcircu-
lar movement, asimachIas to say a
THE village was razed to the ground" -
! 1t was Peko., not Ljubibratich, wEo
volunteered to conduct the visitors to
the reliquary which the rude insurgents
had formed in 8 wild nook in one of the
mountain passes near the camp. AS
any one familiar with the, history Of
Turkey in Europe knows It has from
the earliest times been the. custom ol
victors in battle to cut, of, the heads Of
their enemies. The custom prevails to
day, although, of course, TO- . mpcl
more limited extent than ip more bar
barous times There are still to be seen
in certain portions of the Turkish prov
linces, towers ornamented with the skulls
Of murdered, Christians, At Cettipje
in Montenegro, there was, for, many
years, on a rock which overhangs sth'
town, a collection Of, Turkish heads al
ways to be seen grinning in ghastl!y
fashion from a small round tower /
was only few. years ago that this bar
barity was suppressed in Montenegr,
by the Vladica Danilo. .agv 80
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