The New York herald., 1875-09-20
The Rebellion I'm Turkey.

revolution IN the Principalltles, another O.
which we print this morning, give cleal
Idea of the singular revolution which has
drawn the attention of the world to the
Herzegovina If this we're merely the rising
of sparsely settled and not very intelligent
population against the rule of the Turk il
would make no more impression upon the
outer world than revolt in the Caucasus OF
Algeria or the long-smou ldering disturbance
in the Biscay mountains. The world is too
much occupied with graver matters to care
about the fate of a people partly Christian
and partly civilized, lying on the border
lines of Islam and Christianity But mighty
issues are at stake here, and the Principali-
ties may again become the scene of startling
events. Some time ago an English theo-
logical ~w-i.or who claimed to read
Scriptures with the eye of the seer,
phesied that the battle of Armageddon
will altir toly be fought IN the country
embracing herzegovina All She wars
that have ever t4fen place her have been
moro or less reiigtaHs. Anl are not sur
prised 10 500 relig'ou play 20 prominent a
part in this revolt tand it we have the
ambition Of Russia, .Alstria and Germany
and the feeble power Of me decaying Otto
man E,apire Russia yearns for CONSTANT
nople tho sc0t of her sovereignty. And
he way % tn3t supreme city lies through the
Anaips IS. Austria, driven out of Ger
mary and Italy, looks to them for new
dominions. Germany would gladly pave
the way to annexing the few millions of Ger
mans who now rest under the Austrian rule
by aiding Austria to extend her Empire in
the direction of Turkey. If Austria would
take the Principalities in exchange for her
German provinces Bismarck would, no doubt
strengthen her with all the power of the
Fatherland
In the meantime we have it proposed that
there shall be new Sclavonian empire, COM
posed of Croatia, Sclavonia and Dalmatia,
with Russian prince on the throne This
would be another name for the aggrandize-
ment of Russia, another step toward that
sovereignty of the world which continental
politicians seem to regard as implied in the
occupation Of Constantinople. A new Scla-
vonian empire would only be another king
dom of Poland. 1t would be plaything
and a scandal, as Poland was, and in time
would fall as Poland fell. The proposition
to unite the three countries into the new
kingdom recalls the idea which so strongly
possessed the Russian Alexander after the
battle of Waterloo, that he should reunite the
discovered fragments of Poland and take the
Polish crown. Our correspondent dismisses
the idea as not in any sense practical in the
present condition of European affairs He
shows, however, that Bismarck is supporting
with strenuous energy the position of Aus
tria If he can strengthen Austria in the
south he draws her from France; he makes
the extension of the Fatherland more easy
he binds the Emperor closely to him in the
controversy with the Holy See-a controversy
that threatens to assume greater proportions.
AS for England, she would like to see Russia
so much'employed in Europe that she would
find no time to pursue her conquests in
Asia-conquests which begin to excite alarm
in the minds Of the rulers of India. In the
meantime the revolt assumes a commercial
aspect London holds a large amount of
Turkish bonds and the question of interest
is one dear to the London mind. When the
revolt first came upon the money market
there was a panic in Turkish shares, which,
for q moment, seemed to threaten all the
other continental securities. Dispatches
from the insurgent district have become as
frequent and sensational and false as the
dispatches about Pacific Mail and Pacific
shares with which Jay Gould is in the habit
of instructing the financial mind of New
York when he begins his stock gambling
raids. The revolt thus far is something be-
tween a revolution and speculation. Europe
wants peace but at the same time is ripe for
war. The armies of Austria, Russia and
Germany are in good condition, and if Tur-
key lacks fine army, it is not because she
has not borrowed money enough to raise one.
The best assurance of peace for the present
lies in the fact that the autumn is upon us
with winter following after. And no military
Power will care to begin campaign which
would be one of hardship and suffering.
The Indian Ring, forced upon the defen-
sive, has demanded, with great fear of being
answered, more definite charges against its
members This request is complied with