The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-05-14
SATURDAY MORNING PRESS.

The Bee In Discussing the Salonica riot. says
that the murder Of the two consuls is not due 10
a local cause. but To n general feeling prevail
ing among the Mussulmen Of the old Turkish
party. who bitterly hate the Christians. The
Porte II not strong enough to control them en-
tirely. especially since the Christian uprising In
Herzegovina The situation is evidently con
sidered M very critical by the great powers who
have dispatched their fa.ts to ssloniea Another
Christian massacre would surely bring about
the OCCUPATION Of Turkish territory by the
coalesced powers: Turkey would inevitably sue
cumb. and then would come the greatest diff
Guilty. which would be the necessity forced upon
the powers Of an immediate settlement OF the
long pending Eastern question. All Europe Is
so largely and variously interested in that mo-
mentous problem that II is probable diplomacy
will be insufficient to settle 1t. and resort must
he had to arms. The whole Continent will then
be In blaze.
The RppubYican takes advantage Of II COM
plaint recently entered by the DEMOCRAT against
Northern sectional luminosity. Aom which even
the Northern Democracy is not exempt. to
preach sermon to Southern Democrats. Well.
oven the Republican can quote Scripture.
Il hits the lines pretty strong rap about that
paper's beadlinss In the case OF Charmbury VS.
Herwig. and does not forget to give q gentle
lett handler TO its friend, the Picdutne.
The nameless force has also ts attention. The
Republican IL the only paper that YVES not taken
Ia by that humbig.
1t advises the ladies to stop organizing fairs
for charitable purposes and devote their ouer-
gios to obtaining subs riptons for the benefit OF
the New Orleans Pacific Railroad Tho poor
would be benefited as well in that manner, nay
more for stock would bo given the ladies in pro
ali c1il.u inf
the enormous dividends to be derived there
from would forever secure from want all our
charitable institutions.
The pcauune says that the South Is ready to
make al honorable conc eesions in view Of secur-
ing harmony in the Union. Let@the st. Louis
and Cincinnati conventions select honest and
true men not partisans. and the South will eheer-
fully abide by whit the people will ultimately
decide. A
About the Eastern question it says that the
Salonica outrage Is possibly the beginning Of
the end. az Europe may be forced by Turkish
fsnaticism to take measures to settle ut once
that long vexed problem.
The bulletin reprints a letter from an "ex-
Mayor OF New Orleans published in the st
Louis Republican. recommending the nomIna
ton of Con. Hancock as n Presidential candi
date. The Bulletin thinks all the world of thai
gentlemanly soldier. but says the South canno
afford to have a preference In the present lunc
ture.
The desire Of the South is that the st. Louis
Convention shall nominate that one of the Il
and capable Northern men who will command
the largest Northern electoral vote.
1t censures the passage Of the Hawaiian treaty
hill principally duo to the efforts of Radica
votes and influence. II demonstrates TIN
amount of damage the treaty will entail upoI
Southern producers. and asks whether the negro
voters who live on sugar and rice plantations
viii ever know who are their friends and VIII
| are their enemies.
| The Times mentioning the fact that the sleam
ship Hudson drawing fifteen feet came through
South Pass yesterday morning. concludes;
! If the bar does not reform immediately out
side. or does not form rapidly. the great prob
| lem Of deep water navigation to New Orleans /
solved and the solution s pregnant With hop
and prosperity for the whole Mississippi valley