The New York herald., 1876-09-19


TO inc government Tho ehsct, me general
sense OF the answers, was wha, may call a moral
though not verbal denial They consisted OF warn
lnss against exaggeration; OF general atenuaons of
tie matter AS what bc expected 10 happen among
savage races with different idea or code of morals
from own; OF cynical remarks, such AS III. the
allegations OF lingering actons hardly could be true,
since the Turkish Taste known 10 incline toward
Gespatch oil difficulties IN deciding on which side lay
the balance Of crime and cruelty OF bold assurances
that The insurgents the aggressors suggesting The
reflection that chief responsibility muSt rest
him who strikes the urst blow OF acquittsls OF the
Turkish armies and authorities in general by suggesting
that we were really dealing with monetary outbreak
OF anaicism among handful o! irrcgulars, gone by
almost as soon come and, above ALL al frs, with
calm denals OF knowledge II was those denials Of
knowledge which we believed 10 amount 10 negative
demonstration.
Tho hrst alarm respecting the Bulgarian outrages
was believe, that sounded IN the DAILY Neos, the
2Sd Of June II is even possible that, but Tor the cour
age, determination und ability of this single organ We
might even a, THIS moment, havo remained in dark
nass, and bulgarian wretchedncsS Nigh: have been
without Its best and brightest hope.
Iuk GOVERNMENT ARRAiGNED.
Down 10 June Is We have TO observe
Frst--fhc deplorabic inenicency OF tho arrange
men,s OF the government Tor receiving inforpation.
.yecond--The yet more dcporabc hardness OF the
MEANS adopted under Parliamentary pressure, for
arging their store Of knowledge
Taird-The effect OF the answers Of the Prime Min
ster from which IL could not but be collected, by
Parliament and the public
a. rtat tho responsibility lay in the nrst instance
with certain 'invadcrs OF Bulgaria "
b. That the dcplorablc atrocities which had occurred
iary divided, and were such ms were incidental
this but between Circassians the side and
Bugarians on the other. Il now appears that the
Crcassians had but very small share in thc matter
c. While the Bulgarians thus loaded with an
even share OF responsibility tor the "atroctes, we
were given to understand that the Turkish government
and ITS authorized agents appeared to be no parties to
them.
d. That the ''scenes''-that is, MS is now demon
stra.eo the wholesale murders, rapes, torturcs burn
ngs, and the whole devish cngincry of crme-"were
to be miligatcd and soencd us much as possible"
pERnY's SPEECH.
| IN following
stated to have been made by Lord Derby a dcputa-
ton ON July l4:-.'Hc dd not IN the least doubt that
there had been many acts OF cruelty, and OF wanton
cruelty, committed by the irregular troops OF both
sides II was not case OF lambs and wolves,
but of savage lighting IN peculiarly savage
manner" This declaration rs gross wrong inadver-
cnty done TO the people OF bulgaria. and 1t ought to
Observe, though information particulars still
waning, ono thlng placed beyond doubt the
equality OF guilt and niaiIy. And still, writing
September q, dependent mainly on foreign source
tor any Official voucher to bring this testimony 10 the
Mr. schuyler, on August 22, reports TO tide Amer
lean government that the outrages OF The Turks were
fully established Hc proce-ds follows, with moro
To tho same elicct:"Ap attempt however, has been
nde-and not by Turks aonc-to defend and to palliatc
tLein the grouni OF the previous atrocities which,
II is alleged, were committed by the Bull
gar!ans | have carefully Investigated this
point, and ain unable TO lind ,ha, tho Dul.
garians committed any outrages or atrocities,
any acts which deserve that name. ! have vainy
tired to obtain the Turkish officials list OF such
outrapes. No Turkish wcmen children
were killed IN cold blood. No Mussumans women
Turk Ish village attacked burned. No Mussul-
house pillaged. No mosque was desecrated Or
destroyed"
TRIBUTE TO AMERICA
1t is not tho smallest part OF the service rendered by
the Daiiy Neps that II was probably the means OF
bringing into the field an American commission OF in
quiry
express, then, my gratitude to Mr. Schuyler and to
the government which sent him INTO the field II is
too late have said to hope to convince Europe by
any report of We may ourselves be sceptical
to Russian reports Every European state Is more
less open to the iInputaton OF bias But America has
neither alliances with Turkey grudges against her
purposes to gam by her destruction she enters
this matter SIMPLY on the ground o its broad nu
man character and momcnt she has no american in
teres.s to tempt her from her integrity and TO vatc
her aims.
The report of a Turkish commission OF inquiry
states that the had instructions to
the Mussulman population. The sole document APP
pended in proof OF ills charges contains together with
very provisions against such should resist
..Question la-What course is to be pursued with
regard to those Turks who submit?
''Answer-They should be put in charge OF our
agents, who will convey them to headquarters OF tho
insurrection. From thence they will he gent, with
families and with the aged, to the places occupied
Tor refuge by our own families They are 10 live there
brethren IL is part of our duty TO take care
their happiness, :hcr life and their religion, the
ground for the lie and the honor of our own
people"
1t April 20 thut the nsurrcclion broke out in
Bulgaria ln the beginning OF May the horrors OF the
repression had reacucd their climax. On May Sir
Henry Elliot seems to have had NO consular inorma
ton about Bulgaria, except a MISUNDERSTANDING
enough-irom Adranuplc dated the 9th, tlat lar
appeared the turks not committing any acts of
violence against peaceful Christians. But, observing
"A great Monammcdan excitement and an extensive
purchase OF Constartnople, no wisely
tclegraphed to tho British admiral IN the
Mediterranean, expressing desire that he would bring
his squadron Bcska Bay. The purpose was for tho
protection Of BRUSH subjects and OF the Christians
general. These measures were substantially wise
and purely pacific They had. II understood rightly,
political pcct-or, II any, one rather antrurksh
than Turkish But there were reasons, and strong
reasons why the public should not have been lett to
gropc Tor itself the meaning OF step serious
The movement OF naval squadron toward country
disturbed both by revolt and by an outbreak of mur-
ocrous anatcism And yet explanation was rcsolucly
Withheld The expectation OF a rupture pervadcd
the public mind Tho Russian funds fell very
heavily under war panic; partisans exutcd
In a diplomatic victory and the
OF is called our prcstige-the banc In my
OPINION, OF all upright politics. The Turk was encour-
aged IN the humor OF resistance, and this, now
know, while hls hands were so reddencd with Bull
garian blood. Foreign capitals were amazed at the
martial excitement III London But the government
never spoke word. And this ostentaous protection
to Turkey, this wantcn disturbance OF Europe,
strange pervcrsity, TOR weeks and weeks 1t was so
continued, when word of explanation as to the true
of The despatch of the fleet would have stopped
all mischief, dissipaed all alarm admit that II
would have also dlsspated at the same time little
vaueless popularity, too dearly bought
EAGLANp's RESPONSIBILITY.
But the mischief that had been done by the moral
support anu | say boldly by the material support
afforded to Turkey during all those blood stained weeks
tthc Servian war, too was now raging not, aud
could not be, rcmedicd. To repair, IN degree,
the effects o! thai mischief is now prime part OF the
peculiar obligation imposed upon the people OF this
couhtry. For, In fact, whatever our intentions may
have boon, IN is our doing.
How VIC, IN this particular, to set about
ERrARArioNy
Any reader WHO has accompanied me thus far will
probably expect that at least shall answer the ques-
tiou by recommending the withdrawal OF the lcct
Bcsika Bay. But such must "A, once say, my
OF duty or OF policy. | would neither recall the
fleet nor reduce 1t by Que ship or man. We have been
authortativcy warned that the condition of the Chris
tians In Turkey is now cmnen,ly critical The
of the Is stud hanging i'll the balances, which
have waycred from day To day. The lapse
OF tmc aud possibly aid IRON without, aay
still 90 much retrieve the vast Inequality of chance
with which the brave but evics Of carry on
the contest We told, with too much appearance
of crcdbility that II the fortunes OF should
adversely 10 Turkey, the consequence might bc, IN
various provinces, new and wide outbreak OF fana!-
csm aud a wholesale massacre. My hope, therefore,