The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-08-09
FOREIGN.
The House Of Commons on the BnIga-

THE EASTEkN WAX.
The House OF Commons Oh the BuIsa-
riRn Atrocities.
LONDON, August 8.--There was an
animated debate in the House OF Com
mons last niyht on the Bulgarian atroci-
ton. The Times says the recent War
massacres in Bulgaria have occupied the
attention of the House of Commons for a
few days. The members have separated,
but for this We might expect a series OF
debates in comparison with which that of
last night would be subdued in tone,
for there can be little doubt but that we
are on the verge Of a revolution surpass-
Ing anything imaginable. Civilized man
couldn't have conceived the "a
BarbaritieS OF the Tartar Conquerers
The wild and senseless destruction of
human life, which modern students OF
history have been disposed to look upon
as fabulous, finds parallel IN the deeds
perpetrated within the last few weeks.
A. few days journey from our own
shows in our own age we must turn to
Ashantee or Dshomey for anything sim
liar to the ghsstly spectacle now present.
ed by Turkish province. According to
tho testimony, of which there can be
no reasonable doubt, the helpless ir-
habitants of the district about Tartar,
Bazarjak and Philippoli, men,
Women and Children had been
slaughtered
by thousands and their towns and VIII
lages utterly destroyed. l. seems likely
that those whom human inCredulIty hss
led to suppose that accounts were ox-
aggerated will have to stand on that sup.
position. The testimony Of eye witnesses
and admissions of members of the Brit
ish embassy charged with the investigs-
tion of these massacrees, give reason TO
believe that there has been
Nothing Less than a General Mas
sacre
of the population against which the Turk
ish government let loose its hounds.
Furthermore, there is the strongest evil
dence that these atrocities have not been
the work wholly, or even principally, Of
Circassian settlers, but of Turkish irregu-
lar troops, commanded by duly appointed
officers, and sent into the country ex.
pressly to strike terror into the populs-
ton.
With respect to Bourk's defence of
Disraeli and Sir Henry Elliott, the Brit
ish ambassador at Constantinople, we
desire to speak with censure and with due
respect for their official obligations, but
when the Under-Secretary takes it upon
himself 10 rebuke member for the opin-
ion that Disraeli had treated the
subject with levity and when he
says that such an expression did not ex-
list on the minds of any of the members
except those who had just address the
House, we must beg leave to tell him
his tone is q little too confident. IL is
time that the government should be
made aware that the more worthy part OF
Engiand's society was deeply panied by
the irivolity of the Minister'S speech as
well as by his evident desire to excuse
what had happened. If these mas
sacres bear any proportion to the
statements which have been
made, and which seem likely to be con.
fined to the Ambassador communica.
tion to the government, they will lieluire
some explanation. 1t is conceivable that
An Ambassador should not have been
able 10 obtain information Of events at a
few hours distance from Constantinople,
and of which a number of people at that
capitsl had more or less known. Yet
twelve months after this occurrence we
find them writing IN style which might
make anyone in England believe that
there were serious doubts as TO the char
acter and proportion of the affairs.
When the inquiry, which we are happy
to know is now being prosecuted
by official Investigations, has come to a
conclusion, we shall be able to judge
whether Sir Henry Elliot's dispatches
convey anything like fair indication OF
the events which have occurred. On
this point Lord HortingtOn spoke forci-
bly, and becomingly last night. It seems
strange, he says, when there has been
slaughter of this description do not
saw whether in cold blood or not), in one
of the provinces of Turkey, that no 10
telligence of these disturbances should,
from these dispatches. nave reached Sir
Henry Elliot 1 cannot but think II the
right honorable gentleman at the head
OF the government had been IN possession
of i: for nation which ought to have
reached him he would not have treated
the first question put TO him by this
house in the manner he did. The country
will agree in these opinions and be
an xious to know how such ignorance was
was possible in Peer of Westminster.
VIENNA, August s.-Tbe 1n9dian
SAYS that Turkey will admit the inter-
vention of the powers in the case h
Montenegro, but will refuse in that oil
Servia. After occupying Belgrade Tur-
key will order Skuptschire to elect new
Prince.
Servia Sues for Peace.
BERLIN, August S.-Servia, despsirng
of the successful issue Of the war, hss
requested the powers TO mediate in favor
of peace. The Servisns attempt TO raise
q war loan in Russia has proved failure,
in consequence Of the capture Of Gursc-
sovaiZ.
saitschar A Abasdoaed.
The Servian General Leehjsvin hiss
abandoued Ssitschsr, and marched u
io,n General Tchernaye6. The Tuiki
are occupying Saitschsr uneppcssd.
Alabama Election.
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