, 1876-11-10
TTE EASTERN QUESTION
, ...ura on the Turko-servian
Ls:1T :I1TolbIes by 8. F. Poixotto.
,,,r,,n;an lnhumanity Contrasted
h'N with Turkish Hospitality.
r.,tor. Fearful Of R0nmanin1l
'n' Wa,,,,,nr. Escortcil by Body
gunrds

.,.n,.. delivered lecture ~ fntwu't na'. ~,
p1',i p.sai IN "Turkcy md thc Eastcrh 'lncstlo'''
n'eH. .,,sndapcc was large. quite number Of
dss essas and Hebrew. being present: H., In The
coursc Of ''s 's',.u a.,. -" ronnan,on., ,,htch
saitius things about TIC Noun'n"1ats' whlsl'
ea'.s1 g7ca. of1cnse to some persons md almost
st 81 u asht. Tho n'cn mnki',E tho disturbance
70 "a 10 10 expelled before Mr.. peisotto could
utocrod. llehFy a. u'ss. -, a .op, a,nranrin,a
it",,oluccd tho lecturer IN 10" approPF1aIo
".".,ks.
". rnt,o,to begun by saying tlsat modern
MI .s4.v, ,ovc,rt1 In the 1natcriol uses md
aseore'y nNo ies.,. .,,,,, .hst ,ra r,,,1,t ,yo1l
rlsasdres ol H'ap ~ ,'as' W.. ....s ~, 80
r,usc aud ask ourselVcs' Mnae he&t' ny tne
ps.%,r oeh,eycments of this century We Ind
n'kuh tNsu hroualt tito closer contact with remote
tIus. msn anl We co,tld no longer bo indifferent
astu p ,'1o eopjtton mid fat9 OF their people; It
" " W,ona,lcs, By trayel ard observation, TINT we
asat,c en- lIees q, distant people. A confusion
EII ps Mss. was produced by tic Eltitltudlnous
9. oaa % rantralctory reports flashed across the
W. W., in rcsar to tho position Of aalrs ~ the
~. IT. Il waa curtain that hs migh,y Z conflict In
P,dI R,t il was Inevitable. Two great desrotisms
oesun,routed ca,l. other. Both could not live II,
t,n snropc Whctlor the time had CONC Tor
ihf e1terninatlon of tho one or the
further lEGTanolHeMsnt " tse ot"Gt
iasrsnded not upon tho hopcs and fears, or
smlton and determination OF either. but upon
NJ s:ton Of the other Powers who Ind large
irtee.ts at stake. SoIlo Americans wero IN.
dGcrcnt to this struggle, owing to the belief
that rs nation, wo Ind little Interest and less
sousern In tho wars o. iors!gl! countries: IhG n'
,rth was, We had both a hiosal 9tla material
Interest In tho impending conflict q despottsMsl
fw ont Of the shrek would como tho liberties Of
IL. people. Tho lecturer hcfG referred TO Ihe
nstut declaration of Dr. uamlln, TO the elect
ita. tho Turkish rulo Is equitable a'li 'lntnane,
sDl stated that he Wolltl liluorso and supple
neat thls statement: ue had becn an oyc.wit-
pess Of tue inhumanity ot tho Houinanlans, who
Ofo|essel The Greek religion, aud tho charlty,
tolerance md
HOSPITALITY OF THE TURKS,
would soa ssk tic Catholics whether tho
Greek Cls!stiun or tho Moslcm were
tbe moro tolerant and humane, and hc
vs. Suro tho answer would be in favor OK tho
h,ter. (sltght hisses.l Wo Wcro too npt TO
o1nfnund tho Eastern Chflstions Win those OF
tie 0ecidcnt, gravcr fTro: coulu not 9e made.
The Christian Of the Orient was as deyoio Of tho
principles Of Christianity as Il the Fcntateuel,
ind Gospel Aai never existed. ~. Pcixotto
vent on to depict the conuition oi the
Houuanan population: showing that thcy were
Dorsnt a,d s,ancrstlt!o,,s, and cas''y , excited
p!Ied with equal truth to tho people Of seryla,
lensgosISa, ard bulga5ia2 . tho'!xh zach zach 1q.l 81
theif leeuliaritcs, s9nle higher, soine lower ~
moral courage, tho Koumnnsan was wholly Dell,
dent, n0r Was 70 any better " regard 70 physical
lfaycry. Tic Seryla'a was dltlcEG'lt+ Willie tLc
Rsunanan was naturally lazy, tue ScrvFnn
xp BY nature nctiyo n'ld industrious.
Recent reports OF RussiAn otlieers
Notwithstanding, lic pronounced tho
seIrtan as phya!eally brave aud aa courageous
aany Ausrnyitc. The TURK was soocr; Ills
hfs xas gentle, Ills home was llosDitable; he Was
desu!d u incanncas and incapable Of trcacherY.
fle Turk was nclthcr cuhn!ng Or dcecttful; he
Fu proud, and Ais pride Was lnudalle, for It
vas honest ard faithful. While tlc Koun,aui-
H. seFyiar, and Russian drank and carouscd to
tlupetastion you never saw the Moslem drunk.
Sv1ne days ator the abllcation 0t Abdul AzzLz,
Be bad a prolonged interview with I'm eminent
Iu'k!sh statesman, %l!o carefully reviewed tho
tlualon. showing tint lsussian policy was to
I'D the insurEcet!Onlsts In tllu hops tllat intgruu
aEc strife would follow, aud then they would
esnlnc thp easy prey Oh Rusa!a. THIS statesman
DECLARED that tic Turks had full confidence fl,
Nilat pasla, whom hb Eatl was comprcllo1.-
ti1c statesman nnd the match Of the plausible
sM insnuatlng 1gnatlcf, Rt,d the interview con-
s!udtd with tho following words: 1--WE eha1l
lsSer be subdued by tho sword OF
ths Nu.cov'te. Our ,pscdorninanco can
ealy hc c1tfngnIsllcl by tho elevation Of nll
cllsscs to equality, representation, and rule.
Ind Tie time when thts will be effected by Il
TeasablG revolution may DO nearer thau MANY