Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-07-28
Bulgarian Call TO Arms.

Proclamation OF the Revolution Committee
to the BuIgarians, ROmeIIans, ThessaIians
and Macedonian
The Baltimore Gazette publishes the fol-
lowing translation from the Zastaw newspa-
per of June 4, 1876:
To arms Bulgarians To arms against
the Turks, the disgrace to the Christian
faith. We wish to proclaim to all the
world that with the help of Almighty God
we have resolved to drive out with the sword
the hated Asiatic race. No one has ever
protected US from the cruelties Of our ty-
rants.
The Turks have forciblY taken possession
Of our property, so that each would be able
to have harem of ten to twenty wives.
The Turks have overrun our countries in
great hordes and have robbed US Of every
thing they could obtain possession of.
The Turks brought the Tartars naked to
the Bulgarians and compelled us to feed and
clothe them.
The Turks brought the wild Circassiaus
to the Bulgarians, and compelled them Ito
build houses for these savages, who have
shown their gratitude by stealing our horses,
stock and necessaries of life, and numbering
moro than one thousand of our people.
The Turks imprisoned US when we dared
complain of the murders and thefts commit
tod by them on our people.
The Turks appointed the greatest roguos
to be our Judges and Police, so that they
would be enabled to render an unjust decis-
ion against our just complaints.
The Turks rob our children and endeavor
to compel them to adopt the Moslcm faith,
outrage our wives and daughters, and treat
our marriage laws with great scorn.
These and numerous other cruelties, which
we were compelled to endure from tho Turks
for more than Eve hundred years, have COM
PEELED us to take arms in Gods name against
the in6dels and enemies to Christianity.
To war Bulgarians God prospers a
just cause. Brothers, behold Herzegovinia
and Bosnia. 1t is already ten months that
we are struggling bravely for freedom, for
even if there be five Turks against one Her.
gezovinian, God will surely assist our cause.
To arms Bulgarians We are nation
Of seven million souls, and we would be able
TO destroy the Asiatic foe even with stones,
we shall be able TO drive away the tyrants
from our hearths.
To arms Bulgarians The Turks hang
and imprisOn all our good teachers who en-.
deavor to ALLEVIATE their scholars from the
Mohammedan faith.
To arms Citizens of Bulgaria To re-
move from our midst the bandits appointed
to rule over US, and set free our citizens and
merchants from their chains who so nOblY
daro to defend us.
To arms Countrymen of Bulgaria for
the thousand daily insults we have endured
our last crumb Of bread taken from US, and
neither age nor sex spared.
To arms Romelians, Thessalians and
Macedonians Heaven has commanded us
that we should drive away the enemies of
Christianity from our native land, and that
by our united efforts we shall regain our
country, which has 80 long been taken from
| US.
The rich who are unable to participate ia
the war should assist us with their riches, and
we will chOerfully offer up our lives for free.
dom's cause.
Every son of Bulgaria, no matter where
he be, should not hesitate one moment, but
should at once enlist in this sacred war
against the Moslem fanatics.
| Brothers warriors forward forward
Think not Of peace, and do not give your.
selves false hopes. The Mohammedans, our
enemies, will spare no means and promises
in order to induce us to lay down our arms.
But woe be to US ii we do 80 they will on.
ly hang you and your sons or imprison them,
and invent new cruelties, so that our condi.
ton will be worse than before.