The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-09
MASSAGRES In BULGARIA..
DEBATE nv TIE HOUSE Or COM
MONS ON Tine ATROCITIES

Testin,ouy fhowiue tsat Men, Women, and
Chtidrcu were slaughtered by Thousand
Villages Earned Bnrbsric Atrocities.
LONDON, Aug. 8.-There was an animated
debate In the House OF Commons last night on
the Buieari n atrocities.
The Times to-day says: "Once more the mas
sscres in bulgaria have occupied the attention
OF the House OF Commons. In a few days the
members will have separated; but tor this we
might en- ect a series Of debates, In comparison
with which that Of last night would be gentle
and subdued in tone, for there be little
doubt that we are on the verge Of revelations
surprising ANYTHING the i'm aRira;ion Of civilized
man could have conceived. The barbarites OF
the Tartar couquerors, the wild and senseless
destruction OF human lite, which the modern
students Of history have been DISPOSED to look
upon as fabulous, ind parallel In the deeds
penetrated within the last few weeks,
Mt a few DAYS Journey from our own
shores. In our own are we must turn TO
Ashantee OF Dahomey for anything similar TO
the CHASTITY spectacle now presented by a
Turkish province. According to the testi-
mooy. OF which there can he no reasonable
doubt, the HELPLESS iehsbitants OF the district
anout Tartar, Bazard tik,and PhiippopOlis-men,
women. and chifren-have been slaughter cred by
thousands. and their towns aid viii pes utterly
destroyed. IL seems likely That those whom
humane ncredulity has led to suppose that the
accounts we're exaggerated viii have 70 soandon
that supposition. the testimony OF eye Wit
mes es. anu the omissions OF a member OF the
British Embassy. charged with the Investigation
Of these M ssacres, give reason to believe that
there has been nothing less than a general mas
sacre the population against when the TURK
ish Government Jet loose na bands. Further
more, there IL tue strongest evidence that these
atrocities have not been tae work wholly or
even princip, Nv OF the Circassian settlers. but
ouly appointed ,ffic RS sent into the country
expressly to striBe error INTO the population.
What passed last night ~ the honse Oh Com-
deeds nave aroused. Mr. George Anderson.
Ii eral member from Glasgow, Introduced The
subject, and one neDb,r after another rose TO
express his Indignation snd to protest against
the attituoe Of indifference on the part OF tue
bril- ian tovernme mt. ana stu more against the
tone Of apology which had been detected In the
Official comnlunic tons.
Ihe Hon. Robert BOurke, one ~ the Under
Sc cretaries for the foret. Department, assured
the House that the Premier was not disDosed "
treat tue subject with lsviy, but on the con-
| tIary. would give IL his ANXIOUS consideration.
| IL WAS incumUeut on him not to say word
| without tue Rravest circumsrection, until he
| bad scertained the ex ct truth but III the
atrocities turned out to be true, no m n would
uore aternly vindtcate humanity. hen tue old
plea OF .xaegeratiun " put IN once more ana
| the newsp. per cnrrespondents we're taken TO
| task as persons satisfied with very smMi
| amount Of evidence, anu who took great deal
| Of their Information second hand. We may
| venture to suggest to The Onici speakers tnat,
| with respect To his business, the time Is pass
| wuen tins STYLE Of apology Will have any feet.
| Mr.. BOurke reso a DESPATCH from Mr.: lar
| ins. one Of the Secretaries To the British Leea-
| ton At Constautinotle, dated july %, at the out
| set Of the inquiry, Ia viii h he estimates tue
| numper of victltus. "1il | have visited the
| villages hardly uare speak, Us Mir. Barring,
" tut NY present oIinlun. which trust here
after TO be able TO modify. u, That about l2.UO
| Bulgari ne have perished." We snail see shortly
| ~ WHIT dreciicn MIR. Baring's opinion will To
! modified ; out we ar that N. with the Irepos-
| sessions prevalent at the En- oassN. u sn uld be
anticipated that the killed amount to X 90 they
| are likely to surpa rs very much that number.
With respect Ia Mr.. Bourke's defence OF Mr..
! Dis Asl and cir Henry kiot. the British Amoas-
| sado at ConstantInople, We desire e. spe with
| measure ana with due rep CT for their ofhctai
Civilizations, but wnen the Under Secretary takes
| n uuOn himself to rcbuke a member for the
| opinion that Mr.. Di-raeii had treated the suo-
| ject With levity, and when he saws That such an
| expression did not exist In the minds OF any OF
| the member, except those wbo had Just ad :
| dressed the House, we must Deg leave To Tell
| him that his tone Is n iittle too oonndent.
1t is time that the Government should he made
| aware that the more worthy part Of England =
society was deeply panied by the frtvolity Of the
| Minister'S speech. A. well AS by bis evident de-
| sire to diminish excuse what had happened.
| II these massacres Dear any proportion to tn Q
| statements wbtcn have been made, and witch
| seem likely to be confirmed. the Ambassad or 8
cOmmun cations to the Government VIII r. Quire
some expl.n ition. II II inconceivahIe that /. n
| Am or should not have been able TO obtain
| Information OF events nj lew hours distance
| from Constantinople, and OF which numbers Of
| people at that capital had more or less knowi-
| End him writing In style which might make
| any one In England believe that there were
! serious doubts as 10 the character aud proper
| ton Of the affair