New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-17

down the ladder. Somebody held baby
sloft Then they clfeered sgain. The great
cables strained and shook out tho water in
pesrly drops. Slowly the helpless monster
behind SWING round and forged ahead.
Higher grew the hills of Neversink. Long
lslsnd c4me yellow. and green out the ses.
Slowly they entered the bay, and boat end
baby apd pilot we're safe again.
Carlyle On the Eassora Quessasu.
The Pail Mall Gazette Of November q
says: sn- s~ i, oee aa.s @ "
hr George Howard sends for put lication
the following letter on the Eastern ques-
tion which he has reeeivoa from Mr.. Car
lyle:
c"DEAR HowARD-It BY no means seems
% evident to me ~ it does to-you and your
friends that an utterance of my opinion on
the Eastern question could be important;
but since you assure me that it might be Of
service to many persons now in doubt ON
that mstter, overcome the very great re-
.uctance had to speak Of the subject 1t
Gil, and will try toindicate summariiy what
my own private views upon it are. In the first
place, then, for fifty years back my clear
pellet about the Russians has been that they
are q good and even noble element in Eu.
rope. COnspicuously they possess the
talent Of obedience, of silently following
orders given, which in the universal ceIebra.
riOn OF ballot box, divine freedom, etc !,
will be found 90 invaluable and peculiar
gift. Ever since Peter the Greats appear
ance among them. they have been in steady
progress Of development. In our own lime
they have done signal service to God and
man in drilling into order and peace
anarchic populations all over their side of
the world. The present Gar of Russia I
Judge to be strictly honest and just m an,
and, in short, my belief is that the Russians
are called to do great things in tho world,
and to be . conspicuous benefit, directly
and Indirectly, to their fellow men. To un.
dertake . war against Russia on behalf of
the Turk, it is evident to me would be moth.
ing short Of insanity; and has become,
we may fondly hope, Impossible for
any Minister, or Prime Minister,
thst exists among us. Twenty years
tense of the Turk; mass of the most
hideous and tragic stupidity, mismanage-
mont and disaster-in'spite of the bravest
ighting-that England was ever concerned
In since knew it; fl00, 0O0, 900 of money and
above $1,000 lives were spent in the enter
prise. By treaties of Paris, etc., the Turk
was preserved intact. binding himself only
TO reform his system Of government, which
Of ell things in the world needed
. OsVeAAAs 49, 0V"S 0ASCA SW0Uty Ic8I0
waiting, the Turk il found to have reformed
nothing ner attempted to reform anything,
Not to add that By bankrupt finance he has
D wallowed . disastrous tribute of many
Sew millions from thowidows and orphans
q Eogland. A. 6nis to Oh which be has
wound mp by they hofrors Of Bulgaria and
Dueh savageries - are without parallel.
With these vreighty aggravstions, tho
Tufkish question returns upon u anew, and
solution. 1t seems to me that
very different from war on his
needs from England and from all the
wpfld--namely. 10 be peremp.orily IN
formed that We can stand no more of his
to govern in Europe, and that he
must guam prinassns turn his face to the
forever quit this side of the Hell.
esp0nt, aud give up his arrogant ideas of
governing anybody but himself. Such i'm
Mediate and summary expulsion of the
Turk from Europe may appear to many .
90 drastic remedy; but to my mind il 10
he only one of any real validity under the
circumstances. 1.aproved management of
hese unhappy countries might begin on the |
morrow after this long continued curse was
withdrawn. and the ground lett free for
Vise and honest human effort. The peace
nj Mongol Inhabitants weuld, of course, be |
BIT in peace. and treated with perfect equity |
nd even friendly consideration; bus the |
overning Turk, with all his PAshas and |
'sshi Bazouks, should at once be ordered |
. disappear from Europe, and never to re- |
arn. This result lie in the long run in. |
vitsble, and it were better to Get about il |
ain hope of doing it cheaper some other
me. Az to the temporary or preparatory
overnment of the recovered provinces,
eared Of their unspeskable Turk govern.
lent for twenty, or cay any other term of
ears, our own experience in India NAV
rove that it is possible, and in few faith
Il and skillful hands 10 even easy Nor in
70 temper Of the Car, and of the Austrian
mperor need the fair partition Of these re-
'vered territories be . cause of quarrel.
uetria must expect to become more and
ore . Slavic and Hungarian empire, her
100000 of Germans more and more gravi.
ting toward their cOuntrymen of the great
erman empire. The Gear, whose serious
ek 1t 10 to protect the Christian subjects in
arkey proper, will justly have claim to
rritorial footing in the recovered country.
England there is one vital interest, and
70 oniy-that Of securing it's road to iodia,
hich depends on Egypt and the Suez
nal. The thing to be desired is concord |
pong. the three great powers, and il, - |
do hope, there is mutual trust ground
on honesty of intention on the part of
Oh, none claiming more than in the nature
things belongs to him, we may confident
expect that the difficulties of the bust. {
ss can not prove insuperable. 1t
,ms to me the advice of Prince
smarck, q magnAnimous, noble and {
ep.seeing man, who has no national {
rs or interest in the matter, might be
y valuable; nay, were he appointed I
bitter where difficult dissidences arose. / q
at but benefit would be likely to result? t
on this portion of the subject am c
called to write. The only clear advice e
ave to give is, as l have stated, that the il
'peaks,bie Turk should be Immediately a
lex out of the question, end the country e
to homes. European guidance, delaying
ich can be profitable or agreeable only a
gamblers on the Stock ExehaBge, but l. Il
'ressiDg and Improbable to all other Il
4. remain always. dear HoYard, o
re- truly, n
Howard, Esq. T, CARLYLE. l,
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