New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-10

Principally, to join the HoneSovnlan revolt.
Roumania may almost he said to be governed
from Berlin. Bismarck, by one of his happiest
strokes of statecraft. managed IN lSoo 10 nave
a young Prussian cavalry lieutenant, CLOSELY
allied TO the Emperor Williams family. elected
to the vacant throne. He thus fianked AuStTla'
and placed a barrier In the way OF Russian
designs upon Turkey. Prince Charles OF Ho-
henzollern LAID aside his pickelhoabe and
assumed the crown and title Of HospOdar OF
Roumania. He could not, however, put Oft his
Prussian ideas with lis Prussian uniform. The
sleepy population along the Danube were
startled at the advent of all the modern I'M
movements. Educate and drill " was
the chief maxim of government when
the royal ct-bagger had acquired in
his German training, and he proceeded to
instruct his subjects in the use OF the
school-book and the ncedle-glin ut the same
time. lilo organized an effective army OF
10000 men and militia OF 9O,0oO; he
opened macadamized roads, chartered banks,
established schools put postal and telegraph
system in tolerible order, and permitted
Strousberg to construct some hundreds
of miles of railway for him. In a
word ne migrated upon fabric OF
society that had put forth no buds OF pro
grcss since the decay of the Roman power all
the concomitan;s of advanced European civil
izatIon. This he accomplished in the face OF
the jealousy of the native mobiles and the
superstition and hostility of the mass of the
people. However, he had, in sense, the
civilized world Mt his back, and his we'll
drilled infantry with their nccdle-guns and
Klupp artillery stood by him faithfully.
Roumania, when constructed out of the prin-
cipalites of sloldavia and Wallacha after the
Crimean war. was made virtually independent
ON condition of paying to the Sultan sum OF
about 100000 annually ms tribute. Her re-
latlons with the Porte were not very clearly
defined, and SD late rs 1870 sharp dispute
occurred about her night to conclude CONNER
cial treaties with other powers. In all matters
except dealing with other nations the country
has, however, enjoyed the full right of self
government. The people are for the most
part Greek Christians in religion and speak
language that resembles ancient Latin more
closely than does any other living tongue.
Outside of the large towns the standard oil
intelligence and culture Is very low,
rs is shown Ivy the fact thai the jewish resi-
dents are still the occasional victims OF
assault by fanatical mobs of Christians. Ac-
cor,ling to report the Roumanian Government
has lat upon prctcxt for throwing of the
last form of allegiance to Turkey 80 ingenious
that it would have done honor to the subtle
Greek diplomacy of the old Eastern Empire.
Roumania says to the Porte, eve agreed to
"pay tribute in return for the obligation you
assumed TO defend us against foreign inya-
4" sion. You have shown yourself incompetent
ito suppress a small local instruction, and
we can no longer depend upon your protec-
"hon therefore We will pay you no more
"tributc." If the Sultan il not satisfied with
this logic he can try conclusions with Prince
Charles's necdlc-guns and this he il in no
condition to attempt.