The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-10-01

Of his property, and outrage his family
ties. Few insurrections can limit them
selves TO their original object. A Turkish
| iDsurgent at all events knows that he can
expect no mercy from the administrations
which be has defed hence from being only
| malc"ntent he is forced to become revo.
lntIonlst, perhaps without knowing 1t.
Further traditional history, perhaps bis
own experience, warns him To place no re-
lance on promises from STEAMBOAT. Hence
the leaders of this insurrection, when
questioned in the beginning of this year
as to their wants, demanded u thorough
reorganization of the dministration of the
provinces on new basic, and that the new
system should be placed under the
guarantee of the Powers. Already indeed,
and to still greater extent later on, these
demands became exaggerated In some
respects, owing to the intermeddliDg of
Servian int:iguers and of Pauslavist enthu-
siasts and other evolutionary sgente.
Whether it wonld be better, in the Sb
stract, for Bosnia to be united to Servia,
and that the ServIan territory should be
still farther augmented, may be open to
discussion. But it is not, just now, prec
teal question, nor is it directly connected
with the grievance out OF which the insur-
rection arose, or with the demands spon-
taneously formulated by tho insurgents.
Both grievances and demands were almost
exclu.ively concerned with the administra
ton of the provinces in respect TO the ma
cerial interests of their population, AID had
really nothing to do with their political in
situations. Whether in a republic or under
despotism, the inhabitants of q country
may reasonably expect TO be free from the
arbitrary extortion of tax CATERERS, from
personal injury aud outrage, from the
plunder of their property.
As We began, 30 We will conclude, by
say Ing that it was wrongs of this kind that
drove the rsyahs of Bosnia into revolt, and
not any political schemes. The best proof
of this ia the fact that whole districts were |
ley of the Verbas, from Gradska by Ban
jsluka, and round to Bosnia Seraj, there
was scarcely any disturbance. That is |
perhaps the most fruitful and best-or |
rather least badly-tilled portion of the
province. The people may have been bet
ter able to bear their burdens; the col
lectors may have been less cruel than
lsewhere. Whatever may have been the
reason, few insurgents came from there.
But the wretched condition Of that very
district itself is proof positive, that the
pressing question in Bcsnis ie one of ad-
ministratlon and material interests. 1t
would be q paradise if there were mere Sc
curity for man and his works Doubtless
this cannot be effected without accomplish
ing profound change in that relative pos
ition of the M1sulman and Christian PEG.
ples, to which 80 much of the present
is owing. Of ono thing We
may be certain. The rayahs in those
provinces are most miserable people,
very low position indeed in
quackery which ia needed in their cage,
They want security, the protection OF
even handed justice. This will place them
on the arst step of social improvement. If
this be not done, it ia idle to talk of set
thing, even for time, the Eastern question.