New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-26

hear of their Government only through the tax
gatherers. The Government is unable, AMID IT'S
great cares Of sef-preservation in the present
storm TO give thought to interference between
Mosem and Christian feow-subjects in their peuyVl
ouarrels Even with the constant attention Oh gov
ernnent and full intention to remedy evils IL would
be long long time before these outrages couiu pe
expected to end because OF the natural bas OF INC
officials toward Moslems rather than Christians.
An intelligent and educated Armenian said TO me
Yesterday, eff the Russians were to enter Armenia
by Erzroom all these Outrages would cease. Let
these Turkish robbers think they free to do what
they ike and they will kill and rob on every SIDE
But let them see a strong hand coming, with justice,
toward them and they will instantly become the
most peaceable of men," And then my friend added
"The Russians would stop outrages by the TURKS
but we don't want the RussiansW 1t Is quite com
mon to suppose that Russian conquest would dc a
desirable thing for the people of Turkey. Perhaps
il would But the Christians of Turkey themselves,
almost without exception, would regard the acquls-
ton by Russia of control over their liberties as q
terrible calamity. Even in Servia 1t Is said thaC
when Russia is now mentioned the common serVlah
makes the sign of the cross as an exorcsm' I'D inc
other rarts of Turkey the Christians have already,
in theory and paper, every liberty "nich
mans heart could desire. The working OF their
minus seems 10 NC hushid NVuN
prive rs of all semblance of self-gOveTnment lm-
kew NAV sometime be forced to execute the paper
charter. The latter chance is preferable" Inc
Servian proyerb says, Under Turkey sometime
under Russia never"
II has been currently reported lately that the MIS-
sionaries of the American Board in Turkey nave
been petitoning Germany and England to help Keep
Russia out of Turkey. have the best OF opportuhi-
ties of knowing that this is not the case ana tnV
the suggestion that they not in sympathy Win
the aspirations of the Christians here or would nave
them kept in bondage in order to preach to them
freely is simply prepostcrous They claim that Their
object is to benefit the pcOple-no to build up sect
TO their own advantage. The people of the country
know them to be constantly engaged in exposing
Turkish oppression, and toinvOking European puOlc
opinion most successfully against wrongs OF the
Christians in this land but they also know that the
missionaries always preach patience and submission
to the powers that be. Hence the Turkish Govern
ment Also while it breads the mercess exposures OF
bad administration and illegal oppression which tho
missionaries are constantly making, knows well that
the missionaries do not seek its overthrow or med
die in politics in any way whatever.
The Bulgarian Relief Committee of this city u
hard at work. As private relieving agencies have
come in TO help-the City of Manchester, Lady
Strangford, and Mr.. Mackenzie-the principle OF mu-
tual consultation and division of territory has been
adopted SO as to reach the greatest number with
promptness and efficiency as well as economy.