The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-02

pressed, half expressed war, N . friendly
family way. And now that an opportunity
presents itself, the Thessalians ana
Urstans have ther ,v,, ,,1gor ire 0" Moth e
inn Ii more popular than the proposed war On
Turkey. Half dozen extras are issued dally
III Athens giving ~ account 81 the progress
n tbs contest o. t hnI,e g" m,tb III" Ga
ssxultation. But the Greek government holds
tulnk. Though all the while there Ia continued
preparation for war. Troops are nuss,ed
and drilled, and arms are purchased ana dis
are fair specimens,
THE CHEER SOLDIERS
should be able to give o good account Of them
selves In the struggle for which they are pre-
pairing. ....
maut. with lis limited resources. fully npprs-
niatna the magnitude Of the step which com
rnjta If 10 d conflict with Turkey. II the
Etrgrpris could fs confined to spots Of Greek
selertiUn. Che atiir might bs managed well
ty se,iile other power, would immediately ex-
ffnUniAh Greek eOnlnerce, and Turkish troops
w,iid again occupy the aeropolis. No one
Gun predict, With any confidence, what will
tn the upshot of the matter. One thing is
clear, there never can be u permanent peace
from any settlement of the present war,
which leaves Thessaly and Crete under the
CRESCENT Yet ii IN hard to SEQ Oh what
countries from tbs Ottoman. other than the
unwilingness of their Christian inhabitants,
any longer to submit tO MahDtnuedan rule.
III this DO admitted 90 n controlling fnotivs.
there can be no reason advanced why other
islands III ths Egean should not also DO added
To Greece. There are some fifty islands In
ths Archipelago. OF these, twebty-tbree ore
under tile sultan. twenty-four under the
dominion Of Greece.
CANDIDA,
ono Of the most Important Of the Turkish
Islands, will certainly bubble over ~ revolt
tjon, before n great while. This will entangle
Greece IL will then DO for the Great Powers
III make new boundaries and include, Ms they
should, oil the islands Of the Egean and
Ihessly, Albaniat Macedonia and Thraee
under ahe rule vi King George.
Now, are tho Greeks equal 10 their part OF
embracing and entering on this grand destiny
The characteristics 81 the modern Greeks are
said 10 be the same ~ those OF the anoieDt, by
flose competent 10 Judge from q long residence
In the country. Brave, liberty.loyiug, intensely
vain, not over honest, quick aud successful 10
business affairs. highly intellectual, jsaons of vi
superiority, aud intense haters OF ell manual
work.
Eat the present day." says Prof. Mahafry, ''tbe
Greek men are much more particular about their
Appearance and more vain ~ IL than the women.
The most striking beRnty among them y thai OF
young men; sud, ~ 70 tbe care 81 hgure, No
who wear stays fashion unknown among
Greek women. You may see any day at Athens
dandy 20 pinched Ia the waist ~ to remind one
1s
sTHE wAHps or AHtsTopHANEs.'"
In sncb state Of affairs, what is 10 become OF
the "Maid Of Atbenp2' And where IL there any
encouragement In making inquiry for her, II,
when found she never stays2
No fur as my own observation Ia good ~ the
basis Of an opinion, should aAg there L. q great
outcome In The Greek Of today and that with
Anything like a showing hs will establish power
Ia the Egean worthy Of his ancestors, and Dhu.
Cftlsl III I'll The future complications Of the Orient.
You're. truly, j. Ii, N,