The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1877-02-14
MIDHAT PASIIxi.

The great Turkish Prime Minister has
fallen. and is M exile. For the first time
II Turkish history. the diplomaeyof Tur-
key furnished Minister who iapr ssss.i bis
own geniusand ideas. not only npon hisowna
government but upon Europe For the |
first time, the Empire was ipdiidaaized n
a subject. and the Sovereign fell into the.
back ground. Ia Midhat Pashas Cavour
Of Sardinia, Metternich Of Austria. Bis \
mark Of Prussia found Cot only an imisatori
but a rival in boldness ofviews and 10 vigor
or execution. ~
The Turkish Prime Minister was the prc,
resentative of.that reactionary spirit Of the
Moslem faith. which clings TO its opposition
to what civilization calls progress. which
fans its hate to the Christian into hercest'
fury. and relies upon the fanatic zeal Of
sioslem bigotry to rouse resistance 10
Ghrhtian pretensions, and from all part Of
their religious world to raise ain opposition.
that will not Gully breast the tide Of Euro-i
pean progress but carry the crescent to
higher points VI glory. l'a
Ii was through the influence OIL this man,
that the, conferences hays all come TO
nonght, aud the Weslep Embsssiss forced
to withdraw iremlthesp Porte IN sulienanger.
perfectly content 10 leave Turkey 70 the
sendcr ,ne lii of Russia. The Compulsory
resignation of ,lidhat pasha seems u come
l too latess forStbe t,zar1isreported as already
on the smarchs But we caunothslp admir-.
ing the'last biaze II fanatic sfary.r flashing
10 the cause dfa sinking empire, aud. 81 q
false religion. e. II Il II ].
SO sssssftsi 'iliSff7 1ssTs - u as1is
r. In reply to nm often asked question, who
viii bseounted in as President, we can on-
| ly answer. that our sqdestiopers are as wise
rs we are. ne kao,c tbai TiIdcn j. honest
ly elected. but as to the ultimate result Of
1she Commission. we have more Of hope
than Of faith. When 4 solen,ely copstitat;
! ed body undertakes 10 sinoibsr upifrauds
| b. giving IL the force On truth under the
i,forms Of law. I'VE confess ii very grave
lapprehensiois assto ihs result. But Is We
are not given to despair. aud cling 70 hope
Is long as lis light Fingers ahess the ,hsri-
zpn. we.will await thsss farther isseslga-
sious which may possibly ehlightea tse
present dark aspect. l1R' a
-fssrfi1,r- ffe4s se't !.
We promised our readers to give them
this week synopsis Of the bill creating
Courts Of Common Peas. Bnt the bill j.
undergoing notifications and changes thai
would make the synoPis Incorrect. We
therefore postpone il until it is complete.
Il Our syuopses ofthe County Government
bin published last week. contained some
errors, the copy Of the bill we used for the
synopsis being Incorrectly published. On
our FIRST page Of next issue viii be- found
the bill. correctly printed as 10 now stands.
A few changes may be made BY the House.
The Charlotte OJserrer says: After the
appointment Of Supreme Court Judges. ma,
ny entertained the hope that jasiice,wopli
guide their councils srd that The man whom
the people elected would yet occupy The
Presidential chair. but . dark shadow seem.
TO have fallen over those expectations since
the recent determination Of the Commission
not 70 90 behind The returns. Prauds.
gross. pslpaDle and shocking frauds. exist
behind the returns 81 bribed aud ,erjured
. returning board. aud yet, judges Of the
Supreme Court d America decide that the
frauds shall Be let afone and that right shall
give way 70 wrongi The disposition d
that Committee seems to be 10 override al
law and justice and eo,blmdly f5f party.
They are under the most solemn oaihs 70
do equal justice before man. wilIihey Do
~ l. cannot and il bas not been denied
that the darkest offrauds faint al the pro
eeedings Of the returns from Florida and
l.ouisiana. Hold op those certificates !,
The Hayes electors from those statest The,
. are black and reeking with corrantioa and
, crime! Will Hayes accept 20 Office uadsl
. such circumstances? 1.-The does. tho cert.
icstes o. Louisiana and Florida. hike IN,
Scarlet Letter viii glare upon bis person q
characters Of Gre. bring reprosch upon hi
administration and proclaim hi. shame /,
The wOrld'for sli time ioeome. so
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