The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-01-04
Tho crisis vi ConstnnlInople.

Inc tFiStS VI COnktnlliIncple'
This, according to yesterday telegraph.
&c reports, WILDE day Of decision in the
history OF Turkey. Tic Sultan, through
his representative, is expected to-day to
inform the Conference whethar lie will
comply with the demands Of that body.
II he refuses, as seems probable, war Il
inevitable. And in the conflict it IL
almost certain that Turkey will be left
TO contend alone with Russia and with
the rcbCllious provinces. 1t Is too soon
to speak confidently rs 10 the Issue Of
the struggle, il il comes. But there is a
widespread conviction that in some man.
ner it will be the beginning OF the end,
II not the complete termination Of the
Turkish power IN Europe.
II is now nearly four centuries and
quarter since Constantinople fell into the
hands Of the Ottomans. On the Goth Of
May, 1853, that city, which had been the
eastern UaPisaI Oh the Noman Empire
for thousand years, was taken by as-
SAult; and the MohammedNn cOnqueror
rode TO the church Of st. Sophia, and NJ.
ter mounting the high altar, after the Mos.
lti' ''S'''o" ie'uFneu 'H"nNS 70 "ou LOT
tne success" Which hau crowned hS arms
T. Al. 4 IL
h"' 'or inc past TWO huhuFe" "n" MY
years 'he government "hlch was mus e.
"o'''neu on Inc european sue OIL 'Ae
bosPhorns mas been thought to be IN
uecllhlng condition. Inc lamlliar tue Of
me SICK man IL nj least that OLD In
luz Sir Thomas Zoe the British Amba''
Sador' wrote concerning turkey vt has
become, ike an ola Dody' or"zea through
many vice., when remain when the youth
ana strength are decayed" During this
long period The condition oil THIS nalion'
al Invalid mas been " subject oil constant
annoyance ana anxiety 10 all Europe, and
mss Oeen ehranIc cause oil Ws:'
bHl II Is no longer proper 10 speak Oh
4uF"ey as the SICK man. Ia reality
ne mas long ago DIED Asaomo cae hes
wei sad, the trouble IS That being long
since dead, like the dead King who in
the old readers, used 70 brighten and yet
iasciha1e u.s. he Is painted and bolstered
upDy his coWardIy attendants to deceive
the people, and defer Tor awhile the haE.
aruous question oil "A successor" But
lhiS IL game which can be successfully
played only Tor season. Decay goes on
until burial becomes necessity. 1t Is
perfectly plain from recent occurrences
that the whole turkish empire Is rotten.
hhelher viewed IN It's material, pOliti'
CAL or moral aspects, 1t Is without any
true lie, Inc whole public Is calling
ior SPECIFY BURIAL
but' Just mere, however, arise difficult
'teH OF Inc most SERIOUS character. What
snail Do done with the territory. lifts
present rulers arc driven back to Asia,
HhS' division snail he made Of this lnher-
ltahce wh'ch ihcy leave behind them
Even II Tue matter we:e wholly commit
leu 10 Tue NFeat towers, lhcy would not
o0 ''Ne'y 70 agree nsuch subject Con.
''anunopie "" prize which any Europ-
can nation might well covet' But the
matter Is not wholly LETT to them. The
people VINO now constitute the Turkish
EMPIRE mnS' III some manner be heard
!" regard to its late ot them there are
from 'h'rty-hTe to iorty miliIona, olwhom
from sixteen TO eighteen millions rcaidcin
Europe and the remainder in Asia and
Africa. More than hall OF the popnla'
hono! the empire ut large IA MohamedaA,
anu van no doubt hight 30 ions rs there
Is "shadow OF lie, IN order TO save their
mold upon European territory, No mat
Ter II lhey are poorly prepared to COM
Pew wan '"e '''''"f! 'o'c'S vi H'oIo
highly civilized nations They are not
without some preparation In any case
II VIII DO n aSrlous business &c drive
them BACK 10 the shores oil ASIA And
even IL this is dene other troubles will
then be hKely 10 commence. The .Atri-
can anil Av;o,;c no 3D., II .I,o Tu.I,;oL 49,,
Mira prob,hIv wonH tbor ,Iso on 70
nipces and tha Turks in ,heir paw roIo.