The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-12-07
, rURKs AND CHRISTIANS. 7 q

II OF the Turkish race over all the other
g nations in the world, even the; other
!, q uasulnans, Is So Axed II the minds
) Of the Turks, however civiiixei, that
=. rather than share their power with
the Christians or recognize them as|
! equals. This senseless arrogance isl
truly tncomprehensible. have myself
hod mn opportunity ,Off 0beefvinRttl
closely in one of my intimate frieAde,s p
young Turk who passed fifteen y{s
I'm Europe, and who returned lth9n&e|
with very liberal ideas. This y6sSg]
Bey9 had many good qualities, and
{, 49, fnsptrssd ~ by an ardent lotism.
Ha WAst always dreaming II great pro-
I view " the high positions Of his father
:, and uncle In the goverDnent. he hoped
\ tolbe able some day TO attain THE reali-
iEatAon OF his dreams. But; one day it
happened that 1 WAS ut his Summer
residence on the ;BosptIort,s,' land we
were talking about his favOrite subject,
that of the reforms that ought to be
introduced In Turkey. just then an
Armenian, whom Isuhsequsptly found
to be the family banker, entered the
room, and after bowling and scfaping
. half = score of times, and prostrating
himself repeatedly on the foorI weat'
half seated himself on q footsasoi, with
+, both hands crossed over his stomach,
and his eyes fixed on the carpet. This
y - kind Of self humiliation, and. degr.,-
dalton Of y man who, seemed to be in
very good position revoited me. 1
said SO to, my friend, in French, be-
leving that the Armenian would
not understand that language. ssStay,
; stay, answered the hey, "don't carry
your theories of equality too fur for,
I speaking frankly, and with tire best
man as my equal without covering
myself with ridicule ~ ssIwas sttlpified
by this reply, and could scarcely be-
MeVe my ears, it was In such utter
contrast with all the opinions and
ideas to which this young. Turk had
given expression ever since I hsd known
him. Finally, I said to myself that
You may, train an ape as carefully as
. you will, II will suffice to throw it
+, bit Of sugar in order to make 1t reveal
that 1t is still nothing more than an
ape. With the Turk It is same !; polish
him tas much ~ you please, the Turk
= will still show through the veneer, and
for nothing on earth will he, sacrifice
the arrogance which. is at the base Of
his character sfdzl,-sa 5!1t,~ 80, @T 81
= When left the house OF my rotor III n! :
ing Bey, the Armenian came after me,
and said to me In French ssSir, j
understand all that passed.. Bsss why
&. does my demeanor surprise you? Don't
you know that for more than four cen.
turtles we have been the slaves OF
the Turks, and how much issa people
changed by 50 long periou of bond
age? said slavery, FOR the brutal
- tyranny OF the Turkish yoke is ndtti-
ing else. HIRE, In the capital, in the
. midst Of the" European element, and
under the vigilance OF the Ambassa-
+, dors of the great Lowers, we are toler-
ably we'll tIff, and we are content to
a bow and scrape In order to be tolerated
,; by our tyrants. But 60 into the rural
districts, and see the condition to which
my fellow countrytnen there are reduc-d
Ell. In spite OF the most degra6inelI
humiliations and the most intolerable
sufferings, they cannot attain security
for the honor Of their wives and daugfi. |
tiers, and in spite OF the titles they pos
sess to their property, they are con-
tinunliy exposed to he robbed Of the
wealth they have acquired by the
sweat Of their brow. Our humility dis !
gusts YOU" continued the Armenian,
ssbut how much more does it make
us suffer! How long is 1t since we were
first allowed to dress like other citi-
81 Gems :? ana was not one Ot our prln-
cipai merchants decsapitated, scarcely
thirty years since, for having crossed
the Busphorus i'll u boat with two
pairs of oars And was not another OIL
our chief men put to death for having
worn furred pelise similar to thai
worn by the Turks? But without go
ing SO far back, how many murders |
have been committed by the Kurtis in |
Armenia within the last few months, !
and not one of the assassins has ever |
been called to account: In the mean
time we do not revolt; in spite Of this |
atrocious treatment we remain resi- gned |
and submissive, waiting till Providencel
shall come to our relief" - 8 ~
., This mans language affected me deep
~, and shall not soon forget the grief
depicted on his face land the tears that
fell from his eyes when he spoke. ii
must repeat what l have more than
once said to you: The Eastern ques.
ton is no longer one Of politics, and as
long as Europe will not confront Il h
from this point Of view, twill nevetk
be permanently settled. -Scotsnsu,,. ks3
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