The Hickman courier., 1877-06-01
RUSSIA'S RULE OR RUIN
POLICY.
Fie'cS Of Me English 4dnjrat Fho CONF
"'aH0s the Turkish Nary.

SO at last the farce is played out
diplomacy retires on It's laurels, and
Russia, fOrsooth, is to have the task OF
teaching the Turks how to rule their
peoples. Cleyerly has Europe been hood
winked, cleverly has herpersistent enemy
played her game Now We shall see
what an oppressed nation of $4,000, 900
can do against powerful (if somewhat
/ divided) nation of $4,000, 900. when it
has to do battle for its very existence ;
now we shall see Poles, Circassians, Geor-
gians, and the brave Hungarians setting
aside all questions OF religious differences
and rallying round the Turk, thinking
only OF revenge for past injuries infii~.c,l
49,. snIs W1t'ru-oe instructor IN
the art Of governing; and we shall pro-
badly see enough blood flow 10 satisfy
even the most rabid humanitarian. Let
us have no more rawlings about fanaticism
and Turkish misrule. The war now 50
imminent (if not actually declared while
write) will be a war waged on one side
for aggression and spoilation, based on
Catherine dream and Peter the Greats
will; on the other, by nation which is
not actuated by fanatical reasons, but
which will fight-aye, and fight hard
for the hearths and hsmes of its people
and its honor as nation. 1t is a grand
sight to see an army and navy such az
the Turkish, without pay for months
aye, you might say for years-sacrIhclng
all for their country; no tobacco, often
short ratious, but happy as children and
brave aslions. However, thank goodness,
they are well armed and clothed and
ready for anything in the way of hard
work. Sir, l have been accused of espous-
ing the cause of the Turks with too great
warmth. No man has more openly con
demned or more deeply regretted the
sad events In bulgaria. No one has cen
sured the bad system of government ex-
isting heretofore more than myself But
| lind in history many parallel cases
during civil wars, and, as l know that
there is so much real good in the Turks,
| have always urged that they should
have a chance given to them, in which
case l foresee happy times and n great
future for this country. The lessons they
have received have not been thrown
away; but phrophecy fearful results if
this war (supposing it to have been de-
clared while / write) is allowed to 20 on.
The Turks ask, with reason, 80 What does
Russia want? Is it guarantees of re-
form ," Can we, they say, begin
a strict regime of government by accept
ing at the outset humiliation in the eyes
of those we are to govern The only
guarantee we can offer Is immediate
action, aud fhis we cannot put into prac-
tice till we are free not Only from war,
but from intrigue. / tear that no
guarantee wsHld satisfy Russia. Let
Europe guess what she wants and look
to her own interests while she (Europe)
stands gravely by and sees brave nation
dismembered. But we have not come to
that yet. Turkey will prove a hard,
very hard nut to crack. One hears IRE
ports are always magnifed) of the dis
turbances here and there even now in
the provinces. How can you expect
anything else while every subject of
Turkey has to give almost mis- last farth-
ing in support of the army and navy2
Your obedient servant,
HOBART PAsHA.
Silistra, Danube, April 2G.
Letter 10 the L0H3oa TsH3cs