Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-08-15
nI0r THIN OFT.

The new which comes from the seat
ot war in Europe is Of a nature to make
strong men shuddsr and weak women
weep. II Is appalling to civilized man.
To fight and kill is bad enough. and to
fight and kill in the name Of the Re-
dssmsr is worse. When the Car took
up arms with the ~blasphemous dsclara-
ton that no would battle for Christ, he
insslted the Savior in whose cause he
pretended to wage war. That Savior
laid down his life without a murmsr,
and he commanded his followers to do
likewise. fthe Christians Of Bulgaria
we're oppressed. they had the choice Of
one Of two things. according to the
teachings Of their God. They could
leave the country, or they could remain
and suffer death. like their great Master
before them. They preferred to re-
main. That Was their busiusss and not
that OF the Car OF Russia. He has
sAcridced countless thousands Of lives
to crafty hi. ambition. and all under
the sacred naus Of religion. The peo-
pie Of the civilized world look upon the
Sultan Of Turkey with . feeling akin to
horror. Thoy look upon Alexander.
the Car Of Russia. with a horror made
more intense By supreme contempt.
For this man has engaged In what he
calls q religious war. and in the progress
Of this war whenever a village or town
10 taken he gives up the men and women
10 the brutal creatures whom be calls his
soldiers. The men are mutiiaied first.
and killed afterwards: the women are
outraged and slaughtered. Little babes
are torn from their mothers breasts and
dashed into eternity. And all this In
the proissssd service Of the Goldman.
who said. Thou shalt not kill: thou
shalt not eomnit adultery" What eI-
ouss can be found for this insult to the
civilization Of the nineteenth century,
Can IL be said that the Car Is not to
blsms1 IL 10. his so-ealled army is no
army at all. Soldiers are supposed to
be models Of discipline. aud 10 he can
not control his men in the Held. the
sooner he aLdicates his throne tho better
will II be for the Russian Empire and
for the world at large.
Bot va all know that be can control
them, and that the atrocities perpeiratsd
all along the line OF march OF his army
are taciily sanctioned by him. There
fore. ~ tbs head Of great nation. he
must lie held responsible for these terri.
BILE csn OF slaughter. On the other
hand. the Turks arv just as bal. IL not
worse. They take a village and proceed
to kill innocent men. women aud child.
ren. There is no difference in this re-
spect between the two nations. They
are both bots upon the civilization Of
the age. II there was any prospect Of
their wiping out each other without sac
rihcing thousands Of lives Of innocent
persons, the world could afford to look
ON complaeentiy and rejoice a, their an
utilization. But unfortunately there ia
no such prospect in view. For one sol.
dier who bites the dust. ieh Innocent
men. women. or children are killed.
This Is the most barbarous war on record
since the dark ages.
The time has come when Europe, IL
she has any r.garl for humanity. must
step in and put an end to this wholesale
.lsughtsr. Diplomatic notes will not do
on an occasion Of this Kind. Musksis
and cannon only are appreciated by
these brutes. II 1t is possible TO wipe
both nations cut. and apportion their
territory among the civilized powers. ii
would be blessing to the world to see
such q consummaiion. Neither Of them
are ft to exist in this enlightened age.
They are an eye-sors. a heartburn. to
civilization. Let them lie blotted out
frOm the map of Europe. Until they
are blotiei out We shall continue to hear
OF murders and outrsges committed in
the name OF Christ and MohMmmsL.