The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-08-16
A CRUEL CONQUEST.
Why the Circassians Hate
the Russians so Saw
agely.
London Quarterly tor July.

tain range OF the Caucasus long renamed
unsubdued. Its warlke and chivalrous
native tribes OF highlsnders chiefly Ma
hometans, owed allegiance to turkey,
bat they enjoyed n virtual independence
in their own coasts and valleys. Inc
Russian princes had obtained from al
early p.rrnt bo.h sides OF the Zimmerman
Bospho~u- which commands the en-
t~.r'ce :, the Sea of Azof "a country
which has recently been visited by zap
tam Teller, and l. exceedingly well &c
scribed1n his highly interesting volnmesl.
But il was not till 1890 that Russian
army crossed the kuban, river winch
was asd long remained the true frontier
of the empire Anapa Was still "a TURK
ism port, snd remained so i'll 1t was
wre.tad from the Ottoman FIN
pre- bv the treaty OF l529. ADaps IN
tne north aad Poti Ia the South were
the two eXtremItIes OF the coast, winch
Russia proceeded 10 claim. She never had
the slightest territorial right to the coun-
try at these Clrcsssi N mountaineersi and
We venture TO SAY that never WAS war
carried on Tor long series OF years Win
more uarelenting terocity or with less
allowable object. We cannot understand
on what principle sympathy has been
Iou1iy expressed Tor the Montenegrlns,
subjects OF the Porte. TO whom liberal
terms or peace were offered, when II Is
withheld from race equally wsrilke and
independent. who have been Drutally
crushed ana sacrificed by Russian IN
vasion. The Clrcassians, like the Mon
tele,rlns, are what the Laureate calls
s,a4ste. frugal, SAVAGE" both races are
equally ready to fight for their freedom
aud their faith; though their latin Is not
tie same; both are alike barbarouS ana
brave; but with this difference, that the
M,ptenegrius lie IN the heart OF the
turkish dominiOns, and the Clrcasslans
las, till lately, entirely outside OF the
Russian Empire. Colonel Baker quotes
despatch from Colonel Dickson To
Earl Russell, dated Souku n-hale, March
l., 1864. which shows in what spirit TINS
ferocious contest was carried on. The IN
cd mt related occurred after the conciu-
SION of what was called peace.
Il feel II painful duty, writes the
Consul, ito report deed that has come
I my knowledge, which has so eXaSper-
n ed the Circassiaus as TO excite them TO
further resistance, however deperatc
their case NAV be. a Russian detacn-
ment mad captured the village OF Lon
DeS, on the So0Osshl river ihhaI't'" .!
about one hundred AOadZeKh, ana after
ev had surrendered themselves prison
e-s thy were all massacred by the Rus
sian troops Among the victims were
.IH va Dad StNf #
nancy %nd five children. Inc depart
me I m question belongs toCouLL EVdo-
kimCti's army. ana Is said 10 nave al
vanced from the fshldo Naley' As TIC
RussIau troops galh ground on the COASTS
the natives are not allowed TO remain
,nere ON any terms, but are compelled
either !" tr%'s'rr themselves 10 t'e
pislns o! the houoaii' or EN- iS-aLe 10 'r-
Key. Inls was DdL one o. many s"'h
acts.
Gan any one % as'oh'9"'d II 'ulS Po"-
cy o.. massacre anu eAVer'''LS ''. 49, Sy9'
lomsLlcuiy carried on oy Ihe hAssiahs
against tee |lTc'ss'ahH' mas S'AuGreo
tn hcrcest sentiments VI u"'red ahu re-
Ve1Se IN the hea!I' "I Grave III uepe"-
don't and prosecuted race! Ana al whAt
price 20 Russia was TINS aOomE aole
warfare carried on
ten Monteith computes that the pop
uls,ion of the Caucasus and Georgia
and the Mahomctan population a. lar ms
the banks of the Arras did not exceed
three millions. The number OF recruits
annually iuraisned to the army OF the
Caucasus from 1900 to 1880 was returned
NJ 1000, up - that time, therefore, Co.,
600 men had been sarcrlhced by Russia
T. her unprOductlve conquests. After
1880 the invasion OF the northern tribes
OF the Caucasus was more vigorously
carried on, and much greateO number
OF men had been called for; indeed,
SAWS MOnteith, II think it may be safe Y
stated that up to the present time u mil
I,u apda half Of men in the prime of
o.. h.va DnrIsned there either br sick
,..s, or the sword" This was written IN
l-I6; bu. the war lated sever years
,nger. Tor it was not till 1863 that the
Grand Dakc Michael could anuour ce the
surrender of Schamyl and the terminus
IL, of the contest a circumstance
which renders the sacrifice of Russian
soldiers still more abominable is that
One-.uIrd O; the recruits 10 the army are
married men, torn from their wives and
families. aud the necessity of providlr.
for their widows and orphans imposes u
heavy cnArs on the state. Then followed
IN" horrible cXlcrmina;lOn OF the
Circ4ssiquS AMI Their families
from their native mountains. y
rr,g,e WAS offered then in Turkey.
a7drveD in European Turkey. where
ta,v have moved very inconvenieut
SO tiers. Those who accepted lands In
Southern Russia are still more miserable.
BIT does not all this crime and misery
he,L Ii. door OF that power which, in
the pursuit otis own ends. determined to
crush and suhiugate. at any cost. some OF
the brave,t and most independent noun.
tain tribes IN the known world? War
CARRIED on rs j. Was carried in the
Caucasus may be field tor personal