The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-08

birds have just fitted, uninvted but welcome, through
the open window Of my room, and are hoding an AMI
mated conversation the top of the door, tho swal
lows arc wheeling round the minarets and skmming
along the river With shr screams not breath Of air
strs the OF the tho flags OF tho Consul
atcs, ana sound is DO heard that is not IN har-
mony with the
PICTURE rRAcg.
II Is picture OF peace and contentmont, but nlasl
delusivc Up yonder on the heights nre campcd
thousands OF armed eager for war tho ground is
scanned and scored in every direction with carthworks
and battcrcs the very silence and calnncss OF tho
river Is dcusion, for II has completely cleared
OF its vessels and boats in order that they may
tract the encmy's IRE. Above and around us great
guns are ready, trained and aid whose lre commands
tho whole ghborhood for miles. including, am glad
TO say, old acquaintance, the hostile battery the
other side But 1t Is not roassurng 10 know that
particular Turkish redoubt 1--WE II plainly
from the hotel windows) commands tho town OF Rust
chuk that our guns, SO to speak, turned against
ourselves. Such is the case, however. and wo are
iorciby reminded when look IN that direction
We are in Bulgaria and that tho army which occupies
tho heights around Is not OF the country or tho
race that nhabits 1t. That battery is a testimony,
silent yet Of the natural antpathy which must exist
between tho conqucring Moslem and tho conquered
SIav.
THE SHADOW OF THE SWORD.
II is ono OF tho most striking things in Turkey this
presence Of alien and wariiko among subju-
gated population, aud am bound to add that J. one
prefer the character of the vctors to that the van
quisncd. Let any glance chronological map OF
the country; lie will DO astonishcd how small
the scattered dots, winch represent tho pure
Turkish population, occupy compared to the great
masses OF territory inhabited by tho native races
Bosnia Albania, Bulgaria, Thessay. all these tho
seats Of tribes and distinct from that which
governs them. ConstantinopIo, tho capital, is
potan, with a Christian population lar outnumbcring
the Mussumnn. To enter into tue political relation
ship existing between the rulers and tho ruled this
complex Empire would be TO u twicc-told tale;
sword is 10 have It's trrn In tho attempt sove
the problem. ''Holy Russia" has entered upon
another crusade to "ameorate" tho condition o, the
Christian subjects OF the Porte. and tho eagles arc
yelled IN black on the gates OF the Russian Embassy
ip Pera
~, u@ PERHAPS So
Perhaps when the covering is removed there may DO
another quartcring upon tho imperial shied-another
fair province may be torn from the Ottoman Empiro
aud added to the ovcrgrown Colossus OF the North as
,malerial guaranteev IL is not sufficient Tor the
champion OF the slavs, the head OF the orthodox
Church, to know that everywhere throughout tho
country which he about to invade there the
most pctoc rchyious tocratlon mat the creek, The
slav, the jew can with mpuny set mp their places
OF worship in the land and enjoy without e: him
ORANGE the rites and traditions OF their ancestry Tho
shadow OF the minaret falls athwart the roof OF tho
Christian church. the muczzin calls tho faithful to
prayer with tho sound OF mass bell IN his ears But
something more Is wanted, although precisely what
that something Is no one seems TO know, and Russia
has arrogaed to herself tho right OF bringing that
something about
Prous PROCLAMATION.
Some days ago tho walls or Rustchuk wcro piacardod
with proclamation, printed in parallel columns in
tho Turkish and Bulgarian languages, and OF which
tho following Is translation -
OFFICIAL sorIcE,To rnE POPULATION or THE DASuBIAx
nes PROVINCE.
It's known TO you that war with Russia.
Let ny MI Try TO defend tho EMPIRE our common
cvuntry, ana gunrd her sacred rights Our enemy,
undcr the iuiuencc oil his evil Intentions tr!od
py intrigue 70 produce quar- among the nations who
arc the sons VI Que and the country, and having
undertaken TO amcliorao present condition OF the
Christian subjects OF the imperial government has