Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-03-22
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THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH p, 1877
The EUROPEAN PRoBLEM.-While halt the

The EUROPEAN PRoBLEM.-W hlle halt the
world awaits the solution of the Turkish ques-
ton with an Anxiety and eagerness which can.
not be realized by those who, like US, are be-
youd any direct personal interest 40 the matter,
and little likely TO be affected in any important
degree By it, il must needs attract considerable
attention everywhere
Mr. Lawrence Olphsnt, whose residence IN
Turkey, and constant study ct the question,
give him familiarity with its details that au.
thorize him 10 speak as an authority on The
subject, contributes paper to the last number
Of the North American Review. He notes two
salient points iD7a lved in the contest which are
90 little kaowE. as to leave ordinary thought IN
this country TOO ignorant to orm an opinion IN
reference 10 Che matte. At all approximation
correctness.
He says tha. It is scarcely possible Tor Au Or
diparv Chlistian to realize the contempt which
Mghometau feels for him 10 q moral point OF
view, The Mahometan sees that Christians
who have grown rich would rarely ia the opi0-
ion of a Turk, be ready to sacrifice all on re-
ligious ground. Ga the other hand, the Christ
isu does cot realize that the Turk, not having
the facility Of amassing wealth. has seldom
much to lose, aud, even if he had, is still too
much of fanatic 70 cling to it at the expense
of his religion. These fanatics have created for
themselves the singular illusion that the copsls
teucy and piety Of the Turkish Government are
standing reproachcs to the Christian powers.
aud are their real reasona for @iShiog to expel
the Mohametans from Europe He calls at
tention t. The difficulties which attend the in-
ternal ADMINISTRATION Of Turkey, III this way -
"Oue of the fivorle theories Of the Chris.
tan public is that the evils which they seek to
remedy 10 Turkey arise entirely from the cor
ruptior add tyranny OF the Turkish admins.
traticn, and If this could be reformed they as
sumo thai system might be introduced which
would Be- easy ci application. Hence, when
ever an opportunity occurs, Europe kindly
furnishes system, such. tor Instance, as the
Haiti Houmayoum, which was the result ct
the Crimoan war; aud which to those acqua0t-
ed with the country WAS a mauifestly impractl.
cable measure OF reform, 90 matter how perfect
the officials who We're charged to put it luto
operation Night have been; the plan proposed
10 the Aodrassy note the other day was even
more fnf,l, and vhv the British government
did mt refuse to assent to il, on the same
ground tbet il refused to assent to the Berlio
memorandun,, it is difficult 20 conceive. At
the same time no one can deny, who has lived
in Turkey, that the system Of government is
more inefficient and backward than any which
exists in Europe, and that excepting possibly
10 Russia, there is 10 country where the petty
officials ara more onnressiye and corrupt, The
question is whether. given the existing condi-
lions, the most enlightened government and
the purest bureaucracy could deal with them.
which does not euh,ac. the Asatic as we'll as
the Eurcreaa dcniuiors Of the Sultan, would
give rise to j .alo;sl2s 40 c1mplicaioos which
would ia the end lead 10 u:w troubles; but as
t,urore has t;inucht lii to patronize exclusively
the Christians IN Europe, | will confno myself
10 the difficulties attending reform in European
Turkey. We fad here the following races and
religions ID the Slavs, who are 10 religion
Greek, Catholic, n1,! Mhhomefan; (2) the ucl-
lcnes, who ere Greal; with few Catholics (3)
The IIatia tribes in Albania who are Catholic,
together with Aibanians Of The same region
who are Gr3ek. Nahometar, and Catholic; al
the Bulga1s, vho ara Greek, Catholic, aud
Mahome,ap, Is: the Arncnians, who are Gre
sorians and Catholics, the latter subdiyided
into Hssso1iuites AMI Anti Hassouuites: f6) the
KouIzo Walla,Ls, who are of Gvpsy WaIIachjan
origin, AMI ar. Of IL, Greek Church. % the
Osmenlis, who arr Nahonetaps: 81 the Jews;
l0} the rartars, fsjes from the Urimea, Ma
bometaDs; l0l the Circassjans. exiles from
Circ,ssia, Slahomctans. and ~ ordinary GyD.
sizes. These eleven races hate each other on
religious grounds 10 the following directions.
Tue Catholic and Greek S!avs OF Bosnia and
leI]4sosIGc arc III not '2 anu roDslaut antason'
80 dis1to. on3 IoSm;sos ho,; Tho soma LID