, 1877-05-05

his partner, PlQrESAnD tnow tload), WaS TO
blame for past abuses. This In because there
will be good many thousand dollars moro
in architecta' foes, II tho work evor goes on.
CoonnANk's demand Ia pieco Of unmitigatod
impcrtiucnco. Hc WAS tho lcad Of tLe
ar,m, and probably in every why cog
infant OF, II not nctually suggesting, tho
course TINT was pursued. Public Justice md
public welfare demand that tho whole set be
kicked out without ceremony, md they
ought 10 DO thankful II they got on 50 easily.
THE RELIGIOUS CHARACTER OF THE
WAR.
The London 79m<s, commenting upon the
opening of hostilitios, says: "0nce moro
We behold the strange phenomenon Of re-
ligious war, which is likely to bo AS fanatical
and relontle8s as any recorded in history. It
will also have tho characteristic that tho
Mahometan stands moro on level with bis
adversary than las ever been known In later
nges.". The statement Of tho 7'in,es is
worthy Of somo consideration, The moro
especially as nearly every ono has come to
look at this war as political one. II is, on
tho other hand, tho only wnr that may 10
called religious since tho last Russian war in
Turkey. That war commenced ns religious
ono, but its character was changed when
Turkeys allips entered upon tho scene.
Russia commenced tho war for religious rca-
aons; England and Franco fought Russia for
political reasons. In all tho controversies
TINT have characterized tho Russo-Turkiah
complication aince the outbreak Of tho
Herzegovina revolt year ago, tho
religious question has boon uppormoss.
OF course thero has been mixed
with 1t motive Of ambition, but tho doe~
laration Of war disavows 1t. Nowhere Ia tho
manifesto does itappcar; on'the other hand,
Russia clearly and suooiuotly declares tho
object OF the war to 10 the au,elioration Of tho
condition of tho Sclayio Christians. Tho
Conferunco of the Powers at Constantinoplo
hinged upon It. It characterized tho proto-
col. THO u1ti,nathm OF tho Powers 10 thu
Porto mndo no demand Of tie Turks that
they should cede territory or give up political
control. They only asked that tho Christian
subjects Of the Porte should DO proteoted In
their religious rights and moral privileges; j;
that they should not bo robbed, plandered,
oycrta1ed, tortured, murdered, aud troatod
with that infamy and cruelty that character
izcd the Dark Ages It is to oil intents and
purposes struggle Of tlIe fanaticlsm Of the
freak church with tha fonatic,am of tin
brrsan,nan
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county ~ ;n.tonco thor, cou1l not he vrcl,
,~ss n,s,n. ~ .,,e an,.,aS ~ aanasa, ~, ~,
a..". .nd H. ,nutt,.n,,s - a,ss. s.,t,as,. - ~
sa~.,,. I a..an.io. IT, 1,s,,,s 1,a.~a.'ss 49, H.
ohso-i',oo i,7eo /, mi ;1ono,roov r.nrb,i,.
;sm g,,ao,1.,iva n,,,,osonhv ~ o5rca.,or,
,,r. @ ro,io,nru ,1oo,nas rho nr5c.t Snr,,;shas
49, snaw1s1oo ,rha ,aan,o ~ ,,xass 49, ~
tho Government aro avaved bv tl,ts 1,owor.
III force. Tho pnsaIan Fmncror d;1 m,
want IN m 3nto Tia war I1a was vi,tino
IN accent III. smalloat terma of ra1io
i'm. ouarontae.. Int wl,en Tho ports
refuaed tn allow nj anv ontaid.
intor5eranco in lila fnternst nffo;,r
,l,sn tha rol;otors avm,a,b;ax ~ tba nra,
sian r,oonlo with tho;r on,,ress,d h,etbra,
,,,no,io1 tho Gove,nm,nt n ;1oc,aya vor
,rha Turka thems,lyey also. are net,,atel 1y
tha rctIolous Idoa ~ ti,ov have ham, In cvor,
w,r tlev t,avs ,yaooa sjnce thew cntcre1 mn
established tbair tsintfc c.mn ia pnropo
Fyerv. motive md action cantras In ti,t