, 1877-12-24


ra1ned pcaaants v;ho fought at A1exinatz. 4
considerable forctt is already m tha frontJer.
eady to enter Bulgaria. Thc neon,e' nrerrhonts
nd peasants h,yo cota" - ,hs h.,ts;
nat ,ne5 M ast spend moro money hnd more
Hood in mother dght with TurkeY, and tho
fRna1 for the onsot tas bccn all but efYen hv
'r1nce 1itsn. In thc a. ,o,,. -, ~.
H. "u'S"ea OUT OF bcfgraae townnis
ac 'ont1es, and, In I parting kHcc.,,
10 encouraged them to bear the fat;cucs
II the campatun. ue thanked tI,+m
or theIr h,n1ihpo*, In ,he eon,s.. ~ lat " re".
u .4ul"oou IL tnc eontes' o1 iAsb year
eontest which, although unsuccessful for
sf,e moment, had. he sah1, led to the present
wart and tins to d struggle which would free
tho Christian. NJ t.e Tnri,,h Emn,ro fr,r, ,,,o
yoke o. tho Ports. ThIs time, ho added, he
h'mscll "onld sharo ID the fattRdes OF tho can,-
1atgn, after the fashion Of tho Car md tho
Prince of Routnnnta. Al TIM iaas ,nnmrpt
there seemed to be some hesitation. ca,,se,1 n
s Hn' tn"aRnt7 U! temohstFance from Austria;
but 1t Is believed that tho dclay will bo
OF no long duration, and that tho first shots
mar soon bc fired. This new aggression nj
=. ."' oe. "" oo's9"n,ent w." os s"nuemnea
oy large body, of ot1nion 10 Europe, and
NJ, petnapst cali ao"n oH'slaf scfnonstsahtEs.
Noth!n0 tnofe easy tnan ~ slow that for Nh
''.~''s AA"h+ 80" t|1t I'LL A1lA AO u.
cur: Thteh would bear presentation to tIp1o-
illatlc LANGUAGE. Lat Tear tho Princ!pe!Itv was
eAFel from CONQUEST. md Prince MlIan's I'or:
er from overthrow, only by the Intervention Of
re great foVert; so well did they l,efrtcs14
1elcat: Thanks to them, sl,e lott ~ Territory,
did !!i! @ not @ s;s Et!o that osl.oas token q ~
1sson wssh .aI w. 70 ssrsnaogsy demanded By
utksn ht1 prlic: sascly, t,cn seryls !Ight show
kEu8G Q1 &fMtltu04 W ECUA]AfnH nbiEt. H.
stead OF tearing up treaty OF peace which Is
ONLY twel!emonah o!d.
lnls might 30 saad, ant there could be no
Esp.y; out ,, 70 ss5 II would bs ~ !dis iErm The
!ng ol such = complaint, and the truth b that
Treaty q peace between scrTia and Turkey has
aiHaye pecn. anu alNa!s w oc. about aa ni1ela
70 the purposc as treaty q peace between two
man 1tt ampe mshs wefe 81 aoe, although Tue toa
Oh; shc and Turxey, ers in totally different
POSITION from states Which, After somc centuries
quietly apart. In Europe At !eaat tho Ottoman
Empire IA not otAte IN the ordinary ecnse
Of tbs term. II Is tho rule Of an armed
caste. Which conquered one county after
anosner, nut En maue ltaeif At % homc n none' Tae
dominion and Ito religion centuries ago Il finds
equally hostile nom. 1t has united them TO
ltsol1 neither BY lams, cor ov common cxplotts,
nor bT Creed, nor W Literature, nor BY tradl.
1stiitary force, and when its domlnion shall
cease, It VII not leaso vestixe Of its existence
save few fortlhcation:. Tllcsc are 1t: COLES uf
la1, TIE practical irlnnphs Of the only Justtn~
70 i "Sn ts ussae s FL sey Aae Il It's IT,
dats is the history ot the manner IN
which It supaued alien States: and
% now We Hatea the process q which tilo.e SON. Pm
jnHtrrff{5RTrH. RTr7np nj
compact state. which feelings OF nationality and
religion un!mpsirrd. Tho hstory, Ut aerrfa
illustrates that prnces@ she had ~ sndu-
pendent sxtAtence lung before the Turks Az
has rot allowed ths EXPLOIT; Yt that time to fade
fully accept the Jokc Of Turkey. Throughout
: ea!1 no a' be
y open xsrtare, Of tho mo.t ,Fslcnt-
less character. Kara Guorge and Auosch
arc simply lte t"o most prominent hguseA IN
.ttuEEle sda Mhte!' enlisted cve,y pfonlnsas ~
that It was impossible for men u tug twr r.
l!giooa 10 usc side by side, and, after tla IrLn-
c1palltr became virtually tndcpcnaent+ tue Ms
h1mcdan landowners bad 10 quit the country u
take shsltet @ gndeT r. ths G9s q tn gsrr'son
aur reason to complain ot Turkish ruls. They
wanted q os tFeea 1n9tn all connection wltil tho
Porte. They wanted to hclp those of their
brethren WHO arc stu under tho yoke Of the
toFtc: Ihey "anted to become tile tcltFc OF
tho slavonlah state whtc}l' thay bslic7ed,
Mould DO formed ont 0! tho rutns VI Turkey.
They wanted to pay Oh old scorca Ut wrong
aud hatred. Such wcrc, the no:
tires that prompted them to aid DoFnla and
Herzegovina In l675; and how could thcte fun.
etica, Aubattous. llalfsavaK feelings be brought
under thY cnE1 ol the co9i, reasoned. esse"tiaily
sane: and Civilized appea!a of d!plonlacJi Tho
setvtans Were - unsntn1ful OF Fctnonstranrcs
then IS they ars now. a people In these con
dtttona u suspicious OF eontainptuoas Of a!yfec.
u ls calious u bla1ne: Inc urrat fow4rs act
10! Their o~1 lntcsestss tAo Sersla1s ta1l1k they
VII! act for theirs ~ far az tho Great Powers
will allow thcm: Could Europe hare thought
only Of the eeryfans, they would have
been lett to their fate. md their
Independence would have been crushed
long rgo; but 1t u sa axiom Ut
policy TINT Turkey cannot 0c alloMed to re-
gain ! posit'on she haa once lost. Last rear,
therefore, the Great fowers inteEyencd for the
sake, not OF eerT1a7 but Of their own interests.
Rus&1ah lnteryunA1 With IN 4stfltnatus1l, for tho
sake again. not OF scrvia, but Of her own
power. Aud yet everybody, thu 1urks Included,
knew that the PflnclpalltJ would setze tho tiIst
opportunity Of striking at the Turks. The