The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-08-16
The Berlin Settlement.

The congress at Berlin has left more loose
ends in the Eastern question than it has tied
up. 1t was the darling idea Of many OF the
best and most refined people Of all civilian
ton that the Turkish power, being reduced
to dependency upon the jealousy and sordid
motives of England, the Christian provinces
OF Turkey would be freed in manner that
would be decided and real, and that there
would be revival Of Greek nation-a ma
ton OF force and responsibility, lnheritlns,
il possible, some Of the spirit and much OF
the glorious distinctive features OF the an
cent Greeks.
But what do we see? No such freedom
TO Christians and no such revival Of nation
which stood amongst the noblest and TO
which both science and literature are IN
debtcd to an amount that cannot be paid OIL
bv time. There is no Grccian power wor-
thv Of the past fame OF the Greeks. There
has been no political combination in the
diplomacy OF the congress which at all
tended towards the reconstruction OF q
Greek power in Eastern Europe worthy OF
respect.
The congress only succeeded in scandal
izine civilization. Herzegovina and Bosnia
have been transferred from Turkey to Aus
tria-from the yulture to the hyena. They
should have had political autonomy as brave
and Christian people, or they should have
heiped TO secure power and dignity OF
Grecian empire. Austria. has become
the despised OF nations. HATNAU, the
woman-whipper, stamped ineffaceably the
character OF Austria among nations. She
has, like the jackall, attended the lions OF
the Berlin menagerie, and gathered the re
mains OF the feast OF nations like greedy
hound. She conquered nothing by her
own bravery. She deserves nothing for
any virtue or manhood she has displayed.
And the iealousies and hatreds that were
i'll concealed in the Berlin conclave COM
bined to giyeto Austria peoples that were
more exalted in manly and independent
virtues than are the Austrans themselves.
This is one point in the selfish arrange
ment OF the Berlin congress which has sum-
moned up not only the spirit Of discomfort,
but that Of hate. Bosnia and Herzegovina are
III duO AuoltSstSS,AS WIN udo CSISLSO
the Turks for five hundred years, will hardly
taeitly submit to AFFECT seryitude TO the
Austrians. Montenegrois small indeed; but
there is no more heroic people on earth than
the Montenegrins. In the portion OF con-
quered Turkey that is ASSIGNED most I'M
justly to despised Austria there is enough
infammable material for a: half-centnry OF
war. This looks not like settling the East
ern question.
!. Then, too, to satisfy the exceeding jealousy
harbored by England towards Russia, Cy-
/ pfus Is ceded TO her that she may have a
guard.house to enable her to watch and
check Russia. Cyprus should be assigned
TO u Greek empire. Its history entities
& Greece; To rule it,.
But the Berlin congress was too much the
victim OF the meanest passions Of greed and
I Jealousy 10 be iust and fair. .3ss5
And what Is gained By Its mean acts to the
catise Of human happiness and improve
d zaentg Nothing whatever.
The Euro nat ons " Tho seem to have
been artlsg dtc sleep are wonderfully stolid
and raady 10 let England have eyery eom-
ding position ia the diterrane can.
,JoHs Bsaa with The ipiillaYSos HEacgLEsin