The New York herald., 1878-07-07

Mixed In the course of centuries win foreign ele
divided In various naionalities Is II the auguageY
The similarity OF iauguage rs one of tho chei chsra-
tsrstcs OF nation but ~ is not sufficient 10 cons-
lutte II, aud, the other hand perfectly homogene-
aud united nation may Include populations speak
ing widely different languages Is II the geographical
situation within the so-calIed .naturs. frontiers!
THE FRoNTiEKs.
Here come across d dow nright absurdity. Nat
ura ironteIs as rule, not only do not divide two
distinct races but they to be Dordered each
Dy and tue same identical people, us testified
and even narrow On the wnole, tue much used
and abused principle OF nationaIities almost entirely
escapes truly scientific definition. But IL may be
SAID, the less. win stuart MN, that there
NATIONALITY where there united by common
synpa,hies VIII ch make them 10 in
readily nan they would do with others, to wish for
common government and to want the exercise OF thas
government exclusively Tor themselves; and II must
be admitted, with the same high authority, tnat when
the feeling VI nationality exists somewhere there IS
prma iacie reason for uniting all the members OF the
| nationality under the same government ana under
| government special to them. 'This amounts 10
sayns ne has written IN conclusion, "that the ques-
tion oi government must be lett 10 tho governed
II is not easy to see what group OF men ought TO DC
tho vsiious communities oi human beings. 1t pieases
| them 10 be ass,c.ai cd. I"
APPLICATION OF TIE PRINCIPLE.
1t Is an application OF the pripciplc that Russia
claims the scrap OF Bcssarabia which taken from
her In 1856 and that ressls the reiroces
sion: that Servia claims me annexation OF tn whole
o the so-called sold Servn that Monte nsyr, wants
Ant vari and the northern aud southern districts
granted TO It BY the Treaty Of San Stsfano that Bull
garIa 10 10 be shaped INTO one or Two princlpates;
that Greece claims Ihessaly, Epirus and crete, ana
would lain creep along the Egs"n coast up 10 tue Old
Byzantine capital II IL the least curious feature
OF the case that autocrailc Russia and military Prus-
su, as IN 1859 Casaran France should have been
driven by the run o history to become he foremost
defenders Of tue principle OF natona,ties w.le the
same 10 dOggedly opposed constitutional England
aud colby accepted by republican Francs aud liberal
Italy That II should be CONFRONTED not III lis main
bearing but IN every one Of ITS consequences sspa,
the traditional policy OF the land OF the Magyars aud
no CASE FOR TUE DEFENCE.
| Even on the special bearings vi the questions at
stake It deep SUBJECT OF concern 10 ali liberal
minds that precisely the populations whose atc Is TO
be decided are unrepresentsd IN that areopagus OF
| European Powers. Servians and Roumanians, Bos.
mans aud Ulgarians Greeks OF Epifus Thessaly and
Crete: Armenians or Syrans- none OF those men who
tomorrow according TO the ndines OF the dpio-
matte Jury, TO be punished with the penalty oil re-
maiu,ng Ottoman subjects or 10 be freed from the
hated yoK none vi Them has voice In the chapter
As m o den ttmes those human souls dealt
with like many sneep or oxen's heads, anu their
wi when -, hoAe ever, IL must be admitted, the
real point in the question: snail not even nave been
CONSUMED. ltis melancholy s,gDt indeed, one most
unworthy OF the times We 1--we IN ana OF tue high de-
gree OF civilization which the guaranteeing" Powers
profess aud proDaby behave to have attained. IL Is
one about wbcn Tree America can only send hearty
sneer to the Ola World
THE BATTLE THE MAPS.
In TACT there is every probability OF the highest
aspecs Of the questions involved delbe rations OF
bAte winch ought 70 have been merely Of serene
ana loty political philosophy, ana " end IN con-
ciusions strictly directed toward the wei
to be one OF the dryest and most un-
pnilauthropical description, although 1t can hardy
be expected tnat Pharisaical pnraseoogv snoud be
conspicuous by ITS absence. Eacn Power, OF course,
VIII eudcavor TO wrap Its own peculiar pretensions
'interests IN the iatest description OF PSEUDO.
scientific slang, while the only aim In
VIII be 10 secure the most OF tho Ottoman SPOIL We
shall hear great races religions cts OF
power, public guarantees International morals ree-
dom, organization, Yotorms ana the like. But the
real question will remaiu-Who is TO retain the iarg.
pgt gitlrC q M tiVo
In Asia? Who IL 70 reign under the nominal
sovereignty OF the sultaEa We have already had
Ignatief map OF Bulgaria for the special pur pose
OF showing by dint OF dotted lines and varied tLgeh
that tho Bulgarian nation extends undoubtedly TO The
4Egean. We shall nov have tho British cthnographi-
Cal map ior the purpose showing that 1t does NOT
the Austrian map Tor the purpose OF showing that its
ish map prove that It's natural frontier the east
Is TO the Yantra aud 10 the fundga. rhcn the
Greek maps capno be lacking neither shall the Scr
wan. Roumanisn ana Monteregrin maps.
FKAsr OF FIGURES.
The wonder OF the thiug is tnat they snail all oi
them, be surety accurate although they sha.i give
the he direct one to the other Then there Will be
cad OF statistics. Mohammedans orthodox ChiIs-
tians, Greek Christians, Hebrew and nondescrIpt
shall be valued, reckonou addtioned and multiplied
al nauseam. No, a Greek scnoolmnstcr IN Bulgarian
hamlet Will escape the lynx eye oi the Aelenic COM
mittess; not Servsu potnouse inn per al
Cristna will be spared 10 The Congress; millions OF
rayahs Will be opposed TO mi,ions Of sous OF the
Propnet whenever the totals snail not be found "
agree 1t VIII be hunted IN the most polite language
community by the upulous policy oil perudious
rival whole piles OF genuine hoads suppressed by
the foul sabre OF the bashbszouk or Cossack. II viii
be feast OF figures, battle oil maps, bartcrng OF
shadows. And, IN mo end, what conc'usion2 Al tho
most another paichag ny OF the old question, which
nvc years The only real solution-he JOINT
and denni.Ive hunting down oi the Turk out OF
Europe-wili not even, probably get the honor oi
TaE ''suRKxPrirIous' PUBLICATION
The agreement Itself be.wceu Russia and England
has been now for three OF four days under tue eyes
the public, and, although II is strictly accordance
with the sketch OF II which tho Nxw YORK HERALD
was from first hour able lay before It's readers
q more mature judgment Is, OF course, possible over
the lu and precise text oi the instrument than It
WAS over mero ootline reconstructed IRON memory.
The publication oi the present momeni, il need
hardly be said, Is presented by the newspaper when
has been favored win II as the result oi a clerical
indtscretion, aud tho Ministers present IN Parliament
do their BEST possibly IN good iatb, 10 dscaim any
pne spn,e !" ,,oso,,o a,nac eohs'a
well AZ the mutual promise OF the contracting
parties, bound thsu 10 Keep It secret But what IL
most unfair aud rather foolish is that a large fraction
OF the BRUSH press has been attempting to lay the
sponsibily oil the lndiscrs,ion ut the door OF the
Embassy might have gauod Dy II II would be dillcut
TO explain, and tho ngo' press keep tue sup.
posed motives OF the act prudens reserve. The
ID the iudscretion any ndis creton there has bee H.
IN pubiisning the iui text OF which nad
long been known IN substance to every well Informed
politician was sntireiy Tho work oi the British Cabs.
net
A cHAScRLLoR WITH An Rye TO BUSINESS
Ii TO mystery that the MARQUIS of salisbury, IN
presence oi the unsettled state of British OPINION.
and consequence of the grave responsibility at
Mcned to the ueed, wished intensely take the pub
lie a possb bio INFO his Confidence IL was, 4
have personal reason TO know, IN con .eque ot
that feeling, that the main points OF the understand
lug were rst systematically allowed to leak out and
the textitseii left behind bim by the Foreign secre
tary when he took his departure Tor Bsrnn. Tne
ed,ior Of the Globe whom II was intrusted through
the agency oil SIR stafford Nortncote. Of the priu
cipai shareholders oi the paper, had only commIs-
sion to Keep secret a. long Necessary the in
strument having had fuiI time oi coming by special
messenger 10 The hands OF the Cz IA promise when
your British contemporary Kept with steadiness al
most heroicll under tile circu tances.
PREMATURE
Another reason helped IN Fastening the publication
The Brush Cabinet were TACT Iu a Father uuCon.
Portable position. On the homo hand, having d,1ni-
uvcly acceded TO certain anu posiuvc compromise
Russia they wished naturally 10 meet win tue
approval OF the country. On tue olucr, having
10 pursue the negotiation Ia congress,
and complete the worK, they tea 10
some extent the nscessty o; being backed by GER
tam amount OF wariiks rancor, either real or as
sumod In the British people. Now, the advantages OF