Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-10-18
.I6. XII.

Changes IN Turkey, .keEv to hatfen. oyd
me fro8hects of' an overland e7,tog;,;oT
70 lnata, fhrotgh Turkey and Persia
by french troohs.
1t is foreseen that thsye w;,r ba. -,,,,.,,
weeping and wailing, if the Fmrero,. n.
poieon snail take single stem to,va,.,,s 81. :,
emancipation Of Turkey. Tbev who i'm
pate 10 him all the worst attributes IF man
wlt ind no difficulty in adding this 70 the
catalogue OF accusations. Their iaundiced
hlinds WI! impute a thousand eno,rni4;ce
#A'Ch neither ever existed. nor fopnd =
place. III the reflections ofthis illustrious cha.
r1CFer. lhe defamcrs will represent the
ufHs among the oppressed nations of the
earth' over whom Napoleon is about IN OK
eeho' NOT only the sceptre of despotism. but
sis9' the IRON rod q oppression. TbeT viii
oraW ven over all the records of ancient
'ihes, and the established TRANSACTIONS ne
moderndate. They will FORGET tte ,er,.o,.e
the havoc, the desolation which tbeec 80
cradle monsters have spread over e-veq.
part OF Europe, Asia and Africa and viii
pour out the vial of vengeance and indiena-
ton against Tire onLv man of oX tbe z,e,.,J
7vfio ever rad, me 7,iU and the ncn,,s. 70 ~,
store some Of these fine regions to TIE hes
sing OF rational government: and millions of
.he most enslaved and DEGRADED human he
ings, to the rights and prcvileres of bnr1s-
hity' Tree agency and civilization.
Anticipating these complaints, II has been
.hought necessary TO exhibit to the render
IN concise and forcible manner, tbe t,,,e
character nj the Turks, such as il is renre-
sentGd BY IN eminent Eng,ish historian.
must be acknowledged that their.
= Iarne' however great as conquerors. hash
Ner entitled them to any other homooe
y and never ranked them among the he
y heiactors or instructors Of mankind In
tent upon victory, they have stoDped ut
no means to prosecute their plans oe NM
VerSai dominion, violating every prirci-
" PIE OF justice and national faith attach
T" ing their neighbors without proyocation.
" WITHOUT claim, without ever alleging =
ground Tor such conduct; massacrcino.
= ana vanqwshing without pity, or sparing
theIr nvcs to force them into slavery che
most degrading and Selling on their
wives and daughters, selling or disho-
=, n.tl'S men, regardless Of the domestic
miserY OF the unhappy sufferers
IN other countries particular reigns and
" epochs have been marked with actione
"as disgraceftil, but such periode and srct,
: reignS, were ever beheld bv the ere,+
H.
" dignation they mcrited. Here, on the CON.
trary, IS system Of wickcdness and apbi-
ton' from the ancestors ola whole people to
: their posterity to this very dav. confirm
- ed by their religion, and approved bv
those who call themselves tho priests of
Iod. Wherever the Turks have eeta-
" blishcd their dominion, science ard com
'meroe, the comforts and UNDERSTANDINGS
OF mankind, have all decayed. Not onIv
: nave they exemplifed barbarism and in
Tolerance in their own conduct. but tho,
{" have e,tingtiished the hame and genius Of
" knowledge in others breaking and de-
i'Si.hg me monuments ofancIent art, with
ga kind Of savage eXultation. and ,,ro,;,,..
"themseivcs TO be the real scourges Of tbc
"human race"
= TINS DC a true representation or g..
Turkish character, is there a nbilantro,,ie.
or philosopher in any region Of the cS1t5
who VIII net rejoice, when government. SO