The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1825-08-04
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URREY.

than We could give to any remarks of our own the
curious nature of that inthersble military tyranny,
which has oppressed for many centuries the fair.
est portion Of The globe We think readers will
DO well to give 20 this interesting summary alen.
tive pefrsAL CEd Rep.
1t is 10. to dsspotism, in tho meaning annex
cd 10 Ihs, word 10y modern Eu'opeaD,, that
the misery and weskoes. OF Turkey must be
ssc,ibsd. The Sultan, who also assume, ibe
title OF Psdi-Shsh, translated the G and Signot,
10 isr from enjoying BY law an unlimited gu.
'horiy. He csnno, infringe on any of The
rules dictated in the Koran, the divine law
which is obligatory on all the Moslem or true
heileve's. He cannot even. without extreme
risk, interfere with the institutions which long
usage end naticEsi prejudice have coDsecra.
I'd. He oppui0,s aud dispaces st his ples.
sute Tho grea, cvi! and military funcii0aarsesi
he Is master Of their fortunes and their lives.
Boz ,be exercise OF this redoubIed power is
mpsdsd BY great obstacles. Ooe psshs beats
the a. mics cen. 10 deprive him OF bis govern.
ment; aaO,ber sends to Cons,an,inople The
head Of the cspidji who came for his. Ye
these rcs,i:,ions on tho Sultsn's power, sub
slsntial ss they are, hsve not the effect which
some have maintained, OF making TuIkeys
limited monarchy ia the Eu,0pesu accsp,a,ion.
We rather 6ud 10 the constitution OF that eun
pife military ty,enny which has ialIeD TO.
pieces, end degenerated into anarchy. The
opposition made by the peop.c and by the pa
!hss smouets 10 nothing moto than dismal
train OF devastating Instructions. LIS pohli.
cal state Is characterized by Two principles.
The h'T is, that evefy mso who is invested
with power is ct liberty 10 delegate ,hi. pow
er entirely 10 snotber: the sultan is che y:s.
tegeni OF the prophet; eve,y pashs is . rs.
p'esen,siive OF The sultan eve'y Soldier who
carries an order Is the representative OF the
ps-ha This principle, which by multiplying
TO iGhony the number ct opp'eNors, make,
the oppression bear heavily on oil classes, 10
The consequences Of Tho milsry origin OF The
Tu'k kish empire. This vic ,orious naicn con
tinues 10 t'esIits vas, coDqus.,s like o city 10.
ken by assault. 1t is Iss, like q naiion than
sn amy encsmped in the midst Of vsnauish-
ed nations. Hencs a second fupdancars,
principle, that all persons and properly con
qpefed by the OncrnsDs belong 10 the Sultan.
What Can Christians, Jew,, a, ,men mans, and
o'hs' dogs, be accounted, but The slaves oi
the conquero' They ave SLOWED TO live, bur
arc forced to P1y q tribute the reeeip, foi
which bears that Il is tho ransom OF theIf
heads. Tho ssme principle applied 10 ,etri-
tory, prevents tho Turk. themselves from
having rIeh, 10 fec smple to sDy hs,iiabis
property. They arc only tenants for liie
and when they die without male issue, the
sulsD becomes their heir. IT here s'e sons,
he claims indeed only Q tenth u the property
ieh; but The clerks Of the treasury employed
| TO value this tenth, rsto it o, high ss they
please. The s,a,o ofGcets do not even sojoy
mis- imperfec, right; wha,sver they possess
falls at their death into tina hands OF The sui.
| tan. This instability Of properly prevents any
one from rndenskiog expensive and sub,,sn.
siai buildings. TIE Turks prefer The collect.
Jog Of Uinkets and such riches as arc portable
| aud sO,i!y concssled. The only way Of avoid.
ing this system Of universal couf ,cs,ion is,
eccording 10 tho acknowledgement Of one OF
the vindics,ors Of the Turks, 10 give thei,
,, lands - Vaf, the, is, g pious legacy 20 a
rno'que; the proprietor, on paying small
loot to The mosque thus becomes an irresnove.
sbie teosnt but the lawyers, whose employ
men, il is 10 take the charge Of the legacy, of.
| ten contrivc 10 become the cti,f y ofte,s By
this singular Institution. We mus, add 10 the
Two principles now stated, tho universal pre-.
vslencc Of most scsndslous vensiiy. The
si'us,ions Of pssh,, OF csai or Judge, end oil
public eDpIoynen., are openly given to The
highest offeter. He naturally uses his bss,
exerlicns during his term OF Office, general.
~ short, to Indemnify himself at the expense
of ihoso whom he governs. The anarchy Is
'ncfeased by the obseu'ily and smbiguiry Of
be laws. This vast empire is in wan, Of .
legal code moro precise and more suited TO
ine existing state tf thing' 'han that Of Soil
man IL. which consists Of The substance Of be
institutes Of Iu,ini,n atd Theodosiu,, eDfo'c.
ea oy the moral precepn oi the Koran. Pro
badly in this, n in other countries, the pro
iessional per:ons whose business il j. TO exe
cue the iofms which tho law ebjoIns, and
Who are generally unwilling 10 seqal'c Eew
habits IN their business, would raise eiamor
against all material improvement. Tuksyn
also 10 want Of institution, capable OF fe.,rsin
ing The arbitrary power Of mso in place, and
defending the execution Of ths laws from pei.
sonsl ir nr.nce."
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