Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-10-13
xoRExaM -rgTEIIIGEMcH.
CURIOUS DOCUMENT.
CnNSrANTISnrLE

Every Nlnsselman knows that Islanisn owes IFS
maintenance To the mdness anil the purity of its priu
c'ples and that the Nlahomean power is indebted for
ITS increase which embraces the East and The West,
only TO the victorious armies of the believers, who are
AWAY ready to combat the enemies Of the Faith The
hnss, hnen those warriors ho believe only in one God
being necessarily divided from the beginning into differ.
ent corps, the FIST institution of this sublime Porte
which 'ay God preserve 10 the end of time! was tlt
of the Odschak tcurps OF the Janissarics
'But your Sabine Sovereign has remarked that The
Janissares, who had formerly gained so many victories
and conf"cted so many countries by their courage in
attack aud bove all by their blind obedience 10 the
orders OF te master, had nsensiLly degenerated and
become cuwardly and mulinous: That these troons i'm
iie wars which have been carried for this century
past have despsed the orders If teir cteGhave been
sclcu with CONSERVATION from the slightest causes
have spread by false ncIrs-uui,teJ their rant,
and si'amefuiy fled before the enemy, abandoning TO
them the torrcsscs and provinces: That during this time
the enemies OF the faith considering this tereneracv
and cowaricc equally to be attributed 10 ali Aussei
men, did nnt daily TO inpurtunc us with fresh pre-
tensions and demands On the other hand considering
that the whole nation is bound by law itself with
inc zeal OF The faith, ana 10 lind resist under
the auspices of reg On the enterprises of the enemy:
that has conyincngly shown in the late wars that the
enemy owed his superiority only to the exercise to
which is troops had been accustomed that since the
wars OF 1902 1871 attempts have been twice made TO
introduce ha exercise into TIC army: tat the corps of
JanIssares has shcwn itself uniavorabe 10 the military
nan0uvres; that has disappoved and ALWAYS oppo-
sed them; anu that several soveregns who deserved to
1--we as long the world, have been tie victims of the
Oh,tinacY and the ferocitv of this CORPS
''ln tins state OF things General Council has been
con70ned in the palace, from which the decisions of tho
law should emanate; the august Y.iers the learned
Uienas, the Dedschasf, ministers of Statel and the
rhicis OF The Janssaries themselves, were summoned
toH TWAS considered that the suspension of the JAM
lssaTics who we're an ancient corps, had never been
thought OF! that, however, they had long since been in
the habit OF sometimes oheyng and sometimes exciting
sedIton as their caprice diCatCd that they persisted in
their ignorance Lastly, that The enemies whose eyes
were always upon u.s. seeing our position ha, comedy
ed the idea of attacking all sides.
''lhe holy union OF the laws having been convol,oJ
III the Council, noble Fetwa, the cmanation of the
law, and accompanied by Ho,iscbe legal document
signed by all the Members Of the Council proclaimed
the following decision:-
'''With view to revive the word oft;od and 20 rem
der vain the stratagems by which the inels have oh
tanned their superiority, the Mussclmcn also on their
side:--
'f' Shall arm themselves with lie zeal OF The faith
aud shall submit To sn5oriinaicu:-
g g, Sha! learn the military exercise which ;e ,;o
only means oi resistance be employed under present
circumstances; and lastly in order obey The general
wish and public voice of the nation the c0rps nj Tan;
sares without any change in its ancient statutes and
without any infringement of its privileges shall furnish
ioO men from each company, to be Incorporated with
the exercised troops known BY the name of hoI
lem Eskndef disciplined infantry.O
sin consequence of this decision notice was ;r, g..
the anssaIes that every individual who should oppuse
the execution of this measure unanimously adon,ed
whcher ~ acting o? speaking against it, should be pun
were begun, and uniforms were Distributed and
order was gwen last week TO begin tie new exercises
All these preparations at the expense OF tho Trea
sGTv but, without regard for the commands of rci
gon, the orders oF the law the Janissaries ,nuio
during the night of Thursday last attacked t, Palace
o! Their Aga ana even the Sublime Porte the Palace Of
the Grand zer and several others and after ing
piunderrd these residences they cut in pieces with
knife Holy Book the Koran,) iiiev found n
and committed a thousand excesscs, CRYING eve vii
not have any exercise"
sSTlip I,pis-arr-
the Divine Law nor its organ, aor the Sublime Porte
nor the DEMONSTRATING dared, with sacreeiou, hands
- turn against the most exalted power the arms which
had been delivered 10 them by the Law OF the Prnnlt
and having thereby scwn that t!,c have neither fa
no' religion have become the object general execra.
tom
"Imned;atey the respectable AIuds retired or in of
nee the noble hadieskcers Supreme Judges in Eu-
rope aud hsia the august Grand Vizier the learned
Icnas, whose number may the Almighty increase to
me day 9" The resurrection, the officers on duty aud all
he DINER Mnsse!ncn, FASTENED to the imperal Palace
brought hithcr the Standard of the ProDhet o which
sanitation and prayer may be Addressed and then went
TO the mosque ottbe Sultan Achnct Thence tLnv sort
crcrs into all parts Of the CITY, IN invite all COOL nTn
seltnen to come and place themselves under The stand
ard OF Mahonet. Though tie number of the faithful
who immediately, and with ZEAL obeycd this summons
was UNIVERSAL The sedi!ioEs persisted in their detestabe
design, and occupied the place Of assembly, which was
become the theatre OF hclr nquitie the ONLY object Of
winch was TO effect the total ruin of the Ottoman Em
pure 10 Nuke The State fall into the taions Of the enc
mics Of The Faith and to tread an gooJ IIsas,
der foot. u"-
under such circumstances the la;y commands blood
to be SIZED without mercy An armed force was there
Iore sent against them their barracks were burnt and
the O"nipocn; God punished them for heir crime nv
ocidihG their beads uodcr The sword Of the law
AS II was positively known, tlat seditioug and IN
disposed individuals and other corporations had secretly
excited and supported The revolt Of the Janissarice %
partitions were made to make te,n undergo the same
Ia'e All these events have produced COW lotion thai
""u'oA Oh Inc JanIssarios, ilie original principles
ut Hhich were bravery and obedience had in process
=! U'f' assumed very different character and was
n o" OhHed on peyersy and INSTRUMENTATION so that
tue OF Janissary the name Yoldaset (comradel
., the badges of this corps had become he shield Of
a '5e worthless individuals who Wished to donineer
go, 1uest men.
~ " happened iiint among those who have been
rrcsaA and executed this occasion wre;chcs have
cen n G. 7cred. who had marked orc arm The sign
Il the H. ia and the Gross Of the Christians a Ger
ain prcsf tiN men Of all sec5 had enlisted arnong
hem, aoi n. It there were always wrctchcs among
hem, who w, er the NIusseItnan habit concealed tho