The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-05-10

-. nc "Aahommedan religion. 10
"ihch tney maintain a bigotted adher.
e"ce. The Koran, TO which they nav
u"'ibi'ed respect, not only permits bn,
commands them TO put infidels to death
70 make slaves of them, or 10 demand :
nigh ransom for them when taken Dr;s.
oners, according 10 their dseretioh :,
convenience. 1t enjoins on them an alb.
s,lnence from wine, but in place Of i
'hey indulge IN the use of opium and
Gomez, and in smoking. The Koran al
lows Them one, two, three. or fopr
wives, but enjoins on them. if thew can
not support their wives accord;no -
Iheir condition, TO marry only on. AZ
70 content themselves with slavae po
ysamy' therefore, is not common ex.
cep, among the rich, though instead &c
ieglnmate wives, they often have either
concnoines OF slaves, with which thew
people their harams, the sacred anarf.
ments TO which their women are con-.
nned by their husbands and m.sters
Inc marriage of concubine Is ner.
nnc oy me man presenting himself
before cadi, and declaring that ba
taxes such woman to be his wife IN
conoilion that if he discharges her ha
VIII pay certain sum of money agreed
upon. Slaves are regarded as the abso.
, "a, property of their master. who il At
hoefty to treat them as he pleases.
The Turks are proud, ,yrannicai a.a
- ue'e TRAITS OF character NAV.
IN part, be attributed to their pol;t;csi
ochui'ion, living as they do in the midst
u people whom they hold in subiec.
'ion' and with whom they cannot becoma
amaigamated. They treat their info.
rlors with haughtiness and severity and
In the administration of Justice. ,bey arS
arbitrary, hasty, and often caprieious
and reseniful. A late French an,bor@
says, Some have spoken of their hos.
phaiity' wishing TO find among them
traces OF the patriarchal virtues
mink that, at this day, these rever;es
ought TO be justly appreciated. Even 7
nave oeen received on my travels by
noble Turks; my situation has some.
umes placed me in contact with them
IN me midst of those barbarous conn.
"les. deprived of all those conyenienc.
es OIL which long use prevents us from
percelving the value in our happy couu-
tries, | have been forced TO have "a
course TO these proud entertainers whn
calculated beforehand the present which
'hey expected from me, and treated ma
accordingly. have endured the Turk.
ish hospitality more than those who
nave aPplauded it, without HAVING.
known it, and know how TO reduce the
beneht to its just value. Let the unfor.
tncate or INDECENT traveller present him.
self with real wants, contempt win
throw him on the straw morsei of that
bread which the Turk distributes with
SO much prodigality to his numerous
wandering dogs" The same author
remarks that writer's have spoken Of
the Turks from what they have observ.
ed at Constantinople, and in the pr;nci.
pal towns OF the empire; "but,i' saws
ne, 1T is 10 the provinces that thew
ought TO be studied. They NAV be-
seen stagnating in the grossest Ignorance
and slothtulness, limiting their cares
and their curiosity TO their families
Provided they have handsome women.
their horses are well treated, and their
servants always present themselves be.
tore them with the most profound rev.
| erence, they give themselves but little
trouble abont what is passing in the
world. They remain whole DAYS on
sofa, drinking coffee, smoking, and ca.
resslng their wives and slaves. But if
you have occasion TO treat with them
on business, you will ind them, under a
gross exterior, endued with much tact.
memory and finesse; cold and 5isdain.
iui; Whatever sentiment agitates them.
they show neither anger nor emotion.
Ambition and envy only can drive them
from their natural apathy, and. under
the exterior Of calmness. they mediate
almost constantly the destruction Of
their enemies and competitors. Their
two grand principles in business, as well
private as public, are, never TO sneak
the truth, even on the most indlfferant
occasions, and never 10 decide on anv
thing 10 haste, whatever advantage NAV
be presented.n
Ali Bey, the celebrated traveller.
says, although a Mussulman myself I
must own that the Turks are still bar.
+ barians. ask pardon Of those who
think differently; but when see a ma
tion which has not the slightest idea Of
public right, or of the rights of man; a
nation in which hardly one individual in
thousand knows bow 10 read and
write nation with whom there is nc
guarantee for private property, ant
where the blood Of man is ever liabl,
to be shed for the least cause, and upol
The slightest pretext, without any form