The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-08-25

s:eL ns1 MS authority, in the present uorId
WI, %,.n the severity proportional to the aogrsvo
and :. crime; men would become contumsc ion.
rasa ndlIuened In rebellion, and our world would
as raiion.i III but God proceeds with men
a'tonai beings, and capable Of d;se.rninn
a" eH pest interest. He oponeth their ear 70
GPne' ana commandeth that they return
NON 'niqulty But if they obey moi. tbev do
without knowledge The way to make nsn
.,scneVous, ungovernable and malicious. i, n
@ lhetl as u they were wild beasts. If. how.
..';,t' we would reform them, we must use them
consistent with salutary correction and 60 20
oiaiiy must we feel, and let them discern tbs,
we leel, Tor their eternal welfare. We mnst
orueaVor TO impress them with the convict;or
~ 'helr Immortality, and of their accounta.
pleness beyond the present life. Thew must
roa~ augnt the great truths, which relate to the
tbasa oil the soul, and especially that
t"eIe Is forgiveness with God and that, how
world, and be frowned on by contemptHon1ss and
ehlofgIVlng men, they capable of pardon
I rom Uod, and OF cleansing by his spirit and
gIace. lie Is able to purify their souls, and to
mt them for heaven and eternal glory These
truths may be affectionately urged upon them
Dy the kind teacher and minister of the Cos
pei and for the authority of his instructions
ne may appeal to the holy oracles, confirming
ms peaceful doctrine by the word of the Most
High" '''' -'-o''
AN OBSTINATE GREEK. The following sim
guar account shelving .he cruelty of the Turks
and the fondness of money in the Greeks is
gwen IN Mr. Madden's amusing work, " The
Nussulman." We understand the sketch is
rom real life The Greek had agreed to nav
5oo plastres to prevent being sent on service in
the Turkish fleet, but having paid the sum
agreed upon to the Aga, he insisted upon an
auo'li"nai Two hundred. In vain the Greek de-
ciared he had not another piastre-
Count down two hundred more" cried the
aga, and fifty more beside, for the lies YOU
nave uttered do it instantly, son of an infdel,
or underg" the punishment your cursed obsti.
macy deserves"
Inc poor wretch protested according to Gus.
tom, that IT para could save his father 3 soul
rom the devil, he had it not that lift pleased
the Lord, the best of governors, to order his
servants body to be logged into ielly. the
servant OF his excelency could not help it, he
coul ID not command single aspsr, to save his
hesh; and as he was 4 religious Greek, he cal.
led every saint in the calendar 10 witness his
/ utter restitution
The Aga looked at one of his soldiers;
Stranger could have observed no visible gesture,
no external sign, no waving of the hand. no
in Turkey, but in the twinkling of an eye the
Greek was capsized, his legs fastened in a moose
! attached to long stick held by two brawny
Arnaouts, and couple of yfer0SheS, stationed
at either side, with well seasoned sticks, which
instantly fell on the bare soes of the unfortu.
Rss and Sdr gae ss0nn8 Rft # i
and, notwithstanding the screams of the suffer-
er, were even audible to his wretched wife,
who was stationed at the door. 8" Imam Effen-
/ d ! Imam Effend r' followed every blow, stake
pity on me, Sir! take pity on me = but the cry
was disregarded: his blood streamed from the
ankles, but the sight made no pause in the tor
| ture. The Aga continued 10 smoke his water
pipe with the imperturbable indifference becom-
ing his high place: it was only when $50 blows
had been laid on that he waved his hand, and
the exhausted sxecHtisners had leisure to wipe
the perspiration from their brows.
Now giaour," said the Aga, "are you dis
| posed to pay the remainder of your Just and
! lawful debt ?"
Best of governors! !" cried the culprit, rails
ing his head from the ground. 81 am dead
man. but money have none-Heaven knows
the truth-would have my feet manged as
they are, if | had whetewithal to purchase
mercy!"
Since you are so very poor" replied the
Aga, /" life IS of no value, therefore, down with
the dog" he continued addressing the execu-
TONERS. "Vras, vras! kill, kill let him have
a thousand lashes !" The CONSERVATION of the
Greek was great; but his love of money was
still greater. The number of stripes now or
dered to be inflicted generally proves fatal in
fact, nine nut of ten of those who receive above
eight hundred, die. Again the bastnado was
resumed; upwards of hundred blows moro
were inflicted; the shreks of the poor wretch
became gradually indistinct; at length they
ceased altogether and he no longer writhed un-
der the blows; there was no effusiOn of blood,
except where the moose which secured the legs
lacerated the skin but the feet presented the
appearance of tumid masses of livid aesh streak
ed here and there with blue and crimson.
! g Enough = said The Governor, "let us hear if
he still persists in refusing 10 pay his debts
raise tho infidel, and let him answer One Of
the Albanians accordingly cndeavored to rouse
! him with blow over the stomach, which would
| have been fatal in any other country; but peo-
| pie in Turkey take more killing than even an
liibernian could imagine. The Aga prevented
repetition of the blows; the soldiers grum-
bled as they laid down their bludgeOns. The
Greek either was appeared to be- Insensbe.
! The Aga concluded he had more money he
| therefore ordered him to bo thrown cut of doors,
a ceremony which was performed in the most
unceremonious way imaginable. lie lay mo-
tonless as a corpse till the soldiers of the best
of governors were out of sight. He then con-
trived to get upon his legs, and hobbled home
much faster than could have been expected, ex-
ulting in the greatest triumph Greek can
achieVe-the herocal endurance of the bastin-
ado, in order to save his purse.
A YANKEE JuDeE AND KEsrVVSRy I'll d1 W;
| YER. Few persons IN THIS part oil the country
are aware Of the difference that exists between
our manners and customs, and those of the
people of the Western States. Their elections,
their courts of justice, present scenes that
would strike us with establishment and alarm.
If The Jurors arc not, as has been asserted, run
down with dogs and guns, color is given to
charges like this, by the repeated successful
+ defances of law and Judges that occur, by the
want of dignity and selfrespect evinced by the
Judges themselves, and by the squabbes and
brawls that take place between members OF the