The native American., 1838-10-27

ng," can scarcely say that | believe what be-
fore court of Justice would swear had seen.
THE TURK AND THE ENGLIsHMAN.
A Mr.. Urquhart, who has travelled extensively
and resided for many years in the Eastern coun-
tries, has lately published book Of his adventures
and observations, in which we find the subioined
curious and antithetcal portraiture of Turks and
Englishmen:
Europeans commemorate the laying of the
foundation stone: Turks celebrate the covering in
of the roof. Among the Turks, a beard is the
mark of dignity; with US, of negligence. Shaving
the head is, with them, custom; with us
punishment. We take off our gloves before our
sovereign; they cover their hands with their
sleeves. We enter an apartment with our head
uncovered; they enter an apartment with feet un-
covered. . With them the men have their necks
and arms naked; with us the women have their
arms and necks naked. With us, the women pa
rade in gay colors, and the men in sombre; with
them, in both cases, it is the reverse. With us,
the men oge the wonen in Turkey, the women
ogle the men. With us, the lady looks shy and
bashful; in Turkey 1t is the gentleman. In Eu-
rope, lady cannot visit gentleman; in Turkey,
she can. In Turkey, gentleman cannot visit
lady; in Europe he can. There the ladies always
wear trowsers, and the gentlemen sometimes wear
pettcoats. With us, the red cap is the symbol
of license; with them, it is the hat In our rooms,
the roof is white and the wall is colored; with
them the wall is white and the roof is colored.
In Turkey, there are gradations of social rank
without privileges; in England, there are privi-
leges without corresponding social distinction.
With us, social form and etiquette supersede do
mestic ties with them, the etiquette of relation
ship supersedes that of society. With us, the
schoomaster appeals to the authority Of the pa
rent; with them, the parent has to appeal to the
superior authority and responsibility of the school
master. With us, a student is punished by being
'confned to chapel" with them, scholar is
punished by being excluded from the mosque.
Their children have the manners of men; our
men the manners of children. Among us, mas
ters require characters with their servants in
Turkey, servants inquire into the character of
masters. We consider dancing polite recrea-
ton; they consider it disgraceful avocation.
In Turkey, religion restrains the imposition of
political taxes; in England, the government i'm
poses taxes for religion. In England, the reli-
gion of the state exacts contribution from secta-
rians; in Turkey, the religion of the state pro-
tects the property of sectarians against govern
ment taxes. An Englishman will be astonished
at what he calls the absence of public credit in
Turkey; the Turk will be amazed at our national
debt. The first will despise the Turks for having
no organization to facilitate exchange; the Turk
will be asounded to perceive, in England, laws
to impede thu ncirculation of commerce. The
Turk will wonder how government can be car.
will not believe that without opposition, inde-
CT Tn Turla tiop
may exist without disaffection; in England, dis
affection exist without commotion. A European,
in Turkey, will consider the administration OF
justice defective; Turk, in Europe, will cons
der the principles Of law unjust. The first would
esteem property, in Turkey, insecure against vio
lence; the second would consider property ir
England, insecure against law. The first woult
marvel how, without lawyers law can be admin
istered; the second would marvel how, with law
yers, justice can be obtained. The first woule
be startled at the want of a check upon the centra
government; the second would be amazed at the
absence of control over the local administration
We cannot conceive immutability in the princi
plies of the state compatible with well-beng; they
cannot conceive that what is good and just is ca
pable of change.
The Engshman will esteem the Turk unhap
py because he has no public amusements: the
Turk will reckon the man miserable who lacks
amusemens at home. The Englishman will look
on the Turk as destitute of taste, because he has
no pictures; the Turk will consider the English.
man destitute of feeling, from his disregard to
nature. The Turk will be Mortified at prostitu.
ton and bastardy; the Englishman at polygamy
The first will be disgusted at our naughty treatment
of our interiors; the second will revolt at the
purchase of slaves. They will reciprocally call
each other fanatic in religion-dissolute in
morals-uncleanly in habits-unhappy in the
development of their sympathies and their
tastes-destitute severaly of their political free
dom-each will consider the other unfit for good
society. The European will term the Turk
pompous and sullen; the Turk will call the
European fippant and vulgar. 1t may, there.
fore, be imagined how interesting, friendly, and
harmonious must be the intercourse between the
two"
ANEcDoTE.-A sailor having purchased some
medicine of celebrated doctor, demanded the
price. Why says the doctor, 1 cannot think