Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-05-02

erai u would cost him DIS crown 70 invade
fths private apartments Of his subjects.-
Some Of the municipal regulations are, thai
nothiog shall be charged for the novelty OF
fashion Of an article, and that the early
fruit shall be sold as low as the late. A
baker who defrauds in the quantity of bread
is nailed to bis door BY the ears for "a hours
[-"a law which," says recent traveller,
@f introduced into all civilized countries
would raise the price Of nails!"
In Clafke,s Travels may be found the
following instance Of trial BY that part of
the Mahometan law which relates to "houo-
icide BY implication" The cause Of con-
plant was. that a young man disappointed
in love bought some poison and DESTROY ed
himself. The Turkish police Immediately
arrested the father Of the young woman as
the cause, BY implication, of The young
mans death. When the case came before
the magistrate, il was urged literally by tn e
accusers that, e" il he, the accused, had not
had daughter, the deceased would not
have fallen in love, consequently be would
not have been disappointed, consequently
he would not have swallowed poison, con-
sequen1y he would not have died but he,
the accused, had daughter, and the de-
ceased had fallen in love, and had been
disappointed, and swallowed poison, and
had died I" Upon all these accounts, he
was called on 10 pay certain sum of mol
ey as the price of the young mans life.
; The religion is chiefly the Mahometan,
the Christian and the Jewish. The Chris
tian is divided into the Armenian, the Cath
Ole and the Greek churches. Different
religions exist, and there is nothing on this
score to prevent preaching the Cos
pei anywhere in Turkey. federation, how
ever, is no part Of the Mahometan religion.
liability to force its precepts upon others
is probably the reason Of its tolerating other
religions. Their creed, the summary of
which is, that "There is no God but God,
and Mahomet is his messenger" is forever
on their lips; il thus becomes inwrought
into their natures, and can scarcely be sep
arated from them. Still there are some
who do not fully adopt this creed, and who
doubtless would easily be Induced to EN-
5race a system better adapted to their wants
as immortal beings.
The great obstacle to the spread Of the
Gospel among Mahometans is their religion
"a religion propagated by the swotd, and
defended by the sword, religion founded
on accommodation to corrupt human nature,
and guarded BY ignorance, superstition and
power.
As to the character, manners, and Gus
IONS Of the different tribes, there is diver
sily Of singularities-but their detail would
mol be in place here. BY mere glance at
the Turks in passing, there may be seen a
strange mixture OF Inconsistencies. Almost
all travellers concur in describing the Turk
as ignorant, fanatic, arrogant and sanguina'
ry; ueacherous to enemies, and per6dious
TO friends. They are even hostile TO knowl-
edge. Those who know more languages
than one conceal the fact, to avoid the dis
grace attached TO il. All arts and sciences
anguish among them; commerce and man
ufactures receive but little attention, and
agriculture has scarcely an existence. The
very earth seems blasted under the wlther
ing influence of prevailing Incidence The
arrogance and fanaticism Of the Turks are
equal to their ignorance. They are no
destitute of every virtue, but it is one virtue
to thousand crimes. o.
| In order to give promise of much success
a missionary to this Empire should become
we'll acquainted with several different Ian
Iguages and dialects, which he will find II
almost every days intercourse with thu
people. The Turkish language which il
most spoken, is formed by mixture o
dialects. IA r.. .s-sa -...f,....,
The Greeks Of Asis Minor, as they re
cede from the coast speak only Turkish
The Armenians use more and more OF thel
ancient language as they approach the an
cient seat Of their nation around Noun
ATarat. The Jews, like the lArmenlans
have their domestic language. All the DIT
ferent classes Of people have also the,
ancient sacred languages, in which thei
: books are written. The ancient Arabic
Hebrew, Syriac, Armenian and Greek
therefore, need to be studied BY missions
; ~ under certain circumstances. Bot wit
the exception Of. the Armenian and Jewist
the Turkish language is the one principal
spoken in Asiatie Turkey, and also, but !