True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-08-31
SULTAN MAMMOTH

The death Of This poenlue The intelligence of which
was punished yesterday, is important event in view
VIZ OF tne Parsonage himself and still more
~ W" co"sd ied IN c"ilnecon with tie present state
VI mar IN EUROPE lie an extraordinary man in
50 .ar as ne showed himself capable of conceving and
extensive reforms; bat hewas not 81 that
c'uss OF ext' aordIhary men vii. accomplish great re-
SUITS. His innovations upon old custons though aim
ing ut improve tents, do show i'm TO have nossesscd
a very deep knowledge of The Character Of his people
ihey were not orgina-lot the emapation of the oen
e'hl sp'rlt OF the nationtose impalpable essences
""Gh truly great man inbibes as II W. instinc Two.
=. unu ,s enodylng % which, while he seems to
w. crea'us from himself, he indeed only anticatiur
nr c"nn" though and giving torn 10 the feelings If
Nv, graz 'hass. 'hhmoud was neither PHILOSOPHER
w.. ILL.,. 'a', ol large comprehension in any way He
sa" Jus ot''er nations OF Europe fa before, him in The
K"o"iedgr OF useful arts, provernepts in
ana all modes OF civilization. He wished 10 behold HE;
oN people enjoying similar blessing and for this wish
he deserves honor But like copVis, he look tha I'M
prVelnents OF other as he siw Them xtsrn.ii
ana e'hitavored artar. to cngrall them uuun ,he mn
uon. nc made no attempt to assimale them with the
saa. T., ms pc pie In the ca rice of absolute powrr,
ne determined That changes should be made uccordipg
10 HE own fancy But such changes can never he NOR
hhnent ror arbitrary power in the hands of the ,,os
uhi'en despot Is etlectna towards the attainment Of
great eh's only When II il exerted in accordance with
the general spirit OF the national truth which dcsno,
are beg inning to learn. We not S,se however Thn
greater man Than Nlahmoud could l. ave done much
more tlnn lie has accomplished for thp r,nnvann ~
tile tioman race. They are m exhausted ,pune in.
capable of rejusenescence. We speak not tins in view
OF the analogy which some fond of running between
me exis encs Of nation and the life Of n,an-asc,h
ing to both their perods ofin.ncy youth maturity. Old
age nnd death. But the system fah, the prncp.s
OF act'o' III word all TINT makes up the intellectual
ana moral Character Of the T"rk have been developed
nave expended their force and wIInigh last all elements
o. 'lt"iiy. The energy which Their religion once in.
sPied ny reason nt ONE truths embodied in it, has sunk
tered and matured. '' '"'-
1t has been said of Cromwell that, fortunate in most
ne was IN none more so than in the particular of
ms deati-ior he was saved the ev from WITNESSING The
dissolution OF his overmen', which could no, have su
sisted much longer Of Su tan Na,moud the same NAV
N lis measure, he sail The great law of nations aud
give way before the presence ofactvity energy knowl
edge and power is about to be ILLUSTRATED in lie case Of
turkey \" indvi ual efforts coulc arrest the onward
progress Of such conSumn,aon. NluhmouJ. thouoI,
Compelled to perceive in his snbservcnce to Russia the
'oreoodl'g symptoms OF coming ruin and dismeml,er-
'ntnt has at least been spared the pain of witnessing The
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