Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1839-08-08
B AT H M E.:
e. DEMOCRATIC WING NOMINATION.
FOR GOVERNOR.
T. ID W a E ID x e N r.

The following just remarks, upon the
actull state of the East, we copy from the
New York Wing The wrier shows a
refy correct knowledge of the political
state of Turkey. We had intended to
have prepared an article on the same sub
jet, but this meets our views so well, we
shall substitute it, for the present.
EGYPT AND TURKEY.-For a season the
intelligence from the East will be sought
after with avidity. The interminabe civil
war in Spain began to pail upon the taste
and it is really windfall to the mere
hunter after news, to get hold of genuine
war. There is little doubt that sanguin-
airy contest has been commenced between
the Sultan and the Viceroy of Egypt. So
eager is Mahmoud to punish his reiracto-
nv vassal that at a meeting of the Dlvan,
he could hardly be prevailed upon to relin-
quish the resolution he had formed of head
ing the Turkish armies in person. The
ministers of England, France aud Russia
arc represented to have exerted their infln-
ence to prevent hostiities, but without sue
cess. The Sultan declares that he must
re-es,ablish the dignity of the Caliphate,
which he has lost from not being the Sow
ereign of the Holy Cities. But he was the
possessor of the Holy Cities, and was so
feeble, so helpless, that horde of Bedouin
Arabs was able to conquer them. Who
restored the Holy Cities to the Sultan?
Who has made the Pilgrimage 10 the Holy
Cities both safe and easy? Who but Me-
hemet Ali and his son Ibrahini, on whom
the Sultan conferred the Pachaic of Ara
bia, and conferred it with expressions of
boundless gratitude to the saviour of Islam
ism:
The Turkish government seems to have
become the aggressor in this instance. The
treaty of Kutayah binds the Sultan TO nom
mate lbrahlm Pacha 10 the Government of
Syria, and the advance of Haiz was vio-
lent rupture Of the engagement between
them.
j The London !Sm observes, that the at
tempt to overthrow Egypt is the perdition
of Turkey-It is the delivery of Turkey,
ieltered hand and foot to the Gar. At no
expense to herself, Russia will urge the
Sultan to exertions reckless and ruinoas,
and her end is attained-the exhaustion of
/ both the beIigerents. She has no other
purpose, aud unfortunately her policy has
loo much forwarded that purpose.
No one acquainted with the state of the
East can suppose that Turkey is able to
keep permanent possession of Syria. The
] Syrian race is not Turkish-they hate the
Turks. Not word of Turkish is spoken
south of Aleppo. Syria may no doubt be
easily wrested from Mehemet Ali by the
European Powers, but Turkey would be
less able to hold it now than she was TWEEN
ty years ago, when single petty Pacha (ol
Acre. trampled her authority in the dust.
Her unaided attempts TO reconquer Syria
will end Just like her attempts 10 govern
Tripoli They will plunge her only deeper
and deeper into distress.
But one other event may take place "a
regeneration Of the Ottoman Empire. un-
der an Arabic rule, and then Russia will
have caught rather Tartar.
sEPWhen Thomas JEFFERSON visited
his friends IN Virginia, from whom he had
been long separated in dischargIng his high
duties a, w ashington, he went on horse
back, rarely attended, except by friend
Ut dCquaintahce, anu iditaiui seifdht
tie paid his o,on bills.
When JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, during hi:
Presidency, visited his friends in Massa
chusetts, he went on board stages and steam
boats, like other private citizens, un-at'en
ded by any retlnue, not even by servant
He paid his o,vn bills.
I When ANDREW JACKSON, the much vaun-
ted chief Of the Democracy came in, the
forms and ceremonies of prerogallve began
TO Influence his intercourse with the world
If he travelled, he had a troop Of retalners
wherever he went-and the populace were
trained to follow and shout at the heels d
the chieftain-ond the people paid the en'
pense,
And when MARTIN VAN buren, visits
his neighbors in his native slate, he seeks
to initiate the pomp and pageantry of roy
al personage-and goes about bowling ano
scraping to the people, whose interest he
has no fellow ieeling--and the people haze t.
foot the bills.
| Which ofthese are the truest republi
cans' NJ Y WIG.