The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-03-12
From the N. Y. Evening Star.
"THE HAITI sCHERIFF.

Among what would be called the .ssigns
,of the tines and the march of civiliza-
ton, we consider the recent ssHAT'TI
ISCHERlFF,' or proclamation OF the
young Sultan Of Turkey the most extra
ordinary, not only as completely chang
ing the civil policy and the immemorial
lusages of that Empire, but embracing, at
once. all the cardinal doctrines of Chris
tan Governments, and changing, by a
single decree, an absolute monarchy to a
republic of laws and equal rights. The
following is part Of what may be called
the Turkish Declaration ofIndepende,nce:
| sit is most important to fix the rate Of
taxes. The State is obliged 10 have re-
course to them for the defence Of its ter
Iritories. Fortunately, for the people,
some time back they have been delivered
from the vexatious system of monopolies;
those bad sources of revenue. AS bad a
source of revenue still subsists, in the We
nal concession Of Offices. By this system,
the civil and local administration Of each
region is delivered up to the arbitrary will
of one man; that is, to the most violent and
greedy passions-for if such formers of
the revenue be not super-excellent, he
can have no guide but his interest. 1t is
henceforth required that each Ottoman
subject Should pay certain sum Of taxes
'proportioned to his fortune and faculties.
1t is also requisite that special laws should
fix and limit the expenses of the militia
ry and naval force.
Although the defence of the country
is an important and universal duty, and
all classes of the population must furnish
soldiers for the purpose, still there ought
to be laws to fix the contingent Of each
locality, and limit to four or FIVE wears the
term of military service 1t is dealing a
mortal blow to agriculture, as well as an
injustice In itself, to take more hands from
districts than they can fairly spare; and il
is to'reduce soldiers to despair, and to de-
populate the country, to retain them all
their life in service.
'sWithout snch laws as these, of which
the necessity is felt, there can be neither
empire, nor force, nor riches. nor happi-
ness, nor tranquility. All these blessings
may be expected fromnew laws. Hence-
forth, moreover, every accused person
shall be publicly tried, according to the
Divine law, after act and examination, and
no power shall, secretly or otherwise,
cause any one to perish by poisons, or
by any other means, until regular judg-
ment has been passed. No one shall
hurt another's honor, and each shall pos
sess his property with liberty, and in lear
OF no one. The innocent heirs of con-.
demned person shall inherit his property,
nor shall the goods of the criminalbe con-
fiscated.
hesc imperial concessions extend to
all our subjects, of every religion without
exception. Perfect security is accorded
70 all the inhabitants ofthe empire IN life.
honor, and fortune, as wills the text 81
our law.
All venality and traffic Of offices sl,all|
be abolished as the great cause of tile de.
cadence of the empire. y
These dispositions, being reyoca.
ton Of old usages, shall be published all
Constantinople and throughout our an.
pre- and communicated officially to the
ambassadors resident there. !, 4
JOINING oyER.-Iti is with sincere pleas
ure that we welcome to the ranks Of ME
antl-sub-treasury men 50 able and inilu-l
entail an auxiliary as Cor I'm. K;nnsv,
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