Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-11-19

red life with humble prospects, ana OO'"
ssr;,.a st.ths height OF humsn power
the ssyeEeigAily Of the Na,'ohs'
Tbe career Of Mshsmet has osen q Io-
m.nlie one. and IFS incidents are n ever!
-. remarkable. He was bern alOaVsllo
!. Ranmelia. and was the younges' oi
s;x,ess rsilar.n. He was always i'm pa'
80, 81 rontrol and lOnd Of sst-hdul-
.snc. and pleasure. His hrsL employ
80, was that Of tobaccoDist, but he be
-.na di,gus,ed with the business ana
enlisted as common soldier N 'nS lu'i
kish srmy. After Iseries oil PERSONS
.~oIo;ts which turned all eyes towards
I'm and having acquired distinction n
,h. vs, Of the Mamelukss, he was made
Yicsroy Of Egypt, tho highest post oI
banor in the Turkish empire. In WIS
no.;,iop be astonished Europe by the
boIdnes, Of his policy and the sngacl'y OF
his measures. One OF the most O'oody
and daing Of his schemes was The ann
b;I.,ion of the Mamslukes,sn event which
GIl.a large chapter in The Egyptian an
nal, The reforms which he introduced
in,n his country were OF the most deci-
dad description, and though often ehec''
tad bV the most arbitrary and often cruel
acts advanced civilization and compelled
prosperity. One Of his great sbJscts was
10 secure revenue, and this he alta ined
bv direc, taxation on tho land prOPrisiors
tha customs revenue, various incident
al du,ies. such as that on palm trees, and
bv Inc exclusive exporta'ion OF cotton ana
com. reserved TO himself. The direct
,sx on land was about two dollars per
acre; and indood, the products OF the SOIL
0sre always at the mercy government
WHICH assumed Tho right o taking them
At. valuation. In great many o'heI
wavs did Mehemet cOnlriVe TO make The
labor Of the county tributary to the pub
lie treasury.
He also took great pains 10 increase
the military and naval forces, and by
system Ol conscrip'ion of the most op'
Dres,ve character, KEEP. both branches II
SAFE OF eGHciSncy. Foreigners wer'
taksn int. his GsrVicO and raised TO hIno
and wealth. A large Aun'bor OF Fr1ncl
officers we're in his employment, an
rendered him great services as engineer
ard discipliaariAns. European tactic
we're taught his soldiery, and their con
dniOn greatly advanced as regarded equip
ment and knowledge oi field duty.
lie was a great friend OF domestic
manufactures, building mills Of variou
descriptions and procuring skiI'iul work
men lrOm every part OF Europe ~
owned a. QUO tina twenty-five colto
mdls. besides other establishments whsr
woSlsn Ciolhs, carpets, iron ware mus
kets, cannon and gunPowdsr we're manu-
hctursd. The Nmory was suPoTnlsn
dsd by an EAglishmsn, who employee
English operatives.
In order still furlhe 10 ClvIl'ze h''pso
ple, he Was in he habit Of sending youn
men 10 England and France TO be educa
led, that they IN ight an lhsIr return nom nom
impar, their iRfuTmatiOn TO others MOI
than a hundred different works Tor tn
instructions Of ihe servants Of The govern
msut have been published under his d
TsOtieu. lie established a printing pres
Al Boulace, nesr Cairo, whore nSwspt
per was regularly printed, and az annH'
almSnsc published. 49,,
He introduced steamboats, on the M
much 10 the comfort OF traVaIsTs,alded tn
as,ablisbment Of mail route acTos tn
Is,hmns Of Sutz, ard seemed anxious
rAs,oys the ancient route Of commerce
the East.
His family is rather numsrousi and u
aldest aon. ibraham now his successor
,lhs GOssrnment, has for long time bes
.eemmAnSes.in in chsfOf his armies. a
though leas sagaciOuS than his father, b
military career has been brlllisnt one.-
Mshems, said Of him TO DR.. Bowrlng, u
did mot know him. had not unhounde
confidence in him for many years. Nc
mot ill his heard was as long as my oW
aud even changing its color-but now
can thoroughly trust him"
The OldPacha va sfony.six years OF nt
sbelOEs he could read or write, but haVir
been Taught by his lavOrile wife, he b.
came a great STUDENT A traveller VII
.snte,ed his diVan one day rather une'
pectsdIy, found him, with 'speclacIes
nose,' devouring book with undlsgulsc
pleasure, willis large pile lay near hi,
for examination. He wss always ardent
the acQnirement OfknOWledge, and fon
Of eonversing with intelligent travellers. :
Every subject seemed interesting 10 hin
and he did Mot hesitate 10 give ell the il
formation they sought Of him in rsiurn =
Speaking Of the improvements he had in
tgoduesd late the agricultural system Q
Egypt, he remarked, "when came 4
this codnuy, | Oaly scratched i with
min. have now succeeded in cultivalln
/, with hoe, viii soon have PlOug
passing over the land"
a recent American tourist ia the Eas
he Rev. Dr.. Oiin, has given 4 very fu
and interesting account Of the Pacha, h
saSlicy and character. He considers hi