The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-03-24

Our minister at Conslantinople has sent us
journal, published in that city, and marked
for our notice the following edict, which we
translate:
From The Journal De COnstniin0ps, Of Jan 2l, lS45
RECEIVED Br rHn CAMBRIA.
The following imperial edict has been read by Or
der, and in presence of bis Hghness the Sultan In
sitting Of the council at which he assisted, on Sun
dsy of the past week, on occasion OF the new year
The reading Of il was performed, according to usage
by His Excsllency, the Minister Of Foreign Affairs
IMPERIAL
MyrAirnFuI ylzIER: The different Haiti Scherils
which have issued from the moment came TO The
throoe, have manifested to all the world the senli-
ments Of justice and OF equity which animate me
They have no other object but to assure the prosper
y and welfare Of my ects, and TO consolidate aho
religion and the Empire. believe that all the world
have understood this sufficiently, and IT is useless to
repeat il. Yet it is undeniable that whatsoever ef-
forts have been made to realize the deliberations which
have in view, whether II be that tho bases have
not been we'll laid, that the necessary Precau'ions
Lave not been taken, nothing has succeeded, except
the military reform and notwithstanding that with
the aid Of God this reform acquires vigo from day
to day, yet its maintenance aud its consolidation
depend essentially on the well-being and prosperity
Of my subjects IL remains to the present time with
on, a solid foundation. | experience the most lively
notification and have neither day nor night tran
guilty and repose for by various steps, and from
time 10 time, have explained and manifested my IN
tentons to my actual ministers, and have exerted
nv best efforts to bring them into concert, and
to act together with entire unity, with view ,o
effect the welfare Of the country by their zeal and
devotion. IL is truly very astonishing fact tha'
| we have not seen any good results and God IS my
witness that my heart is full Of sadness and sction
But now again | order you formally, you and the
ministers assembled in my presence to take without
delay all the necessary measures, and to combine
your efforts and your lights, with the aid of God and
our holy prophet, and in conformity TO the erigen-
cies ohe times and the state Of affairs, the only end
Of my desires and Of my earnest pursuits, namely the
prosperity of the Empire and the happiness of my
subjects.
| And inasmuch as TO realize the object of my de.
sres it is essential and above all things necessary to
cause ignorance to cease-to do which is a 81
merit both in this and in the future life the first car,
incumbent upon you viii be to organize public in.
struction and to found, every where that it is
sary, schools to diause instruction and propagat,
light. have also the intention to establish at Con
s,antnople vast hospital, in which asylum wi
be afforded, and care bestowed the poor and scl
belonging to all classes of my subjects The minis
tiers must occupy themselves Immediately on tho
point, and as possible, with zeal and perse
yerance TO apply their labors to the creation of III,
other establishments of public utility Of the same ma
ture, of which the necessity may become evident
and address from time to time reports this sub
ject. May the most high God grant us His assist
ance, and facilitate the realization OF our plans.
THE commencement of the Mahomedan year.
Ed Mad.