American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-08-27
Baltimore Gltpper.
MAHoMETAN REFORMATION

mAHOMETAN REFORMATION.
There is at this moment silent but great
revolution progressing among the followers OF
Nsbomet in Turkey, which m time may spread
itself all over ASA, and produce wonderful
changes in the sentiments of Musselmen to-
ward Christianity, and all other faiths. 1t is
q tri,,mnb bloodless but certain and pract
cal. over fanaticism: and it appears to be
clearing the way in that very interesting
quarter of the world, for the fuI6lment OF
prophecies which many have read with mat
tention, but many with deep and abiding con-
Germ. The religion of Mahomet was reli
gon of the sword. He impressed it upon his
followers to carry that religion through every
part of the globe. His doctrine was, che
lieve OF you die!" His promises of rewards
for acts of faith, were eternal happiness and
The enjoyment of all kinds of sensuat plea
sures. His Koran, tho containing many i'm
pressive recommendations of charity, faith
and temperance, was filled with wild and en-
thusiastic dogmas His followers destroyed
the Alexandrian Library which was the key
to ancient history, in order that the Koran
might reign alone triumphant. His Arabs
were filled with enthusiasm, and after having
subdued all Asia, passed down on the Euro.
pean and African side of the Mediterranean,
sweeping all before them, and very nearly
destroying all Christendom. For centuries
they maintained undisputed sway over all
Asia and Africa, and fine portion of Europe
As long as the Koran was the only book and
Mahomet the only prophet; as long as the dl-
rection to kill every man who would not turn
Musselman, was carried into effect, all other
faiths were detested by the Mahometans-
Stunned, abhorred, unknown and unnotl-
ced. Thus the unity Of Musselman was
preserved, and their nationality sustained
The battle of Tooza, and siege of Grenada,
which drove them QUE Spain-the Crusades,
and the capture of Jerusalem-the wars of
the Tartars, and Russians under Catherine
the capture of Ismael-the wars of Austria
The capture of Egypt, by BonaI arte-the siege
of SerIngapatam, and the triumph of the Brit
ish arms in lndia-the loss of Moldavia and
Wallachia, and the final separation of Greece,
events of the last five centuries, have grad
ually weakened the Musselman power, while
the power of the Christian had been gradually
spreading and extending, until it has surround
ed and hemmed in the Musselman rule and
preponderance; and nothing now prevents the
complete overthrow ofthat power 10 Europe
and Asia, hut Jealousy among European Sow
ereigns, from the difficulty OF dividing among
Musselman. The followers of Mahomet see
their ancient and ndomitable power crumbing
beneath their feet Their religion is no long
er able to sustain ITSELF whereas the Christian
faith is spreading from pole to pole, and they
have at length awakened 10 the true secret Of
this success. They have discovered and ac-
knowledged that the spread Of education, of
liberation, liberalty free institutions, science,
and the arts: the progress of Agriculture; the
Improvements in manufactures; the extension
OF Commerce, and the discovery and applica'
ton Of steam, all the offspring of Christian in
shutions, have been the great leavers which
have raised Christian nations to their present.
height; and the Musselmen have resolved to
follow in the same path, adopt the same meas
ures, and aspire to the same results. The
young Sultan Of Turkey, who has wise min
listers, has commenced this system Of reform
by proclaiming freedom Of conscienCe--Gstab-
lshing schools and colleges in every part Of
his kingdom, amounting, as it is said, 10 30
COO clothing bis soldiers, in European cos
tune, adopting Christian habits, manners and
improvements, and changing completely the
whole system by which The Musselman have
been heretofore governed.
The world will see in this, under the hand
OF Providence, the progress of the re(orma.
ton, which is reforming the nations in Asia
and Africa Rail roads are completing in !
Russia, which will convey great armies to the
borders Of the Black Sea; the Sikhs are sub
dued; the nations on the borders Of the Indian
Ocean are conquered; lbrahm Pacha has
visited France and England to inspect in per-
son the scenes ofEuropean triumphs in science
and ar; Mehemet Ali is now in Turkey 10
commune with his suzsraine, and an army of
Christian missionaries is spreading Gospel
truths over the sands of the Desert. To those
who have an abiding faith in the fulfiment Of
the prophesies, who have studied them with
untirng zeal, who have seen them verified
and sustained by events of startling magni-
tude, this progressive revolution in Turkey,
will produce increased faith in Revelation,
while mere statesmen politicians and sceptics,
will consider it as indicative of the chat acter
of the age, and the extension of liberal princi-
Piles. The protection which the Sultan has
extended to The Armenians, in opposition to
their own Bishops, shews that free federation
IS spreading over that empire. All this clears
the way in the wilderness for that expected
millennium, to which the sacred writings first
directed the attention Of mankind, and of
these great events seem TO be sure forerun-
ners, signs and indications. Events in Mus
selmen countries begin TO assume new and
extraordinary interest.
PERPETUAL MoTIoN.-The FeliciaDa Miss
Wing has communication from a mechanic,
named James Asgood Dalton, declaring so.
lemnly, with an affidavit affixed, that he has
perfected perpetual motion. He has been at
work on his project for many years and "a he