The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1846-09-11
turkey Revolutionizea.

An intelligent correspond ent Of the
Journal o. Commerce, writing from Lon.
don, sketches the .inos cIietl, Of The time
in various parts Of Europe, aud that OF
Turkey ID particular he presents in the
following Interesting light This is in
deed reyolntion though bloodless and
tranquil:-D Detroit Free Press.
The Pope having entered the lists as a
reformer will not surprise you more than
to fnd that the Grand Turk has done the
same. For the 6rst time in the annals Of
the dynasty, the Sultan of Turkey has
paid visit to his Asiatic dominions, and
OH his return r.ceived the congratjlat
tions of the ambassadors to the Porlt-Se
This is the first instance on record bl~the
corps diptomatique having had an audience
en- masse with the imperial sovereign Of
Turkey; aud by way of showing still far>
ther innovation, his Majesty received
their eXcellencies in the state>To0in,fto to.
which they were nshered, and remained,
standing during.lhe whole of their visit
Education is ID proceed in Turkey with
giant strides. 10000 schools are TO be
forthwith established throlighou the coun.
try, and Normal school for teachers is
to be instituted at Constantinople, under
Emir Pacha, who was educated at the
English University at Cambridge, whore
he took high degrees for mathematics and
classics. a.
Another circumstance without prece.
dent in modern history is the fact that
the Sultan, on his return from his tour,
W ent TO the Sublime Porte aud ,.made a
report to the Vizier, as to the condition
of the provinces he had visited, issuing
orders for their future better government.
Among other things lie declared that he
had abofi he'd all custom duties at Adria>
nople, Broussa, Konian and Tokat, and
then went op in the following free trade
style:
GAS it has been Acknowledged at all
times that duties on food, provisions and
cattle are extremely prejndicial to agri-
cnlture and commerce, we order, in con
sequence, after having collected all ne
henceforth all duties Of the kind, affect
ing the city Of ConstantInople, shall be
entirely abrogated, and that this act shall
come into effect from the date of the lst
day of next March,"
The Imperial Solyman You will per-
cciye is becoming good Cobdenite, aud
now he has only to give cheap postage,
to aid him in carrying out his re forms and
rendering them effec tive.
There is one ront more in the charac-
ter Of his reforming Moslem which w,ll
enlitle him to, and secure for him the
gratitude of the whole Christian world
You have already lad some powerful de-
tails in your columns of the prosecutions
Of the Armenian Protestan.s and all they
have suffered from the exc1mmanication
of their bishops. A Vizerial letter TO-
tie pacha of Erzeoum says that the pro-
testant faith has spread in some degree
among the Armenians, part cnlarly t
Constantinople. They had been anathe-
malized by the Patriarch, and thereby
injured in their trade aud business, and
obliged to close their shops.
The Sultan had forbidden the primate
SO to act at Coiistah tinopIe, and the same
law must be enforced at Erzeroum. The
A rmenian prinates are "not to be suffer
ed in any way TO persecute or interfere
with the converts when engaged in their
trade and commerce." His eXcelency is
finally ordered 'to protect and defend
them
The Corning Chronicle correspondent
al Constanlinople, in his last despatch,
emphatically states that 'Protestantism is
now planted in the Ottoman empire, and
it is my belief that II will strike its roots
deep and spread them wide-"
Carrying o,ii the Priaciple.--In neigh.
boring town, we have heard of female
who conceived the idea that
it was wrong TO use any thing produced in |
the Slave States; and determined she
" ould not have cotton sheets on the bed.
The husband strenousiy opposed linen, for
easons given, and the result was that one
fde oj'ike SHEETS .was made efcoRon, aaaMe |
iter oTdaea NORFOLK (.uess.) DeEt.
,
PeruViaa Iademaiy.-The u ). Atior
ey General, In conformity with the Aci
f Congress just passed. has issued no.
ce requiring the claimants to present
,eir claims, aud the evidence sustaining
ZEN, with all despatch, that he may pro-
eed 10 execute The Law.