The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-18

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the accommodation Of the place But convenient
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and without formal arrangement seem to have &C. ,
quescsd In endeavor to pass the time pleasantly dur
Ing our stay. E-UA-bE.
CoNsrAsrISopLr, Aug. n, ls47
Morals and Scandal IN the Ottoman Empirs-Ths Repo
luton in Turkish Society, &c. &c.
domestic event, in which the actor and the suffer-
persons in high employment at the Porte, and
which therefore has excited much public sensation has
very recently taken place in this capital. But this
event is Of very scandalous description should not
make 1t the subject Of letter. for two -
lst 1t is Of kind which has ever heretofore had
the most tragic consequences in this country thus exhi
biting the most peculiar feature OF the Turkish
character and morsls and Id because in the present
instance, these consequences will certainly not follow
which show, together with other circumstances
papying It, how thorough o change Ottoman modes Of
thinking and acting, matters which touch most
ssnsibly the intimscss Of private life rapidly
dergoing
The fact alludo to is briefly as follows A doctor
Paleologus Creek physician to the Grand Vizier sup
posed to be in the confidence of this second dgna
tsry OF the empire and enjoying also the confidence Of
Of the first Turkish families in STEAMBOAT has TAX
en- advantage of the opportunities his profession affords
him. OF entering into the harems to seduce the wives of
two funetonares Of the Porte, Of whom occupies
very elevated post 1t snot necessary to mention their
names. The doctor is very Handsome young man. and
the two ladies are said to be remarkable for ex-
traordinary beauty. In order to avoid all suspi-
cion Of the intrigue he carrying on Paleologus
took two country houses which he furnished splsnddy
for these msreses and to receive there
their visits when they their morning drives in their
arabys (carrsges) These visits it is said oontn
usd for long time till at last Of the ladies began to
ry but that however led to discovery The dscove-
was made by the gift Of ring set with diamonds Of
Immense value that one Of these frail beauties had
made to her lover. Her husband, from whom she had
received it first love token, missing it from OF her
finger, and finding it was not Forthcoming demand
stormed for it, having had his suspicious previously
awakened Othello did for his handkerchief He be-
came apparently paoihed however with the assurance
boldened by success and mpunty he had ever met
with in these kinds of adventures spored the ring
bis own finger and displayed It to all who
csamsnt was now no longer possible and the whole
dalous AFFAIR came immediately to light
This 10 here considered the great affair Of the day
The Greek question the Albanian instruction and all
other state matters interest the Turks fur than this
domestic event And when considers that domestic
life 10 the sanctuary in which Turks live q nation
separate from all other nations not surprised
national Importance they attach facts have
narrated Nevertheless their feelings opinions on
the subject are greatly different from what they
crime fear viii be seen that they have gone from one
extreme to the other
At all times 1t reasonable to conclude the Jealousy
suspicion, and want OF confidence with which ore
treated in Turkey, their entire ignorance and the low
sensual estimation in which they held have stimua-
give free indulgence to their affections And If the
truth known doubt not it would appear that the
aned in harems has been frequent crime in this
country But formerly such fact, when found out
70 p snS s nut
cases, If Christian declare himself Mussemsn
to save his life and for the guilty woman there was al
ways the sack and the She suddenly disappeared
silence closed her did the waters in which sho
was whelmed But these domestic crimes hard
ly escape publicity that great change and ~ for
Furnishing them in tbs old way, believe suoh an act
bs deemed by all but inveterate old Turks of the
old school, crime greater than the one 30 punished.
This is greater change STILL and shows that funda-
mental alteration in Turkish views of morals and
has taken place that the nation, that Mahommedan-
ism itself stands new ground, commanding new pros
poets that it can never reoccupy its old position for
that from the fountain head OF individual and domestic
| life among Turks principles, in accordance with
those of the European and Christian world have sprung
FORTH which must be eventually followed out to the
| tire renovation of the Ottoman character.
With respect to tho punishment with which the
guilty parties in this criminal intrigue will present
injured husbands will repudiae his wife, Is said but
make sufficient provision for her subsistence. The 9TH
report arms il disposed to forgive the rGty Of his
spouse, and take her back to his harem
The doctor however has been arrested and sent pri
which lenity certainly viii be excessive Yet so
is not unlikely the whole affair which has violently
moved the whole Turkish population here win termi-
| nate.
The truth is since the Turks have renowned their
ancient practice of beheadng bowstrnging, and sack
ing which used to be resorted to frequently aud
birariy without subectng the victims either to law
tria by all the Pachas all the empire who held
in their hands to their wanton ca
price, the power of life ana DEATH they seem to have
become the most ndugent people in the world towards
well nigh every species OF offence. NO criminals but
murderers Of the lowest grade OF society pre-
ent meet here with their deserts Between death and
mpunity, the Turkish authorities seem to know Of
definite medium punishment. Temporary disgrace
which great Turkish dsinquents sometimes incur sp
pears to only title at the Porte for renewal Of favor
and honor towards the dsgraced person. and
events one would say was courted obtain new
the good OF those In for the
ns S is Without ssSs
system Of law The Turks call the Koran their law,
and the maums, theoogeans their lawyer, which is
as much confess that they neither law
LAWYERS By arbitrary violence they have heretofore
dealt out they called justice and this mode pro-
oeeding being laid aside they have positive rule
to guide them Repudiating arbitrary Judgments they
thus it were In default OF graduated scale Of
penalties proportioned offences constrained to be
not to propitiae law, but to proptate favor, 1t
generally happens especially II they have friends among
the powerful they able to reestabsh themselves
in favor after they have succumbed to very short dis
grace to a very inadequate punishment
IL would not be at all surprising, II Dr. Paleologus
should be hourishng again in high feather among the
Turkish grandees Of STEAMBOAT before year goes over
his head
mind to the Turkish government, though some there
who put an unfavorabe construction on It, That
has caused the whole trial OF Messrs Tete
farmentier and Cubieres, to be published in Turkish
journal in the pay the Porte and has suggested
ments on the sentence these great denquents have
fered which calculated to produces very good effect
here The editor of the paper in question: which is but
the organ Of the Grand v1er points out particularly
ton to the other penalties inflicted the criminals
named by the French Court of Peers they have been
declared only Incapable of holding any employment
under the government Of France In future but,
than this be in every civil sense, dead The writer
goes on to say should be the fate Of
Turkish official who abuses the trust placed in him,
either by practices of corruption, Of extorton OF
peculaon which, in this country have be-
come to use exaggerated phrase, second nature
to all who are in any position at all favorable to
their exercise. But the writer does not, AN told
(for read not Turkish MYSELF stop here's he goes
on and reads n lesson to Turks which the French
themselves would do well TO profit by He remarks that
In that nation where an who had been Of
its highest magistrates in justification oil an attempted
suicide, ubon being convicted OF heavy crimes could
say, TAI toujows pretere lhoner Ia rts the idea
Of honor must be perfectly distinct from every dea OF
moral obligation and virture; and that the other sent
ment expressed by the person. on ms son DehS ac
cused OF having furnished him with pistols 10 destroy
himself viz that II his son had been thus nsramentAl
In the attempt Mt self destruction OF his iathsr he
should have regarded deed as an heroic act OF Mia.