New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-29
Abolition OF the sluve.,Inraet in Turker.

We translate the following from the CouyTier der
Flats Uais Of Saturday. What would these
heather Turks think Of Slavery and the Slave
Trade, as it exists in this republican and civilized
country where Christian Slave breeders so often
make merchandise OF their own children
Oar correspondent a. Constsndnople informs Us that
the Sultan has just ordered the abolition Of the Slave
market He writes under date Of Jan. 20
Last Saturday the Sultan attended tesson Of the
Supreme Council Of Justice c: the Porte All the Sin
listers and high urconsries present The Sultan
then took the FIRST step Of measure which cannot fa
to excite great attention in Europe he ordered the sup
preston Of the slayeNsrket This Is not the abolition
Of Slavery It true but it s the first step toward thsi
end and humanity must applaud the disappearance Of
that rsyotng establishment where the victims of this
Infamous traffic were publicly exposed for sale, sad
which daily the scene Of the most degrading out
rsgss The Koron permits Slavery II s true but this
permission Is nothing than simple tolerance In
deed it recommends the emancipation Of slave as =
mertorious sct and it Ia now usual thing for rich
Mussulmans to do, on occasion Of family festival or
when they are about to undertake long journey,
and in tha important circumstances Of their life general
ly They think that they cannot render more sccep
table service TO God than 70 give liberty TO slave The
obstacles 10 tho complete abolition Of Slavery arise
much from manners ussges and the G-razg enents
Of the sulsns domestic establishment thsn from rel.
gous preceps when the Sultan enters upon the under.
taking he will be able 10 carry It through without any
important difficulties or serious opposition. Mussu!-
man prince the Beg Of Tunis, has already proclaimed
the entire abolition Of Slavery throughout his terrific.
res Ibrahim Pschs enfranchlsed all his slaves on hs
return from Europe, and these acts have provoked no
blame or dIsapprobstion In all the Mlssumsn States
The Porto itsef when in 1870 1t settled relations
with Egypt took advantage of the occasion TO Inser,
clause by which tho vceroy agreed longer to allow
the barbarous operation Of muGlston. and now, ex.
cePtns in the hsrems of the imperial palace and or
three wealthy houses Of Consiantnope, eunuchs are
becoming more and more rare object of luxury
Many Of the high officers Of the present Government
are members Of the Society for the Emancipation Of
Slaves.
We will say nothing Of the condition OF Slaves Ia
Mussvlmsn countries. All the world knows that they
form portion OF the family and attain the highest posts
Two of the ministers Of the Sultan Kosrew Pacha and
HafzPacha ere emancipated slaves. The same is tho
case with the governor Of TrebIsonde Hall Pacha the
former son-n-law Of the Sultan Mahmoud with Mehe.
met Reschid Pacha acknowledgement and chief Of staff
10 the army of Arabia and with many others. The
mother OF the Sultan and all his wives emsucpaled
Georgian or Clrcassisn slsves
IL FREDERICK DOUGLASS, the Fugitive Slave
who has spent nearly two years in Great Britain where
he has been treated with great respect and enjoyed the