New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-02
Tho Osmanti, or rsrks.

The Osmauu, or Tsrks.
A ConNsniioopls correspondent Of the Cssyrv
asd ER9siyvr writes Of the race pow dentsalf
IN the more ansisnt seats Of oivlisstiea -
follows.
We naturally regard The TURKS as syssss Of oes
side barosrians. ard 10 10 little neah " ssrvsy
them with perfectly upprs iuteed eye yet 80 hose ss
vs~ .iords much that cen be eoaten p!-ted ~ie s't
l.fsctton Tnsr gravity Of misp, soe~rpess ~ ssis
and itch 6s"i5g rooes svs them IN alr OF ssauens1y
dignity, In pleading contrast .i'h the eafrsd ~
psrssiop tho mp-rtin~nt carriage and the sua ss-
saar sarusots of Frsnhs and ,hsrs rstoi O. cess
and deieacy 10 their soois ioIms end euqsste, iht
far superior IL thios ordinarily observed 81 hos
Personal eleannsas 10 not among them 90 snons us
| halt negle ted ssnLviuue.' but serupsloVsy
faal.ed religious oblisst Proprisiy and e"sssy
| distinguish their mutual intercourse and bospltsy
ndsred t. ali without dsslsctep Of eouttry VI eol.
diron 10 IN inviol.be duty. ossrrelinS 10 sxr,msy
| rsre among thrm. and their hssinssi Ut Ne brute
| creation IL far kinder than oura
The Koran reserves The Svirg OF tssth Il thes
| income to ehOitsbis purposes ssd oensvosnco With
them IL no trsosi.ni impslse, but sbdios Sacred
principe look here 10 vain ter tia sqdslidiy sas
| bslls Frdscs and Msrrts Engso Incompetence.
tue OF % many Chris-1 lsnds, 10 driven s~sy
from ,hs followers Of The Prophet oy thA divine les
which forbias tAe Of VINE. Tue fsishsm, ~
which the rarks rsproseesd 10 not the stspd folly
iIisrepns nisd. Thsy are ss eInest 10 svtrans CO
smity ss other men, but -hrn cssmny eOsp.. With
hath wrd It." 10 truth aud honesty they are inisrlcG
few other people and ere certs ~ tar ssps'ior 10
| the iews and CbTistisns that d~ei spOns ths NJ -
Amours and ntrisues aud eoojussl nddeiy prevail g
certain extent in their social lite, but far isss then 10
france which css hs.l the rnssress VI modern ei's
isstion and public prostitution amo { th-m has 40
local hsbitsuon and hsrdy snsms Polygsuy 10 TOT
ers-d by the law. but puebc opn!eo dssideaty ca.
asmns H.
his The mssps,es OF the land opy who have pla.
rsty OF ~ives they seldom have more then TO
thr Sult inn mO han ven
Toe kprso p-rmits husbands To ehsstiss sod divorce
their wyss at pleasure but thess privisees ara het
oft,n Aoused. Cbidn trained On honor md suo-
mis- 10 their pSeats, aud great sn~euoo and tiodns"
usually peisads their family rslsuuns The vom'n
sstssd OF being kvyt thst sct restsist % ysusr
ally "a. snsd IN rssy more free than 10
do.a,sl country OF Western Europe Tnry p-irto ,ns
sques rage thu o,rssr and ride into The county %
pleasure parssi in perfect liberty aalutudes " tns n
II al olasss 60 eve'y Friday upsited 10 the valley
OF the Sweet Waters ave milss ny {" the 0pid'n -.
have among them there, and have ssldon hehsd
more strsinsd and Yet inooc~nt snl"y msnt lei
true th-t MahOmedsn +nsles are lot ao sed 20 spp or
Ia public unveiled bat ,sis 10 no srs. bsrd.hiy srcs
the yushse, which 10 OF white musno 10 ssu-y 'sps
csIy too face 10 prot 80 thin
features are easily d.eeDabl The sot.ns 'r,qdsnuy
ssUss edct prescribing tho thiehDess VI The sTs sud
| the mode Of w.sdns them ous ~onas.s eli 10 The
same every ~hers, aud The compIi.nes 10 bss tempo
| rsry Beside this infdosen-ot Of the natural 'shS
| compensated By tos privilege OF srrsy.s shs boson
| Cd iisaN~ ia the fssAion OF the oesauss-
"s' Or P.ur Low
| wsos. topsv A'at stsrs ,ss. h.sy-
II 10 true that susoos h.nomedsn sre pos
ranked high In the seals OF creation but The
prevailing Idea thst f-mss deemed ~ have DO souls
10. strange mi''sss Tssy are regarded a. iu no't.i
bspgs, and ~ subject to religious obi gauoss ssd ~
.poDs.b lee Husbands msy may not - they please,
unit their wves share ~n ,bs boaris ihsT love Ia
the abodes Of siss hereafter but Tho wives ~ho ere err
eladsd neither sppisiis<t damned, bot 80 -
dwell In 'spsrssr appropriate plsces Of spI,y~eSt
Slavery suli exiss In Turkey but vito son- VI iu
bl.eser elements lie 10 musa liks tbss 81 hs ss
ssry Of ancient Scripture nee The SLAVE tose-s u
o~nS soulless ebstie REILLY M mosr VI bis nss
| ters family. He 10 neither dsspised nor dssrsdst ns
possesses his rshu sod bic privirsss sat has osry
iseiues tor slo' siins bis socisl condition die com
Julsory term OF service 10 only year, aud shra M
leaves biz msser ,h latter 10 bound s,tts upon him
pse4,sm Lie 10 sur lscssd 10 sueh tsss cork Z" IL
posed upon tho American Slave since hts bosinessh
not neid labor but attention 70 the psrsolsl wsI OF
Die master Slaves In Turkey frequently r'ss 10 the
highest places Of trust and dgny. snd become Sc
r.ssers and sven vsisrs. The con IJ.v Of the late
sultan VI" oristnislIy Georgian Slave cires..'.a
| s.vss are noe comparatively rs's. nos bo~sv.r' on
sceoaat OF any IN Willingness on the psrs Of .besS
sisn pusnts ~ snsrust their children " Turhsh CO
| troll bus beesuss the Rass.ses prevent - much %
POI ibs their expectation iron Tbs Blses sss pore -
Ths fsw th., 10 spite Of ell obstssss ass their sy 70
copstsn iaople ere never exposed % Esbhe sse ost
70 be purchased only few pnssts Sous@sm ,ns
suburb u Topa rs Tn"s !. even no loesS
for olsct Aft an Slaves !, ws abofsneo ~ ,hs isS
f! - Fan and ~lll rsver sssio BE- tolerated
| The Tu,ks sill continue 10 wssh sfa OdentA1
.eruuulo.sty and r.ce their ss.af ave uui,s 10y
| ~ith q puIcui.ousnsss tbss cannot Be supssssd Too
| msss Of The people Jet exhibit nsly nd d~vouoa
10 ta.ir isth that ought T. rnshs Cbn'iMs oivsa III
shame But the Mosiem religion hiss Loot much ~ ne
Are and energy. IL bss sosL~d 10 a-res 10. lsrace
.od nov tnoa.h IL suli threstsns spossey elm a.
~ ,doc, insults snd Ysrs-e9tss those ~bo have
,ey.r been tho folo~ers Of The Prophet Tbs uppsf
LAS of soeisty are generally i.A ola and conform
srusy 10 the regulations ~ ths A1rsn, Only from ~
u the EVIL Law and Of public opinion The great body
~ the people clog 20 their rsisos DOC from faosy.
csm but bsrsuse IL IL intsswovso win ell their ei'u
and social reisoos and 10 completely idsn6d with
the hisory ~ their eonnVy They kssw tbsir creed
oaly In s orosd fsst1rrs HAsies Priesthood her
fec.ive bat iuls Instruction Ignorant o. Ara
BIO, the Koran 10 10 them ssasd book 10 hss never
translated lnsI Tsrksb oecsuse orsooth. It's oa7
charm contests In iu Arabic ngis. vbes 10 ., ususn~
l.tsoe Into any fo,ssn tongue Ii, Etsh -soo, ef
III cidcs docie Tasrs 10 general impfo zion smOns
a.homehsns that their religion vii oesin 3, Do
sige This i'm presson 10 d-rves from 80 traditions
ssyoys ~ the PropheL Ny rels iOr sfi drGiesresss
and then sseFesse and NY religion N1ii survive .
tnoussnd yrsrs, but NOT too thousand"
fee r,sy-etsbs schools hsye lately t~en estsst'd
ed By Government IN coastsntnops aid smyrps al
% such thing sJs,em Of pub insboeuon y't-a
eta IN the Sultan douinioos IL 10 uvs EN- "a 20
no oispossuoa 10 learn. Ins.ieetust ,srsne, ~ a.
precious - ibs trEe kOsson - physical rspos. B7n
y-rfeeuy eou<nt 70 a. on o|iicy'oy ths TO b"'o
ss and 10 pded ~ four greet CHAINS 70 u."sn
jo0s volcano. whoss eruPEons canes ssrhq9ss7s-
,sst the Sun sets In sss 0! mud. sn.en msAs' ~
In tee norning-.nd N ct the stars are ot emys pns
the Gay By DIVIDE Mercy. g piesss p'9s n"r,s' -
zee yell content 10 the true hnesm 70 osh-'s OF W.
because uttb bis5 "tsporsnes 10 onss' 70 lAs'sS'
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