Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-11-16

fighting animal for no event IN the history our race Seems
much Of that nations in con,ieui,v with
each other should live in Of almost eternal war pcb
seems least till Of late years. have been the case Win
the Christian and Mussumsn Powers and rather th;nL
that should not gain mnch as far as tie Turks are con-
cerned in nquirng particularly who began warfare
The most celebrated and important Of these OF
hostility the very first in poin Of time, the cru
sades which the united forces OF great part Of Europe
were poured upon Western Asia, n torrent which swept
away iends and foes It's path fear the law Of nations
would be studied in vain for usiabe motive for these
strange expeditions But whatever their cause effect
was ceriain-ha of producing feeling Of amisble kind
between the great parties Christians have for agesbeen
complimented by the Turks well by other Mussulman
races with sundy i'll sounding epithets necessary TO be
repeated ON this occasion and say that have not
left the debt OF International courtesy unpaid From the ideal
that spread the nursery under the name Of
Ogres (he name little changed by which the Turks first
became known the Western World) down to the warke
princes whose armies have carried alarm into the heart of
Europe at comparatively PERIOD they have from
their first establishment In Western Asia been habitualy
spoken of as ruthless babaans and sgmatzed by eyery
name of hatred afraid that In quite modern times
those Of us who took interest in the Greek revolution
always choice in their language they might
have heen.
With what feelings the fathers ofew England-the con-
tempoares Of the ancestor of whom respected friend Mr
WIxTHRor) has just spokenregared the Turks common
with all other Mahometans hardly need be said IF the first
settlers Of Boston, who laid the foundations Of our ancient
beloved city this very spot where now assem-
bed attracted not by the good cheer which has regasd
by the sparkling cup with which Mr.. Stevens has so
literally crowned the board but by the pure and wholesome
of Mr.. Backstones Spng-f they had been told
that generations from the first settlement their children
would have been beset by visitation Of witches and that in
century and half company Of their descendants
would cit down table with live TUX, and be the Official
Messenger Of the Grand Seignor fu-booded Mussulman
and mistake they would have thought their degenerate
posteriy doomed to sink from bad to worse. The
Turks, you know, branch Of the great Tartar amiy
Iar, they spell it themselves. the having been inter-
poated in Europe, in the middle ages BY way OF polite
nnuendo that they from place not to be mentioned in
English to ears polite
esteem very pleasing circumstance that feelings like
these entirely passed away to be alluded
matter Of merriment alone. look upon il an omen Of
great and happy changes in rapid pogess that officer Of
distinction in the service Of this odous Power (which
has lately endeared itself 10 the friends Of liberty manner
not to be fogoen) has been by his youthful
reigna ruler whose large and liberal views for the improve
ment Of this people have been equaled only by his munf
cence of disposition and kindness of hearo examine the
United States, to learn what by the hearing of the
and the seeing Of the eye compare the ancient East
with the youthful West gather hints and ideas for the
benefit Of his conntry
But let not be thought, sir, by any insnuate
that the extension Of intercourse with Turkey would be
onesded benefit good for them but of consequence
There few relations Of this kind in the world eher be-
tween individuals States. increase my happiness
when do good my neighbor friendly relations be-
tween countries beneficial BOTH The quality of
commerce is as little strained as that of mercy
" 1t blesseth him that gives and him that takes"
The sun, in his circuit through the heavens does
down upon region favored by than the country
OF our honored guest Without taking into the Eu
ropean domnions of the 1ltan-one Of the finest countries
IN Europewhout mentioning the islands Of the Egean and
the Levant-Scio. Crete, Rhodes Cyprus-names which
makes the ears tngle to repeaI think will be easy
to point out upon the map Of the world country that equals
the Asac domain of the Sultan for temperate range Of eli
mate variety of productions beauty position and facility
access How connects with the north by the Black Sea-
with it's all glorious outlet through the Helespon and by
with the by the entire shores of the Mediterra
mean; with the south by the Nie the Red Sea- and the
Persian Gulf ard the than famous rivers the Tgrs and
the Euphraes that fow into while the boun
dary controls the passes of the entire overland trade with
India, China, and the Oriental Archipelago trade which
yielded almost all the commercial wealth ofthe ancient world
And what to hinder this region, favored in its natural
posonthec CRADLE the garden, the metropolis of the prm
tive wordom recovering small share its ancient pros
perity policy liberal that which has pursued
by bis sublime Highness Abdul Med and by his father
fore him. shall be steadily followed out Who tell what
beneficial results may flow from the peaceful crusade Of
honored guest And il, to all the materials for mutually
beneficial intercourse existing in Turkey, there shall
ajded perhaps consequence of his reports all those i'm
Of which ne has seen no specimens
here when his territories like shall be covered with
ronnet of railroads. when her great rivers like shall
rendered navgabe up we'll down. by the mighty
force OF steam when the electric telegraph shall speak from
the Sutans imperial samboul the upper cataracts
the Ne and from Beyroot Bassora who does not
impetus will be given to the commerce of the world,
well the prosperity of Turkey herself in which we shall
come in for full share
rejoice in the assurance that the active aud intelligent
efforts Of honoed guest will not be wanting toward the
promotion of these noble ends and scarcely need add that
the hearty cooperation of the American legation
tinople will certainly be rendered That mission be-
lieve sir prosperous state The distin-
guished gentleman at it's head Mr. Marsh) is avorahy
known by reputation throughout the country To great
fessona learning he has added envabe Congressional
reputation He has carried his post the eminent TALENT
the varied aanments and the concilatory disposition which
will enable him perform his duty both Governments
the credable and beneficial manner. In this be will
be fully seconded by his respectable associate (M J. p
Brown the official interpreter and secretary Of the legation
with whose company favored at this table, II that
gentleman not present. would say than think
right TO inAct upon his modesy but this will say his
face, that ho enjoys advantage for bis post and his
try enjoys the benefit of it, seldom possessed by any
foreign Government in its diplomatic relations with the Porte
mean the advantage of speaking the Turkish like his native
tongue II has been the scandal European Diplomacy
at Constantnople that the Ambassador obliged to COM
muncate through the medium Of dragomans of different
and language not Of the Government that
ploys them generally the Greeks Of the FanaL Mr. Brown
by his long residence in Turkey and his assduous and
cessu study Of it's difficult language, has wiped out this
proach The United States enjoy in him an official inter-
prefer citizen of the Government he represents and
able communicate freely in it's tongue with the Gov
to which he s accredited do not know how the
may be now, but thirty years ago this thing quite
unknown at Consantinope.
Allow in taking my propose you the health
of the Hon. Mr. MARsu, the Minister Of the United States
the Sublime Porte, and Of Mr. BRowS Secretary of Le