Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-06-26

shoes and dangling sleeves, interfere with
every movement. They sit still better than
any other people in the world, having no
motive whatever for moving an inch. They
have stout bodies without souls, --there be-
ing no evidence that they ever think or
dream. All they know is the meaning Of
the word buckshies, -(give me somethlng,)
which is the first word they utter after be-
ing weaned aud it is the last as they bid
adIeu to things below the sun, ia stepping
from any part of the Turkish domain INTO
eternity.
Women of the upper circles appear like
ghosts in the streets, enyeloped IN white
cotton sheets from head to foot. One eye
occasionally gets loose, but their shackei-
ling gait in yellow boots, stuck into long
peak ed-toed slippers, gives them such
comlcal air, that 1t is an amusing SIGHT to
look at them. They show their weldon es-
seu,ialy in concealing their faces, STAGE the
little have seen of them conylnces me Of
their ugliness. Black powder is spuHkled
on their eyelIds, their nails stained red, and
the under lap not unirequently made entire
blue Some stain the hair red. In Damas-
Gus, even beggars fancy they look better
with red locks, aud very queer old women
IN frizzled, betaugled hair. red as blood
press their claims more eoquently in the
name Of saints no one ever heard of but
themselves.
Were | to give you description Of all
that is to be seen 10 Syria there would be
nothing to relate on my return. Whoever
has the presumption 10 tell the truth, the
whole truth and nothing but the truth in
regard to 1t, will certainly hazard bis repu-
utation for veracity In consequence of be-
ing physician, 1t is quite certain my OPP
portunities have gwen me a minuter insight
into the social organization, than could OH
erwise have been obtained. II were a
merchant | would establish an agent at Je
rusalem aud another al Damascus. the caPl-
tal,-ihe focus of trade and fashion, and
third at Beyrooi being convinced that I'M
mense profits might be realized by the le-
giumate operations of buying and selling
OF this matter, however, more remains to
be said, which will be communicated here
after to my enterprsing mercantile friends.
Palestine has many agricultural resources
never yet developed, aud the whole OF Sy-
ria, we're 1t IN the possession of Anglo
Saxons, would be the garden of the world,
as some section of II was probably the Gar
den Of Eden. Wherever the Turks hold
rule, there is a deterioration IN every de-
partment. Dlapldalon marks their pro-
gress aud always has wherever their con-
quests have extended Put them III posses
sion of the city of Boston and in six months
the plIasiers of the Merchants Exchange
would give way; the Aqueduct would burst
through aud never be repaired; Quincy
Market would be converted into a mosque /;
Faneul Hall be made a bath house, and
both sides OF Washington street lined with
the faithful squattlag on the side walk,
smoking through fexiie tubes cooled up IN
The form of boa-constTictor
All industry would die out, as they came
in-aud nothing would be repaired that
out of order They spend their days IN
contemplating nothiug,-p praying i've TINES
in twenly-iour hours, with their ironuels
towards Mecca, and when they are reused
to action, their first thought Is the eXtIrpa-
ton of christians. They have neither
bowels OF compassion, or political honesty
as a nation, but the fear of European guns,
keeps them ia quiet condition, although
they would be heartily glad to cut AL the
throats ia Chrstendom. Palestine and Syria
can never be regenerated while they control
1t. God speed the hour when tins wretch
eddy governed country shall be emancipated,
aud human life become precious, the rights
Of citizens respected and property protected.
The elements of wide spread thnlt abound
Lebanon has abundance Of coal the water
power is beyond computation within four
miles of the coast of the Mediterranean;
mills might be multiplied throughout the
interior cotton, sugar, gram, fruits, vine,
oil and silk are the natural productions OF
the soil but man is vile under Turkish
administration, aud curse follows their
footsteps. - Transcript.