Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1853-11-17
From the New Yorl, Evening Post.
The Turkish Fmpire.

mltiee by Col. f1ennlngsen, which was read /
at the meeting held last night to form "Uni- |
versal Democratic Republican Association"
contains great many statements i'm regard /,
to the condition of the Ottoman empire. |
particularly interesting at this time Col. |.
Hcnningsen, the writer, who is well known |
in the literary world by his "Revelatons Of
Russia, the "White Slave" and other ex-
cellent books, has enjoyed the best OPP
portunites Of personal residence in the
East, for acquiring thorough and acctirate
knowledge Of the state of the different ma
tions. He has travelled several times. both
on horse and on foot ever all the principal
parts Of Turkey, and was brought into con-
tact with the populations occupying it, under
circumstances calculated TO give him an in
sight into their character and condition.
Coz. Henningsen says, that profound
ignorance prevails in Europe in relation 10
the resources and vitality of the Empire.
Urquhart, kossuth and VIM. M. CORY, Of
this country, are almost the only persons
he met, who have really 4 just idea Of the ac-
tivity, hospitality, Justice and piety of the
Turks. An cur Information on these sub
iects having been drawn from one sided
incomplete. In Russia. indeed. lie SAYS
there is q branch Of the police whose bust
ness it is TO "dircct opinion in foreign conn
tries" and this body has been unccnsing in
its cndeavors TO propagate the most unjust
and unfoun1cd opinion Of the Turkish
character and prospects. Nearly all the
prevalent rrcudicos, which represent the
Turks as fcrocious and bigotcl religionists,
as cruel, iliiI@rate, faithlesa and oppressive
semi-barbarlans, and which predict The
speedy decomposition Of the empire, have
been derived from the statements Of these
false Russian propagaudists.
Col. UonNingscn then goes into q long
history CT The Turks in Europe, to redeem
their character from exaggerated Inisrep.
rcsentations, and TO show that their inter.
course with Christians has been quite as
liberal as that of Christians with them. In
fact, lie alledges that the Christian poptlla-
items in Turkey are among the most ra-
pacous, false, and degraded 10 be found in
civilization:
Most Of them" he adds, '.arc coward}v,
and it may seem sweeping assertion, but
it is unfortunately true, that if common
courage is rare, it is rarcr still to ind those
among them whom Won co,ld trpst v;,L
vour pI,rsc or believe lIpon their oath. In
travelling through Turkey. il is necessary
to inquire. Are there any Christians in thu,
yillarc>' Irthe renIv is. nome vo,, ,roy
encalnD .ro,, the square and leave vo,ir
baroa9c ,n-,,.rGrn yitLcnt fear of los,
The Turk or even the EIo;,srmclan. m
less an ! trnb may sometimes he r,l,bar
but never is thier. Tho Turls will no. sc,l
TO a Christian till fc'low-Turk is served.
bu: he does not cheat. II Tou at,cront IN
bargain with him. le has notiwc price- and
will rot sell at I'll. Ifyou tell linn 10 Eca,
the chance, in purchasinr nm ariicI, he
firns it conie.nbtuously toward Won: he
wants his due. no more. In the OIG j-,n-
stantinop,c. q sai!o. or strvart may market
among tLe Turks without sncaking word
Of The Ianru2rc. and never he chrofei 70 fhc
value Of a nara, or onc.eichlb Of cent, On
the Christian side OF Gala.a or Pera. he j..
certain IN he trkrr in Or ontariro ~.
lace. If Won hear that there are Christians
omopo The ponu'ut;en, Won tsl:o eyery
rrcoortio,. vet rnrc,v or rovo~ o., cso,,,o
without being in some measure robhed or
cheated. This corrurtion omnno thcsr co
called Christians is universal. II is ueed
like the state Of decoyed cities in TurLc,
nc an orrmnent an,irs- her rnlo 20 ,rI;cL
the moral ss we'll as material ru;r ;s ,i,r;L,
ted Raj. Is not trro tL,t = i rrIar
Turkish domination that thcsc ro,,,1n,inns
have degcncra.ei. or that thcse ciiics I9yo
decoyej Tho concurrent te,,i,ror,. ,c o,
witnesses au,srs that these nomlafio1s hol
sum; 10 the lowest dcptbs Of degra5o,: lon
undcr thc Byzan,iro Emnerors end prr;-
o~obs and ,hr, ,le NoD~al and Tartor In Il
these cities waste. L is orr,. t~rr NJ. fIat
tbe Orton,o has dcter,orotcd and dostrorrJ
hut thot having found moral and ,n,,eri,I
ruins, he had done nothing TO ameIioroIe or
reconstruct. AT least. Ibis renrooch was
deserved fiji a quarter Of = contmrv ogo
from which time down 70 the nrcsent tbs
reforms Of the late Sultan Mobmond have
been slowly and unobstrnsiye,v bnt rrin-
to,rrntodl,. ,~,rrns s;r,,