Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-01-19

Whilst making these salams. his Imperia
Majesty eondescended to bestow a look
calm, and apparently Indifferent, as j
was, upon US. -. :
A moment after these formalities, oul
Minister commenced his address the
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Porte
who acted as Dragoman on the occasion
occupying position between him and the
Sultan. Mr.. Marsh referred to the
friendly relations existing between oul
country and the Sublime Porte, express
sing his hopes that they might ever con.
tinue. He spoke of the great interest
which the citizens of the United States
felt in the prosperity Of Turkey-of the
good wishes which he and those with
whom he was officially associated, perso-
nally entertained for His Highness, &c.
His speech was made in French, and was
translated by piece meal, by the Court
interpreter, into Turkish.
The Sultan replied to each sentence, in
a low. scarcely audible tone, barely arti-
culating the words. In fact, it appeared
to him to be great effort to talk at al,
and perhaps he thought that we poor
sublunary infdels, who were not like
him, destined to paradise where innu-
merable houris ravish with their charms,
were not worth that effort. He express
sed his pleasure at the existing amicable
relations between the two countries, his
thanks for the kind wishes of the people
of the New World, and its representa-
tives to his government his hopes that
the Minister would succeed according to
his wishes in the mission upon which he
was about to start, DC.
During the intervals which occurred in
the speeches, he cast an occasional languid
look upon first one and then another of
US, which gave US a fine opportunity of
scanning his features. He is rather low
in stature, has dark, melancholy eyes.
which exhibit an almost total lack of en-
ergy, but which have at the same time an
amiable and benevolent expression
The tout ensemble Of his face is good, but
on looking at it closely, discovered that
it was much pitted with the smallpox
Like all Musselmen, he wears a full beard.
He had black cloth cloak thrown over
him, which was fastened in front with a
rich jeweled clasp. His coat was so rich
ly embroidered, braided and studded with
diamonds. &C., that to attempt descrip-
ton of it would be vain and superhuous.
The collar and cuffs were completely en-
cased in diamonds. He wore sword,
which reposed in one of the most elegant
ly chased and jeweled scabbards that the
most exalted fancy could conceive Of
On his head was the red fez which is uni
versally worn by high and low throughout
the empire To our wonder he remained
standing all the time we were in his royal
presence, the unusual exertion attendant
upon which, must have been quite fati-
guing to his Highness. His feet are very
much inverted, but such is the case with
most of those of the Turks, owing to the
position in which they sit and their being
SO constantly in the saddle.
In surveying thus closely Abdul Med
jee, his calm apathetic expression, &C..
could not reflect how essentially he diff
Jared from the late Sultan, his father, in
those qualities which it is so important
that sovereign of a mighty country, in
these days of progress should possess
Mahmound the second was energetic
He commenced and carried out great ma
ny reforms in his Empire. The awkward,
bundling clothes of the soldiery were sub
stituted by the snug fitting garments OF
civilized Europe. The Janizaries. that
bloody band, long the terror of the Maho-
medan Sultans and the inveterate enemies
of reform, he effectually destroyed col
lection of costumed figures in a museum
of Constantinople being exhibited to the
curious traveller to give him an idea Of
what they once acre. Many other impor-
tant beneficial effects lie accomplished,
which it is not my province to mention
The present Sultan believe to be a
man of most excellent heart, generous
and kind This was exhibited in the
course he pursued towards the Hungari-
ans, who found safe shelter under the
star and crescent, when pressed by Aus
trian tyranny. The liberal policy he
pursued in reference to all christians who
dwell within his dominions, is, also, wor-
thy of all commendation, and far be it
from me to detract in the least from his
nodieneSs and mGgnaninaity-bu certainly
he has not the strong mind and bold torti-
tude of his predecessor, nor do think he
makes the same effort to introduce re-
forms into his government.
The Empire is in statu quo, which IN
this age is the same thing as retrogation
The revenues under the present system OF
raising them, are inadequate to the ex'
penses of the Government, whose func
tions at present, in consequence thereof
are considerably paralyzed. The take.
are very unjust and unequal. The pro
vinces. where the poor people have
scarcely aught else but miserably small
patches of soil to depend upon for thei
daily food. having the greater part to pay
This great city, where exists so mucl
wealth, pays nothing; so you perceive
the unequalness of taxation, and the utte
inability of such system to meet the exi
gencies of the country.