The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-05-17

These people possess a region the passes 10 which
among the mountains easily defended by few
ms he rule OF the Turkish empire 10 allow TO be
gone soldiers in us armies who not Massulmen The
buhammejans subject 10 consrrptloa; the Chris
isns instead OF this. pay tax The Turkish govern
nsni says 10 the Duses eve consider you Muham-
medans and require oil you certain number OF soldiers
pioporioned to Your population The Druses OF Leb-
anon and anti. Lebanon submit TO the demand, but the
Druses 10 the south OF Damascus say, 1--WE will pay
tax, but we will give you no soldiers"
For The pTesentior this year al easthe quarrel has
been compromised In February the Dfuses said 10 the
Turkish government, eve wsnlii 10 attend 10 our
crops; receive the value OF thousand yoke oil oxen,
and Withdraw your troops the present year" The gov
sDmen thinking IL better TO lake the tribute than 10 get
neither tribute conscrps, agreedto The posponement
Of the quaite accepted the conditions. ADD recalled their
lroops The dispute meantime stands good for another
season il will be duly renewed and the roars ~ tha
quarter will again become unsafe is possible that u
the controversy settled, the Drnses will make Their
Last Friday. three days since, saw the who is
the nominal head Of that compacied and scarcely CO.
herring empire, held in rigorous obedience by hefce
and mighty monarchs, whose names were the dread 81
Chrsendom. From wooden palace Immediately on the
Rosphorus finer is building for hun OF marble, and OF
dord palladian achiiectue--rode forth on handsome
black horse pale, slender man. dressed IN blue rock
and panaloons wearing The larhoosh or red cap which
here with the French has taken the place both OF the
hat and lhe ,uban Before him rode his pashas, his high
nfcers Of state and war; the who dispose OF the
new tha; comes his treasuysou, men, for the most
nail, with lolerably hord complications. They were
utbans and barbac robes which officers OF this class
wore twenty five thirty years ago, only be
found in the Museum OF Ancient Costumes, established
by This Suans father in The atmeidan or hippodrone
As Sultan Abdool Medjid rode lesurey along,
who were standing IN groups beside the way reached
forth petitions, wrapped in green silk, which were
taken BY some person belonging 10 the Sullans train,
and banded 10 officer horseback. carrying box,
in which they deposited II is said that the Sui
ian is always careful TO read them He is represented
as a man Of mild, amiabe disposition, who would be
clad 10 govern his empire better than he does if he only
knew how or if those who surround him would only
let him
The different parts of the Turkish empire held
together by the pressure applied 10 them from without
so than thai its different provinces should be distributed
among the powers Of Chrslendom For the interests Of
religious liberty Il is most certainly better, The Mussul
man government nteIferes less with liberty of public
worship than most OF the governments OF Christian en-
pires To what degree civil and political liberty may yet
he deyeloped from amidst the elements now in eeves-
cence in The Turkish empire, will undertake 10 con
lecture, but would as take my chance OF freedom
in Turkey as in most of the countries east OF the British
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