New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-14
FRANKS AND MUSSELMEN.

from Inc LONDON baiy news
II nav not unnaturay be feared by the less sangune
that the Sultan and his military and civil officials are too
much in advance Of their nationthat they may do more
harm than good by too hastily adopting European Gus
toms and habits of thought still repeent TO the great body
of Turks But the received from Constantine
ple of the rapid decline of the old habits of Mussuman
isolation social intercourse with Franks since the ar
rya of French and English troops 90 far TO aay this APP
prehension The cordaty with which the European and
Turkish soldiers fratenze is remarked with ast0nlshnent
hy the professional reporters and by the officers who have
recently arrived in Cons,antnOpe And private letters
from Intelligent and observan Europeans and Americans
who have been long resident in Constannople and who
have hitherto labored in vain TO establish intimate So
cal relations with the inhabitants speak in undisguised
establishment of the progress that has been made since
the arrival Of the troops in breaking down the wall of
partition which formerly excluded all Franks from any
thing like the establishment of friendly, familiar position
in the domestic circles OF the Turks The number of the
military guests and their rafting, unconstrained, soldier
like fashions have proved too much for Turkish
to resist and in many houses OF private Turkish
citizens the Franks now received with as frank hos
pality the native burghors. This is important. IL Is
only necessary consult the interesting account lately
published by Mr.. Smith OF his wanxerngs in Asia Minor
and from Solcnka to the Danube =" see that the Turkish
country gentlemen nOways averse to such familiar
intercourse But in all nations the ctizen-the indus
irious have always been found the last
10 abandon their prcudices against foreigners and even
with them apparent that these prcudce are CIV
ing way .
True the pages ofhistory rife with examples which
prove that the emancipation of people from even bg-
eted and exclusive nationality may let IN corruption and
dissolution of national morals instead OF ameoraton
But there is something in the present position OF the Turk
sh people and state warrant hopes of better results
The pressure OF foreign upon the orderly ana indus
rious class Of citizens is favorable to their cherisn
earnest, not frivolous, views OF passing events Aud
there important reforms III progress in the Admins
ratvo Government. This opinion is not rrcconciabe
with the opinion that there much truth in the com
plants that heard of local aud departmental corrup
non and oppression in the Turkish magisracy. Genera
tons must pass away before the faint contracted under the
old system disappear. Bat the enormously aug
mentcd influx of Europeans into Turkey, occasonod
by the war. is bringing healthier public opinion
10 bear upon public fUnctiOnares. The merest SOL
der the reck, - adyentuTer attracted Turkey
by the present connections has learned in Europe to pay
homage his language and TO a certain extent in his
ions 10 higher principles OF morality than obtained in the
Ottoman Empire under the old regime. The growing
familiarity of intercourse between MuSsumans and Christ
ians will teach the former by these prime piles the
conduct of their rulers in the frst place, and of their
ncghhors in private stations in the second. Here Is a
powerful element of social publication and popular polit
cal control over magistrates. Nor is It's influence likely to
he confined to those Turkish provinces which the
resort Of foreigners; there be truth in the and
there appears doubt III that the energetic and
intelligent Col ioussOuf himself Musuman and distin-
guishCd by lis services in Algeria. TO have principal
charge in the attempts 20 reform and discipline the Bash
buzuks even of these desperadoes may Toe trained
ece missionaries of law and order for their
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