Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-06-29
THE CAREER OF THE TURKS.

Everything relating to the Turks is in
teressing at this junclure. In the Februa-
ry number OF Blackwood's Magazine, we
find historical summary of their career,
which we believe will afford information,
even 10 persons somewhat conversant with
the past
The Turks are no new race. II is even
asserted that the Togarmah, mentioned in
Genesis, AID afterwards in Ezekiel, were
the same people as the modern Turks. Be
this as it may, the urks have founded no
less than three great empires, since the in
PRODUCTION of Christianity. The first of
these empires arose about the middle Of the
sixth century, and was established by
Toumen, the blacksmith, an ancestor of
Genghis Khan. The Turks, at this time,
inhabited Central Asia, where many of
their tribes still remain. Their principal
city was called Tuygas, and was situated in
the lh-wessern part of Chino their laws
were just; they carried on an extensive
commerce and those portions of them lv-
ing abou, Mt Atal; mined and manufacture
ed largely. This empire was not, howev-
er, of long duration it sent an embassy or
two to Conslan.nople; perpetuaed itself
for few generations Of princes and then
fell 10 pieces from its want Of homogene-
BUSINESS, as mos. empires similarly cons,i-
,u,ed, do.
But the Turkish race still remained tho
the empire was no more. In The eleventh
century a branch of this great family, the
SeJoukan Turks, established second EN-
pre-. This new power grew upon the p)-
Iiicol decline of the CaIiphs,a of Badgad
and the Byzantine empire. But the Sell
joukan Turks came as desolaters rather than
as regeneralors, as the destroyers of civili-
zalioD, not as its friends When they en-
tered the countries between Persian Gulf,
the Caspian, The Black Sea and the Medi-
terranean, they found those rich provinces
filled with cities, which, though declining
from their ancient spendor, still flourishing
marts, and the centre of elegance, refine
ment. and the useful arts. They lef. this
city desolale. Nomad in their habits, they
destroyed the towns, and laid waste to the
fields, IN order TO obtain pastures for their
focks, and TO perpetua,e their power. The
sel.e" Sesasapire, in turn, soon spill. inio
pieces, and utterTy annrn'ia1eu- uy 'tIr sue
cessors of Ghenghis Khan. But the Turk
ish race survived This disaster as it did the
first The empire was gone, but the peo-
pie remained. The various tribes of this
great family, though dismembered and scat
tered, were still as full Of vitality as ever.
N Nolhing was wanted to found the third
empire but an occasion and this soon a.
rose.
10 the fourteenth century tribe Of four
families, Of the pures, Turkish blood, en-
tered the then sinking Selouk empire, un-
der The lead of Coum, and of Gilman his
son. The latter, on the extinction Of the
SeIjouk authority. gradually extended his
influence over the dismembered provinces,
and is regarded as The real founder of The
present empire, to which he has given his
name. The new empire progressed rapid
ly. 1t soon threatened Europe with con-
quest, and in little more than century
after lis establishment, actually reduced
Consian,nople. 1t attained its greatest
beigh, perhaps, towards the close Of the
sixteenth century. Since That period it has
been on the decline. But it is still strong
in Asia ; and even stronger in Europe, per-
haps, than is generally thought.
1t is a mistake to suppose the Turks
Tartar or MoguI race. The real Turks are
Caucassians. Nor are all the Turks under
The dominion Of the Sultan. Many tribes
Of pure Turks exist in the heart of Asia,
and are found up TO the very wall OF Chi
ma. Their original seats, however, are sup
posed to lie around the Altai moun!sins.-
They have always been good warriors, nor
do they seem to have degeneraled, even on
the Danube. Whether they will be push
ed ou, Of Europe, as final resul! of the
present state OF affairs, or whether they
will make good their position for new
term of generations, is yet 10 be seen.
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