The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-09-09

Commercial, in fitting tribute to the charac-
ter of the late Miss Fillmore, presents bright
example for the emulation of the young and
gifted. 1t says:
The leading feature of her character was ex-
cellent common sense, united with great vi
vacity of temperament, genuine sensibility, and
real intellectual force. With q keen sense OF
the ridiculous, overaowing with wit and humor
all her views of life were nevertheless grave
and serious, and she saw clearly beneath all its
forms, and shows in what consists its real hap
piness, devoted herself to the performance of its
Duties with all the energies of powerful will
ana the fidelity Of her own sense Of duty. had
led her most cordially to cultivate all of her
talents and it is no eXaggeration to say that
she was among the most accomplished young
women we have ever seen among us. She was,
for her years, uncommonly familiar with Eng
lsh literature spoke the French language with
ease and elegance, was versed in Italian, and
had lately made great progress in her German
studies. She had much taste in drawing, but
had mostly abandoned that accomplishment for
music, because, as she said, the latter gave
greater pleasure to her friends and she was a
skilful performer both upon the piano and harp.
Shortly before her death she had began to pay
SEINE attention to sculpture, and had got her
material together for self-instruction in that
highest branch of art.
1t affords an instructive lesson upon the use
of time to know that she had perfected herself
in all these studies and accomplishments since
her fathers accession to the Presidency, and in
the leisure moments of life almost entirely
devoted to society in Washington, the etiquette
of the place and her mothers feeble health
combined to devolve upon her, almost unaided,
the entire performance of the social duties incl
dent to her fathers station. She was but a
young girl, fresh from school; but all admired
the self pOsscssion, the tact and the kindness
A. Al go. 1IAkt
her and how, young and retiring as she was.
society in her presence became something more
genuine and hearty, as it ashamed of its mock
cries in the light OF her sagacious mind and
honest heart.
OBJECTS OF THE WAR.-The Sultan is liberal,
it is true. British officers at Constantinople
may pull of their boots and walk into a mos
que. Christian dogs-Armenian, Greek, Lat
in, PrOtcstant-may exchange kennels and be
protected from prestly vengeance, we know
but still they are eyed with undiminished ha-
tired by haegis, ulemas. and the whole horde
that follows them. with gregaroGs obedience.
| And it is also true that renegade from Chris
tianity may now repent, and call himself once
more. Christian with chance of impunity.
But. however anxious they may be at the Tur-
kish embassy to hide the fact, and how unwill-
| ing they may be in Downing street to be re-
minded of it, certain it u.s. that confession OF
faith in Christ stands for blasphemy at the Tur-
kish tribunals. and that profession of Christian
i ity by any Mohammedan is punished schenev
er it occurs, as a capital crime. Our own cor
respondent, and he only, dvulgcd the fact of
a martyrdOm of recent occurrence, to the Eli
| glish press and We know that, at this moment.
there are Christian Turks in Syria, under false
names, and in changed residence, over whose
heads the scimctar hangs by single hair in
agonizing uncertainty. The presence of the
combined fleets at the entrance Of the BosphO-
rus did not prevent the murder of man in
AdranOple last November, for the "crime' of
Christianity and the government of England.
by keeping silence over that fact. in studied
cOnnivance, consents to the future application
of the Turkish law, by criminal execution, in
any similar case. Honor and religion demand
that this state of things should cease.
Then as to Circassia. Be il remembered that
we gave twenty millions sterling cOmpensa-
ton money to colinial Shareholders; that we
have for many years maintained a considera-
BILE naval force to intercept and capture slave
ships, ofwhatever nation; that we are FULLY
committed to the abolition of slavery by com
pact with all the nations of the civilized world.
or of as much of the world as wishes to be thot'
civilized. But we are strangely brought into
participation with slave dealing in the Black
Sea as carried on between Turkey and Circas-
sia. 1t now turns out that Circassian chief,
Ismail Bey, the representative Of the Sultan,
who accompanied part Of the British fleet to
the coast OF Circassia, to support the natives
in revolt against Russia, is also slave mer-
chant-a dealer in Circassian girls This man
took advantage of the free passage given him
in man-of war, to bring with him number of
bales of merchandise. Those bales of merchan-
disc he bartered for young women. whom he
shipped for Constantinople and. as the naval
force sent to support him in quality of chief,
could not move anywhere without him, Her
Britannia Majesty's ships had to wait while he
bartered his goods for slaves. and sent his car
goes to market before they could move or act.
There they waited. their mission being that of
civilization, freedom and religion. until his ne
farious negotiation was completed .--Lonaou
Chr. Times.