The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-01-17
The Circassian Slave Trade.

A Constantinople correspon dent. Of The
London Morning Chronicle MTiias to-that.
paper as follows, under date of Novem-
Der 10th 40 4,
When last / wrote | forgot to inclosa you
the Imperial irmans issued by the Sultan
for the suppression OF the slave trade.--
They read very well, and would tend TO
persuade strangers this traffic 10 really ON
the point Of being put stop to. The
promulgation and execution Of the law
are two very different things in Turkey
The public slave market Of Constantine.
pie has ceased to exist for some years,
but the slave trade has not diminished.-
The same number are bought and sold
ad libitum. The only difference is, that
the slave merchant has his private dwell,
ing. The promnlgation of the frman
may have some slight influence, but ii will
be very slight and il is therefore AZ we'll
to say so, and expose how dust Is thfpwu
into the eyes OF the European public.
This is moi the moment TO indnlge ip
depicting the state Of slavery in the Turk.
ish empire. ltis. however, but just to res,
mark, that slavery exists here inits mild.
est form. II is an Eastern custom. Slaves
are treated as part oiihe family or house,
hold, and are not kept for labor indeed
numbers of the most distinguished and
powerful men in Turkey have been slaves
by origin. As regards the sale and purs
chase Of slaves in Circassia, the desire
and ambition Of Circassian girl 10 to ba
sold at Constantinople. She has chance.
If she is beauiiiul, OF becoming Sultsnas
or one of the Sultanas. or at least She fiat.
ters herself that her, good looks will open
the harem of some opulent Pasha to her.
It must not be disguised that our en-.
deavors 10 suppress the Circassian siaso
trade, though no doubt meritorious. and
founded on motives of philanthropys wiA
be regarded in very different light BY The
Circassians, and gain US many an enemy
amongst them. With respect to black
slaves. no country is so liberal towards
our dark brothers as the Turk, whose
ideas Of man In general seem. not TO hs
rooted in prejudice against the dark sona
Of Arabia ard Africa, as is the case in the
North. The black has very nearly the
same rights as his fellow Mahometan Of .
paler color. Many fill high offices in the
State. Religion is the barrier at which
the Moslem stumbles--one black Mahos
metau is better in his sight than ten thous
sand white Giaours. The PRONUNCIATION
of this firman is, however, a move in the
right direction, and the result ofthe siren.
uous efforts Of Her Majesty's Embassas
dor, Lord Stsa.ford de Redcliffe.
GuANo DIscovER1Es.-The guano dss
post which was recently discovered by an
American shipmsster upon Bird laland, =
short distance to the eastward OF ST,
Thomas. towards Barbados, 10 said Ia
be equal to at least tAree or four hundred
tons, and in quality il approach.
es that ofihe Chincia Islands, The New
York Post aays, that another island has
been discovered. with at least million
tons on ii. the locality Of which is vet .
secret. Measures are now taking for the
organization of company TO bring the
cuano to market. The value Of this srti.
Gle 10 the farmer makes these discoveries