The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-02

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mission assigned 70 1t by the God Of tbs universe
paving the way 10 that future stats OF happiness to
which humanity aspire, With scts OF charity not With
lost upon individuals naions Upon the hearts Of the
1t has made impressions Of good viii and mercy
those reform which bursting Though the dark
sges Of the past producing fruits OF civil and re-
eious freedom for the pinsteenh century The spirit
civilization pouIished by them IL FAST dihusrg itself
through the world. Neither tyrsIn nor bgo'ry have
been able OF late to est it's progress In
s S 81 IN Of The life
mmolating heather, It has for nd admission
From all nauors from all creeds it has levied tributes
for mans happiness. 1t has closed the doors oil the
Christian ipquisor-it has arrested the march OF the
martial propagation of Islarnism-is quenching the
flames Of the funeral pile which devours the heather
wcow-s rcing the pagan cannba t. abandon his or
gits OF hum aesh and is nos demanding rom turkey
the abrogation If law reposoant ake 10 reason anu
hun anity
perfect safe of national isolation alone prevent
government from beng influenced BY it. Its isolation
Destroyed the bonds o brother hood entered INTO
with other countries the lt Of civilization which ant
mates them must infuenceit.
o nsop. seeusou other nations we're to some
indifferent to the Images or laws which anected
~ people. The Chris'isn world heard Win equal IN
difference Of the consignment of some thless female TO
the waters Of the Bsphorus or OF the dscapa on OF an
apos,ate Aussulmsn.
When, however, Turkey took her stand among the OIL
vized naons OF the earth, ard claimed BY them to Be
Of their number, she called upon TO make good
H. he'd by the civilized world
To this exacion civilization. if may term II, the
Sublime forte has lae literally responded. No
nation in Europe within short hne, made more
numerous or more impoisnt rstorms. No government
exhibited greater cesre 20 conform its institutions
and its policy to the spirit Of the age.
The various DEGREES o the Sultan tending to enlarge
the religious and civil freedom bis subjects are fresh
in the memory Of all OF By the khatti schesh OF
Gukhare of 1882 that agua charts OF Turkish civil H.
bety he guaranteed to has subjects irrespective OF their
religious creeds security in the enjoyment OF fe rePu-
Ry he Persi Cote sated in 1910 uniform code
Of laws was he'd all and the power Of
lite ard death tsAen from the hands Of the sovereign
Unsigned exclusively to the custody OF the law
BY pledge given . few years ago 70 tne Cnrisuan
Powers no Christian embracing slamism and returning
to his Christian aith shall suffer death for his sposacy
BY an peIial fiman, promulsae d for the purpose
the Jews from Cnris6sn persesution they
alt declared en- tilted 10 the rights and privileges
those the other subjects Of the Porte and the
Sultan asserts his determination TO protect ana aeieno
them therein +,
BY frmsn of 1863, Protestant Arns mans were shell
ter ed from the the Armenian church, ana
religious freedom. and protection the enjoyment
of it, accorded to them; and by an ordinance OF
1852 the Importation Of white slaves from Circassia was
forbidden Other reforms less important tending how
ever to strike down the barriers erected BY custom,
usage law between Christians and Muaselnaos have
been sanctioned or aaoissssd IN s e s2a govern
best proof which can give your ESc4eey OF my app'e
cis ion of them.
only the Split Of civilization, (ot The influence OF
which have already spoken, on you own and other
demand the h o. nss samp
st alton of the powers OF government dictates TO the
governing the repeal OF all laws when the causes
and for their enactment have ceased to apply ID
the existing state OF thiDgs.
Wien the immediate descendants of the prophet
burning with fulfil the command Of the Koran,
to ake war against ali rhose sho believed neither in
Geo future judgment and who did not observe what
was forbidden BY Gcd and his prophet made IN less IS
their religion, their pha march through Arabia
Egypt Palestine, SyIs, along the northern portion Of
Clnvc,, rpn
nations were commsnde embrace NOhanmedanism
or pay the tribute Of submission every hussuman was
the religious and military organization upon which it
waF based his apostasy both civil and religious
offer because the faith lost by it propagator OF its
doctrines, the State defender of its social or
panization. When in later times those knights
errsns of Christianity, melted BY the church
and by holy love of plumber, desolsted Chris
tan COUNTRIES and sacked Christian towns in their efforts
to wrench the believers in the prophet the birth
place Of their Saviour, when every true believer In ssm
Christian doctrines and Christian srus, to fgh for his
mosque and for his Preside then too apostasy was big
with danger TO the church and the state.
When, in stiIl more recent tines your Osmanl fore.
fathers carved their way through suoogated Christian
IN an entrenehed camp ever aee to be attacked
by tie people they had sutugated or by the nations
eager to arrest the expansion Of sam when the throne
ycur ancestors aloue defended BY the Of the b.
lever then, too, apostasy from IsAmsm was
deserton from the true faith the army and the state.
similar state Of things 60 longer exists The mission
Of .laisn has been ishsA sse, ns1 =
uSss,R into yil :ap.ua.st s0I desire for CON
call upoa thsr Christian countrymen to lend their
assistance in defending their territories which in times
gore by could alone defended by those protesting the
same faith themselves. Apostacy but deser
ton from the prevailing aith, ard does not entail OF
yoIe upon the State the loss Of defender
Why then punifh it with the loss Of that life which
may be devoted to the defence Ct the county and
deemed worthy protect the throne Of the head Of the
S.A.e, and the Mahomnedan faith
The bass tf that monument Of national FORM laid BY
Sultan Aahm0ud of glorious memory In the blood Of the
rsea neys anu those @ o. ev sne
Is foupcation wherein to erect such subsequent
forms be required by the exgences Of the future
pie which prompted his iustIious father to commence
and continue series Of reforms in despite Of difficulties
10th Ut home and from abroad to which q spirit ess
reroue than his own wcud have succombed the
Sultan since his arrival to the throne has given ample
evidence Of his to complete the trusture
which his great father commenced Zealousy and wisely
has he applied himself to the task Each year his sub
ects BY his concessions in favor OF political religious
The GROWING ste ne however bearing the ption Of
Freedom Of conscience to all remains to BE- laid to
piEate this great national monument to civilizations will he
whose ne has been devoted TO its erection the worthy
rival Of his lustrous father in his abors OF REFORM
init some future Sultan BY placing it there, to rob him
The civilized world hopes not.
Entertaining the views above expressed respectfully
request your Exceency to present them to the consider
Known to him the deep interest which feel in
with many Of colleagues accredited to his court in
the of law the for the observance
which have ceased to exist the execution of which ID
dssonant from the humane and enlightened spirit of the
age in which live.
Permit me, while expressing hope that the views
above stated find advocate in the persos of
Excelepcy with bis Imperial Majesty the Sultan to renew
to you, the assurances Of my high consideration
CARROLL SPENCE.
Editorial remarks OF the Observer
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY IN TURKEY.
Rarely have had the opportunity laying before
readers more interesting and important Communications
than those which We pubish this week from atten
tive correspondent at Copsts Az the eyes the
whole civilized world turned to Turkey, the move
men.s made in that country in behalf of civil and re-
gous liberty are looked upon with anxiety, and to the
Christian even the Ia stern itself has is highest in
tsres in its bearings upon the progress OF the gospel
The Rev. Mr. RICHTER who sends us the facts and the
papers publish to-day, is enthusiastically engaged in
the circulation OF the Holy Sipures in the Lexant and