Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-03-10
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EFFECTS OF THE WAR on TURKEY.

\ Errh'lS of IltE WAX On TURKEY.
From the LoHdor TiD,es, OF lsb February
iouns men in Turkey entitled % speak Of the van
shei past u rejoice depore changes With all the
gravity OF elders No small part Of the ploutio and
consular bodies remember the when Europe.n. could
oniy traverse stambou under the protection OF uJanary
anu thousands OF armed Prsosns would assemble in an
h""i " the beat Of an inverted kettle ready for tuuult or
re"e'ou- ihe Introduction OF French aud Pru.
sta" science j. within the recollection Of many who are
even now ONLY considered rising men The first bo,el
- but few year. old. aud hotel-kesper. abound
sAiul IA al the unholy traditions their craft But the
commencement Oi this will be hereafter
as the era from Which age will be- Ircaoued During
two year the armies of tle Western Power. hsy. n.s..
up TIM Dardanees IN almost ubrokcn stream The 6r.t
effect to throS back Turk into even or. ,b.r
their iorlner secu-ion The their chic. men we're
brought into necessary and official with Euro
Peas the more they shranz Om their former itn-
teu social communication But necessity stronger than
tradition or pride A each the great drama wa.
evolved 1t become more certain that Turkey With il. old
soAtoh s old supremacy OF and creed 1t. old i'm
peila usages could 40 longer exist The Turk has
shown want OF perception affairs of State fo.rv n.
ruled by the sword when that became impossible. Ia,
ruled almost as efectuay tar mere order vas con-
eerhtd, by obstinate adherence " q settled policy Now
hat great cOnvulsion has broken up this old world hs
IN appearance frankly accepts other and entirely new u
sttuuobs The Western Powers went to war 10 pr-serv.
tue Sultans territories from the Car latter
nad made Christian wrongs preeIt for interference
france and England consequently promised To b. them
selves redessors Of those wrongs aud understanding
WITH ms allies bound the Sultan grant with A. it'll. de.
ly A. possible reie from the hard-hp- said To be -u
tered. ~
The SULTAN has, in the most public manner and with
every circumstance which indicates design told hi. sui
Jects that the old constitution Of his State has ceased TO
exist For several days the Ambassadors of th. great
fo"ers had debated Sth the Turk.h Ministers on tim,
Fourth Point which is regulate the fur. of the .rnn;,
on the 29th OF January council held at the British
Embassy and prolonged far into th. night The re,ult
s 'he acceptance by the PoRTK OF all that the Ambass
lors had asked, and far than they expected Tn.
sultan gave next day hs final assent Lord Stratfor DC
Redciie then in-itcd him. public proof of resn.ct
Tor h- allies and OF fidelity 20 the principles then establish
% oe present Atu iancy ball to be given tie Embas
y on the succeeding day. How the Sultan yas aware
0I the unwoned sight prepared for him We cannot sav
Out he accepted the invitation the astonishment OF the
Fe,ote ~od and doubtless TO the scandal of the more
'rthodo1 among his countrymen But the Turks of Con.
sAtnope are nov used to change ami perhaps are not
ll-pieased that go high example will Justify them in
asng more freely pleasures from which they have been
lrhnfrec The Sultan came, saw-nay stood up To see
azes, pokas young ladies in ball dr-sss-a beh.ld
10y the Commander OF the Faithful The Sultan Is accus
TONED to eat alone but he took refreshent even in the
presence oi the other seI. To touch = subject was con-
desceislon rarely vouchsafed bet here ho walked down
tar. holding the hand OF Giaour aud Frank Turks
anu kayahs were witnesses OF the novel spectacle When
tOuht Robert eaped the throne of Alexis Comenus
mere could not have been greater than in
the minds OF lev old servitors the Padshah on taat
eventiul evening fortnight since
When It Is considered what prcjudices Of creed and
siucaon must have been overcome by the Sultan; what
actual danger incurred from ianaics OF threatened a.,
cendancy what trials he has passed through what Doubt,
must have oeset him Monarch whose right. are le
say uncomfortable but whose capital is occupied by for.
eisn troops We may will give admiration and applause
:" his ready entrance into bold course Abdul Med
"a has been throughout this ever ready TO meet his
ie according 10 their usages however foreign 10
Lhe habits which he had formed during fe OF .ecusion
Two years ago he had never visited human being -.
eePt t"o or three pachas connected with his family by
marriage Even then the interview, though perhaps on
~ ior halt an hour, was conducted with forualues
"hich rendered it oner6us and it, repetition un,esr.-
e but on the arrival OF the armies in the Bosphorus
ne Al once forewent this isoating dignity He visited
fnnce Napoleon and the Duke OF Cambridge at their
several residences aud in turn invited them bauq uets
al the Imperial Palace of Tcheragan On their return
from the Cmea the Sultan repealed his visits 10 the two
Princes At the Embassies of their respective notions He
honored Lord Regan Marshal St Araud and General ST
Jean AHgey by being present reviews OF the British
and French armies Now, at the conclusion OF negotia
tons which effect the social state of the empre he q.
tends ms courtesy to the representatives, of one OF his al
hes aad sanctions by his prsence the usage OF that new
civilization which change If il cannot regenerste his
people Well advised by one or two counselIors xhos
European experience taught them what fitting and ,c
tng according 10 the dictates of understanding natural
" good Abdul Medid has within two years gradually
abandoned all that characterized Eastern Sovereign m
his nteacourse with strangers From this time forth we
may expect that he will follow the usages of Western p,
tentaes, and indeed, that much OF the aquette which
regns IN Western Europe will be disregarded n the cau.
tsl which has been for ages the stronghold Of formAts
But we must regard more important point Is the
'aoy oi ihe new order OF things to be hoped for, Has
od Turkey indeed passed away in its preudces or at
ieast iis power acting III accordance with themy Are
intolerance and oppression indeed dead and buried
Tune will show. All say il that those Turks who
hold the highest place in their are convinced
shat the deuge has overwhelmed the old world and that
Is necessary TO think and for totally different. state
OF things Such said TO be the sentiments OF the Tur
ksh Envoy TO the conferences; such is the language
o Stam0Oul in general there are those who
rejoice and those who lament, but ali equally
aequesee' But we must be content to carry slow
INTO practice that which has been adopted in principle
Coustantnople and the cities of tue coast must Il wit
ness the reign Of equal rights honest policy and sensible
law. When these objects have been gained when the
relations OF the Great Powers their ally arc settled
when the repression Of Russia has taught every class
neither To hope nor tear her interference then believe
that justice and civilization will radato from the can
tal to the most distant provinces Of the empire.