Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-07-22
NUMBER Is.
X &c II MOND WHIG.
THE SICK VAN NINrrrRxrr
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FROM fhe Ioss2,.. IL. - -

THE SICK NAN IN TURKEY
GRAND sSSLi-H TiirsrsrrRc sovr TO rur x.sr-,,
phsieSs on WE rrRsrroRr oF rcaxxy
- - FROM he Loados 71rses Esp, an
I ~ ~ e"Pe " the most comprehensive in IN.
80 s 'ns,sscspunn perhaps, Of that -hch Britain
nss ounaed within the last eenfary The Ea,, and ar
Wet antiquity and modern tines are ,Iikr r,,..s
IN me regi"rs knheet 10 the sultan's s-a, From ,h
frontier Of Austria the sbo~es of the P.r.;., Ii
Tnns to the cochnes Of Georgia men Of an a. 49, -, o
OF the world 30 ruled less directly ,n - n
vans Of Constasdseplc. Half caste Roman. scl.,s AZ
o.nisns Oresk& Old indigenous Armeni.ns and Ch.l..r
presenting tue very type Of the Ninevt. sruI.,,-~ -
biooded Arabs savage Kurds coaLblack Nub;.n. A.. ,h
Pro'nea- OF the great dominion which nov lies veal mi
un~ideiy over IN. finest territory of three
stanboui may be considered even proy, s,l;..u- - "a.
centre oi the western hemisphere and m Is NO u.e ,,.r
'o' winch has spread abroad TIA. 4son that IL uo,-s.
~ors should be the rulers OF tho earth The ,erI, =,
governing such extended regions ssd such v,,;os - =.
oil men has given the 0tiomsn Porte chsr,rs, - ;,
t,, fufkey has never been mere xn--um.n Po-,r
IKE Persia, Aoeocco. or<tk< kincdour which ~. -.
overthso~n in India, and vet the habi,s of Is.,;
sin have hooH-hsi even "a time aod IN. S.l,sr
oeen As morh master OF hi- people ss the posept. Of
boxhara or herat He has been = Tartrr ch;.st.o Ard
byzantine Emperor in Turksy ha. had of ,,.-.,
- dipiomass it, sdminstraioss iis politicians .,,s, ~
european fashion hecanse 10 touches upon and il In con
SAhi rftsans With Furope, while Ia v,r
Gated by the crowd Of .om~a eannch. and ,.,o;, =.
All sorts who have constantly governed il succs-.;o -
Nrssnia eapricion- or enervsted soverrien-
rhis mixture of Fact and West OF pcrso,.i ,..no,.
and ministerial rule may believe he ot,.,rx., 4. 81,
operation Il be present We ali kno, ,b.t ,t.
are ministries IN Turkey with Office. corrr-.oondIr,
TO fhoS- OF European countries Br .Ir-, i, I, -
"a d0erssf eic7l the Nof rssperfayis syi,i-. !.
a'heut 1" say ~hether such or such Pashs !. NOR. ~
sAAP or clerk On The Bos phorus be il p-tbodir.j
quiet ana polite at Allepo or Bagdsd he world b =,
a. M sueeSsors "ere Two Centuries ago The -boI.
nsutuI'oh Pariake5 OF this double character yoz r.
~ 1! seems political crisis Coustantinope A IS
", - Az, nut IS e'ery day the point Of ios,,- ae
We are told it s probable that his Imper;sj u;sh-s
accept The resignation OF the present Grand Vie -
-'.o.e. tAshs 20 form ministry. The diplo
July tender their advice on The occasion All ,tf. :.
eodrs looks very constitutional and respectable Dd ns,
~ kfauhing TO The admirers OF fhe Ottoman ss nroyir
ue ~orkinF OF virtually responsible oaxsr,rr.sS,
IN the East But there is We have resson 70 hal
secret chronicle the recorded in which do no, .
siy reach western ears Is sdid laat the S,,, 6as
amor retehed m" limit df wbick he can B. M Lo> 49,
respoHS'bte for his acfiona The III, min ~ -
sovereign has led from Boyhoosi has made A, 0 2s 80
age not oHy Pre"1tTriy old IL body 5,a almost p-ot
tTdte =" intellect An sBcrgpnf ,ciH Is 1on,. Io., -
Wnder1euadiag ell re1iaia is a 0,,>st,o. ,,I;s6 =
con dns'cer He il entirely ruled by rsce which ,o,
ne An insult even 10 Naples and Madrid TO call camar,
ms wives his eunuches mis- pipe bearers his dau,h,a
do with him whatever they please A.. has ~. s. :.
rage ms hours OF dependency. He changes HI. n;rd
A. oi'en a. those who surround him urge him 10
change ". Such Is the sovereign wbo =, ~
time OF danger and transition governs the Tn.L;.h
pre Just saved from the grasp OF hostile po,en..t md
su occupied by the armies OF two powerful allies Nox
an moecie monarch is prodigy. In most west-,n
STATES even where what are called liberal principle, have
made little wsy sneh sovereign would ind .e,,led avs
and customs by which the machine of STATE rni,L, -
"thout his personal superintendent But in T,l.v ,b
sovereign must not only suPerntend but initiate H. 4,
toe real ruler OF the country which his ancestors op nv
the sword; he mus decide for himse and 10 ptacs , r.
weakness u thesaiura course ofmuistes or en.nd.ni.
VINO "ish 70 keep their Positions IL is said thar the me-
sent ministry hiss hot scupled resort 20 such exp
ehs uad Pasha it animatng spirit has little 20 hon.
no e iAgor o the sultan or the gooo will Of the peo.
pe' eher Turks or Christians Ba he trusts 10 retain
Po'eer by the assistance oJthc French r6oD, he f;
s'gty OF Ntg~gty to b rsU disposef 10 him The nau
.e ol .e fteneh ", OF course, be in the ascendant a.
ohg a. they occupy the country with large army Fu
AL Is therefore, said TO be desiroa- o prolops IN. c
panon or an indefinite time He has nothing TO hone from
e paruahty ior Abdul Mejid lately sent his own
own daughter to Redschib Pasha requesting him 10 tsk
once and on recent occasion behaved in public With
market coldness TO his present ministers lie thsrsE-.
u Is asserted TO work the Suans fears
Inc absolute necessity OF All occupation account of the
recent concessions TO the Christians ia urged Tn. di.,
Dances thAt have taken place are nagn6ed Some are
NnSn nave never happened and il is even sue-
gested that any take place hereafter thew NAV b. az
tuoued 20 the connivsnce if not to the drsc, srv,a
ton, OF the Sultan's present advisers
, N1N, tnuch oi TINS may be presumed be someNhat
hghly colored such acts the announcement of ,L
fasha OF Egypts ambition the revolt of the Arabian f
Ah ana the nsiLgs IN Anatoa and rather too de.p-r-
ave or Samooui Pssha, who generally loves peace and
quetness and would ill his Golfers by any means rs,h.r
than by the risk OF high treason But there can he ,,l
uOnot that the designs attributed Euad Pasha and his
eoheagles are not without foundation. We fully believe
a he anu ms friends quite mistaken in their notion
that continued occupation by the allies woud advance
their Interests Even the ghtened Oriental can
not understand the temper Of European uatious such
on as u1a nave been accustomed for years the
contest Of England France and Russia for prepnae,sn
at the Porte and they believe that such diplomatic quar-
relS must be continued by tie governments and the
PeChNe people who have made themselves acouxnt
ed with Eastern affairs We all feel how distant sncb ann
POSITIONS are tom the TACT and though there il 6,tIs
ehance OF the Ottoman territory being occupied for term
oi wears, yet we could Contemplate such an event itho
believing either that an Objectionable bfv ~ ,. ,s
thus be kept at the head Of affairs or that the interests
and Just influence OF England would suffer
certain that the great part which France has taken
IN the late war and the Shortcomings OF our owl, militia,
1nieis hS"e gireR foT TIE pressnf sbordna pIace 10
hHgfdRd iH the miHds Of TIE Orisafals Tha onsrio :,
such men may not he worth much but stil tbsv csn,
oe ignored and they produce for time certain effect.
nut the-e "ili be OF short duration TrIsy is ma, a..
eon"fFH ~ cficA ERgiGnd q Hksig 10 dsnlas h. ~,
c"''r Jdc'tes 4 large rcb neglected fsrrif,vy Ia
.e a"'I g,'graph'ed po'ifioH ~ te Word coisso-5 4
ing ne HedtsTTaHeaH full OF Mineral seath ntersert.d
oy great nsvlgsbe rivers and haitsd by NAM uiIor
oi CHRISTIANS capable snd desous Tor material ptog,ess
y y"| ne country far EE0lA eatsgprise and eo1,f7I
Let oar (oTsigH critics Edif fec vers and -, ,Ia
'1t.o" = tdsiHg he lead H IarLey who will hl tbs
Po' VI 'annnope sud smyrna with shipping opeu
up TIE routes which conduct the extreme fssf IA, a.
Danaoe and the Bhosphorus the Mediterranean ara ,h
hgPhrates with railways aend the teesrapb tb,oBgb
HiIus TOT ages aairodden by civilized man TO the IRON
heT of India place their on the yyr, OF Ne.
Pah'a ana brinE strange and forgotten rpyions
V more "iin the limits of civilization I1srs u CO..
t"HtS 20 doTs foT ne k0g ioHg BrisL orr,fr.as;,-
bw not Of fSyiNssff and line OF Asffe sIiDs Bnt bs
tho-e mes come what changes take plsce among Al.
rulers ia Stambonli fev believe thai even poit;c.I
~ me status qn be restored IL We haye fongbt sns
SUFFERED 80 long merely 20 prop up such goysrnr1ent :.