Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-07-27
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THE TURKISH EAPiRE-TEE SULTAN ABDUL
KEDJlD, AND HIS SUCCESSOR, AZiz EFPgsDL

The London Times OF JUICE 26 has tn annexed INFER
ssting article on the death Of tbo SULTAN Abdul GedJ
The sIate OF the Turkish Empire ALd the character OF
the new sultan, Ax.z Efandi
D.a:h has removed one OF the gree. pr oneges Of
Europe. Sultan Abdul Hcciid is no more. Short has
been his life and troubled his reign, acd be sinks in
the grave, a. the ago Of IS, having wasted IN.
pre- q declying people, aud doonsd religion 10 his
successor Had Abdul aecd been greater priase, ard
ruled prosperous state IL Is possible that his death
might have attracted lees attention than !: vii meet with
It "a Well-ordsfed empires are, 20 crcg. extent.
independent OF nvdua character aud able rule, also
commony knows how TO organize tue state daring Biz
lifetime that shGil sugr little possible by bis
loss But the ath Of this ieehe ucgfed sovereign Of
falling empire Is an eveut whc1 may be most import.
ant aud which certainly viii provoke curiosity ana
lecture The future destiny OF a country which moe
than any other sKoises the mutual jealouses OF Euro
pesu powers full Of iuteres. for every polcisr; aud,
Turkey Is despotcsJ governed the character Of tie
new ruler and tie ferencss between him aad Els pre-
decessor must be tie Of hope and fear and spec
ulatons OF all kird..
Abdul Yecj has reigued 20 years. under Inc pro.ec.
ton Of western diplomacy fhe statesman who i
az the head Of tho British Government msy be co.sdeT
cd to have been his guardian from the dsy OF b. boyish
accession till that he has sunk, rreia.urtly cd
man. into the grave he assembled the throne In 1882,
on the death III, strong ninoed aud courageous
er, hshmoud H., the Henry VII Of Turkey the De.
Croyer OF the jauhissares the humber OF the greas
sails and officials OF the EMPIRE the cent azer aud
eaton. hreaures much confidence 10 -fl ths; mea.
adopted urdsr the advice o great European states
and by the help Of learned active r)m all
parts Of Europe should have good suits, sud that
Turkey by rehtqaishpg barbarian bias thrown away no
vital element 81 is eoDstitat 90, and We cfrtany
hold no such opinion. But tbs Iusy b. said that tito
thin aud superficial civilization with which Sultan Ssh.
moud incrusted the rough whom h1 ruled did
not adj tothe strength or their confidence 10 thein.ye
though los quarter OF q century is imposed Oh Europe
When Abdul heCjid succeeded, be found himself
master Of State In which HohomedsLs had begun to
dress after the model Of Christian Earope 10 sbrh
coats a0d boots ard furniture had oesun ee modelled
after tho fashions OF Paris in which schools we're founded
to teach seenees which the language Of he country hal
not words to express aGd which the came time va.
sutjac to every evil which ifiot body polite
hahnsui intent on bis changes, had allowed riyat .
spring up within his domiooa3 who ty.ateled his sDui
empire with disruption. He had lost reece bis power
in the regions Of the Tgris and Eiphrates vas mere
nams, the French had Algiers Tunis was slmcst indie
pendent hehtmst Ali was undisputed master Of Eyyp,
aud threatened Syria aud even Asi, Minor Abdul
heSjid at the sge Of six,een, found himself the
nominal so'er.ga Of the haest regioos of thee
continents, and yet with hardly greater uh3y
than some OF the Creek Emperors ar,inst ,.aoa
bis ancestors CARED on . VICTORIOUS war Yhea
ws consider what the situation OF The =
boy Sultan in 1882 and what that of his successor now
IT, We may form some notion Cf the vigor with which
european diplomacy has worked and the great resIfs
event OF The nes reign tie check 20 tue nbho Of
kehemet AL who, fsycr By the Cabinet OF Il Ttiers,
sought 70 make Egypt and Syri. Independent o. lhs
Porte, II even he did no: dream Of su6,ertag the dy
MISTY Oh Gilman The policy Of Lord Palm,r'ton,
which rumphsd on that OCCASION has for tweay years
since been accepted as tia: which ought 10 goven the
dealings OF Europe with the Turkish Enp.s q. I, nav
DO summed up III fey words. To defend tn 81 IA
sg'irSs ioregn potensitss and to aid him in rurg i
oan PasiG. has been the endeayor ct rlard dcpirg
the whole reign Of Abdul Mecjid The recalls have ea
most remarkable, Anslqdiity aud order, eentrs -"
hoa whout OK supple tor competence and ready End
even destinations loyalty to The Porte marks every Ma.
homedan Governor throughout thnpmplre.
Toe Turks have not rallied after The war of ls5I Il
plain that whatever destiny may be reserved Tor tie
people, the whole fabric OF hahommedsn society must
be changed bsore new energy cau DO infused into them
Abdul hefj'd was type Of the race and Of the syst, u
Dc vac smlnsntly evils ID TUX n bis father Nah.
mouo, s.a made the governing etassos ne xss kind,
which oecans his high station snd went through tis in.
tefvevs With foreign Ambassadors vsry dscoroa,y,sld
courteousiy But activity end oeethoueht sld prope.
care lot the EMPIRE we're utterly wanting IL is Of no
uss enlarge upon the private Life Of this unhappy
Prince, Who establishing harem Of the age Of u o. 10,
had the look tad bearing Of old before q aiming
midcle age His exrayagsnce and the extraycsccc Of
d" Wves kneS no Bounds. How they spent their nc.
nsy almost inconcsivabls. /. went not by thous.
ands, but BY millions of pounds ster.isg. Ever
tNeSerp Le" oAamouen, htW DECISIONS t0l
hvoritss schsmers Of all kinds sssllo.ed u
revenues VII Oh would be considered large eysn d
England He has brought Turkey slucss 70 IL eou1S
His pqWeross SONS and daughters have xsnd sIs
y provided for At the expense Of TIE exhstsd knpp
He Is now gone and another, the ssi of the family
0Aman, suc,eeds-AIs HHsnd, his brother. and IN
only other surviving sou Of hshmoud. Al, is a.
very much 70 resemble bis father 10 character and vs
Of viii but 70 BE- not reiorner end ffesthinisr, bu:
strict NahomedAn and resctonsry 10 pol..ics Thong
much eoradsncs ought no: to b given 70 the estimate
formed Of an Oriental Prince who has been isalou.
Lsp: 10 ia!s.sss and slnos q - al his life, ',
nav psvseiul pInd than be bfottes. Re 3 81 yess q
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