Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-08-24
TURKEY.
Arrival OF the FIRST Turkish EmbHssy
90 the United states.
From the New York World. August 10

/ From the New York World, August l5.l
Blaeque Bey, envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipOtentiaFy fcom the sub
| lime porte to the United States, arrived
in this city on Tuesday, and, with his
suite, is stopping at the Fifth Avenue
hotel. Tkis is the first minister that has
been sent to the United States by the
Turkish government. Contrary to ex-
peetation, the Turkish minister is not a
Mussulman, and the curious who yester-
day paid their respects 10 the envoy Of
the porte, were rather disappointed 10 not
finding in the minister the popular idea
Of a bearded turbaned Turk. His excel
lency, Mr.. Blaeque Bey, is a Catholic,
and naturalized subject OF the porte,
having been born Of French parents in
COnstantinOple, but living most Of his
life among christians and in christian
countries, be has none Of the Turkish
characteristics Of physiOgomy except
peculiar Oriental eyes, nor distinguish
ing Mussulman traits, being suave and
affable, and not by any means grave
or reserved. He is accompanied by his
second wife, a French lady, his first
having been a daughter Of DR.. Valen-
tine Mott, of New York, the secretary
Of legation, and two Nubian negro ser
for many years at Paris, that center Of
the diplomatic world, as charge d.
affaires, and in 1860 was sent as
minister to the court Of Naples, where
he remained until the expulsion of the
king (Francisl, and recently, from his
vast experience in diplomacy ard inti-
mate knowledge Of our language, coun-
try and its institutions, he was appointed
first minister to the United States. The
sultan had long contemplated Dispatch
ing minister to this country, but IA
vOrable opportunity had not occurred to
enable him TO do so until now, when the
affairs of the empire are in q compaTa-
lively quiet condition. The motives on
the part Of the sultan are to cultivate to
greater extent the friendly relations
existing between the two countries, and
to make return, although late, for the
presence, for the last thirty-five years, of
an American ambassador in COnstanti-
nOple. Mr.. Blacque Bey states that a
strong democratic sentiment pervades
Turkish politics and society, caused in q
great measure by the peculiar condition
that Turkish women have hitherto main |
tanned, and, from being slaves they fRd
themselves to be mothers Of sultans, con-
in the present light of even |
Turkish civilization, they must naturally /
inculcste liberal principles in their off |
spring. Then, again, the grand future of !
the United States has thrown a percepti- |
bic shadow before, and as remote coun- |
tries feel an anxiety to cultivate with US |
the most friendly relations, the porte /
has sent christians to all or nearly all the |
courts Of Europe since 1858, when the !
celebrated haiti shriG decree was pub |
raAN
birth, equal rights and Justice and liberty |
to embrace whatever religion they chose; |
the Turkish diplomatic |
corps consists mainly Of christians. Mr.. |
BstoZzi, the secretary of legation, is also |
a Catholic, and a naturalized subject Of /
French descent. He is the brother Of the |
Turkish state treasurer, and has served |
some years in the diplomatic corps.
LETTER To TIE EDITOR.
LExTRACr.l
DIXON, ILL, august T. 1867.
was not disappointed in the result of
tile election in our state, and upon refec-
ton think it will have a good effect in
opening the eyes Of the people to the ne
farious designs of the radical party.
Every southern state, if the convention
sts have q majority, will do exactly
what our state has done-disfranehise
the educated and elevate the ignorant to
office. A burly negro will no doubt &C.
eupy the seat of John c. Calhoun in the
'ortieth congress, and then, I suppose,
We will have reached the acme Of Amer
can republic8nism Glorious country,
md noble birds Some of our leading
who heretofore have said
. my colOred fellow citizens with so
much gustO, ought to be in this country
/ little while, and hear the democrats
ak They do not mince matters, nor
Use honied words. Brick POmerOy, who
s about to stump Minnesota, has come
,ut for reputation, and is gaining sub
,cribers every day. He heads Tennessee
news as the " Latest from He'll 20
1 was talking with q radical at Dun
eth yesterday, who argued that New
York city, governed by Irish, was q set
IF 10 Louisiana, governed by negroes!
An old man sitting by me, whose head
vas white with the SHOWS of eighty
winters, asked me what state I was
rom? I replied, Tennessee. Says he,
you have my sympathy, for you are
living under the d-dest despotism this
ide of h-ll ~ He then denounced, in
road terms, the infamy of the radical
programme which would result in au-
.ther war, and added that the democrats
4 the northwest with the rebels, could
wipe out the mOngrel ours that now gov
rned the republic. Our radical WINGED
Inder the castgation, but did not reply.
The last I saw Of the old man, he was
eading the La Crosse Democrat.