The New York herald., 1870-06-04
The Sultan's Speech.
CoNsTANTiNoPLE, Nay 4,


atheism and muterialism.
The Saltan's Speech.
CoNsTANTiN0PLE, May 4, 1870.
Annually the Sultan has, OF late years, made
formal visitto the Sublime Porte large edce stu.
ated in Stamboul proper close by the walls Of the
''Old Serago" or ancient Byzantium for the purpose
hearing the reports OF his Ministers and making
them speech. The speeches Of the Sullans OF Tur-
key cannot well be called from The throne, as the
poor sick man does not possess one, and so they
more properly be said to eInaaate from the Safe,
though indeed believe that the Sultan delivers his
speech standing on his legs the large circular
table, around which each Of his Ministers have
The Sublime Porte is, by the by. neither liv-
ing being yet cask OF old wlne as some persons
suppose, but rather plain stone buildIng, some
three stories high, in which the Grand vzer Chief
Minister, some Of the other Ministers OF the 81.
preme Council OF Justice, the Council OF State
popular Assembly, and many Of the bureaus OF the
government are located.
The Sultans speech has been published in Turk
ish, Greek. Armenian, Arabic. Bulgarian, French
and Italian, and reads ve.y WELL [The s ate paper
has been specially translated for the HERALD and
published In our cOlumns.] Such documents, 1t may
be supposed, are really drawn up by his Ministers
for him. ana 50 seem to show the state OF mind and
policy OF the latter In this connection they are of
historical interest. They show the progress made,
or designed to be made, by the government and,
II their contents not put into execution to-
day. this may be done tomorrow; at least there Is
always room to hope for good or better things to
come. What the Grand vizer would probably ind it
rather dangerous to himself personally to urge upon
his 'augnst master'' as matter of economy and
curtaiiing expenses he can put in his mouth as
recommendation to his "Majesty's servantsn and
this s clearly the case In the present speech Of the
Sultan Abdul Azlz. Therein his Majesty urges upon
his Ministers to promote and encourage internal I'M
prcvements such as railroads, wagon roads, ports
agriculture schools, agricultural banks, &C., &c.-a
certainly very good things in their way, but which
require plenty OF capital and competent men, both Of
which rather just now in Turkey. The Sultan
does patronze good roads and the planting OF trees
alongside OF them whenever the former are needed
for his own use and comfort; but as to those pro
bono publico only he has not, as yet, done much.
On the other hand, 1t Is not known that he has
ever discouraged the willingness OF any OF his
people to make roads, but it Is rather to be regretted
that none Of them have evlnced any such dsposi.
ton; In fact there is no spirit OF association existing
among the natives OF Turkey. 10 meet together and
subscribe for the expense OF erecting road OF
vital Importance to their own agricultural interests
is matter unheard CT here. All look TO the
Padishah for anything OF this Kind and though he
may be very favorabsy disposed it is equally possible
that ms means gre insultcent ior snch purpose
his soldiers Tor the construction OF railroads
or anything; but Of late he has, been
to give them active employment during peaceful
times, keep them healthy, and Ieach them the value
tan from Scutari to Ismail (Nicomedal and proba-
bly, thence through Asia Minor to the Smyrna and
81 So month, are to receive the additional pay Of
sixteen cents per diem in addition to their fo0d and
raimen lodging &C. as soldiers They are M All quite
IN the open air, In place OF city barracks.
The great Roumellan railroad. has not as yet
commenced its actual work. It is to be promoted
chiefly by lottery. The drawing Of this came OF
the 3oih and there were great expectations on the
part Of the shareholders OF drawing large prizes;
but it turned out rather against the fair fame Of
the company that nearly al Of these fel! to Itself
a company, % needing 50 much capital and prestige
among the public, here and elsewhere, and 1t will De
rather difficult for 1t to get up repetition OF the
same for some time to come in Stamboul.
The question Of the passage OF the Straits Of the
Dardaneies and Bosphorus, during the night by COM
ernment. Heretofore all such vessels were freely
permitted to enter and pass through them during the
Tney could not leave it and return through them
except with frmans costing some 81 tas ceafances
which they were held to deliver TO- the comman; IAN;
continued, and the gain is that they may now botn
enter and leave them during the night subject,
however, to the absolute necessity OF stopping to
deposit their nrmans at night as well as during the
day. This VIII prove SO exceedingly diliicnlt that
favored with strong favorable winds. Those going
the Black Sea from the capital through the Bos-
phorus can procure tugs, and SO be towed through
ofwar nothing whatever Is said In the new regula-
tions, that the old prohibition against them con.
tinues, which Is much TO be regretted
The Ill feeling to which the assassination of the Eng
| lish and Italian gentlemen near Athens by the
brigands has given rise here between the Greeks
anu tile English and Itslians, still continues Sew
! eral luarlels and blows have been the result The
lat er do nosparc the former whicn Is rather ungen
erous and particularly severe against the govern
ment, which is right and on Sunday the cha pain Of
| the British Embassy preached sermon Of mourn.
| ing for the murdered Engishmen, dwelling particu-
larry on the subject OF the wretched state Of the
government and administration in Greece. lie, how
ever rather relieved the picture, somewhat, by adj
hitting that all real Greek gentlemen felt quite as
bad about the occurrence as he did, and could, Or
should, not be blamed for what they themselves alb
horred. Upon the whole, he rather gave all of the
Greeks "gente 1ts," and .'small spasms' to those
( who attended tile service Mr.. Rangabe the
present Greek Minister herefornerly In the United
Siates-was present and not very visible, thanks to
his diminutive height, and aid not hear much good
| Of his country. Certainly Minerva ana Theseus
the Parthenon, Socrates, &c, are very much at dis.
count and classic Greece, and her heroic volunteer
patriots in Gambia, did not form any part OF the dis
course. None OF the foreign Ministers were present,
| not even oue Phhellenism seems to have
thoroughly faded away before the ignominy and
shame which are attached to the terrible crime com.
| mitted. Things have, indeed, been considerably
| changed by THIS affair, and it VIII be some time
before classic Greece, with all her memories, Will be
| able TO get up another sympathy In her behalf A
cloud, for The present at least, hangs over Greek
prestige; but the sun will in time dispel 1t, especi-
! ally II a b2tter and more energetic government be
instituted as to sweep all brgands forever from
| a land which, Notwithstanding this incident does
contain much ft used) intelligence, and the 'grand
idea" OF once more driving the Turks from Con-
stantinople Portraits OF the brgands' dccapitation
after theri death, are now selling here as photo.
graphs much in point Of taste that or Tfaupfnann
IN Pars, and the inquiry going on now in Athens,