Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-05-25
Inthe Name of the Prophet
CARPETS.


Carpets.
GRANTS fame has gone abroad
through all the EARTH His weak
points have reached even to Tur.
key and touched the hearts of the
followers OF MAHoHEF. TRey have
been talked of in the Seraglio Of
abe Grand Turk, and have
produced the natural result.
Turkey is in q tight place.
x The odious Rus
sian Bear had torn up the Black
Sea Treaty witch guarded the ap
proaches to Coustantinople fron,
aii danger Of a naval attack. The
Sultan an all his belongings are
liable to be gobbled up at any mo.
ment. English help. formerly Sc
potent, was converted into q
source OF weakness, and the des-
perefe
forlorn Turkey looked round in
search Of friends. 1t was known
that the United States and Russia
were on the most friendly terms.
How to detach them and secure
the alliance ofthe Great Repub-
lie was the vitalquestion the hour.
Then came the news that the
new President Of the United State
was like unto the corrupt Caliphs
and rulers of whom we read id
the "Arabian Nights Entertain
ment," who sel1jusCice for money
and whose hands are always open
to receive a Lribe. 1t was instant
ly resolved to take advantage Of
this fact. A carpet, lowered
with the gorgeous fancies of the
East, was forth with fabricated
and sent to the White House,
wheredtewasd duly unrolled for the
Presidential feet .i-'' ed,
This act shows that Turkish di
piomacy has not yet lost its char
cnaning. 1t was agrand
iinspiratisn to send to the Presi>
dent of the United Statessa stand
ing plea in its favor. Every time
this President walks On the grand
'carpe: he will be reminded of his
obligations to prevent Turkey
from being trample@ On similar
1y by the Russian Bear. 80 this
carpet ia likely to change the for
eign policy of the United States
and lead to an alliance, offensive
and dafansiEe. between this coun-
try and Turkey. The Sultan who
knows that from our new advan-
tages point of Sitka we can strike
Russia some hard blows.
( So the first
result of this carpet policy will
be that the military works at Sit.
ka will be strengthened, aud our
fleet in the East largely eaugmen-
ted. saaot ~ .sa 10 o." q
And all this is to be the result
Of a gift of a carpet. Well, great
events have happened in history
from apparently slight cause. A
slur against.ALE6ANDER the great
cost DARIUS b is life and the EN-
pire Of the East. A jest by Fire.
derrick the Great about one of the
many mistresses of the French
King led to the terrible Seven
Years War, and the definite or
gsnization of Prussia as a milita>
~ nation, thus remotely produc-
ing the overthrow of France and
the hdethtouement LOUIS NAPo-
LEON.
Of course, money would have
been more acceptable to GRANT;
but this the Sultan has not to give
The last half years interest
on the Turkish loan has not been
paid in London yet, and the En-
glish Lion is growing ominously
If it was known in England that
the Sultan had sent hard cash to
GRANT, in place Of paying his just
debts, there would be q fearful
row, So the next best thing was
to send gifts in kind, and, as it
is all Ssh that comes to Grants
net, che carpet vas accepted and
duly laid down, and in due time
will produce The results that are
obviously expected by the Sub
lime Porte. T.
Secretary Boutwell, is travelling
in the West on Cuisines" and
is now doing Illinois, he having
paid q visit to q watch factory in
a country town near Chicago. Il
"a rumored that the managers Of
the factory have presented him
with a fine gold watch
on condition that he Use his in
auence to get a picture of the
watch factory on the next issue
of greenbacks, as an advertise
ment. Business is business with
BOUTWELL,.
THE SOUTH & ITS TROUBLE
Governor Scott, of South Caro-
lima, who has devoted most of his
rho mast thraa months