The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-02-26

,ysty rfitt W iH''i'' - 'lu''S', '"' nv
iMssrrigal sovereign who lives nearer
sgh "",nfnps of civilization, and whose
hr ,cions conduct should arouse the
saIsnation Of humane people through
h u. 1be world. That sovereign iS the
on" "',,nnt Bey of Tnnis. whose whole ca
laor since he hecame ruler of his conn
rev. rec has been marked by arbitrary OPP
ny . :" and cruclties. A few aged
pnons Of his connffy, who bad known
~, character before he succeeded his
a f, mild anil amiable prince
," his mother to let her younger
w. ascend the throne of Vents. The
s"H annarent heard of this, aud, with
.ha hrIp of Il few of bis boon compan-
;"rs he seized the reins of govern
}" No sooner was he in power than he
--ented his spite upon the above men
.;nned men. Not only were nine of
~, victims hastinahoed in the most
..orcilpss manner, bat the eyes and
.nrcurs of them were torn ont. and
.TnT were thrown in this terrible and
utterly helpless condition, in the mid
Ale Of Jnly, into desert spot, where
,her perished miserahly, q prey to the
nitless ravs of a scorching African sun,
and IN the ritiless heaks of vultures
and buzzards. From the time tn e
rpirn of the Bey of Tuuis has been
marked by deeds of cruelty, which, if
tbpy have not become generally known.
beranse perpptrateh upon persons Of
bnmbIer condition in life than the H.
lrs,rjous victims mentioned above
haze been none the less henious. The
Rev of Tunis is the Snprenc Judge in
his enuntrv. He fries criminals and
oripfs their immediate execution after
Loa,iur the ease; or he annnlS the de-
cree of the kadis if they do not snit
lin, aud he Furnishes the unfortunate
prjsopprs accofdinG to his pleasure
On the 9Th of November last the Bey
was in more towering passion than
over before. He is an rNtIavanant
liver, and seendS mere money than the
taxes Of Tunis yield to him. During
the sect I'D emVire he pegotiated :
heavy Loan in France, and some greed,
Italian bankers have likewise advauc
ed him large SUNS at eyorhitant inter
est. Bcin. afraid Of France, the Be,
Of Tuns pays his creditors in tina
country puuctuallN, but has LITTLE res
meet for Italy and last Summer sever
Al Italian mcu-ot-war had To tlircatp,
hi, capital with bDmbartlment brtnr
he made arrangements for paying til
interest due 10 Italian bankers, Bcin
tins 4 constant prey to financial EN-
REFRESHMENTS, he DOES not like IN b
swudled ok his tax collectors. Now
on the above mentioned 9Th Of Nnyeni
Der, lie received trustworthy intoI1na
tjmthat three of them, Batlu-B Ben Ha
kim, Aldn BenFeSi, DiakrBrS- Lr%I
hail fur Years committed dettlcatioi
npnn tire Bey's treasury, and account
Ell for only two-fhif,ls of all tie take
they had cUilcurd. The -bty sent fc
I tAe fairIipss collectors. anl, after to
1 luz them about their mIsdccds. Il,
IAaHded what they were going to d
/ about it. The three Were 81 liTgiltel
4 cd by the anger "f His llighnesS tn
1 they fell upon their knees. and confc
\ SIM thew c.il,e, in'pI0ied his mercy.
l Tne cy;unahle To control his lag
sprang to his feet, aud crliug, ''yt
| shalt die, dogs ordered the kadi
| Taals to appear before him aud try Il
| prisoners in accordance with the u
| Muslea law. The Kadi appeated, toul
| the prisoners guilty, and asked Il
Bey what punishment shoull be i
ilrted. The ka,ii toll him that t
law was that those who STOLE MON
from the Exehequer of the Cdliph, &
SGlIan, or one OF his vasSas; shonld
impaled. LET them be inl,aIhd, tler
said the Bey. VainIy did the wretch
prisoners impore his mercy. & The Is
remained intlexible, and the cruel Sc
teHee was carried into execution
the morning OF tie following day. /
escort Of fifty soldiers took The TIN
condemned men to1a sand mound
which had been erected the three
straments on which they were to 81
ler their exerueiatiHg agony. Il
doomed men looked detected, but h
: reached that talmness which, char;
= terlzes the Moslem when no knows II
: death is inevitable. Those three
I'll sraments OF an agDntzIrg death w
Ia aioug iron splits about ten ieet
LII height.
" About Eve feet from the grou