The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-09-07
The Sultan.

Abdul Hamid, the present ruler OF the
Turks is in many ways remarkable man
and it is misfortune for both himself and
the English that he had not been better un
derstood and had more allowance made fol
the difficulties of this very exceptional pos
ition. Placed upon the throne Of his ances
tors under circumstances that could not fail
to engender in his mind suspicion and dis.
trust of all those about him, the first care
of his majesty was naturally to make him
selfsccurc.
Far from being the mere tool in the hands
of designing pashas, as at first imagined,
he has gradually worked round them all
andd having broken up entirely and dis
persed all the elements of the combination
by which the ruin of his Inflated uncle
was brought about, he reigns at the present
time the most powerful sultan Turkey has
seer since the days of Mahmoud the re-
former. Nothing is more remarkable than
the manner in which he has made himself
master OF the empire. Surrounded as he
was al first by am bilious spirits who thought
TO rule the country through him at pleasure,
he had to bow for time at their will, for
the easy task the deposition OF his two pre-
decessors had proved was still fresh in the
minds of many, and would have naturally
sort had he shown himself very FESTIVE at
the commencement. Shrewder than the
men with whom he had 10 deal his majesty
commenced by fixing his abode at Yildiz,
a small kiosk on the top OF hill overlook
ing the Bosphorus, a position OF no mean
strategic importance. Here he surrounded
himself quietly by such defences as could
not be easily oyercome-iaithiul
guards and numerous servitors whom he
T..1l grne an nj tnennafara
permeating all classes Of society, and thus
keeping treason in check from fear Of de-
lection. Gathering around him a large staff
of intelligent natives, making their fortunes
his care. he bound them TO himself and re-
living on their fidelity was able gradually 70
replace with them every official who held
any POSITION Of trust at the time Of the
great coup d'etat. With the assistance Of
these men he has gradually concentrated
the whole administrative power Of the gov
eminent into his own hands.
Whereas, during the last two reiens the
porte was everything, and the palace
naughi, the Turkish ministry In the present
day j. only such in name, each department.
being Subordinate 20 the sultans private
council. Not the slightest latitude Is al
lowed. even the smallest matter having 20
he submitted % the approval Of bis majesty
before action can be taken thereon, aud 20
well a the sultan kept informed Of all that
IA going on that q minister daring 10 Act on
III Orn initiative would soon find himself
relocated 70 the retirement Of his "COnakf
q dissrnced official
The sultan IL man Of grand ideas, and
coming 20 the throne under happier cir
cumstsnces would undoubtedly prove q
benefcznt ruler. Although bis privy
purse nbsorbs q large arnounf 81 The pubic
revenue. ID IL not wasted - during the pre-
rious reigns on the building q palaces and
shs presentation u ievelry 20 court favor.
I,es but h largely spent for %
iricsl purposes and The purchase &c.
rs.ioualIr II warlike siores fof
which here Il no money in the
rhesf II the uarticular drTErfmenf inter
ssted. Ahdrl Harnid, with en- eniti-e torn
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