The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-02

sonal safety and the preservation of his
power, but granting the soundness of the
premises on which he reasons his conclu-
sions are Just enough and the reader must
recollect that he sees things through a very
different medium to that in which they are
presented to the European mind. His Maj
jesty is the victim of fortuitous circumstan-
ces by which he was brought to the throne,
and his actions must be judged accordingly.
Tile military condition of Yildiz is rigidly
enough described. but we see a parallel to
this in the surroundings OF the Emperor OF
Russia, and yet no one has thought OF call
ing the latter mad. Until short time ago
the residence of the Sultan, Notwithstanding
its triple line of guards etc, was easy enough
OF access, and even now well-known person
ages have no difficulty in passing the gates.
l cannot myself reconcile what | hear
about the Sultan's behavior in the privacy of
his palace from persons who pretend to be
better informed with what have seen of his
bearing in public on many occasions even
within the last few months. 1t is not so very
long ago that the Sultan rode from Beshik-
fash to Dolmabagtche in the Bavarian process
sion with an absence of precauJion in strong
contradiction to the generally received ac-
counts of his nervous anxiety about the
safety of his person. Ii is true that the road
to a certain extent was lined with troops, but
there were wide gaps here and there, and
though the procession was headed by
mounted pashas, while body of
cavalry brought up the rear, imme-
diately surrounding the Sultan were
none but military and naval officers and pal
ace attendants on foot. There was nothing
here of the carriage surrounded by tall
"cuirassiers," or "life guardsmen, " in which
European royalty makes its appearance in
public, even in the case of the most popular
monarchs His Majesty, on superb charger
lowered far above his guards, thus offering
every opportunity to lurking treason. The
demeanor of the Sultan on that as on every
other occasion that have seen him moving
about outside the palace Enclosures. was very
calm, as if though due thought had been
given to possible danger, he was fully pre-
pared to meet it in whatever shape it might
present itself. EARLY in November last
when his horse, growing sud-
denly FESTIVE at the Fridays selamlik
reared and plunged threatening him with a
dangerous fall, Abdul Hamid showed great
seifpossession and had the courage to ride
the same animal back from the mosque, al
though his carriage was in attendance, and
it would only have been in accordance with
his usual practice to have driven. By the
bye how is it that the European press made
so light of this affair? l have never seen a
notice of it in any prominent paper, al
though it was an event that might have been
attended with the most serious consequences
and incidentally it served to strengthen His
Maiesty's belief in the supposed plot that in
iuced him to break up his Circassian body
guard. Correspondents are ready enough to
seize upon anything to be said to the disad-
vantage of the Sultan, but on this occasion,
which offered the opportunity for word of
praise. they appear to have shown unusual
reserve in accepting news