The Elbert County tribune., 1909-07-08

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dards and set up opposition governments but Moham
med was endowed with great statesman-ke qualities
and gradually he eliminated all opposition, in
became sultan the Ottoman empire His
reign lasted eight but in that he accomp
iished great things. He not aggressive like his
rather but he was prompt to resent any
ment upon his dominions. He called Chelebi Mo
Manned which means "Mohammed. the Gentle" 1t
very apt designation of his character There are
only one or two inhuman things recorded of him He
caused his only surviving brother Kasm to be blinded
and he killed child of Sueyman The only mitixa.
tion that be plead that he
had experienced SO much discontinue from the jeal-
ousies Of his brothers that he decided put
way all who might become of him 1t is char.
acterstc OF Turkish princes that they always aspire
and intrigue for the sutanate regning sultan is
not safe while is at liberty Abdul Hamid the late
deposed sultan Imprisoned his brother Murad in the
palace of the Cheragan until few years ago. when he
ended his Imprisonment in death. The present sultan
Mehmet' Reshad closely confined n the Yildz
palace that 1t amounted actual Imprisonment Mo-
hammed died in 1921 and buried the beauti
lu green mosque OF that ancient capital of the Turks
He succeeded by Murad H. who was a man of
equal prudence and cemency his predecessor
ambition was much greater. and he lost little time in
giving proof Of It, The Greek emperor forgetting his
cordial relations with Mohammed. looking upon
Murad H.. who then a youth 1s years. with
contempt, released pretended of Bajaze-Mustafa
by name-who had been for years in close custody
Constantnople Mustafa subdued the European prov
inces and seemed in fair for time of dis
planting Murad but he overthrown and
hanged. ito convince the world that he i'm
postor."
Murad again proceeded to invest Constantnople. He
when revolt In Asia Minor caused him hastily cross
the Bosporus in order to put down insurrection
OF his brothers. Murads fighting qualities were soon
put to severe test The Christian states all
famed and Hunyady their leader. He sup
posed to be of King sgismund beautiful
Elizabeth Morisney but whatever his parentage he was
valiant, fortunate and famous.
For 20 years he the terror of the ottomans. At
Hermanstadt he totally routed the Turkish army OF
10000 men and publicly hacked their general to pieces
He cruel and bloodthirsty any of the Turks
and his fayorite music for dinner the shrek of
dying prisoners He also defeated the Turks vasay
and Nissa He made the fearful passage OF the Balkans
In winter, following the Turks skillfuy barred
the and formed icy wall by wetng the roads
In freezing weather But for unknown reason he
suddenly abandoned the campaign, Buda
pest with large amount of plunder and captives.
Murad seized this opportunity to negotiate treaty
which solemny upon the Gospel and the
koran to last for period of ten years The his
Oldest sorely afflicted Murad that he
the Joys of empire peace retirement and abdi
Gated in favor of his son, Mohammed H. retired to
Magnesia to spend the remainder of his days No
sooner this conveyed the Christians than
they resolved to break the treaty of pope
and Greek used their spiritual influence
duce Hunyady to break his OATH claiming that "oahs
not to be kept with nfdes." Hunyady was finally
Influenced to break faith upon the unsus
pecting Turks with 10000 men, He took number of
strange places. and reaching the Black marched
far Varna where he learned that had been
aroused by his advance and had collected army of
10000 men. which were then being conveyed the
Bosporus by Genoese vessels When armies met a
copy OF the violated treaty was placed the point of
lance and raised high above the Turkish as
visible appeal to the lord of truth who Furnishes perjury
The Hungarans ingoriousy defeated. Hunyady
compelled retreat in disorder which Murad
again retired to Magnesia; but of the jan
ssaries against his force recalled him the RESPONSE
blities of leader when he reigned six longer and
died in 1851, with undiminished prestige and glory
Five years after Murad's death. Mohammed H. In
vaded Europe and laid siege Belgrade the key to
Hungary. Hunyady stirred himself a valiant defense
and John Capstran his aid with of so 900
crusaders, who had gathered together to fight for
Christendom. The Turks defeated Mohammed was
wounded. and 1000 Turks lay dead upon the field of
battle In less than month Hunyady died. days
later followed to the grave by Capistran The
reign OF Mohammed II. marked by violence and
reachery Again and again he broke faith with his
mics, and garrsons which the solemn
pledge Of the bopQrs Of with