. The historians' history of the world; a comprehensive narrative of the rise and development of nations as recorded by over two thousand of the great writers of all ages: . yoke. The sultan andhis enlightened compatriots were probably sincere in their good intentions,but it is a far cry from the letter of the law to its practical application, andexperience has shown that no amount of edicts and charters suffice to bridgeover the deep gulf between the Christians and Mohammedans of Turkey, toestablish the wished-for concord between the followers of Christ and of theprophet, or to weld the mixed
. The historians' history of the world; a comprehensive narrative of the rise and development of nations as recorded by over two thousand of the great writers of all ages: . yoke. The sultan andhis enlightened compatriots were probably sincere in their good intentions,but it is a far cry from the letter of the law to its practical application, andexperience has shown that no amount of edicts and charters suffice to bridgeover the deep gulf between the Christians and Mohammedans of Turkey, toestablish the wished-for concord between the followers of Christ and of theprophet, or to weld the mixed ethnological elements of the empire into a homo-geneous whole. The failure of the attempt was not due solely to the inca-pacity of the Turkish bureaucracy; European interference must bear a largeshare of the blame. On the other hand, whenever the smallest reform wasmooted with a view to the amelioration of the situation the representativesof the European cabinets on the Golden Horn set in motion the whole machin-ery of personal rivalry and particular interests; each one had different adviceto offer, and the pressure perpetually brought to bear from this quarter and. A Dragoman Guide 433 THE HISTORY OF THE TURKISH EMPIRE [1861-1876 ] that ended by completely disconcerting the vague and vacillating Porte. Onthe other hand, many of her neighbours and soi-disant frientls had no desirewhatever to see a strong Turkey, and the lower the empire sank the morehopeful was the prospect of a speedy division of the spoil. Unhappily for Turkey, Abdul-Mejitl was succeeded by his brother, Abdul-Aziz, a harsh, uncultivated, and fanatical prince, infatuated with the notionof his own greatness; one who cared for nothing l3ut his personal importance,and took a keen interest in public affairs only .so far as they could be madeto subserve the security of the throne and the gratification of his own was even more prodigal than his successor, and moreover piqued himselfso greatly upon h
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