Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-11-07
TIE CHINESE As THEY ARE

tac nap 10 Mhirh u ~ drbncaicd, the deep shadow
which dc,gim,s tn couniricsN scm Jarl.irris ma
tins ani Iyclcrs. frm Marc Polo down to IN. mis-.
sioniry Guzlait have. with lew EXCEPTIONS. helped to
pile "a, the tower of prejudice frm whose hight the
Gel tsiual Emlir, has brcn viewed and condoinncJ-
iccc 4 English Publication The INSTRUMENTATION oil
Chincsc Documents and the Causes of the Present
Difficulties. furnishes information which may
lead 10 tcctiin at op mon respecting the Chines-
which has no hiihrrIo obtained; AMI we make use uf
iis statements I" dsabusc the minds of our readers VI
some ol The most common errors in r,pnnl Ia This "a.
matkahlc people.
The empire oi China is now the oldest in the worl,
and tins fact alone Is s, the assumption
oi lis inhabitants that At superior the European
| natiuIs. As early the foundation of Thebes the
chinese had settled form ol Government and while
Egypt Greece and Rome have had their rise and fall
ihey have maintained high state of civilization frDm
winch u they heNc mol al yanccd they have not rece
ded. The common cf.Ihol, that iLey claim 10 have
nal national cNisence 80 long ago that rca>ona-
DE petshn can credit their chronicles is false they
have indeed. ia 'ulcus period; had the Egyptian,
aud the Greeks. hui t,cr standard authors pretend to
no authentic history Further back than three thousand
years The history Of the lica Il, nasy is unqucsgion
ably, excepting the Bible the oldest record Of events
rNaut The founders oi she mona rciIy nrr sa, 10 have
tolerated IncIy, and 10 have governed it'll rule
iriiy Iairnal ani hy reference their
prince and people fell hndrd to obey the laws aver
The IRE OF Heaven that the present writers explain the
origin al the term Celestial applied the empire
higher than military md the praecfl reg hay
been dsnoninlicd the glorious The arts yf lit
eranrc IA China alrnst old rs ihc monarchy
funiing from woodcn blocks eat tIuly known to
ihe Ghinese may centuries before the Christian era
though the invention II but four hundred re cd IA
Europe. and paper of the quality as that now IL.
use Vac manufactured early the first ages Rome
The Chinese press has been ConlparaiiVrly more free
Than hat Of Europe. ar.d literature has been almost
national pursuit. WORKS on.every variety of subjects
nd a..
scholars have Ia be found by huIn u cat, fairly
De appreciated Literary talent IL encouraged and re-
whrdcd hy the Government the ruInnI,n people are
fond OF reading and the pathway official sta.
Lon ~ through distinguished genus and schull rshp
Beside the work To which have referred. we have
Tie high authority Of MoCulloch fer tie OPINION that
education Is more encoIrasr d asd favored IN China
Than ever it, Prussia. S,h"os for youh arc Abundant
Ia eN ~ par'u The cmpirr; and education IS GET.
crni and Its cost reasonable that fcadins and wri.
may he aiin'st said To Ice univ ersal Language is
Taught TO very young pIpiis by Of rude pictures
which represent the names of The chef Objects
iire aud art Then follows the summary OF infant
eru'iilion; conveyed IN Ginning lines. They on al
ter proceed O The -Four Rpons which contain the doc
sriies oi CONTIGUOUS. aud hch with the Five Class.
cS' subsequently, added. are. ia fact. ihe Chinese
scriptures Wiring Is taught by tracing the charnc-
ers with HAIR pencil. transparent PAPER placed
over The copy. This important part Chinese
education. Tor no who does write good hand
lowed 10 acquire reading and writing. The Schools
established all over the empire superintendent 10y
various officers appointed ~ government. Ia every
dstrci there u SORT of literary chancellor; but early
lSprau's are examined by superintendent. who make
the circuit OF Their districts twice year for that pur
prse The pupils they approve or repair the chef
and should they pass that ordeal, aud thus obtain the
APPRECIATION Of Ihe officers OF their native district they
are eligible for the literary hoi.oTs Of the state To
procure the highest stale Offices an examination be.
nal -
honor confer the title Of mandarin and each degree j.
distinguished 10y difference of The drCs which is in
some Instances, .cry splendid.
The Chinese system of Government contrary 10 the
generally received opinion, favorable To- The indus.
Try % The people and the To which IL has be, n
supp lsed ldluaii'n throughout the empire presses ur
o. The in"ans OF sui silence Is an entire deIushn-
The working classes concnIcd ia IN those in
Europe or Am"rica, he righs"i prupar mu,h
respected there IA the mist Christian Cummuniiics
and there Is large and intelligent n,iodlng cl,ss or
passed oi merch mis- artisans. and landed proprct,s-
Any pcr.on who will c-amne the most authentic M |
ires oi The Chinese; 10y their own or foreign wrters
must DE convinced that they rabk sufficiently hugh To
clam from the Europeans aud Americans fcspectGiI
Observance Of their laws aud uslccs when in ,l,c,
owl pOfis The ridiculous dca that the Chinese arc !
every way inferior 90 the Caucasan race and A., Iittl
h'l"Aihleh VIII The arts Of civZ IOl that the Eng
'ish ae justified m treating The yiceroy OF Canton
oy as large as London with uo ceremony ne they
would an African chief has been the chief cans. of he
pcseni' difficulties IL there has been display Of mr..
rOgnnce ON the puri Of Chinese Officers there has been
greater display Of The same quality ON The part o
The English. The Chinese have been less ignorun or
iAe Institutions of Europe than the Europeans have Of
those of China. The best iniorsIed hong HAMS
~ Canton and the IfIncipa mandarns do not hesitate n
declare their belief Of the superiority of many Eroig
h"''os M sumo OF the arts. hut foreigners uniformly
feai the pre'ensons OF the Chinese with a studied |
contempt.
The Chinese language is not easily learned and v.,y
lev OF the Interpreters employed by the English and
Americans understand It's first principles The official
oocui0enis Of the Emperor and the Viceroy have The
appearance ~ translation. of abOred attempts 10 bonn
nas' wille correctly rendered they would pessess
not less dignity than papers, II Is our
ignorance 1one Of the Chinese anguace that has led
as 10 conclude that the Chinese are waning an oour
iesy an attention In foreigners or arc ~ s hIf of using
n'ck-names aud Installing expressions So far from
',' oens " . case they have proycrb which says
ne lhai spills DIRT hrsi dees bis mouth Off nee
was recently taken at Proclamation stuck nm ON The
walls OF The British factory at Canton, by which il was
supposed s1me insult was intended the rctIv of IA.
Hoppe was ~ has been p.aed here every yeor f.,
NC 'Hs' 'h'fy year" Why DID you EARLIER discover
'id represent this inag mary grcynnceg Og,nee la.
'1n'unts bern taken because the English have bcep
'nllcd Hung -rnnou kwct, which has commonly Lee,,
fai'sl1icd fcd-headcd dcvils. This hrurlttye c,r,
on. used hy The Chi,ose simply means .red.b,i,oI
people 10 distinguish The English from theu,SpIv =.
ienr styled '1N
We could easily gu piqe with n.,ires Of The most
ts"rd yet c"tnmpu ~ Transactions which intel
igeH Inguni- have recently pointed out The Viccroy
7 Canton. in proclamation issued last year. com.
'iHs Of the English suyenniendents ignornncc II the
roe PRINCIPLES # National justice. aud express CON
dence That The intelligent portion Of the counymcn
me ioreigh rcsidcns NJ Canton viii arknDw ledge
be wisdom Of tee Chinese Jliry. II is not dopdtul
bat his would be- Acknowledged ~ all e The Chinese
hafacor and government were understood and ca, /
ifes rould divert themselves Of the prciuItres - inch
hufifed years mislranslai'ns and mlsrcprcsenra :,
OTIS have created --- NciC- I0rk,r y
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