Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1845-11-29

rive their sanction and obligations from
him. In shori. he is invested with every
attribute that unlimited power can ex,ort
from the fear and ignorance of subiec,
millions. His vast empire, for the purpose
OF government, is divided into grea. Prov
inces.s Al the head Of each Of .hese is a
high officer, responsible Immediately 10
him for It's order and good government
Each province is again subdivided into
districts. districts into towns. villages and
hundreds. Each Of these subdivisions has
its proper head. who Is responsible to his
immediate superior. for the conduct and
condition Of those under his rule. lii case
Of crime, or even accident. punishment is
made 10 fall not only on the guilty them
selves, hut on those whose duty il was to
detec! and prevent il. For a serious dis.
turbance. no. only the guilty themselves.
but the head OF the town in which il took
place, and the district in which, the town
lies, and Of the province in which the dis
trio, is included, are punished in various
degrees. The blow from the Emperor is
felt throughout the whole chain.
CHINESE PoLlcE.-On some occasion,
when there was unusual excitement, among
the people Of Canton. large mob sur.
rounded in the evening the foreign fac.o.
ries. An American who had been on. on
the river, was obliged ~ make his way
through the crowd 10 reach his home
On getting into his Hong, as they call
each merchants residence, he found that
he had been robbed Of his watch. when.
or by whom j. was taken among the Chi.
',ese-all dressed alike-al' looking alike.
and closely packed together in the dark.
no one Of whom he had ever before seen,
or would probably see again. of course j.
was impossible for him 10 tell. All he
could say was. i, had been taken oy some
one among the hundreds jammed together
in the square. The probability Of recov-
ering il was very remote. bat he made his
complain, TO the proper Chinese function
airy. and stated the case. The Mandarin
told him that within 90 many days he
should have his watch. That very day all
The police officers in that par. Of Canton.
10 the. number of one or two hundred.
~ere aslaeA afon and Imprisoned. Que
Of them was then brought before the Man.
DARN, and the robbery stated 10 him, and
he was informed that he must find tina.
watch. and bring j, back. and that all his
comrades would remain in Jail until he
did. Each one Of the poor fellows Thus
confined had family dependen. on him
for support, and friends and relations in
terested in his release. All these at once
became most active in their exer,ions 10
discover the watch and Sc. free The prison.
ers. Their friends and their friends
friends were interested; the army Of po-
lice officers increased economically. The
whole people became shief-takers. and at
the end Of three days the watch was found
in an obscure hu, in the country. twenty
miles from Canton. and restored 10 it's
owner. In other cases Of theft. similar,
though harsher course, is sometimes pur>
sued, but the resnltis generally the dis
covery Of The thief and restoration Of The
goods. If a theft takes place in a house.
on complaint 10 Mandarin. all the serv-
ants are. arrested and taken before him.
and both the guilty and innocent bamboo
ed. till the really guilty a. last confesses.
The cruelty OF this course notunfrequently,
indeed generally. among foreigners, pre-
vents complaints being made. The Chi.
nese code, both civil and criminal, is i'm
mensely voluminous and detailed. There
is apparently nothing which can be done
or suffered ,ha. is not provided for.
TALKlNo.-Gab, CAB. CAB. from morn
ing ill night who can endure ii! Some
persons are all talk and no substance. and
YOU might as well live in Bedlsm. as
whess. s cur ears are eternatty saluied with
buzz, buzz. buzz. You can hardly think,
much less, read. where they are. In de-
scribing such character, the poet has
said - s. =
| SO, he's as tedious
| As il a tired horse a railing wife,
| Worse than a smoky house; | had rather live
| With cheese and garlic, in windmill, far,
| Than feed on Gates, and have him talk to me,
In any summer. house III Christendom."
: So saw we-.ha,'s our mind exactly
When we see a man who is all CAB, we
avoid him as one infected with the email
pox.
! Reader, have you the gift Of CAB! /
so, we pity your family and friends.
LIBERTY,-The "Razor Strop Man
says, ..When frs. got acquainted viii
strong drink, it promised TO do grea
]. many things for me. Among the first. ]
promised liberty and | 60. liberty.
had The liberty 10 see my toes poke out 0
| nv boots--,he water had the liberty to g
III al The toes and 60 out at the heels-my
knees had the liberty TO come out Of ny
pan.s--my elbows had liberty TO com,
u s.L.s.c -..nna I h.d tho l;hortv IN lif