The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-12-11

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81 r1l q end % III spscslsloa. On.
J sIl see II Game . sssl aanirIlde 10 10
msn beings, 81 ss,iss ard inAusHlnn..
A sompsrasOn nf The lsEnlory Of CHI
-, ils eiinalr, ~ lass. eusaoas. md ~
bis Of lie psoPie. 9th tno.e 81 o.hrl
nslens. w,li so,a rnnsinrs ore hat me
empire y Ire sal r. yss. popaIslian
A portion oi Lhiaa lies on The lnrirs,
where iNo crops ase easily nfoirrsd ~.
cry season. No bss.ls 81 blEsien a,s "a
be seen 10 southern Cans. All ssns.
partition - einied IA tie rsnsls, or 90
the haels Of m.n. Toe bta's on Inc
ssnsis are Ifarksd by aen-no horses srs
IN be ssFn. Tseem ahs' a'e n a for the
TsrI.r esF,iry. sad buI few bufT .loes.
~h'eh ars rsea kr P'oughieg some re-
enl.ss sol.
These ;seIs prove lhal lie enpniry !.
rsp'h'e Of Supporting cen,s PoP"isI on.
]. - rol Grs Gaze in China ss ~ luis coun.
irI- hsy haze noi 10 p'oduee "a ore
cop o. iiie,enI 20 support Ihrm line yssI
toan,l, or sus,sin beasts OF bu,dsn, lhal
consume Is mach ., men of lie 'g''e,l-
.ural products of lie ro.n ~. Tue land
70 one cultivated g.rden, except Iae large
grounds kh Tor he bmIsl Of lie dead.
Tne,e face leave no,nng 10 Iledrc, from
The esl mauon OF Inc Cnil'se a, 10 their
osn population. Bul ns,e oihsrs.
I lie ao,ismiousness OF lie Chinese 10
one. Ties also esl csis. rsIs. dogs, &c.
Tue.e 70 en- mmeast emlgras'oa constant
ly gong for.h. L. snnlhera cniua there
are mo ep;o,lncliuie a,i'rles OF vi inan
IN al" os, INV sscpon Of lhe CLIQUE. I'VE
understood Nc. C.sh,ns TO say tina, Tie
baaaaa arsdoce. as l333 "a Of oUf .hesl,
and II "a ore Of on o,sioe.
To ,eesli 20 mmd I've p"pu'aIiou Of
Europe. VII se,ye 10 dispel any doubls
ione may "a er an IS % tie estimate OF
the porulsuoa Of Curna. Cn.na CO.
vers - ls.ee space as Europe, aan Why
not coalaia as large populsl on II Inc
nomsdic regions Of The no. h are scs'ce
in populsi'on, lie hnp'rsl ,egions OF The
sou.n m BE 0p Tor li'e de iicr ncy If Et-
rope Is e:pabe Of sds.slhins $50. 600, 900
OF people. whr no, China l,,ge, p'n-
uls ion, possessed OF superot sdva ages
10 Europe. To an e. npesn srru> ,om.
ed to look u Europe divided ia o 65
Sbsl 2ssy gaystemsn,s, VIII population o.
Under one go,einmen,. wiha nopuIsii5n
Of $50, 900, 900. is pc fec,ly astounding.
When we cnnsdt ihe fac's Of The i'm.
mense poptla,ion o; Ch"a, inas It's gov.
erumenl aud laws have endured 'ur GEN.
lures, We come 10 ask VIA. 10 iue form
Of us government. aud VIVA. The princi-
lies Of lls social organ;zsHrn. ''he ex-
tetior form is q heredhar, monschy.
The reighihg so,e,eis" bears IA, iicular
name, noi ms own name, bul the name
Of his We, 90, as I Is deemed sac,ilhgious
10 pronounce ,e name Of The sovereign
after he ascends me throne. Tue pre-
minen,, snj Il max be sa'd, almost the
only, principle Of COVE, naem Is the pa
terual lelalion-lne empe o Is called The
iathe, al hs PEOPLE. and The idea 81 the
pa'erasl ielalion runs through all The hsb-
its, laws, aud customs oil ille people. 1t
IS iiclion Notwithstanding, but beauti-
Iul enc.
The radical iles 10 The social organ "a.
zion Of The Chinese, W venerst on Of pa.
rents. Annual offerings are made Al ne
graves Of thei; ancesio's. and chtld,en are
mos, relenlles>lv punished by Their pa.
rents for any dis especi sao"n 10 them.
The government consists OF the Sove.
reign--a Cabme, CouncrI-Couucil Of
the Army, tue great general Council
six supreme boards of Re'eaue, Rights.
&c.,-Counrh cm the 'rsrlar<--CounciI
fur lie general inspection Of Odirers--.he
high Com, Of Appesls--G"unc for the
exam,nslIon o; candidates Sof The pubic
ofices-CoupciI Of The Governors, &c.,
OF posinces, snd ,ne Army.
the sovereign power is of religi
as well as a political character. When
presented 10 the Emperor, the indisiI-
ual musi ptoswale himself thee times 10
the gt"und, rising each lime ne prmus."s
h,mseIf. TINS my be seen gong on eV-
cry day among The common people IN the
stee's, who IRE constantly bowing 81
ih,ir sllsrs. Idols, &c. The ceremony
Cal res with II The idea OF total submis ION,
m'cgIsd. il may be, with lel'g'ou devo-
luon.
The officers Of cove, nment are tesiowed
upon merit, Int, lec,usl aud morsl-lhev
are no, Hereditary. There sIe but few
,i,ular fsmilres, and lhev are among the
iTarlars--lney, however. et joy no spe.
cial privileges.
| Scholars consii ute lie frs, rank in The
Empire. Ater passing The examinations
which are most slrici, The most meriror
Gus are appointed 10 the inferior Office,
OF government employ, desuned through
good behavior 10 rise 10 The highest in ,ht
lgift Of ine government La China an of
|! fc'sl Is punished By degrading lin ir"n
his rank. In Ibis coun ~, in our navy
fu instance, the case Is different. II l
officer behaves badly. he is suspe' de-