Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-11-03
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s'OG. Axxt:-.NO. III


NR CbSiIlNG'S LECTURES UPON TIE
litlNESE In The 6rsi Of These leeiure. dallsesed
hethe The NewhnrypNt Ly.eun. Last week. VI + Cnsk.
ny snhrhied he LhHesa from many Of The pfrjpd-
rts Nhrh eNls alaints ihrn with all blatant people
lie declared them Ia be ngenluu, and indnsrius anil
large tlasa II them learned men, B1oks he found 20
numerous as N fenp~ and The catalogue u sinvls H.
oats ~ a's pasaesslon ocenped ten volumes lie said
maj Tue hla etfnf OF the Chinese has heen In giving
'Wuafeah character u their habits and their govern,
meni One Illustration II this cited was the fact that Al
me els ct al letters To one auoer. the written ssluia
l'anis ~ wish ynn tranquility sad promotion" They
mex only military skill aud discipline make them
"netn naur rapanle Of tepcnp inyasion or II over.
running Contiguous Countries; for braver. ~
due more lraflessy IN the ranks Ftom the ,osa " Mr.,
1 ushag'a feuarhs We ghuulJ infer tina, he supposed
hey would ullmtey attain thie military skill and dis
diP'ne Mr. c. remarked thai the fate pf the Chinese
should be warning 10 NJ ae htupiau dyesnefa ainonv
rs who would devote all intellectual and physcsl ri
ori tn s arts of peace, tho cxinclon Of that martial
sfif'l without which Independence never Do main.
lsnod
W. elye the f,llnaine absir,ct from the Newbyry-
pofl Herald, oi other parts at the LECTURES
Clnna d,es hii need any flreiQn trade Within he,
avn territory she pf,dnres every thing requisite fur III.
Mpn7 u her population. The Imperial commissioners
Ffrealrd'Y assured Ar {. ha, this commerce from The
outset bad bern literally forced upon them by thu Ev.
2lsh and Americana, adversely 10 the interests aud the
wishes OF the Ehucse government and people
Newspapers Ms well rs books abuund and circulate
ltcty anung the Chinese, and The Pekin GAZETTE par
n0elag, Rperaies Ia every parl oi the empire They
nutly publish Red Book, simsr To our Rlda gvDf,
giving lhe names aud enolnnens Of public officers.
IN regard 10 the population uf China, Mr. Gushing
seems Ia he oorlnnn that thu Chinese census does not
ovetnie 'br npnh" aud a, tho three hpndrcd aud NJ,
~ mlllinns Nhich thsy e'am 10 far from the trls
number The land and The water Of country a. lary
as Europe, fems with swarning masses living alike IA
boats on the rivers aud IN houses N the southern pare
oi 'he country tw0 erope year Produced and thu
roorcr cassts suhslsl iue noe aud the flesh III
fgs, ras, rats 20 To the cities and owns there mr..
no carriage ways the streets only narrow foo, paths
and no lfses uf 9TH beasts Of hurIben are kept 10 re-
cure large ranges OF pssluraee Tho poruiaiion |,
crowded lnin The narfowss limits by hing succession
Of ages u neseeayd industry, The compensation asked
by The servants which Mr.. C in his character of Amer,
ean Ambassador. employed, was only five do4a.s .
month. and ool Of this they found their own food AMI
clothing.
The Chinese have long been seouaintcd with aK The
Improvements IN The ans. upon which the Eur pesns
pfue themselves AZ the inventors VIII the sxcep,.u,
only oi the steam engine, Machinery has not been ~
nodnchd among lhrD, because Of iiie ELECTS 1t wnud
produce pmnaa Nech a crowded population, throwing
Immense numbers OF hand craftsmen oui Of
Hence The success with which English and Americur
manufactures me- sold there, now outstanding tho cheap,
nessni Lhlpese leha. Mt. =. nlimatoJ The pussbiIav
IVA lir introduction Of lhese foreign MANI taciurrs u,
'he e"nnfy. might al some future day, produce lhs
same fleet