New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-11-01

Donate and various other NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. haNe
been taken. A highly promising exhibit WIZ DC
made this Winter Of the mineral wealth o ms ioca
ton. The Pittsburgh Company have progressed
with great success-have followed and struck
vein in the range ofhills opposite ForiWike' which
is believed 10 be rich with black Oxide. There are
various other Companies whose progress ALREADY
ensures immense profits, always provided that Goou
practical men are in direction, and that reasonable
degree of economy is established. There have been
several contracts made to mine certain veins. 1t is
the true policy for it ensures prompt action the pro-
fit of the Company and remuneration to the miner
commensurate with his talents and industry
City Items.
CHINA AND THE CHINEsE.-Hon. Fletcher W eb-
ster delivered his closing Address on China and the
Chinese last evening a. the Tabernacle to house equal
to the first Our crowded columns prevent us giving so
full report ofths Address we should like-in COZ
tnuing his remarks upon the lncipel Government OF
China Mr. Webster observed that the adrotness OFT
rogues was as great the vigilance Of the Police The
burglars there sometimes strip themselves stark Naked
oil their bodies all over conceal knfcbindes IN their
hair and then slip through the hands OF those VINO at
tempt TO secure them or cut the fingers OF whoever
would grasp them by the hair 1t is not strange tnat
Chinese burglars should have ways OF their own as ev
cry thing in China the reverse OF what 1t is win u.s.
They mourn in whi,e-their compass points Seuth-they
put their saucers ON their cup-he sun goes round the
ear,h-,he earth is perfectly square, fat body-they
punish the innocent find out the guilty-they shake
their own hands instead of those of their iends,hey
e;,eu the soles of their boots-the left hand is the post
OF honor-and how is be supposed that their thieves
II hipgi il rtnin
crime brings punishment surely evaporation brings
rain. For every crime somebody must be punished
And like rain punishment nigh, be said to fall alike
upon the just and upon the unjust" Mr.. Webster then
went into farther statement ofthe code of the Chinese
abiding to its extreme volumnousness and mnuteness
All the occurrences of life social intercourse, religion
&c. arc prescribed by law.
The reignng family is Manchoo Tartar. In 1914 the
Manchoos until then tributaries rose and seized the
Government marking their way with the most rightul
slaughter and devastation. On assuming the reins the
Tartars wisely retraned from making any violent chan
ges in the government customs of the peopeso that
the revolution after the suffering caused By the war
had subsidized merely change OF rulers, not OF govern
ment. One thing the new dynasty prescribed, and that
remorsey insisted on-the shaving of the head and
wearing queue. This is Tartar custom. The Chi
ncse before the revolution all wore their hair naturally
But the Tartar inexorable-he would have nothing
daily remind the Chinese that there conquer
ing and conquered people in the empire-and all
! China shaved in day
There is no hereditary aristocracy in China. a few
members OF the Imperial family and of the descendants
of Contucius allowed small annuitics from the Gov
eminent and permitted to the yellow sack But
rank in China consists almost entirely in official dgncs
and expires with its possessor Offices usually the
reward of good conduct literary distinction. There
are grades of official rank which distinguished
simply by the button the cap andthe peacocks feather
The highest corresponds to English Duke and It's pos.
ia distinguished by red button the top OF his
conical cap and two-eyed peacocks.ieather. Wealth
is regarded very little in China 1t never confers re.
specabity and although it can purchase offices and
honors yet they command only the exact Difference pre-
scribed by law and otherwise held in contempt
while offices conferred reward for good deeds
garded quite in different light
The general affairs Of China are managed by different
Boards stationed at Canon-,he Board of the Exterior
the Interior of Foreign States Dependencies War &c.
&c. 1t singular fact that the English received
by the Board of Dependent States. their presents re-
ceived and they treated like tributaries our H.
dams are al Washington.
Final duty the strongest and predominant Of
all sentiments in China. Their romanccs are Sed with
eXaggeratons of it. ours of love. Extraordinary in.
stances of hial devotion publicly rewarded; and
oen in case OF crime the part OF the father step
in and punished n his stead This affection like
although more sacred than that Of husband and wife
with us. The wealthy Chinese build temples to their
ancestors and all worship the dead. mr. w here gave
very interesting OF this touching and beautiful,
National ceremonial custom
Mr.. w. then gave an amusing description of the
monies and etiquette OF the Chinese in visiting and the
table; but positively obliged to omit it IN re-
gard Of the deicaces and luxures OF the Chi
nese table Mr.. w said that one might exclam, with
Dominic Sampson Cape, sinner, and swallow !! One
of the eas, Objectionable dishes roast pig nicely
gilt on the back The entertainment Ike every thing
else is exactly wrong end frs, to an American or Euro
pean: it begins with fru. and ends with soup
We are obliged to pass over the remarks of Mr. w
on theatricals snd literature in Chna-subiects which
he touched In ross happy manner. Confuc;us, the-
great philosopher and morals; did profess teach
the future; but he warned his countrymen (0O years
before Christi that inspired man was TO arise in the
West Commentaries on Coufucius endless Eve
~ body reads and writes li,tle-puhc schools and L.
brares plenty-scholarship is rewarded with the
highest honozs Of the Staie-and shilling literature IS
no novelty. Indeed, Printing, Gunpowder various Man
The History and Antiquity of China formed inter
ufacrures OF SILK and Metals Paper, sc. Sc-every i'm.
por,ant invention bu; stea.were known and practced
in China long, long before shsy discovered by
esting portion OF the Address NJ w is moi disposed
with the usual contempt the claims of the Chi
great antiquity. One thing is certan-,ha. the
mos, ancient nations OF which have any account
recognize China popuous and powerful empire So
far our records do SO ssck there important dis
crepancies found between them ard those of the Chi
ncse 1t is only when they get beyond begin
10 find it necessary 70 question their veracity. Two
things tend powerfully establish the extreme antiquity
OF China-her Language, and her Government The
latter is patriarchial-the es-ies, and most primitive
form Of Government and the Language that of ae.o
gyphics which is also universally recognized as the rs
altempta at written lsnguase.
The Chinese language consists entirely of indepea
dent Characters intended originally to rcpreseD. ideas