The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-12-12
CHINA REyE4LED-No. H.


a, Mr.. Fletcher " ebster delivered his 81
+. cond lecture on China last evening to
large and attentive audience al The Tabe
nacle. A the close Of his former eclur
he spoke Of the discipline and efficiency
+ the Chinese police and he now Iemlrke
5 that the Mieres Of China were also mo:
! expert and daring. The Legation, on /,
d arrival at Macao, Was warned to be on il
guard agains, them. They strip themselves
OF! their persons, Gil, their hair, the onl
part by which they can lie seized, vi
sharp knife blades, and, thus prepared, ne
Ycr enter a room except where there is
light; thus reversing the practice OF lhei
profession in western countries. Indeed
said Mr.. W. in China, which is the anti
podes Of the western hemisphere, every
thIng must be reversed. Their night i:
our day, their west our east; two friend.
when they meet shake their hands al each
olher-a safe practise certainly, where, a:
10 China, cutaHeous diseases are common
their mourning dress is white; their cen.
pass points 10 the south they put then
sauccrs on the top Of their cups they are
certain that the sun goes round the earth
and they LEor that the earth is fiat and
square. Parents are rewarded for the viz.
tues Of their children, and, indeed, they
have every thing peculiar TO themselves !;
and Of course the habits Ct their hleUtS
must lie peculiar likewise.
Oaa Of our Legation IN warm night,
left tie window Of his Ledroom, which Yves
on the second floor, open. Thieves by the
aid Of bamboo entered, saw by the ligh;
that he vas asleep, secured lis loaded pis
toll aud bis sword, and then at their leisure
quietly stripped he room Of every moyea.
bic which II coutaiued. The property night
have been recovered on application 10 he
authorities bu! knowing that this would
irhIct punishment upon gulItess persons,
The gentleman preferred 10 lose his proper
ty aud SO lei the glllty escape. Somebo-
dy Is always held responsible in China for
every of-uce that may be committed
When a man takes a house lie takes also a
sfcuard, Who has some property, which he
gives as a pledge for his honesty. He is
hired by the month, and has charge Of ev.
erv thlnr IN any way connected with the
domestic affairs of the household. He hires
all the servants, is responsible for them,
holds all The keys, aud relieves the owner
Of every possible care. If any thing is lost
or stolen he most replace It and he, IN turn
holds oil his nraa,liog, rreaonsibla to hin,
If o,,, ,b,,,, :. Iss,,o,.ad h., ,Lot nah ,s
"a mi.cb;evsous nerso6-noiodD-tbe ser
wants musi combine to make II nm. and IN
the case or theft already mentioned had
the loser Of the goods followed il up, tho
ra'cdman Of the establishment would have
been held responsible. By this system one
great pont, always aimed at by legislators,
IS secured, uarnely-,he certainty of pan.
ishmeut for every crime. Some one IS sure
to be held responsible. As rain is pro,
portianed to the evaporation, so is runish.
mcnt to crime: and IN China punishment.
hike rain also. falls uoou the lust and the
unjust,
The Chinese code, civil and criminal, IS
yerv yoluminaus. There is nothing in 50
c,oI. domestic. or private life that is not
provided for. The religious rites, the
mode Of social intercourse, of salutation,
and even Of couttshjp, are regulated bv
law. At the change OF the seasons, from
spring TO summer, or autumn TO winter, the
chief mandarin Of the district puts on his
summer or winter cap; and when tina, is
done summer or winter it Is, at least in his
district: as on board a man.ol.war, when
the officer Of the deck reports that by the
sun 1t should be IL o'clock, he is ordered
by the commander to "riake il So"
The present reiguug family in China Is
of Man,chuu Tartar origin, and dates from
l644, When the Tartars, who till then had
been excluded by the great wall, made their
way into the empire and seized upon the
throne, which they have suce retained
The present monarch, Towha7S, is an ag.
ed man, and is the grandson of the Empe
peror by whom Lord Mccartney, the Fog
hsh envoy, was received. and who wrote
tho celebrated tea ode which so greatly
pleased NoItare, He was appointed sue
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