The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-12-05

i pleasure fruit either OF the usual size, or
# size proportloned to the diminished
growth OF the ttee.
At Canton there are displayed elegant
articles OF luxury and beauty IN the great.
st proiusion. A passer through the
streets is constantly in danger OF losing an
eye or beng knocked down BY the BAN.
boos on which Coolies carry their bur.
dens for no beast Of burden, except the
butiAloes 10 plough the rice fields, is known
in Southern Cnlna, the population beng
too dense TO supply them food. Every
thing is done BY human labor. There are
no wheeled vehicles, except wagons drly.
en- by sails in the northern part OF the EN-.
pire and the Chinese use no milk.
The beggars Of China are very wretch
ed and very numerous, though less so than
would be supposed. China has no asy
ums, and Of course all paupers who OBJ
tain relief do il by begging. they go
about the streets with gong or some 9TH
er discotdant instrument, or al least with
a harsh and unpleasant voice. They en-
ter a shop, and, without leaving of, as
Hamlet recommends, their damnable
faces" they commence noise which forth.
with drives all customers from The preml-
ses. This IS allowed by law and custom,
and is continued until II produces some
gratuiiy. If the shopkeeper be blessed
with fortrude, The beggar beats his gong
till he is tired, lies down by tie counter
and sleeps awhile, and then resumes his
beating. He keeps il up until he has
aggravated the keeper To the requisite
amount. Begging is thus a trial ut pa.
tience-the one strives TO annoy and the
other to endure and II continues TIL one
Of the two gives in.
The Government Of China is patriarch.
ala pure, unalloyed desponsm. The
Car Of Russia IS less absolute than lht
Chinese Emperor. The soil OF all Chm,
Is his: The lives, property and honor Of iht
people are in has hauds: he is to them tht
sun of heayen-the source OF law and re
, liglon and Is invested with every attribute
! of power and sovereignty. The empire /
divided Into provinces each province IN
to districts, aud the districts into towns
, villages, aud hundreds. Each officer Q
each division IS responsible to his lmme
date superior. Crimes or accidents ar
punished not only upon those by WHOM
,heyare committed, but those also by whoC
they should have been prevented. IN an
serious disturbance IN town, the authorl
y.f ka y -
, which il IS situated are punished in va
!. rious degrees, Families are held lespou
slbIe for the behavior Of each uenlber c
them. |. seems to US cruel to punish
= family for the offence Of one, or to ravag
a district for crime Of some Of It's lntat
: liants. But their theory IS, that all tn
members Of the empire are bound to prt
! serve order and peace, and are respons
be for its lntraction as in England ar
: this country, where towns are held lIab
: for property destroyed by mobs. And
- China this theory IS never allowed TO b
come a dead letter, and, harsh as ii ma
. seem, Il cannot be denied that experler;
- has proved Of wonderful efficacy IN Il
= preservation of quiet and tranquility.
Mr. Webster related one incident to
= lus,rate rs operation. 10 passing throug
dense crowd IN the night, an America
:, was robbed Of his watch. OF course
= was impossible to identity the offender, b
a he made his complaint 10 the Mandarin
:. "ho tod hlm that n three DAYS his walC
. should be returned. That very day all II
police officers Of Canton, one or two hu
:, dred ia uuuber, were arrested and one
them was brougn, before the Mandaf
= and told that all the rest would be kept
:, close confinement unit the watch shou
:, be returned. Each Of these officers had
! family dependant upon him FOR support
:, Each had numerous friends interested
his welfare and each Of these had o,hc
!, friends whom they could easily enlist
his BEHALF The whole population Of CAT
: ton was thus converted into police fore,
: Every man, woman, and child became
lhlcf.iakeT and the result vas, that on II
> third day the watch was found IN an o.
, scure hut, twenty miles from Canto
and forthwith restored to its owner.
, another instance, v here silver com hr
!, been stolen IN a household, all the servan
> were seized and bambooed until one col
: fcssed the theft.