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

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PsIlie opisioa j. - murh rsgarasd IN
chins - il Greet B,iisia or ne Unllsd
States. Newspapers abOund. ard are red
- mach IN Ih,s roERiry. The Chinese
have Ilsir red back. - ws have our blue
bosk. Pamphlets. |. 0ared sEgOmsas are
PUBLISHED 40 sIIh Ne. and 10 larlhsr an
slagy, periodical addresses are made BY
the sossre'ga 10 the people. which. hos.
ever. inrulesle morals 30 well a. polIlcs.
The slasd sgE'e0llural lssnssls ara .
great leaIuEs With The Chiness-il 10 a.
iAfss tines that the Emperor driSss The
slough beiore he wh, L. cour', an exam
pie Tor his sphjeca..
The works Of COblueius ere read BY al.
end Iheir u Ausree 90 Ihs pubic mind is
unbonndsd. They publish - much, and
as ehsapIy, ss IN Ihe Unusd Ssstss; and
The people read and write 40 generally -
lhey do in this country. Their language.
whleh was at frsI hietoglyPh'e. has be
come one Of arbitrary s'gn., but no letters
there 10 no slphsbei, bat each sspua'e
sign stands for particular ides. There
are $4,000 Characters IN their d c iensry.
snd from lhis 4 may be inferred what an
immense labor Il il 10 learn their laegusge.
sni What il il which converts China Ihio
ore great school. o al language difies
IN different provinces, bot tie written
language /. The same throughout China.
The written language bears The same re-
laIion 10 the oral languages ofIhe prosin-
css, as the Arabic minerals do 10 The
various languages Of Europe. When per-
sons from different prov inces cannot com-
Preh'nd each other. they resort 10 writing
or making figures in The All. This LAM
Ruage giving unity 10 The people. lass.
&c.. has dore everything Tor the stability
Of the government.
Tine manners Of The Chinese ere EN-
inenily courteous. l.sdIes do not mingIe
IN their pubic assemblies. The lecturer
would not pronounce their morals Of
higher or lower slanderd than those Of
Eurnpe. lie did nol believe il the pro-
vince of irsnsieLt vIsiler 80 10 do. The
Chinese estimate The moral. Of The Euro
peans at low rsR--,hey have learned
them from English sailors and soldiers
within the pisi five years. When the
Missionaries remonsfate with The Chi
nese upon sin. they significantly point 20
the morals oil The foreigners. The Chr
IT, 7,insssis * public libraries, sni
shops lor The sale Of books. A catalogue
of one Of their libraries, comprises 10
volumes. In every dwelling house books
are necessary artnle Of furniture.
Great injustice has been done 10 the
Chinese and their writings by hal trans.
is,ions. Mr.. Gushing had formed high
sslim te OF their intellectual powers from
his intercourse with them. Indeed. Of
ficials could not fail 10 ,xhibu intelleciu-
aily, as scholars take FIRST rank in the
empire. The literary character Of The
Chinese has degerera,ed 10 some extent.
The stability OF their government il ey-
idence to certain extent ol their intel
lecsusl and moral character. The preys-
lent religion 10 worship Of ancestors.
though sp, c,fc r,lieions. such as Boob
hism, L,msism, Mahonedani,m, &c.,
are tolerated. All impo'ta,! events b.
the Chluese are cslebrs,ed BY prostra'
ron., burning of incense. beating Of gongs,
and burning Of fire works.
The staple food Of the Chinese, is rice.
In the decorations Of their tables and
furniture Of their honses, traces OF high
ciul,zston msy be found, The hxuriss
uf the table consist Of bihhe do mer,
sha,k's fins, and edible birds nests, the
LATER the highest COS. ast"te Of iond in
China. The food of the Tartar Is game,
which 10 roasted and served up whole.
while the Chinese is served up in snsll
d,ehes. Their drinks are tea, and spirn
distilled from rice. Many Of the drink
ing vessels now IN use m the U. s. a.e
COPIED from the Chinese.
Commercially speaking, Chinsis com
rleie IN herself. She raises her bread
s,uli's, except come liule rec which che
imports. She has tea, silks, msterIals tar
utensils ni iron and wood, coal, precious
met.ls. &c. Her commerce was changed
by the course Of the opium trade, " h., h
IS ,e'y preiudicIsl TO China. 1t wouli
soon, howeSer, have been changed BY the
introduction OF cotton, large quantities al
hich, VI the raw KIND, she imports from
the United States and from Grea, Britain.
The use OF machinery 10 prohibited IN
China. The trade. whether it goes d.
rect from This county or from Great
Britain, greatly benefits Us, ss perhaps
6-7,hs "f British manufactured goods con-
ais, OF American cotton.
We now come 10 consider the question
Of wha. aill be The ultimate effects oil
this change Of commerce on the Guinness
themselves. Two hundred and fifty
millions Of people. up TO this time. ha's
manufactured their own ar.irl s-now
ours will take the places Of their owl
iabr,cs. and OF consequence large numbers
Of men will be thrown out of employ. II
China, as in the Untted States. they hsv,
no vas, West 10 retire to, no immens