New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-05-16


cecsr. t.sea BY the government n isl1o tie puo.es Ct
taxation .he population consisted Of Soaoo0o oe This
enss he thought might be relied OF. rs Il ate BY
ne government fo- irs anc not 70 show
f-ei- hsraaar.. Yet these millions AZ -ster the
rs;e .. ore Pekn- We ve-s 70 ;2ke 81 he put
Hcaaou, which ;A5 Aae-c27 Board, VIII 81 ia presses,
:or tie As. - ye- sas ssa- o1t- tsE wo1! aes scpy
Cs;gs possesses sa extensive territory Their boundary
in circumference extend. IL 500 miles which n as'rsh.
lie Eo1t extend half round the sooe Their extent o.
territory : IN direction $500 and eeIn sno'ner cog
,aine az area Of 800 9G0 square niles ore-ccin OF 'ne
n.ai:a5l- s!ooc Taei- numerous population offered
f-. thAt az every ether hsshen country n this they
z 20 c.s:e ike TIA, of the Esypiisns and Eindoos he
looked UPON Sae Chinese as living exeu19Ecacc OF
tie conGa1d-HoEor thy fsther sSd tsy rleine!-ls.
taey rgv=r=ceeG and vorship?ec ther ancestors ne
Chinese were r-rnarkseiy iuGus!riocs eco = EeF!
peacesbie people. Wish ocs two exceptions h'd nsc
aggressive Ea-s srd ;hess exceptions happened n
regard the Mcngsl and Msrchou cyrascss oo-a io!
e-u dFusses TIE Chinese had The Oldest treaty IN eA
isience i. made wiki the Russians LOO years ago
They the civilized OF a. unchr.sarn phiioos
Prescott in hs history OF Mexico the ciTizaaon ot
the Aztecs IS 10 be found in their buildings OF tenn
pies In their institutions sud IN .hei- ne. Here too,
iswhere Chinese civilization is conspicuous II Is
il :aei- institutions. issi. literature hus. Tie
Emperor rules IL psieTna character. ais gov
eruE3en; is as rnmlHrd despo;!sm as tie wotlc
Gas Yet Is not severe II practice.
and II the application OF lis principles IN detail /; IS
rad and ig.t There is one remarkable fact correct
ed vita Chinese insitutions they have standing
u!y-no ariocrscy of wealth or birh-no oppressive o.
iearchy between the emperor and the people Al ofl'
the emperor. rules by TIE will of the people
The Emperor Is tie ee!ept et hsaVen-heaVea >
his father and the earth is MS mother. In the name OF
Heaven lie rules all the earth below the Heavens Inere
i. no, Az oce hereditary except that Of the emperor
Their puolic we'll educated They are ali c5t
ged 10 90 through with suc; literary examination &C.
fore admitted any Office, and this examination Is
strict one-thcy mus; be well acquainted WIN the VT
,ns ofConfucius-;he best 10 all heather literature Inc
government had stood IL is siDce the thirteenth
century and the that applied then apply now be
thought that In addition TO the invention OF ernpowder
porce lain and iae compass we were Indebted 10 me Cn
for the prntinepres. Al any rate by their blocks
they printed book. very cheapeehly pages for cent
Their literature greater IN extent ihan tnst OF 81!
other pecple-Jetit uas OF LILLE value.
lie said ha; If succeeded In qersuadDs them 20 aos
lonins heir idols had made no advance. Idoatry was
their worship. The speaker here exhibited some Hat
dozen i;:e brcnze images human aeneSses, which wouc
DC esteemed ~ children FOR play things. One little fellow
called the KtUG CT Heaven and another the tneen OF
Earth. These the Gods OF The Cdirese lnoueH
hey worship IDOLS they 90 DEPEND on them-hey use
them as an anchor windwaTd They think they VIII De
with them They disposed 70 take all the goes
they can get 5ut Wi! the time laugh At them WIN
you. Their religion i different thinst IS the worship
Of their They. the srfts OF The dead, cone
back 10 their protection, and they pray 10 thea Is inter
cessors between men and the King OF Heaven. The re-
zion OF the Chinese subtle refined and intellectual The
Youngest child in the family IS the hgh-FIe.t who oilers
PRAYERS and worship the shrine Of their departed aHces
tors Every year they rera their tombs and have gen.
eral meeting "a Thanksgiving and ieastns
We AZ. yet have great struggle with TIE Cnnese
The Ie.uils we're expelled by the Emperor WREN they
began 20 Interfere the religion of the people Yet
b. now oleraes the Ronsnts, and all ne snows OF the
Christian religion through them. But that religion
xho.e .cpes God thar died for them tse pure
religion OF Jesus he knows nothing To Introduce Ids
religion shsll have great struggle. The Chinese
will oppose great obstacles 10 the gospel Their intel
lectual superiority height from which we must
look down their moral debasemert
lie had examined tie ruins OF fompeI and conld sa! .
:h, the civilization o. the Chinese was superior in regard
10 The comfort, education and condition OF the masses
aud Ia her institutions and government than tnat OF Inc
ancient Romans and Greeks, The Chinese had called Us
foreign devils and when he reptoved boy FOR ad-
dressing him by such epthet. the boy replied ,hat ne
did not know what else to call him. lie would iook upon
Missionary Preacher 10 them we would ook upon
Black Hawk Gaming To tell us-the Great spirit. "hen
Commissioner Lin came 10 Canton re iHvesien avn! o'e
of The most learned foreigners who translated Murray
Encyclopedia OF Geography for him and it was published
as Inns Geography Before this they were entirely gnor
Of our Geography.
The Chinese alone OF all the heather nations bad not
encouraged vce;hey had bloody sacrifices ike the
Egyptians and Hindoos. In regard 10 inianucide ne
thought there had been great exagesfation re h-h
heard nothing of Il except The province OF FuhSasen
To the North East Of Canton He concluded by dwelling
on the prosp OF missions in ChinsEow bad become
( accessible TO the missionary
TIE gentleman who ruse 10 second the reso ut!on sao
Mr. Williams good authority for what he had said
AS he had been twelve years IN China.
The Rev MI Dn,y. Missionary. OF China. seconded the
resolution He said that nancide in the provice OF Fun
sse the ratio Of three per csEt-it was also com
in other provinces particularly 10 the colonies
BOrneo. He exhibited Chinese CIR! who vas oouent
from her father, 40 about 10 XII ner WIN MS o"
hand when she three weeks old. He at first refused
ten dollars, bu, ai,erwsrd took twenty for her.
The resolution passed. when Rev Mr. GLEASON
formerly Of the ChocIaw Mission. addressed the meet
ing and concluded by singing in company win eno!ser
missionary. hymn in CJoctaw.
Rev s. w. FISHER, OF Albany, then presented reso
lutisn-Tbat the Missions OF the A. B C. F. NJ In Tur
howl av via y
thes and prayers OF our American Zion.
He regarded the Missions in the Levant the nost in
terestiug and important under the control OF the Board
They field in whose soil reposed the dust OF
sages and herocs-they we're in a country nominaliy
Christian and they bad been subjected 10 fierce and
bloody prosecutions II these Missions should De oio
ted out TO- morrow they would have done for The
cause OF future Missions than all The money they had
cost He euoezed the body Of men engaged IN THIS
field as inferior TO in the ministry-they would
honor The first pull OF this City, or the chairs oil SCI
ence The Turkish authorities connived at The perseca
mons of the Patriarch who would not extend 10 our
Missions the federation which was extended 10 the
Armenian Church by the Sultan. be thought II uhe
that cur Government should in connection with Eng
land compel the Sultan 10 put an end to this persecu
lion, aud he thought Christians at home should urge
this view he attention of Government. Let but
the cannon of Christian Europe be turned against the
sersglio and these prosecutions will cease.
This seconded BY Dr. Anderson, OF Bos-
ton gave OF the prosecutions ard trials 10
which members Of the Armenian Church had been exposed
when they embraced the principles of our faith he rea
OF the prosecutions against two great reform
ers In this church, Der Yif;ennes (he Martin Luther OF
this country and Der HaTat0on the latter OF whom had
been shorn Of har-a great depreciation IN that coun-
y-and twice thrown into prison by his bishop because
ne had embraced the faith OF cur Missionaries and haG re-
fused 10 sign recania:ion This reformer was still In
prison when last heard fon.
resolution passed. and in conclusion the Doxol
oSy was sung.
Annual Convention of Colored Congregation
nlists and Presbyterians.