New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-23
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Ia. T,ibSns translates from the Canton correspondence
Of the Iugenene Zsss dated May e. "a article on the
Social CosDITIos oy CHINA.
Mr.. Gutzlaf has lately spoken in the London
Asia,ic sodsty" Of the Communicate movements
which are spreading in Chioa-but 1t is not 10 be
Inferred from this that the European epidemic o.
1s4s has made is way also into this country. The
Chinese Propag anda is certainly similar to the Eu'
rope an. springs from tina same sou'ce,-but IL
is entirely irres pective OF all other movements and
purely selforiginating-a necessary evil. Who Is
not scqu .inted with the despo.ic Government Of
China and the system OF deceit which prevails
from the Emperor down to the lowest Mandarin.
This is too exolusively government Of treachery
and fraud to exist anywhere; 1t claims to be
every thing but 10 in fact impotent. Instead of
guarding and protecting the county, the OF
fcias only line their own purses and suck
to the foil Il the marrow Of the land.
By the rigid distinction Of rank, the inhabitants
are divided into two classes, the governors aud the
governed, the mandariRs and the peops,-the lass
are battered with the promise that they shall
eat their bread in peace, Undsturbed by passing
events, while the cares of government are borne
by the Emperor and his servants. By such divis.
ion Of labor, il was believed that prosperity was
spread over the Kingdom, and heaven broughtdow
to earth bat as everything human is Only frag'
mental the Chinese for N of cover. mebt has shown
itself 40 in an EN- nent degree. The people 70
NAMED without concern for anything which was nos
directly pre- judicia to their interests they remain
ed narrow minded silent AM stupid, and the Gov
eminent arbitrarily arranged atfais sn:e it was
rithou: control from any external influence.
There can be no control unless the sufferers have
the m cans to prevent en- roachments on their nights
there ia no control in downward direction, and o.
this China is a striking example. Coruptiln be
eirs with the Emperor-as the child OF Heaven, by
the srace of God be can sust in relations with
common men-no one may loak in his fac, except
hs eunucbs ana women. Next 70 him comes the
High Council os-the irresponsible Ministers
and 80 it D oceeds gradually downward until a.
last nothing remains bat the hat and coat
OF the mandarin, which any one may par.
chase for a trile OF tie hishes. authority
Leaving out this loweat ela's-nt unlike our
men of straw and titlebearers-the country
swarms with officers OF every descr Ption, and
as the upper step Of the 6overnm 1nssl ladder
rem aims unseen and even sees nothing, surrounded
By sensual and natural pr ctices, SO the next
lower degree il concealed from lis sGbordinates,
forming the most lively picture OF wreiched paper
constitution. Every one seeks to turn Oh his duty
on the mex. below him, 80 that be may spend his
time in dssp aton. This vile PrinciPle'o pervades
the whole people that the servants OF the Earo-
pe,ps fr ooently e we their labor 10 be performed
by slowsr clss giving them small part OF their
wages while they themselves 'Pend the greater
part in debsuchery. The effect Of this system is
the total solution Of the State, whose rulers, like
plague spots, leave 70 the country, and consume
It's best powers Deception and sreschery take the
place Of truth-eyery one conceals his conduct from
othels-aD csumpy, artifce and cunnisg have free
Play. Maa becomes de humanized-sisher by.
pocrite, who shapes himself TO everything. or
criminal, tranpliDg everything under his feet. The
proletarians become strong, and struggle for the
existence Of all human and divine order, Like that
Of Paris in June, ls4a, would be the inevitable re-
suit, the natural powers Of the better part had n''
recovered themselves and placed dam aghn'tre'
belion. The class Of proprietors came fof"siu
the rescue-they saw that no help "ouio eo'-o
from those above them-snd perhaps oehe'ed 'un'
this could not De other wise, since tne sa"' 0O---
ton had exi,.ed since the memory oil man ins
communities accordingly organized Tor 'eiiae'en'e
they in fact took the Governmen" INTO 'ne" Own
hsnds-beng able to do this with the greater f'',i'
ity, IS the ofBcisls were gld 70 zee 'aii s''sO'n
mel. Of Ju,hoe and order, ard represented as
h eli own work
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