New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-08
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TIE Insurrccticn in Kwang-s'.


Tie Worth cana Hrraid of the l2th Of April contains
a translation OF a curious document published IN The
P,kin Repor,tr of The 7th Of January which throws
some additional hight upon The condition 81 the pro-
vince OF kwanc-se. IN which the instruction had
then broken out. II IS report from the board of cen
>ors AT pckin upon memorial OF petition from
graduate OF one of the colleges IN kwang-se, repre-
semtIng the Government the state OF Affairs IN that
province. and hi> own losses IN consequence Of u.
The cen,ors say of tins petition
II. deposes. that he T. d native Of STAN CHOW
that he represents The body OF literary gfauVatN q,
al grades, whose names appear m the ptn,iOn thai
his own cousin had been murdered, aad Ms house re-
duced ashes by the rebels. IA consequence OF ms
having taken prominent part in raising a body OF
militia thai he had not succeecod IN obtaining re-
dress Tor the outrage al any OF The ffOVincidi
Courts not " lthstand lng peated appsa'on 10 allth
judicial auhOnties at Ms Province MAJ one thahg
heaiseang had forced The authorities 70 farm inc Gus
tens duties to himself. ana thatthey had ehHthsoteo
but without success. 10y TAR speeches. l" 0lssl"" mn
from exactIng TIM concession that ne va soon al
ter succeeded Oy another chief no quckj collected
a numerous band OF followers and uninleTfuptedll
raw aged the districts of TseenkeauR Sbangiln, ana
LaepIng and that the magistrates OF these districts
were constrained 10 submit 10 these outfdSes, and
some OF them went 80 far As To pay pOron 0 theiI
>ubstanc. 10 buy the freedom OF their towns that
the Magistrate OF PlnchOw hadreledstd some PRISON
Cfs formerly captured and concluded dtTcc OF unly
and exchanged presents with the rettis, ana a
third mad committed suicide nom terror. ana All
IN, Inhabitants under his protection ndd htd IN
consequence tina. The Magistrate woo seueh
lIeen had been forced TO deliver up me mother
and son Of one Of the most 1trDg fe''N INA
a numter Of officers and men had been kiLed 10 an
engagemed which took place during teo tith fnonth
and That Two months dlief tse OlhcefS were ttbh
and Tan>omed for several thousand iaei- ana thai
I'D consequence of these and other ravapes commit
ted by the fcOeIs, he had been compelled 70 appear
IN lerseu 20 PekT, not only 10 eek re"ft-s Tor mus
self bur 10 Jay before the censOfaio tfuc s'atfneh
81 the disturbed state of his native pfoyhre' Inc
censOrats recommends ms majesty 10 require
a Sffict nyFstlgdtIOn TO De in5df mo inc
conduct OF the authorities ia hwdIg-sc espe-
cIaliy ~ much u "hat has been chcitecb; ne graz.
uaie'> deposition las never bets rep0r'i belo"
The facts IN the memorial serve 10 sho" me utterly
Georganzed state OF the country. ami ire intrinsic
weakness OF that vas, and populous empire, which
la endured for many ages. bat seems !"
90 on now. net from any internal power or W.
tshty m Us institutions, bu, merely from inc mo-
menium OF It's formed progress. The c.ose Goa
tact OF European commerce aId European arms.
has evidently lOOsencd the bonds VI auihon'y by
which society was held together and pro,aoly me
Jealous care with whlt the Government has ldDofee
10 restrict communication With ioregnefs eyinceo
greater sagacy and foresight than The ~ofh ndso
dnarily given the Chinese Government cfcdi' ioi-
The statesmen of thai country pfoDaDiy 50" "iA' 20"
manifest gunpnurltg OF EUROPEAN, NJ WfHl i"'p"'.
points would necessarily weaken that yenerahon 'o'
anc:.ni customs and the traditions OF the past VIZ
which not only the political lnsutdtDh' p"- ~
yery structure Of society rested ana - no,,
,ronsly IrnpoSs!ple u, profit BY Europeah exaDp'
,oy ~ nurTose OF introducing reform, mo hssia4
ons resting on such a bass. To ch"hs' ""Y,"'t
-, ,be Covernmeu, was 10 abandon me pflncipt o.
vtch 4 was fOuLce1. and 10 shaAc .oD. - %''''
s,tuc;urc instead Of STRENGTHENING " f''~'N'