Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-06-07
THE TELEGRAPH.
From the Baltimore Sum-
The Chinese RcbelliOn-Hts History
and PPOgreSS.

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and Progress.
For some time past we have been regaled
at intervals, with confused and unsatsiac.
tory accounts Of rebellion in China, but
what il was all about we venture 10 say but
few Of us "ou,Side bafbatans" knew liltle
or nothing q, all-lhorgh we heard Of rebel
armies of $4,000 strong; Of captures OF
clies Of defeats and hanging of leaders,
etc. However, when news comes TO US that
the great city Of Nonkin, with population
of some four hundred thousand souls, has
been reduced to subjeclion by The insurgents,
and that Cqnion, even, the greatest CONNER
cial emporium Of Asia, with something like
a million of inhabitants, is in danger of fall
ing into their hands. il is matter of inpor-
lance TO look into the history of the war and
lis details. An article in the London Times
gives US about the most Ineligible idea Of
the Celestial Revolution, from its inception
down TO its newest and most important
phase, that has YET met our eye.
From this il would seem that the over.
throw OF an Empire may be the result ere
long, disturbing the interested commercial
relations of England and the United States
herewith. We have heavy and growing
trade with China, both directly TO New York
and California, which the conliguily of the
later to that Empire rapidly increase as well
as produce other effects in our relations and
intercourse with that people in the future.
The political design of the rebellion is in
volved in obscurily. The dethronement Of
the relgning Emperor, however, is now the
avowed object. He belongs 10 the ManIchoo
Tarar dynasty, which subdued Inc Chinese
two hundred years ago, and has hold the
'hrone ever since. Some prelcnder-who,
or what he is, does not uppcar--is among
The insurgents, aud he is 10 be made king,
not emperor, in case of success,
The revolution has been Of several wears
growth, and the London Times, in It's his.
tory Of it, says:
3" The rebel army advanced by slow de.
grees and with incessant fighting from the
4ower provinces, steadily gaining ground,
and augmenIing their own forces, not only
by the volunteers naturally attracted to q
successful cause, but by compulsory levies
from the districts through which they passed.
In November last they had go, 10 Woo.
chang, the capital town Of the central pro-
vlnces, standing on the great river Yangstee,
the Tagus Of China from which important
position they could descerd upon Nonkin,
distant by the river some 500 miles, A,
this time their army was computed 10 eX.
coed $4,000 men, and it was though, that
the Emperor could not array against them
anything like an equal force. Oar reports,
indeed. informed US nj that lime The the ut.
most CONSERVATION was prevailing at all The
towns between Woo chang and The capital,
nor will the reader, Notwithstanding the lack
OF Intermediate details, find any difficulty in
now cQmprehending the despatch TO the eff.
feel that Nankin had fallen into The hands
Of the rebels on the 18Th OF February
The remark appended to this announce.
ment that nothing bul European nierven-
lion could maintain the Emperor on his
ihrone,' is curiously characteristic oil our
reputation in the East. Ii is hard, however,
10 say with what preIeXt, or even motive,
such an intervention could be exercised.
The mere substitution al Pekin Of dy-
nasty which nobody comprehends for all.
other which nobody understood, could not
be likely TO exert any material influence on
European transactions AS far as we can
discern, the rebellion appears, if not TO have
originated, al any rate 10 have proceeded on
the assumption, that the whole country was
misgoverned, overlaxed, and generally op.
pressed.
"The declarations Of Ten.tea and his
supporters have uniformly promised Gaifer
system Of imposts, and better Rdminisra.
ton Of justice, as The consequence OF theil
success, and it seems that deep dissalisfnc.
tion was generally felt al The existing Stale
OF affairs. With domestic revolution thus
created, il could certainly not be the interest
oil any loreign power 10 interfere for, eX-
cep'lng on The opium question, it is alto
gelher improbable that any change of dy.
nasty al Nankin could affect The commercial
relations between British and Chinese. The
reasons for disquie'ude on our part would be
found, il we are not mistaken, rather in The
non completion than the completion of The
revolution described"
Thus il will he seen that the Times, a.
YET appears no, TO favor, particularly, Euro
pean intervention, but further remarks, sig
nifcanily enough:
" 1t must be remembered that the recen
extension of The disturbance 10 some Of lht
chief tea districts may produce consequen
.ces which were escaped while the contcs
was confined TO the more southern or cenTa
paris Of the empire"
The Friend Of China, however, urge
that il is for tho interest Of European pow
ers 10 come to The rescue OF The presen
Emperor. 1t is urged thar were the preser
dynasty subverted, and a state Of anarch
ensue, The pre- ervalion Of quiet on her (rou
tier would afford Russia plausible ground
Tor interference, if not 70, annexation. Fort
thousand Russian troops could probabl
hold China Proper more easily than III
same number Of English hold Hindoostar
The latest advices from China 10 III
22d Of March show, however, that the fa
OF Nunkin, with the rq within fe
marches of Shanghai, threatening it wit
their $4,000 men, had aroused the youn
Emperor 10 energetic endeavors TO met
The emergency. lie had issued an edic
calling upon the people 10 unite in his b.
half. and detailing the military deGensiy
operations TO be pursued; and he has lev
led tax on opium, 10 replenish the trei
sury, and promised Iavors and rewards
those who should aid him with money
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