Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-10-26

Invention, and everything be wrong Conserv-
alive content has ior several thousand yea the re
hSon OF China. For hat they have shut up
cry avenue nom the outer void For native leAv,
the country, any foreigner to enter H. death by IN,
law The nation walled itself up the bliss of ignorance
Nothing that they could be told could bene6t then
even were not a crime learn IL.
This lasted up to lSi2, when the with Great Ilri.
tain took place In that year things proved e
all Intelligent Chinese First that they nyinci
Die secondly, that after the sigd researches the
books OF ueir ssgcs authority whatever for the
which steamed up their rivers 20 against wind and tide
ard without sails, could be found Yet there they were
uartng about under perfect control "fre devils they
were Neither had their classics accounted for srea,
many other things which our army and navy introduced
TO their notice. Did they dream, their sae,s
wrong? The latter conviction il slowly stealing upon
them.
The events Of the year have proved that what we
showed to the Chinese that occasion shown in
vain IL would have been a miracle II the steamboat
improved lire arms aud other astonishing Western nven.
tons. had been exhibited to an emnently literary and
thinking people without their finding that their s,Rs
had erred IN not providing better for the future Thew
have maniicstly during the last years, been losing
aith IN the inAibiliy OF their ancient wise men, Add
10 th' the government having become embarrassed for
mas departed more garingv than his predecessors
VA" "ouo Tor the laws OF China never exempt from
the great evil OF evasion the honest plan Of promo
unE ueii ard adopted the pcrncious abuse of selling
ounces Meanwhie the extreme pressure Of population
meeting diminished means of existence and both han
pening coincdcnty with the discovery gold on the on
pose coasts Of the Pacific, induced vast numbers Of
NnntSe 10 break their law by enigratng Discomfort
anu dsorganntton have been the natural consequences
OF these events and any Of rebels have been well
comed-Wheher members OF the Triad Lily secret So
eleeS, the bandiiti from the Western mountainous dis
tcS or the half Christian leader who has headed and
evidently consolidating the revolt.
vi course il the duty OF the British as of every
other European government look ON in silence; but
whatever be the ultimate result of tSe rebeOu the Co
le'tal Dragons eye is opened and he will be no longer
eonenied with the sleepy existence he has been leading
Tor the last three thousand YEAR, The prusp,ct there
tore, OF The opening up OF field OF commerce ex
tending over twelfth of the habitable gobe-sith
onethrd OF the human SpccicS-hthvrto shut out from
u.s. ought TO be used for the advantage of the entire
commercial world more wisely than similar opporuni.
~ was used in Si2 During the throes OF war foreign
trade must be crippled Lus when peace il restored be-
tween the contcndinS parties, whatever terins the
advantage must D ON tie side OF commencement o.
christianity also. The present instruction Is but
tue expression OF the deep convictions Of the best
anu most nlghicncl among the Chinese people
The barriers by which European euli shtcnmcu Christian
aad secular has been long damned out have been bro
Ken away and are hUoling the cUuuuy with light and
Ao"iedEe that are Swanpng the national pr,udces aud
overseeing pde which have endured Tor three thousand
yearS Ihe eNis;rucc at political aysten that does not
ptoNie Tor change Is 10 longer practicable Chinese in.
stutOs, chanselysS they have been for 50 many past
ages ar an auachron,sm and iupOSsbily in tins age
10 IT. oher e!ore>, therefore this epoch will add we are
persra'; tue glory OF having to great spiritual
and temporal truths, the largest the most peaceful most
.eaiucL - la - their lights lead thcm aud wealthies;
section o. lie great As!Lt.c population.