The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-18

Ne novss1nnA h pslAissl, the forelsn Powers win
90 vhss ttey osght AM what they have always beeu
tsuGhe 10 % By Sir q. Bouham-remaio neutral.
Canton ooce ubdDed. the south Of China viii be in
the bands II the new power, and the empire Of the
ncsth viii die u hamilton.
The Religions In China are Pagan. They embrace
the followers IL Buddha, Mahomet. and Confucius.
Confncias, A. you are aware. Was more teacher Of
morality, without religious basis, than thenlofsn.
The CunfucsaRs generally confined 10 the lterAh,
90 arfsiosrsey .hs Dcople. believe are generally
protested followers a Buodha. bat without one parti
Gle 81 religious zeal, ana they have utter contempt
for the pre~th rod doubtless being up 10 the swndlc
y y remarkable 10 the Dissertation OF the joss
House, and the ievity exhibited In their formal
ship, which u an occasi,n Cor gossip aud recreation
Thus, being infsel Pagans, the Chinese are open
10 the m,uuction a. the more rational. Still they
po~sess innate conviction ~ q supreme power
ruling the universe and ! have always held the
opinion that the people who win exhibit 20 the Ch
nese that they combine with belief In Christianity
q higher knowledge 0f the matters OF this world
than themselves, may convert them. In the rebel
Ion the joss tenples were entirely DESTROYED aud
their gods trampied under foot
SIR q. 8onhsin found the leaders Of the rebels in
MAXIM possessing very extreme Christianity. and
preserving In their mp The most exact Observance
OF Christian practice except. 1.-THE extrava CANT
dogs y that they adopt polygamy, shch they say IL
not discouraged IN scripture. and Is highly neoes.
:
over the male population. Their leader preterds 10
receive revelations from above, which have dra sn
upon the whole movement the rdicule Of May. But
Oliver Cromwells dispatches contain many asser.
tons no less byperbolical aud extravagant. and In
the prayer.meeiings u the Methodsts every night
the same things occur. An old aud worthy Metho-
dist once told me, IN describing his sudden conyer.
sion. that b, eel IRON hays,ack under the pres
sure OF an uncovered carnal heart. 1.-The Lord Top
into me" as bis expression Now, am sure the
direct communication with God Of leader OF
might, Christian warfare, II people viii tlke such
expressions literally, Is more reasonable idea th IN
the Topping" OF the Lord, without pre- nous warn
ing into the soul OF poor old cot.er suffering by
the pains Of broken leg
am told, on the bet authority, that the leaders
OF the rebellion, as they first passed through the less
commercial disric3-through q people Of simple
habits, accustomed to follow the teaching Of their
superiors-obtained immense accession 20 their num-
bers by promising the overthrow Of the Bndnist tenn
Piles, and the benefits TO be derived from Christianity
1t will strike you, as IL does me, that this promise
conveyed the idea of the destruction Of something
useless, and the withdrawn benefits OF a novelty
wanted; but having obtained influence by the power
Of this promise, it will be their policy TO upheld the
thing promised and TO ascribe the benefits that
cidents, more expansive commerce, and q better
rule will certainly produce TO the change Of gon
aud hold them up rs fulhllment OF their prophetic
pledges Thus you see-pcr fis e. nsfds-ChriH-
anity Is planted in China; children will grow up
under its ohings and eventually when il fails to
be religion Of strong conviction or emotion, II will
be, as with US, the religion Of habit; and the moral
law which regulates every day life must be in con-
formity with it. Some call these Christian leaders
zealots hope not. The zeal Of a zealot is an un-
stable impulse l hope they are rather Cromwells,
with design in their zeal aud think they are 50.
Buddhism Is, / think, an importation from Tartary.
dom of the Chinese. The Conucian religion is that
of the Imperial Court detested an suchthe religion
of the peoples enemies and, therefore, as part and
parcel Of them, to be hated. Away with them all;
~ sc lo l...sAI .zC.
profuse In evil In looking about for new religion
they are advised by the missionaries brought up
under the wing OF the poor reviled old Guizlaf to
adopt the religion of the Western World in its Pro-
laid down concisely in the Bible, written in Ian
guage eminenty calculated to captivate the mind
of an unbiased Oriental, protesting to cone
direct from God, whom they universally acknow-
views Of morality and their antecedent practices
more excellent than those Of C,nfucius more suited
to the frailties OF human nature exhibiting a. its
fruits people who have excelled oil others in civili
world into subsection, and parts Of China, which is
not Of the worldly 1t must succeed with them To
that this Christianity is assumed TO captvate the
few foreigners In Shanghae, is absurd. The rebel
Element! Thus you see what mighty work has
been effected in China; and you may rely upon II,
hereafter this beautiful and fertile country, shut up
for thousand years, will be open to the Curiosity,
1t has In all respects been the greatest revolution
the world has yet seen. In extent il includes popu
lation fully equal to the whole Of Europe and America
into the bargain.
prison house." The hinges Of the huge gates have
been oiled by the generating powers Of civilization,
and they will ere long be swung open to the whole
world. when China will for the first time become
part of it.
One has got tired of the Continent and has done
everything--one has done Moscow and saw it brown,
before the very frozen noses OF Napoeons gvande
armee-one finds st. Petersburg slow because it
barrack looking palaces Constantinople We don't
care for, because we haven't carte blanche TO the
seragios, and consequently can't take tea with the
ladies-Athens is too like Dickcns's Eden" or Q
and our dpgy metropolis we know by heart-so
nothing is left US but q trip to China and nothing
more easy, seeing that the last mail lett Hong Kong
the 10th Of July and arrived here on the 9th OF
August, doing it in forty eight days; and told
that there is every prospect Of the time being short
ened. As for you Yankees, am at O loss to conf
ture how you will get there with the greatest des
patch; but doubt not, Gas my geographical know.
ledge is shy on the pont) but that you will soon have
either line Of railway or line Of balloons direct
Albert Smith has already insinuated an intention
to deliver new entertainment, OF the Mont Blanc
class, entitled "The Great WALL" Bousicsult will
drama, under the catching title of "Tea and Town
Art, or War Amongst the Crockery;" and Douglas
Jerrod probably will give series OF articles on
"Chinese tea talk and scandal generally"
vous a high favored I.
LONDON, Sept 2, 1853.
The Latest London Theatrical Intelligence.
The Drury Lane operate season comes to q close
tomorrow evening, and disgraceful business 1t has
been altogether. On Monday Mr.. G. v. Brooke,
and your American tragedan, Mr. Davenport, make
their appearance there in Othel.o and Isgo. The
press are carefully reviewing Mr. James Anderson's
farewell engagement, prior to his departure for
America, at the Theatre Royal Standard. Most Of
the papers are loud in his praise.
For some time the dHsttanti Of Paris have been
in tribuation as to the fate Of the Italian opera,
three successive Lmwessaru having failed, two Of
whom had, in their respective departments &C.
quired European reputation-M. Roncon' and Mr..
Lumley. It was thought that il would be difficult to
find fourth capitalist willing to become victim.
But it appears that the government has given con-
cession Of the privilege Is for nine years to an Italian
gentleman named Colonel RagaDi. NJ. Ragan is not