The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-05-27

The Revolution An China,
When tho "Brother of the Sun and Moon" i'm
plores the aid of the Fank wi-the foreign devils
the Ingkeh, English sea demons with blue eyes
and red hair, who, according to former Chinese
belief in the interior, never come on shore but
they tremble and die like hsh--to aid him in pro
tecting the city of Marking. and his celestial
throne, from the rebels rho nov in force al
most at the mouth of the Great Blue river, we may
believe that the Chinese rebellion, Of which we
have heard 80 much though so imperfectiy, at in
tervals, for the last three four years, has be
come a revolution, and that the Son of Heaven has
condescendsd to shake off his dignity and to fee
and admit, like child of earth, the desperate
circumstances in which he is placed. 1t is som e
thing to hear that the insurgents before the
walls Of Marking; 1t ID much more, a. a proof OF
the real terror and hopeiessness of his position
that the Emperor, alter embarkng the extra
ordinary experiment OF appeal to his subiec ;.
for their support, Ia at length driven TO solicit the
help OF fOreigners-the very English who, so
short time since BUNDLED his pride by chastisin
his armies on the same field which ia now the
scene of successful rebellion. The pevs from
China is therefore, in this respect, of the greatest
Importance, and, If true, may set il down as
somethiny more than a possibility that the Tar.
tar dynasty ia near its end, and that great chan
gss are about to happen in the FloTery Land.
ltWill be remembered that the insurrection as
hrst heard olin the extreme Southwestern portion OF
that Of Quang ton, Of which Canton is the great
seaport. Canton, indeed, has a direct coo~eIion
with the disa fected district through the river on
which il stands, which rises in Quang 81; and, Tor
A time, it supposed that Canton would he an
object of attack. Its capture would have put the
rebels in commanding posture on the coast, and
In cornmunica ton with the 'ouside barbarians,"
enabling them TO receive supplies OF arms, ammu
milton, ard European arts and officers. We may
imagine that the spirit of the movement had more
national character, or more deadly purpose. The
idea, If ever entertained, was abandoned for plan
of action more direct and more resolute, for an
advance northwards towards the capital, and Tor
a in which every blow should be, , every blow
has been, aimed at the heart of the empire. III the
reader will turn to map of China, he will be
anna Zed at the mighty march OF nfteen hundred
miles the revolutionary army has made from
Quang 81 10 Marking, and may judge of he battles
fought and cities sormed during its victorious pro-
gress through country 30 vast and 80 populous
The best provinces of the empire have been thus
vrested from the Emperor; and the valley of the
Yangsts Kiang, which is the Mississippi valley of
China, Is IN his rlyaPs hands. From Marking 1t
"a but few days march TO the Hoan-HO, or yell
low river, which gives to the latter the command
of that, the second great river OF China, along with
the imperial canal, and the road TO Peking. If
Nan< king falls, the rest must follow. No wonder
the young Emperor IL in extremity of ala RIM,
strange and SO undignihed in one OF his celestial
pretenSious.
In fact, il is, have suggested, his terror
which gives the strongest Interpretation to the acts
and prospects of the reyolutionists, and speaks
decidedly Of the fate which is on his fortunes
than even the investment Of the imperial city of
Marking. To those who have any inkling Of the
way In which court matters are, or have alws vs.
heretofore been, conducted at Peking, rendering
il always the last thing probable that the Emperor
should know of what serious matters were gOin 2
around bim, the mystery would be how he
could learn that formidable rebellion was ging,
unless il had become 30 formidable and the cour-
tiers so desperate to have forgotten all their
former usages and msxims Of policy. NJ. Hue,
the missionary to Thibet, whose entertaining
journal Appeared IN this country year ago, relates
a conversation ne had with XII Chan, the Chinese
ambassador at HASA, which illustrates this sub
iect clearly enough. ki-Chan was a mandarin of
high caste, had been Governor at Canton, where
ne contracted some outside foreign ideas re-
suit of his communications with the Fankwi, aud
had also once had the honor of being one of the
eight Imperial Privy Councillors, or Cabinet Min
isIers, at Peking. He commenting on the
happiness of European ministers hayingit in their
power to speak the truth to their masters with
safety, when might be for the good of the latter
to know il.
nate than ours; your government ia better than
ours. Our Emperor cannJt know every thing, yet
he Is the Judge of every thing, and one darej
find fault with any of his actions. Our Emperor
says, That s white; and PROSTATE ourselves
and say, Yes, il is white He shows after
wards the same object, and says, That ia back
And we PROSTATE ourselves again, and answer f,
sYes, it il black But suppos sing (sad Nj. Hue
white at the timer The Emperor (reped
Ki Chan) would, perhaps, say TO one who had that
courage, You are right but, at the same time,
be would have him strangled or beheaded."
ski Chang adds the trayeller) then relat ed
to the strange manner in which the great affair
of the English in 1889 was transacted. The EN-
peror had conyoked the eight Tchoung Tang, who
composed his PrIyy Council, (of whom, as we
said, Ki Chan one) and spoken of the events
that had taken place in the south. He said that
the adyenturers OF the western seas had shown
themselves rebellious and insolent; that they
be severely chaStl5ed, az an example to others who
mi ght be tempted to initiate them After havin q
thus manifested has opinion, the Emperor asked
the opinion of his council. The four Mantchoo
Cor Tartar) Tchoung Tang Frustrated themselves,
and said, 'Tchs, tchs, tche; Tchong Dss-'II, Fan
For'-'Yes, yes, yes; that Is the command of the
master The four Chinese Tchoung Tang pros
trated themselves in their turn, and said like
wise, Che, che, che; HoGng ChGngII Ten Ngen'-
Eyes, yes yes; it Is the celestial oenefcence of the
Emperor And after that nothing more said
and the council dismissed %
And it was in this way, doubtless, the privy
councillors long illuminated the celestial mind OF
the subject of King Tien-teh's rebellion in Quang
81, and continued to do after the irruptior
into the valley Of the Blue river must have made
them anxious the Emperor should understand
that the danger a serious one-that is, they
heard has opinion that the rebellion very
naughty and insolent and must be punished
severely for example sake, and adopted it, with
prostrations and the courty SO Che, che, che" The
generals DO fought the rebels expressed adverse
opinions in their defeats, for which they lost the
heads. The privy councillors were wiser. What
could have driven them to the truth at last but tht
fearfulnsss of the danger; or what bot that coulC
have shocked the Emperor out of his stoidity, and
brought him down suppliant before his subjects
and before the stranger at his gatest His subjects
are Indifferent or aenated. Is he likely to derive
any better encouragement from be English, OF
other foreign governments? change of dynasty
in China may, fer time, interrupt the course o
commerce, and lead to considerable embarrass
ments; but it Is moot likely the ultimate result
will prove beneficial to the Flowery Land, and Il
all the ''sea-demons" who may hereafter resor
thther for purposes Of trade.
Ia the meanwhile, if his cousin, the Brother o
the Sun and Moon, falls in China, what will tn
siogoon of Japan think, with the American expe
dition daily expected in his royal port of Yeddos
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