Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1853-06-30
The ChineSe Rebellion.

subjects OF The brother of the Sun and
Moon, injected as it would appear. by the
revolutionary spirit of the aSe,.are max
ing desperate, and so far. successful
effort. to depose the august person of the
King of Day and Queen of Night. from
his imperial state and power. A libera
movement among the Chinese is the most
wonderful phenomenon of this wonder
producing century; and when we consId-
er the nature Of the grievances compton,
ed of, as set forth in the proclamation OF
the re bel chic is. we think it must he look
ed upon as one of the most hopeful
movements in the cause of humanity. of
modern times. We have been much in
terested and not little amused i'll the
perusal Of The manifesto of the insur-
gents Some parts of it sound amazingly
like an American stump speech or polit-
ical editorial. 1t is evident from this
production that lhe Celestials. with all
their stupidity. have right smart S'im-
mering of common sense, and some very
corroos political ideas in these queer sha-
ped heads of theirs. This document is
indeed literary and political curiosity.
and worthy of the closest and most res
pectful study. With some slight prun-
ing and alteration, the language of it would
make very good declamatory invective
aSaist the appointing power and other i'm
proper abuses of government. 1t might
be delivered with effect md eclut by a
member of the opposition IN the Ameri-
can Congress, and we would recommend
its careful perusal 10 our democratic
neighbor Of the Enquirer. to supply the
exhausted cauIdron of his political Gal
phanism. Entirely approving the gener-
eral tone of the sentiments of the procla-
nation. we adopt so much of it as we
can find room TO publish. as our leader
this morning on the Celestial Insurrec-
tion:--Cin. Commercial
"Hong, captain general OF the army.
having entire superintendence of military
affairs, and aiding in the advancement oil
the T'hae ping, or great Pacifcating Dy-
nasty, in obedience to the will of Heaven,
issues this important and triumphant
procla nation. TO announce that he has
punished the Oppressor and saved the peo-
pie.
1t appears that throughout the empire
rapacious officers are worse than violent
robbers, and the corrupt mandarians OF
the public offices are no better than wolves
and tigers; all original ting in the vicious
and scottish monarch at the head Of affairs
who drives honest people to distance
and admits to his presence the most worth
less of mankind. selling offices and dis
posing of pre- ferments, while he represse;
saen of virtuous talent, that the spirit o.
avarice is daily inflamed, and high ant
attending together for gain, the
~" "i' 'o- - vice with
out control, while the poor and misefa-
BILE have none to redress their wrongs,
the very recital of which exasperates
ones feelings. and makes ones hair stant
on end. To refer to the of the lane
revenue in particular, it appears that o
late the exactions have been increased
many fold, while the taxes due up to tn
thirtieth year of the last Kings reign
were at one time said to be remitted, am
then again exacted. until the resources
the people are exhausted. and their mis-
cries grown TO excess. When our benev
olent men and virtuous scholars contem
plate these things, their minds are deepl
wounded. and they cannot restrain them
selves from roofing out these PlunderIn
officers and wolfish mandarins of eac
prefecture ard district, in order to say
the pie from the flames and floods l
which they are now involved. At tn
present moment our grand army is assem-
bled like clouds, the province Of kwangs
has been settled, and Chang sha (the Cal
ital of Hoo nan) tranquilized; and beln
now about to proceed toward the reglo
of Kiang Sc, we deem it necessary to al
nounce to the people that they need nc
be alarmed. while agriculturists, mechar
les, merchants, and traders may eae