Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-25
HIsToRY -oE rHE cIII1l EsE REBELLIoN.

vals with confused and unsatisfactory accounts of a
rebellion in China, but what il was all about we ven
Iure 10 say bur few Of US outside harbarians knew
lille or nothing al allthough heard Of rebel ar
mics of so 900 strong Of captures of cities; oil ae
teats and hanging o: leaders, &c. However, ~hen
news comes 10 US that the great city OF NanKi WIN
a population of some four hundred thousand Souls;
has been reduced subsection by the insurgents ana
thai Canton, even, the greatest commercai
of ASIA with something like million OF lnhaol'dn'S'
is in danger of falling into their hands, IL IS 'hde
of importance look into the history OF Inc war anu
its Details An article in the London Times gives
us about the most Ineligible idea OF the Celestial
Revolution, from its inception down to lis newest ana
most important phase, that has yet met our eye'
From this il would that the overthrow OF an
Empire may be the result ere long, disturbing tne
interested commercial relations Of England ana me
United States Herewith. We have heavy and
grow ing trade with China, both directly to New ok
and California, which the cOntignity OF the Iattef 10
that Empire rapidly increase well as produce
other effects in relations and intercourse win 'nd
people in the feature. The political design Oh me
rebellion is involves in Obscurty. The cethronehehI
of the regning Emperor however, ii is not the avoW-
ed object. He belongs TO the Mantchoo lartan oy-
nasty, which subdued the Chinese two hundred years
ago, and has held the throne ever since. Some pre-
tender-who, or what he is, does not aPpeai-Is d
mong the insurgents, and he is to be made King not
emperor, in case of success,
The revolution has been of several years growth,
and the London Times, in its history of 1t, says:
The rebel army advanced by slow degrees and with
ncessant fighting from the southern Provinces stea-
Oily gaining ground, and augmenlng their own Tor
not only by the volunteers naturally attracted to
successful cause, by compulsory levea from the
districts through which they passed. In November
last they had got to Woo-chang the capital town of
the central provinces, standing on the great river
Yanglsee, ihe Tagus of China /; from which lmpor-
ant position they could descend upon NankIn' DIS
ant by the river 500 miles AT this time their
army computed to exceed $4,000 men, and 1t was
thought that the Emperor could not array against them
anything like an equal force. Our reports, indeed
informed US at that time the utmost CONSERVATION was
prevailing al all the towns between w chang ana
the capital, no. will the reader, Notwithstanding the
lack of intermediate Details find any difficulty In now
comprehending The despatch to the effect that" Nan
kin had fallen into the hands of the rebels on the 18TH
Of February
The remark appended to this announcement, that
nothing but European Intervention could maintain
I" the Emperor on his throne," Is curously charac-
terisc of our reputation in the East. 1t Is hard,
however 10 say with what pretext or even motive
such an Intervention could be exercised. The@nere
substitution at Pekin of dynasty which nobody
comprehends for another which nobody understood,
could not DE likely to any material influence on
European transactions. AS far we can discern,
the rebellion appears if MOTTO have originated at any
rate to have proceeded the assumption, that the
whole country was misgoverned, overtaxed and gen.
orally oppressed.
THE declarations of Tien-ton and his supporters
have uniformly promised a tarer system OF lmPosts,
and better administration of justice, as the conse-
quence of their success, and it seems that deep dis
was generally eII at LRe
affairs. With domestic revolution thus created 1t
could certainly not be the interest of any foreign
power 10 interfere for excepting on the opium ques
ton, II is altogether improbable that any change OF
dynasty at Nankin could affect the commercial rela-
tons between British and Chinese. The reasons
for dlsquletude on our part would be found II we are
not mistaken, rather in the non.compielon, than the
completion of the revolution described.'
Thus II will be that the Times. yet appears
not to favor, particularly, European intervention, but
further remarks, significantly enough:
cit must be remembered that the recent extension
of the disturbance to of the chief tea districts
may produce consequences which were escaped while
the contest confined to the southern CEN
trail parts OF the empire"
The Friend of China, however urges that it is for
the interest OF Europeon powers to the rescue
Of the Emperor. II is urged that were the present
dynasty subverted, and of anarchy ensue, the
preservation Of quiet her frontier would afford
Russia plausible grounds for Interference if not for
annexation. Forty thousand Russian troops could
probably hold China Proper more easily than the same
number of English hold Hindostan.
The latest advces from China to the 22d of March
show, however, that the fall of Nankin, with the
bells within few marchas of Shanghai, threatening
it with their sc, 900 men, had aroused the young EN-
perez energetic endeavors to meet the emergency
He had issued eGicf, calling upon the people to
unite in Fis behalf, and detailing the military defen
sive operations to be pursued and he has levied
tax opium, to replensh the treasury and promised
avors and rewards to those who should aid him with
money to supply the sinews of war. He admits that,
during the three years he has resigned, his utmost
efforts have been unavang " sis people
the blessings of peace >; but he attributes tie fire.
quency of their reverses 10 a sothful and Iifiuu
spirit.
II appears that Sue Kwyng- Tsin appointed By the
Emperor to the chief military command of the CON-
bned attack which had been ordered on the rebels,
has been worsted and has fallen, according to some
accounts, by his own hand, according to others by
that OF the enemy. Baltimore Sun.
IT'S WHAT You SPEND. Under this CAPTION the
Ledger makes some very sensible remarks which we
copy, and TO which we especially refer all who are
Just setting out In life. wise economy is a very
different thing from sorcid penuriousness while the
latter should always be condemned, too much cannot
be urged in behalf Of the former.
- It's what thee'll spend, my son. said a sage
Old Quaker, " not what thee' make, which will de-
eide whether thee's TO be rich not.' The advice
was T:e, for it was but Franklins in another shaPe
care of the pennies, and the pounds will take
care of themselves" But it cannot be often re-
Peated. Men are continually INDUCING in small ex-
penses, saying to themselves that it is only trife,
yet forgetting that the aggregate is serious. that
the sea shore is made up of petty grains OF sand
Ten day eve" is thIrtysix dollars and halt
year, and that is the interest of capital of six hum
dred dollars. The man that saves ten cents day
only is much richer than him who does not if
he owned life estate in house worth six hundred
dollars. Every sixteen years ten cents day be-
comes six hundred dollars and, if invested quarter
~, does take half that time. But ten cents a
day is child's play, some will excaim. Well them
IL L. IL fIok, H.,