Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-06-08
CHINESE DOCUMENTS.

Imperial manifesto is addressed to the foreign
cousuls at Shanghai, aud earnestly implores their
assistance against the Insurgents. The repre-
sentative Of the Emperor begs that the foreign
ships of war stationed Mt Shanghai may be- sent
up Immediately to Naukin, there to CO opernts
with the imperial forces in DISCRIMINATING the
rebels, who characterised as "vilIanous bail-
ditti' aud "vagabonds.''
I he proclamation of the Iosurgent Chiefs
curious and Interesting document, and embodying
rs it does, official exposition of the objects Of
the rev olution, deserves to be read:
PROCL AVIATION OF THE REBEL
CHIEF.
"Yang, entitled the Eastern Kiug, and Gener-
a-in-chief, with Seou, entitled Western King,
and Gsneral-in-chief of Thaepiug, by divine APP
poutment Emperor of T'heu-kwo, the celestial
dynasty, unitsdy issue this proclamation. to an
nounce that they have received the commands of
heaven to slaughter the imps and save the people.
According to the Old Testament, the Great God
(Shang te) our Heavenly Father in six days cre~
ated the heavens aud earth, the land and sea- men
and things. The great God is spiritual Father,
ghostly Father, omniscient, omnipotent and ON
nipreseut; all nations under Heaven acquain-
ted with His great power. Ia tracing up the re-
cord of bygone ages, we find that since the
time of the creation of the world the Great
God has frequently manifested his dspleasure.
and how can It be that you people of the world
are still ignorant of it? The Great God in the
first instance displayed His anger. apd sent down
| great rain, during forty days and forty nights,
| By which means the flood was produced,
"On second occasion the Great God manifest
| ed his displeasure, and came down to Israel
| out of the land of Egypt. On third occasion he
| displayed his awful majesty, when the Saviour
Of the world. the Lord Jesns, became incarnate
in the land of Judea, and suffered for the redemp-
ton Of mankind. In later ages he has again
manifested his indignation, aud in the Ting-yew
year A. D. 1887 the Great God sent celestial
messenger, who was commissioned by the Lord
| of Heaven, when he assembled high, to put to
death the fendsh bands. Again he has sent the
Celestial king to take the lead of the empire and
save the peopIe--from the Now shin to the Sin
hea year "a. d. 184s-'5l) the Great God has
compassionated the caamites of the people, who
have been eutang led in the Ineshes of the DEVILS
net; on third moon of the latter yenr, the Exalt-
ed Lord and Great Emperor appeared; and in the
ninth moon, Jesus. the Saviour of the world,
manifested himself, exerting iunumerahle acts of
power, and slaughtering great number of imp-
ish iends in several pitched battles For how
can impsh fends expect to resist the majesty Of
Heaven! And how, we would ask, can the
Great God fail to be displeased with men for
shipping corrupt spirits and performing corrupt
actions by which means they grevously offend
against the commands of Heaven! Why do not
you inhabitants of the world awake! Having
been born in the present day, when you per-
mitted to witness the glory of God, how fortu-
nate you may esteem yourselves! Happening
upon such time rs this. when you experienced
tho great tranquility of the days of Heaven it is
time for you to awake and arouse. Those who
comply with the will of Heaven, will be preserv-
ed, and those who disobey the celestial dictates,
will be destroyed.
At the present time this Tartar iend, Heen-
fung originally a Manchou slave. is the per-
petual enemy of our Chinese race. Moreover
he has induced men to assume the form OF iends,
worship the corrupt, while they disobey the
true spirit, and thereby rebel agaitst the Great
God on which account heaven will not endure,
and man are determined to destroy him. Alas!
you assemblage of valiant men, you do not seem to
know that every tree has its roots, and every
stream its fountain; while you appear willing to
invert the order of things, coveting the smallest
advantages, you turn around and serve your Toes;
and having been entangled ia the Vaccinations
Of the evil one, you uugrafefully rebel against
your true Lord. You do not seem to remember
that you are the virtuous scholars of the Middle
Kingdom, and honest subjects of the Celestial
dynasty. and thus you easily bend your steps in
the road to ruin, without compassonating your
own Selves Moreover, you valiant men are.
most of you, adherents of the Triad Society, and
| have entered into bloody compact that you will
exert your united strength aud talents to exter-
| inmate the Tartar dynasty.
Whoever heard of joining in a solemn
covenant and then turning their backs upon their
foes. Now throughout the different provinces
there must be a variety of determined men,
numbers offamous scholars, and ofSyaliant he
roes not few; desire, therefore, that YOU
may severally elevate the lofty standard, and
announce that you are determined not to live
under the same heaven with the 1arsers. while
you earn for yourselves merit in the SER
vice ofour now King; this is what we, his Gem
erals, most fervently desire. Our army, wishing
to carry out the virtuous feelings with which the
Great God loves to foster human life, and receives
men into his compassionate embrace, has set
forward on its march of bensvolence, embracing
all in its charitable folds. At the same time we
lead forward our generals and troops, carrying to
the utmost our fidelity In rscnmpensing our
country, in which we cannot refrain from display
ing the spirit to the end. These, our
views, are now communicated to you all. You
ought to know, that since Heaven has sent forth
the true sovereign to rule over the people, it is
yours to aid the monarch in establishing his do
| mnion.
Although the devilish iends should amount to
thousands, and their aItfuI schemes to thousands,
yet how could they withstand Heaven? To
kill without warning would not be agreeable to
our feelings, and to sit still without saving the
people is not what benevolent person wonid do;
we therefore earnestly issue this special proca-
nation, urging you people early to repent and
vigorously TO awake. Worship the true spirit
and reject corrupt spirits; become men once
more. and be no longer fends; when perhaps you
| may attain longevity here and the happiness OF
| Heaven hereafter. But fyou still persevere in
your obstinate stupidity. both gems and stones
will be alike demolished; and then when you
come to guaw your own navals. it will be too late
to repent. A special proclamaton.'
VIRGINIA ELECTIONS.