The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-10

A second proclamation was issued on Saturday
last to the following effect
Inv, GREAT GErERALssIso OF THE TAPPING CE-
LESriAL EMPIRE,
Issues this general nnoounceren for tire purpose OF
rcsifying the poprlar customs, Graduating corrupt
'eets and ncnlcstng the knowledge Of duties towards
princes and permits
Whereas from the time OF Yaon Shun, and the Three
Dynastcs, while.ss yet the Bvcdbist religion
kno~p h tho Middle Ringicu princes intelligent
and ministers we're uI dynasties were prolonged
ana the years of soveregns extended; there
happiness among TIE people and TIE various kinds OF
grain produces Ia abundance With respect tn the
Buddhist relxioD this doctrine began to enter China
time Of Ming TIE the len dnassy; succeed
ing adbeeIts OF this religion taught that the original
nature Of sbih-leas his doctrtbai body. that his
yituous srnsns,ions formed his compensatory body,
ch trrsther with his body joruaei three, while
osy n the lang a. nasty ssys rins the time II
lie three dypastes, ire people enjoyed sse happiness
old age, while buddhism Wa stu nnsnown 70 cana
the time OF the introduction II Bad hist dcetr
n The Kan nynnsty The keeng Jung fartars spread
,urtunee in the nosery lana; princes became ortna-
- utn ministers eye servants the aiminstra
ton l.ca tyfanncAI ~ nasties shoris net and
tufhulcnce and extinction eded Zach other FROM
the surg. Isle Iesng AMI Chin dynasses downward,
40 pcrehip Of y, dds arednay gainei ground and the
ricns Of soyeregrs snt length of d. nasies we're still
more eura'ed The Emperor Woo, Of the Leang ay-
nasty threw away his lie 70 the service - Bldiha
a. 6c OF starvation IL Tae-cbins Hence T. may ne
clearly that this religion /. un~or.h. OF bring fol-
ioped.v As TO the Tnousts, ~ho look TO Laou TIE
their founder Chico lie scholar Of tho Sung dynasty,
has The following remarks sspecting them snce he
lure original teeSftal tODnreo One ~ not
tie rna body ~ lsou Tsze l. the Grand Pure
IAe-yitt. Price Of Reason the comp nsstory
body ri IAou Tsze, then there two ina res and
vet theee are not Identical with Laou Tsze, for
iaou Tsse styles himself The SUPERIOR Pure Crest Su-
prerne laou Keun;S therefore theirs pound er-
rr the OF the Boddhists. Furthrrm,,e Laou
1spl J. hut he 81 man; how he presumo
tuously I ced abovc the nety N tie gloo hesvensf'
HWY tsupe, Of the sung dynasty giving him a- up
tirey "a the practice 81 aoust rtss aud sacrifices his
overturned, his feriy runei, be ~as him,
self carried of 10 te@ court torder tribe and bis
add land -eris shrines DESTROY ID
afcirty clear The disciales 81 Budehism and Taon-
i'm alsey e1toing ch other deceive this world and
rslrd. tic people 10 cegres which cannot be SURPASSED
row thor, al who are possessed OF Intelligence,
iron this time TO begin anew, and no longer honor
fslehcod nor place faith In Budtha Where "a thero
En Lptcvoaed man o woman VINO has rot become n
mcrsed 10 their 6elurions ant some Who read the
tcois ~ iiterah st no oo'1se that thy make
nt u csuse with the ignorant mlltitude TIE orr
4 gineI a Iudoba in the Western regions, where
le d:ss, minated his impab discourses far distsat
from ne but the Han dynasty they translated these
foreign locks and gave full 10 their alseho9ds
and eiss causing the disloyelani unaA ..
the pYes,) shave their heads snd withhold the no.
nor due princes and parents that the dle ani
rrincIpsd changed their drca in order 60 avoid the
Isyuscr. Of government dues; pretn.ing t. open ~
The three rcsds, and extravsgsnty dhasng the
| In,Lsf while by their delusve fa-ehocls they pre-
vailed the ignorant to seek after their meritorIous