The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-10-20
The Great River y China.
The Chinasa rebels appoars to

The NShinaG0 Eebels appeafS 10 have
broken down tho Chinese monschy.--
They are, thus far, victorious; and ,he
Americans have been endeavonng 10
open trade with ihon, ,hro' their great
river,he Ysne.lze. Kiang, which is nayi-
gable for 1000 miles, and on the banks
Of which ore found 100 millions OF Chi.
nese, !
|: Very recently, Mr.. Louis McLsn6
whom rsmember 10 have met a. " ash>
IinQ,on when no was chairman Of tho Com
miitee on Trade in tho House OF Repre-
sen,a,iVes, aud who Is an active, able
man; and the American minister 10 Chi,
ma, was ordered to 60, this year, in the
(s,esm ftiga,e Susquehanna, up tie river,
on the banks Of which Nankin is built,
snd try TO negotiate treaty Cor trade and
navigation, and learn all no could; but he
concluded TO say nothing altar he had
seen the rebel chiefs aud the State Of af'
fairs.
The chiefs Of the rebsls aro seeming.
" Christians, il is trus; but theiS follow.
| ers have no notion Of Christianity. They
mingled the docirins Of the Bible viii
the absurd fables Of their own mythology
while they acknowledged Jesus ChrisI &c
he one Son Of God, they claim thar I'as
ping, Wang is another. The fundamen-
ial principal Of their creed AppesIs to be
notion that this latter imposier 10 des
tined 10 subdue tho world and achieve
universal monarchy. This destiny had
, been FGreiold, they said, from heaven
aud with prophecy, sword had decen'
ded from on high 10 enable Tae-pine
Wang 10 accomplish bis ambition designs
4 The barbar,y snd folly Of their action,
eeuallsd the hbsurJity and blasphrmJ o
their words. Their whole progresS has
beeh . uerieS Of savage cruellies, and
ruthless acts Of tos,ruc,inn. The mobiles
architectural works Of tho empire have
fallen beiare lhem. Whole villages hav,
been stepped in blood. So far from Ii
beralising the system Of government, ih'
rulo Tae.ping Warg was more ,bsrbarouI
aud supeisti,ious than thar Of bis prede'
cessor. His closes, attendants assured
The ENJOYS ,h,, they had never seen hi
"golden face;" though, as they added
the sight Of Chris, had been voucbsafe'
to them. A disposition of the mos, re
voting chayacler was the government b
proposed 10 establish.
Our minister 10 China seems 10 hav
concluded thar the prospect Of his ot
tanning from them better terms than fror
the old dynasiy was too slender 10 wal
rant his taking any immediate stcps.-
With ignorance, ionaiiciSm, and brui
conceis 10 contend against, Mr. UMcI.an
thinks tha. the only weapons which. coul
be brough, to bear on the Chinese wit
any chanbe ofsucccss are guns and bay
onois.
Here is river, navigable for ono tho,
sand miles, running through the riche'
, tea and elk regions in the world, an
whose banks are said 10 ba peopled b
ono hundred millions Of industrious Ch
neSe. Everything produced on the bank
Of ,ha. river commands ready and rom'
, nesaiiya prices IN North America. Th
bulk OF American manufactures arc
grca, demand there. An iniercharp
would benefit them as much as the A
mericans. 1t is only prevented by III
narrow prejudices Of the Chinese ruler
An opportunity is now offered Jona,ha
to make bold push 10 overcome thei
prejudices By display OF 6rmncss an
force. - \,