Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-03-13
AN INTERESTING VIEW OF THE REVOLUTION
In CHINA

IN C0lNA.
A European correspondent Of the National
Era has communicated to us the following in
tslligent and, we doubt not truthful descrip-
ton Of the aspect of affairs in China. The eyes
Of the world are turned toward that interesting
country and great and gratifying results are
almost universally anticipated from the events
now transpiring there
Recent information from the Celestial Em-
pire, derived from quarter Of great and pecn-
liar experience, can hardly fail TO DO OF inter
est to American readers; nor the less 80, as u
has not been communicated to the public else
where, through any Of the organs OF general
intelligence.
Our informant has resided many years in,
and enjoyed the most favorable opportunities
for making himself acquainted with the true
state of the country.
He writes, that he entertains no doubt Of the
speedy advance Of the insurgents to Pekin, and
the overthrow OF the Tartar dynasty. II 10
pretty well known and understood at Canton,
that the accomplishment Of this event will be
the signal for revolution in the grand empo-
rum Of trade; and then there will be at. least
four separate rebelli0ns in the field, viz: at
Pekin Annoy, Shanghai, and Canton. The
new view of the case presented to US is, that
all these are Separate and distinct organiza-
tons, not only not connected one with another,
but absolutely hostile. Thus while there is o
common Chinese object everything tends to
bring about the crisis and when destruction
has had its sweep, construction will produce
another elemental war. Elsewhere, it would
rightly be predicated of such struggle, that
anarchy and ruin must be the result; but
China differs from all the rest of the world,
and, though it is impossible to prevent confu-
sion to great extent the acknowledgement and
pre-eminently mercantile character of the
people offer different solution to the import
ant question. The population Of Token, the
Province of which Annoy is the principal port,
are the best soldiers in the country, and, as
they have had the hardest fight, are likely to
keep their own. The main body, masters OF
Pekin and Nankin, are not likely to lose sight
Of their one object and may therefore be pre-
sumed as likely to establish o permanent Gov
ernment. The same may be expected from the
numerous people and vast wealth and trade OF
Canton, more aquatic than Holland used to be
represented in travels and tales. What is ex-
pected, therefore, is, that this immense terrific
~, and millions upon millions of inhabitants,
will, in the end, be resolved into several States
or Kingdoms, or whatever the successful lead
ers of the various revolts choose to style them,
and that the partition Of the Empire will more
resemble that which followed the death of the
Macedonian conqueror than any other Of his
torical record. At all events, this strange d.
vision Of the earth must be thrown open to the
rest of mankind; and, whether the new Powers
fight or agree the introduction of 80 immense
change will have an effect almost beyond
imagination to conceive, on the universal bear
ings Of the civilized world. At any rate, it is
curious to learn, as part Of the data on which
the future is to hinge, that, instead of one in
surrection in China, as we have supposed, it is
9 hydra, and the heads are as bitter enemies
to each other as if they were long exasperated
foreign foes.