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language, lover so, 000.) each one requiring sep
arafe type, and the difficulty of finding the type
in such multitude, would seem to render COM
position almost impossible. 1t is found, how
ever. that from three to four thousand varieties
are sufficient for ordinary purposes and when
unusual characters occur, they can easily De
cut on lead. The type are arranged according
to the plan of Chinese dictionaries, under 2l4
radicals; and thus the difficulties of COMPOSE
ton are lessened, but still remain much greater
than in languages founded on an alphabet.
There are beauties in this ancient and won
derful language which are attractive to the
Chinese, and which possess charms, too, tor the
foreigner when he becomes acquainted with
their mysteries. To the educated Chinese, each
character is fixed embodiment of an idea,
or class of ideas. The graceful arrangement
and proportion of the strokes which form
character are much admired-so much so, In
deed, that good penmanship is one of the most
important requisites for success at the literary
examinations. The idea of antiquity connect
ed with these symbols of thought and speech
has a powerful hold on the minds of all class
es, and nothing tends so much to keep up their
reverence for ancient doctrines and customs, as
the Interchangeable nature of their written Ian
guage, which has been handed down to them
for hundreds of generations, from the ancestors
of their venerated sages, Confucius and Men,
Gus.
The rebellion has recently attracted more at
tention than for some months past. The prov
ince west of Canton has been the scene of sew
eral actions, in which the Imperial forces have
been defeated, and many of their leaders slain.
The province north of Canton is almost en-
tirely in the possession of the rebels and it
has been reported that they have made de-
scent upon Fokien province, and its capital,
Fuchau. Nankin is still the headquarters of
| the rebellion, and they retain possession OF
many important places in the provinces Dor
dering on the Yang-tsz-kiang river, on which
Nankin is situated. The defeats they suffered
year ago have kept them from making fur
Their attempts upon Picking, the imperial resi-
dence, and their efforts seem to be directed to
the south, to regain possession of that part OF
the empire over which they at first triumphantly
passed, but left without either civil or military
government, to secure the advantages they had
gained. What is to be the result of this move
ment, which is costing the empire millions OF
lives and millions of property, remains for fu-
ture years to unfold.
Two American missionaries have recently
made trip of nearly two hundred miles into
the country west of Canton. They were well
treated, both by officers and people, and met
with no difficulty, except on two or three occa-
sions. when the officers tried to make them re-
turn before they were ready. They have since
made q second trip in another direction; and
it is hoped that this vast country may soon be
freely traversed by those who bear the light of
truth and civilization. X.
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CANTON, CHINA, 1856.
To the Editor of the National Era:
The art of printing has been known and
used in China for twelve centuries. 1t NAV
not be uninteresting to your readers to know
how this strange people transfer to paper their
language, which is as strange and wonderful as
themselves.
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liable, and each word is represented by sym.
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number of marks, made in a certain way.
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good penman, on thin paper, just as they are to
appear when printed. A block of wood, half
an inch thick, and as large as two pages
of the book, is planned smooth, and covered
with glutinons paste; the sheet containing the
characters is then placed on it, with the writ
ten side next the wood. When it is nearly
dry, the paper is rubbed off with the fingers,
and an exact impression of the writing is left
The block cutter then with gouge and chisel
cuts out the white parts, carefully leaving those
covered with ink. stereotype plate of two
pages is thus obtained, and is ready for the
printer. Both sides of the block are often cut,
giving four pages to each one. The printer,
seated at a low table, has before him the block.
pile of paper cut into sheets the size of the
block, ink, brush, and press the two latter
are made of the fibrous bark of the cocoa tree,
and the press merely smooth roll of these
tibres, which is rubbed over the paper, to bring
every part into contact with the linked surface
of the blocks With these simple arrange
ments, man may print all day, without rising
from his seat A good workman can strike off
1000 sheets per day.
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the sheets, doubled once, with the blank-side
in, are trimmed on the ends and open side.
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through and through on this open side, with
blank sheets for cover, and then the book is
ready for sale. This process of printing and
binding is the simplest imaginable, and is such
as the ChiDere have used for many centuries.
The blocks are capable of yielding fifteen
or twenty thousand Impressions; after which
they may be retouched by the block cutter,
| and five or ten thousand more impressions
taken.
The Chinese are perfectly satisfied with their
mode OF printing; but foreigners have found
objections to it, and have attempted innoya.
tons, by introducing metal type. The objec-
| ton to blocks are, they occupy much room,
are liable to be destroyed by white ants, and
for large editions iof the Bible, for instance)
new sets of blocks needed are expensive. Metal
| types, which have been made in Europe and at
Malacca, obviate these objections, but are
liable to others, which at first sight seem for
miaable.
The immense number of characters in the
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For the National Era.
J { R U S A [ { M .

Jerusalem! Jerusalem
Thy palaces shall rise
Before this generation pass,
Thy towers shall pierce the skies
The sayings of thy ancient seers
Shall surely come 10 pass
Their peoples sins shall be forgiven,
Redemption comes at last?
The promise made TO Abraham,
OF their Messiah's reign,
OF Israel's final gathering,
And their being called again
Jehovah is a faithful God;
lie never can forget
His people and his nation
Their cause he'll Establish yet!
His spirit on their offspring
Unlimited he'll pour
Their hearts he'll soflen--and Messiah
Shall be despised no more.
Jehovah shakes the nation round
Shakes terribly the earth
Prepares the way for Eastern kings,
And gives to Salem birth
And unto all eternity,
Creation shall proclaim,
Jerusalem. Jerusalem.
Thy own Messiah reigns. c.
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