The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-01

meat o. .hs oouny has projected British ssbjsav
rss nGnnnns or IN attempting 70 violase Chinese avs
snsssr when Secretary Of Stale for Forsgs Asa, thus
iorciciy expressed himself on this protection
nhordod to enable British subjects to vioate the
laws Of Tie country 70 which hey trade Any oss there
lore Wbcn such persons suffer In Of the
more enecsua execution of the Chinese laws on this
ect must De Dorne 0y the parties who have brought
ioss on themselves by their own acts ),
We have osy glanced al Of the main features Of
consideration Of practical statesmen durug nexs ssoo
Of Parliament We propose upon other oooasons 70 en-
full Of interest and importance In in rsl.tors IN oovU
merce, poxics and philanthropy
THE CHINESE PEOPLE, BOTH CIVILIZED AND MOE AL-.
THEIR FREE PRESS AID NEwsPAPKRs
[Frtm the London Post JAN 10
meeting Of the chronological Society was held yestef
day evening st their rooms in Cavendsh square The
president, Alderman Kennedy, IN the chair.
DR.. HoDGNN read . paper on the character Of the
Chinese, with view to the notion so commonly
entertained Of the debased condition Of that people This
Of the hostes In which this country engaged with the
Chinese, who have been undeservedly abused and mis-
represented Dr. Hodskn referred 70 the recent work
OF Mr.. Meadows on China fro m which he read copious
extracts allowing that in the arts OF civilization And 10
their moral conduct the Chnce are ar advanced and
themselves they exhibit great physical courage thoughts.
despicabe combatants TO Europeans. DR.. Hodgkill
sdyested the various articles Of manufacture which
Chinese bad long exceled The civilized nations o.
EUROPE and 10 the produce OF their vast territory Ute
full and indispensable TO u.s. ss aording additional
MI MONTGOMERY MARTIN, ON being called or by the
Chairman favored the meeting with his expere Of
civilization which fully condr med the hvoraole state
Dents OF Mr. Meadows He noticed the advanced ooudi
uon OF me Chinese In civilization at period when the
whole OF Europe was in state Of barbarsm and he laid
particular stress on the TACT that sop seemed TO have
been put on their further Improvement eight hun
dred Yeas ago, at which period they were, 81 he eI
pressed IT, "sereotyped" ana, Instead Of progressing,
they lost the knowledge of Of the arts In wsh they
@ n Mr.
Of the Chinese refusing TO receive the Christian religion
but at the same time, he Of opinion tnat they
world through which they are rapidly spreading. The
population Of China he sao amounts three hundred
s estimated Il eighteen hunared %ionS he es.Ssss
comprised about inc fifth OF tie whole. They are, he
sad the ants OF the world, and notwhstand ding the
bad treatment Of them by The English and Americans BY
whom they are considered Inferior Of beings,
they establish themselves N all the colonies, and are
description Of h. tr.ve. through Norss.n csins,
where, he said, Epglhhmen are considered - su
Per,or beings and are treated with srsss defe-
renee he extoled the cookery Of the Chinese wne are
even more expert an the French cooks in varying the
dishes made from the material. They eat every
minated ali the savage animas, and even TIE serpsnts
At grand dinner given by mandarin the table wac
covered with ashss and Is he did not UNDERTAKE the
uttered "Quack. quack His neighboi shook his head,
and replied, Bow, bo~r' And ost Other dishes were
composed OF articles that Europeans reject eoc ThG
Chinese make OF earth worms, which they dry
and grind into powder for snun Mr. Martin spoke i the
psrs being found in every town, ana q their genera
education The spoken language In the north Of Gina
dstnct from that Of the south, bat The written
with them 70 carry slstes, 80 that when : 0ains-
man from the South travels northwaYds, ne carries
rebellion in China was noticed By Nr. Martin e esouaed
70 be Of great advantage successful the poeple In
rebellion are inclined to cultivate relation, wsh Euro.
portions Of the Bible printed and In their version they
add to the seventh the prohibition Of OPIUM
Canton, M Martin said are extremely inimcs 70 The
Englih, and in walking through the place he wn mobb
ssick they Immediately ran away. s - " VIM -''
The CHAlRnAx, In thanking M Martin for h,s osser-
vatons alluded to The circumstance that tie spec enna
mon, the name OF which n derived from China xkence
+ originally came was mentioned by Noses, 1cs prov
sI tha! there was trade carried on betwesr Eyp seS
China Ut that time. \
The meeting then adjoured.
From the London star, jan le.l
And, finally, Is the East India sovernneni who noto-
riousy and habualy oOnnvcs ii me Of hs
opium smueglers In this connivance the Brsb s1tnor
Ties In China must constantly AID stu grossly take
Part, and that IN direct violation OF the supplemental
resty Of lsa2, which provides that the British Psnpo
enhary shall instruct consus TO carefully scrltnss the
endenoe and event Of any Smuggling ,ransac,sas
coming 70 their knowledge TO sppriso tho Chin
% whs,s OF ISs 'so
nature, that may have been 20 smugglod
There Il something really oatrsome In the hypocrisy
which Affects 10 DO indignant 81 toe Chinese for
Of treaty In refusing TO admit foreigners TO Canior Will.
bas not one word Of condemnation 10 beetow upon tn
daring fragrant aud habilual violation Of treaty BY
own counirymeu along the whole ooast o, Criss. Ia
fact We cannot SEQ In what respect these opium SNUG
gers older from prvateers Vessels openly built for
them In this country equipped aud armed 70 the teeth,
expressly for the purpose Of resisting by violence tho
Chinese revenue olcers who may sttemps 10 nsereep
ju,ty observed Ut the meeting Freemasons Es The
opium trade rohing else but perpetue state Of war
re carried on vrtua ~ with The consent o. the British
govsrnmeBt and III representatives.
And to what encf II were for the purpose Of intro
duoins among the Chinese articles Of Legitimate
the Introduction Of which might be useful beneficial
70 the people, should sill have right to do 10
defiance Of the fiscal regulations established BY be
depends wholly on tho viii Of nation 70 carry cu con.
merce with another not 10 carry On, 70 requisite
the manner In which snail be carried on. And there
sist upon rigid Observance rule ourselves
even'should 30, did, to exclude from
population But In The before M We syseuascaly
and insoeniy infringe the laws OF country Win which
We are ss pesce expressly for the purposs Of drosns
s least two millions OF them every year, ard What n
than This Wholesale ucton Of lBs sinks
mutudes Of them Into IN abyss Of sens ualsy and de-
basement where they transformed from men into
worse than bfutes. An opium house." sad an eye
cub the Ss We sys he
saw on his vsIt TO Of them, "Naays, Chr zee
and women, old and young In one mass, IN one common
sh.o
OF the men who are content 10 draw the wealth By
which they enriched from this foul sink Of debsuch
cry what can be saidY Or of what avail Will be say
anything II their consciences pot dead already,
one would imagine that in the midst Of Nc splendid
mansions built and garnshcd OF the profs Of this
most sccursed trade they would be nightly lnied by
visions OF the ghasy and csdaverous wretchet who by
Their .sency are constantly hurled into utter pc-drou Of
body and soul.
THE WAR COMMENCED IN ORDER TO AID THE rHrE-
RoR--TBE REPUBLICANS TO BE RErRgssBD AT
CANTON.
ITO the Editor OF the London STAR
Having arrived here some short time ago rom snaug
bae, have had occasion to see that 10 the Morning
Star and the cheap press OF Eogland from whom the
national party In China (he rebels ~ your government
papers call them) alone expect 40 ne advocacy which
hereby humbly solicited at your hands We have moi
10 forget that Sir John Bowfrg, before quitting Europe
went 70 Paris and had reveal conferences Win ,he En-
peror. Thence even then, the affair OF China de-
cided on being no, a merely English, but European
one trust therefore, that you vii receive the follow
Ing statements, even n were at present ~ nero
nv