The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-07-09
TIE titiness.

The character Of the Chime, .s grade
below that Of the Turk in many RESPECTS.
There is little 10 hc said ia its favor, moral.
~ or otherwise; for the wlse and eyodlent
naxims Of the great ConiIsas are bal in
differently practiced upon bs his country
men
There is naturally diifercrcr II opinion,
however, upon the question, whether tho
lu,,ihes the British Government n retlac.
!ny them to the same condition the Hindoe,
have been brought TO, The NdtIoan' Era
has very poor opinion oi tue Moagoisb as
sill appear from what it says:
We know something Of the Chinese from
personal observation and experience They
are mean, treacheroas, grossly immoral. h.
religious, practically atheistic, Indifferent,
seltconccitd aud nsolent, awass indisposei
20 treat foreigners with justice or civi'i'y
All the stories told Of their bomebrcal,
kindly vir.ucs, are the sheercst inventions
There Il nothing 10 their history, their char
scter, or their present position, to give them
any claim 70 the SPECIAL sympathy Of the
civilized world,
And BY way Of enforcing this view Of
their national characteristics, the Era repro
daces the following Incident. related IA an
English paper;
\ sew days ago, ], became known Hong
Kong tha, British ensign, two noncom
nissionei officers. some soldiers, and few
seamen. who bad bcca taken prisoners BY
surprise on various occasions. were q. Yeh s
besdqunr,er7, where ,hsy were suftrr.ug
great distress. 1t vas resolved 10 open ne.
sots.ions. 10 obtsin an exchange Of prisop.
ers in their favor and foreign agent, who
hsd frmerly bad an interview With Yeh,
ardertocs. 70 manage tic seli- feb con
seuted to receive bin, md, having Listened
~ bis propositions, he replied
You ask me to exchange the English I
have 10 my possession, 70 the rcrnbcs VI six.
teen. against double 'he number Of Chiuesa
subjects, apong whom arc several Tartar
o6cer, and one Of thc commanders Q. tie
Inperiei ianks Trcfrsc I DO not wa1t
your prisoners, ahd you mas DO what you
please with them; but, Il you are deslrous
10 have the sixteen EnglisLmen and if you
have the becessnry means 20 trra. or them,
Twill e. you know ny Intentions to.mor
row
Tie foreigner wlo acted IS ageat De
tween The parties remained a. lie Chinese
camp, where he was ioleyahy ye,l trea'ed,
aud at l. O'Clock the next day be received
a vslt from Sinoo the lrst Ril ldccamp OF
Ieb, who Is said 10 b. dcy.'nlly attached
70 his master. sni wlo tod him that The
Viccroy, having taken his proposition into
eou.ilera,.on, would release the prisoners,
On coalition tina. Lr was pad Eve hundrel
piss,ers each for them. Since adicj, bypo
critically. that be ADVISED him 20 accept iLe
nond.tioas, as the Catnese soldiers, ao,gilb
s,anding az The care b. took 10 restrain
their brutality. were cspablo o! firing the
Utmost violence. The ageui ryierrd to
ilong X ong, the money vas Immediately
sut and The prisoners wrTa rc,caacd With
out injury lswT.s subsequently ssecriained
that lel bal faed the ransom at four hun
drci pissters Gr each prisoner. bat Tia,
Sinco hal Increased i, 10 order TO kCep a
portion nr himself Such j. ihc Oct, stst.ly
cove,oas clrac'er u he Chimes function.
.rirs
We may .afsiy cbalksge liz history Of
sny war to show s,orAs' c,f-4Hci than ,ha
thirty Of Ysh's coantymen cogh have
5cen restored to frefsioin. by h.s h,eraiipg
no haf that namber ot English BE; b"
ARE, nothing sor bi' sllows, ,boash way
ye, was open ~ the Liberation Of he EGG
lsh pr,ssaers. Asd FOR eye Basdrei pas
sr, e.rh. ths eivilizr' sDi magrSn;nou'
('encrd CONSENTED 70 give ~ 10 sc'iiers'
The fact "a, ~e sspp~e, ,hs, pVpala;tor
.sn iseansbessce 10 China. and Efs con ID
.rs. q little vslae. vhise the Ctin~-e a.,
~r;sla,y %; less sya,arioas thar o.bet
pAop.e 0! ,hs world.