The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-08-25
FO R EIGN .
THE CHINESE REBELLION.

CITY, moreover. of considerable literary, as well a,
t commercial repute) contains many European mer
r chants and = considerable nunhar of ATno,icar
and ENGLISH missionaries Frnr, tboso ,,o hill No
badly receive somewhat d;ttarnnt rrosr ,i iir %,
according to the different views tbnv NAV. bn I;
posed to take. Int between them donbtIoss tbaro
. will be much valuable information G,rwordod En-
this country in the shane of facts from, which wa
/ NAV draw our conclusions
! 1t has been assumed bnt without onn,rort ,roof
that Tai-pinr formorly HIM. s;,, tsron +La I,oI
of the rebellion was inst ono Of tboS b AZ tI
were reported in 1880 rs Intestine tbo ,,rn,;nc S
Kwang-si and that emerging thence rs = rnbber
chief, and meeting with some successes he ms do
pretensions TO the throne of Cbina N;otin lie
cal and RELIGIONS zeal 40 nroto,t f III rV'i
large scale # has been asscrtn ' Oh d
Protestant missionaries have hnlirvni thot M.
could trace a germ of Christianitv in tbo rob:I
proclamations and that Mr. Meadows who is now
consul at Ning-po, has been almost tbn onIy MAN
that has attributed motives of natriotis,n 70 Ia
ping.
| What Tai-pinr il now we shall M dcuh+ Ioorn
within a short fine. but we knon- fro,' roIiahIn
sources enougb of tbe commencement or L;s ca~car
TO regard the present movement az ,or,- di6;ront
from the usual outbreaks of Chinese rebeIIinn and
fraurht with very different results tn GonoraIi-
| received facts are rs follows. About t,vnnty-nnye
wears AGO IIupcsiutsucn was nromiSirSr and o-
bilious student teaching A school in his native vii
| lage in the province of Kwano-tuno Tho evcita-
ment attending an examination for literary honors
at Canton and the bttnr dsonnoint,pon+ al ,,ror;ro
unsuccessful. threw him info y fiji Of iIInoSi ybi5
IN int al l.
| believed il was terminatin,r in 6Sotb The INV,
| iouslv watched him during the six weeks that ho
| believed himself employed in cyterminatino evil
| spirits and ran about his room fighting. SINGING
and cxhortinp by turns fill exhausted witb he az
forts, he Law down TO sleen. only to rise and ro
! through the same exercise AGAIN With tbc return
of health he became GRADUALLY CHANGED hotb in
character and appearance, acquiring LARGE stat
urc great bodily STRENGTH firm naco ond Siorc;rr,
gaze He resumed and for several vears cdntin,n5
| his Iabors as n teacher Int to his moro intin,ata
friends BETRAYED that the visions of bis ;IInos Of
which he had snokan frncI, o hi. ft rlamen3 "
! had made a dden immersion nnon HE ,oind o. o.
| though some other and STRANGE dostinr aryoited
! him N
In the wear lS43, he and his cousin Ii were led 70
| examna some hooks in tho Cbinosa Io,,rroo,o 49,;
| books according to DR. Morrison's account yraro
written by one of DR.. Miller's converts and were
| revised by Dr. Morrison himself before heinz mint
! ed at Nalacca They contain n GOOD mani antiro
chanters of the RbIe essavs from sincn tny+S and
sundry Scrintural msceIIanea In tbnsc yoIun,es Sin
believed he found thc key to tho visions b had had
| six vears haforn and III 81 bo cone 20 +bo oonI,
! sion that he was ivinnlv annontnd 70 dastroy +bo
idoatrv of his native country and restore If r. tho
| worsbin of tho trra Cod ~ ~ "
! He and his cousin hantsod tbonsoIros oooord;ro.
70 ri dortai; pf a. &C. 49, Ols
fortbv,itI, to sroat I 1tJ I n'. ~" s t't
visions and tbp boo reiod f VI I i.,9
some tbomgbt his fre ,ld boT ti ' bt
! - - cii ne "a. ~ n"U lc'S'i Heu, pAS
! - -! W :,J ms iiiluch'e an" iecel'cu
't niS "S' ears ne SPENT some
..t"ns Soo1 III HM"nS Jung sometimes
l'lne!"ling as Neheer o INK anu pencils IN the
province OF hWahg-Sl, Where several thousands re
celVed ms doctrine ana formed themselves int" con
sFEs"tlols HuhipeIinR from lOo 10 ooV INDIVIDUALS.
-, however lar thls uoctrlne might be from pure
christianity IL embraced the nam points OF re-
nounclng ldolatry and Keeping the Ten Command
mehts any Niolauon OF Which was severely punished
LlleSe ne" GiSclP!eS were presently favored with
! those marNels Whlch usually attend the commence
| ment OF great rcllglous movements they had
VISIONS Gcstatlc raptures and miracles OF healing
iahilS THESE thih?s IN connection with the singular
reformation OF Their lives and the remarkable char
ac'er OF thelf chiei' physically, mentally and moral
! ~, 1t Is not surprising that the congregations
! OF the GOd-wOrshppers increased marvel
lousy; that when pestilential disease broke
/ out numbers Joined from the idea that they
! would thus escape contagiOn, and that when quar-
relS arose between two sets ofinhabants those who
were defeated sought refuge with the God-worship-
pers. But presently not only distressed villagers,
but bands of robbers dispersed by the imperial sol
diers, sought this alliance, gladly submitting to
their discipline for the sake of personal safety In
tins TACT Stu saw an indication of the design of Hea
ven 10 raise valiant band Tor the dellverance of
CHINA from ldolatry and the ManchOO dynasty. He
dld not hesitate to receive them and this as he had
! ioreSceh' leu 10 c"Slon with the mandarin sol
| dlers. stu was blockaded IN spot surrounded bv
high mountains, and having only narrow pass kept
| by soldiers. A number of his followers assembled,
! 0yercame the soldiers, and delivered their chief.
! Thus was the Rublcon passed.
ouch were the antGcedents OF the now rebel chief,
as reported IN Ioo- by one OF ms relatives VINO,
having peeh captured, escaped again. ana hhdng 1t
impossible to rejoin his companions fled to Hong
hong. mere Is no reason to doubt the general We
racity OF ms statement as received by Mr.: Ham
burg, especially as ne had no means OF learning the
result even OF the hrst COLLISION with the imperial
lorGes' Inc Sunseq"eht career OF H,H Is more gen
erally known known luan tne ustallS OIL Mr.. hamburg
| Joined bv many members of those poI;tir,i so
cletleS Wnich hau peeh organizing lor some
years lor tllc oNcrtnto" 0l the Mahcn@o dynaS-
y; now, when the city OF uhg-ngah lell Ihto the
h.lus vi tlie sul seilS tiley UNANIMOUSLY declared
n W mex uyna s usr ene name ol
iS, ot N my vi U '!,I e'ce, nov nc
MS @ no III H'N was
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