Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-10-05

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JOHN CHINAMAN.-IHe Way he Fghts.-A
correspondent writes
have seen the arms used by the Chinese in
the fight at the storming of the ports at the
mouth of the Pei-Ho. The first sight OF them
of 950, 000,0 900 of population, when it comes in
contact with European science and arms, and
discipline, on the battle field. They remind me
of the scenes OF my boyhood, when all the lads
of my country village were armed with wooden
guns, furnished with wooden locks and Hints,
which could snap if they could not fire. They
are ignorant of the rifle, the percussion cap ano
even of the flint, once used in its place. line
gun is a MATCHBOX, and of such formidable al
mansions and weight, as to need wheels to car
ry it, instead of their own shoulders. IL IS al
most impossible to raise and level it, such Is lts
weight; and often another man kneellng before
him who loads and fires, bears the end OF tile
gun upon his shoulder, in the happy conscious
ness that if the enemy chooses to kill him
instead of the soldier at the other end OF the gum
he is innocent of any mans blood, and could
not but be. And those match locks they are
worthy of place in any antiquarian museum.
Almost would the old Knights Templar OF
Malta start up again, should these MATCHBOX
guns be placed in the gallery beside their arnor.
The match lock in cumbersomuess is fairly IN
keeping with the barrel and stock; some intla-
mable material, which is kept burning, taking
the place of a flint in q common gun, and COM
ing down like the tail of comet when the tedi.
Gus process of loading is completed. Then there
is the spear, not to be used by the hand in tight,
but slender and armed with an iron point, and
fired with rockets. Then comes the battle axe,
not heavy, and easily welded by the hand, but
useless, except in close contact, and then power
less compared with the sword and the bayonet
Their cannon are either sunk in the earth, and
permanently levelled, or else mounted on car
riages which provide for no elevation or depres-
sion of the guns, or else make it so slow and
difficult that after all the carriages are useless
In the attack on the FORTS one of the steam gun
boats came within range OF the guns, and receiV-
ed several shots. Very strangely, ard unlike
soldier and q gentleman, as John Chinaman
thought, the Englshman did not choose to re-
main in range, and presto! with puff of steam
was out of the reach of their guns, though al
most touching their nozzles.
FoRNRY's ADDREss.-In the Philadelphia Press
of Thursday appears an address Of some eight
columns of Mr.. Forney's, in vindcaton of the
principles of Popular Sovereignty, and in reply
to the assaults Of the Lecompton organs. He
intended to deliver the address at public meet
ing, but the multiplicity of his duties has rem
dered it impossible he commences by review
ing the part he took at Tarrytown, and the
causes which induced him to make the speech
which he did there.
He then alludes to the statement Of the Union,
denying the conversation he is represented to
have had with the President. He says: "Not
only did the conversation take place, but many
things that were said were omitted in the Tar
rytown speech. Among other things, the Pres
ident said, IF you, Walker and Douglas will
unite in support of my Kansas policy, the people
of Kansas will vote for it at the election on the
21st of December know that you have the
strong side of the question, and that you can
carry off the people, but appeal to you to stand
with me, because, if don't adhere to my policy,
Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi will probably
secede from the Union A few days after this
interview, friend from Southern New York
visited me Forney) at Philadelphia, saying that
the President had desired him to assure me that
the President intended to make his Kansas poll
cy test upon the party, and that no man would
be tolerated by the Administration who did not
approve and support it,"
Regarding the Unions assertion that his Cor
ney's) statement of the cabinet meeting is false,
Mr.. Forney says that the report of the converse
ton between Walker and the cabinet was COM
municated and described by COL Simeon M
johnson, one of the editors of the Union. Mr..
Forney then alludes to the attacks of the New
York Herald upon him, applying terms to the
editor of that paper far from complimentary
He next quoted from several articles that had
appeared in the Herald during the Presidential
campaign, saying that Mr.. Buchanan once said
to him with much excitement, "Why am / so
traduced and pursued by this Infamous knave
Have no friends who will visit New York and
punish him as he deserves2 His ears should be
taken off in the public Streets" Subsequent to
the election when he (Forney) had published a
caustc article about Mr.. Bennett, Mr.. Buch-
anan regretted the publication, saying 81 desire
that Mr. Bennett shall support my administra-
ton" Mr.. Forney then reviews the political
condition of the Union, claiming that all the
Democratic victories at the North have been
anti Leconpton, and concludes by predicting the
complete overthrow of the Presidents rule in
the coming election in Pennsylvania.
Elk GOVERNOR FooTE, of Mississippi, lately
addressed an asssemblage of his old constituents
at Prentiss, taking ground against the Kansas
policy of the Administration. In regard to the
Charleston Convention, the General thinks there
are serious troubles brewing. He believes that
it will be impossible for the Democratic party
to agree upon either platform or a candidate
in that Convention, inasmuch as it will be in
sisted upon by the friends of Judge Douglas
and the advocates of his policy in that Con
vention, that resolution plainly and emphat-
ically assertive of the great principle for which