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women in the social life of the Chinese must
be considered. The Chinese, in every station
of life. buy their wives, even should the rank
of the woman's family be superior to that OF the
mans. The principle of women being saleable
article NAV be said, therefore, to pervade all
classes of society in China, and of course the
lower the grade, the more frequent its occur
rence and the more Objectionable does the
orsten become In no case, however, are
uomen EXPOSED for sale in bazaars; that would
he as much in violation of Chinese ideas OF
nropriety as it would be of ours. Ere we
sneer in pity or derision at this phase IN Cnl-
nese life. we should bear in mind that such a
scene as a drunken man beating his wife Is
never witnessed in China. Their custom re-
oarding the sale of women is attributable to
to two peeuliarities one, their trading utilita,
rian propensities the other, their patriarchal
habits, involving great humanity to their do
mestics. Thus the system has been made 10
conform to the 'usages of Chinese society,
which, being guided and restrained by we'll
defined ideas Of propriety and decorum, the re-
pulsiyeness which shocks Western notions al
first sight loses its deformity, little charity
and reflection causing it to become reconclla
ble 1t must therefore appear extremely pam
that if the decorum and proprlety required Dy
| Chinese Rotions be withdrawn from this ira
| ding in women, the most hideous features O
the slave trade must inevitably become devei
oped. If the Chinese are to have European
| slavedealers let loose amongst them, the Gu
pidity of the poorer classes will be tampereS
with until they make a habit of parting witt
their offspring and although such consum
nation might eventuate in the decrease OF IN
fanticide. still it would tend to demoralize am
degrade the lower orders much below the'
present level, which, God knows, Is sufhels,
low to satisfy the most fastidious. But -
would not stop here; for it would gINfa he
kidnapping and child-stealing, and =; - -"
ually creep up and undermine tn allu &C. &C.
of society. For although, as +as nor t o1a
fore, the Chinese do not nfan a. hUa 90 ~
sale, as is done in the b;ne i 90 Onoot :;
drank and kick them ootmali l. ho ~,
England, still, woRStooS mnt for 10 Mineral pn%
ape ian an thot 6an, let the sadly distracted
eo' ana '''a 4, |SSfy be considered for mo-
! purposes ~ and marauders almost every
state oan 4anchoo against the sons of Han,
. ment against the Haka, and faction fights,
. wynB6ongst the Punt, of perpetual recur-
f Lve/ Why, if foreigners can pursue this
! pic Of buying girls, they certainly can buy
Bys just as easily; and the end of it will be,
hat the Dahomey tactics will prevail, and one
action make forays up another faction, sim
'ly for the human booty which must result for
ale to the Fanqui.'
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commune with the spirit of his age Ii he be
wise enough, and enlightened enough, ana
thouphtful enough, to comprehend the inteln-
,-once among which he lives, and to shape his
oc,s In harmony with its tendencies, then tins
is precisely the policy which ne would pursue;
II has a high and chivalrous character, anu
has at the same time all the advantages OF the
most humble expediency. 1t would astonish
all men into applause; it would give TO MS
name the renown of a great historic revival
and il would, at the same time, considerably In
crease the influence of France in the south o.
Europe. and aid her commercial interests OF
the GREAT inland sea. AS to Russia, her inter
ests are quite evident, and are at this momen
all ON the side of peace. Whatever may d.
her Interior objects, her present duty Is to de
velop her own internal strength. She know
that she has wastes and wildernesses TO VII
within her own frontier, before she can hope U
repeat with success her efforts at distant cY
Quest Public decency is another guaTce.
upon which we would place some cong will
| In this nineteenth century, even Emm decla-
be held to their public promises. Sother SOW
rations made voluntarily to thejwords, utter
ereigns cannot be treated asSn without hest
ed without meaning, and 30 search the poll
tation. 1t is more pleasokens of rational
cy of powerful nationsctlon, than to point ont
and generous courSon meaner motives would
how policy basfllions of armed men into
he certain to <oosen all the foundations of
4 conflict. an,56ghout Europe. If Russia and
civil ordeestly mean what they have so dis
Francad, this Italian war will soon be at an
tinct
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From the Hong Kong Daliy Press
THE CHINESE COOLIE TRADE

We learn nom Whampoa, that the kidnap-
ping which had been carried on there for some
time. to supply the savers loading at that an
chorage for Cuba and elsewhere, has at length
reached such pitch as 10 arouse the public
indignation on the part of the Chinese. Two
Of the kidnappers we're seized and tried by
Lynch law. They Were suspended by their
tails, and a joss stick left burning close to them.
With this the hy-standers and passersby nhict-
ed scar causing, of course, exquisite torture.
The miserable wretcEe5 were nearly dead on
Sunday. Our advices were very meagre on the
subject, and by no means Ineligible. As We
understand 1t, the Chinese authorities have
caused measures to be taken to prevent the
victims from being forced away against their
will. We will make ourselves acquainted with
these arrangements, and duly communicate
them. The prevention of kidnapping will be
effected, no doubt, if the arrangements he car
RED out IN their integrity but as no security
Is required for the performance of the contract
on behalf OF the Coolie, the stain of Slavery re-
mains. This, too, is aggravated by a swindle.
IN the shape OF some waste paper ingeniously
ornamented with seals and autographs. besides
printed characters, Chinese and English"
We do not think the expectation of Chinese
females has taken place to any extent, not
outstanding the statement of the editor to the
contrary. No proofs of their arrival exist in
any OF the Parliamentary Papers published NJ
to this time; and though some few women NAV
have been conveyed away it is notoriousy
against Chinese social customs for them to
leave their country" in considerable mum
bers.
= 1t is a fact not generally known, that Chi
nese females have been exported from China
| to Havana in considerable numbers, durinp
the last twelve or eighteen months. We heard
OF one small barque, of about $50 tons, being
| dispatched from Swallow to Cuba last year. with
| upwards of 300 China girls We kept SHARP
lookout upon her, to see what would be said
about their arrival at Havana but such pro
| found secresy has been observed, that we we're
battied We casually learned that the baroue
had put INTO the Cape of Good Hope in dis
tress; that both the chief and second mates
had drowned themselves; that most of the
crew had gone demented; and that q large
| proportion OF deaths had occurred Even TIC
Cape papers appear to have been silenced on
the subject; and how the voyage terminated
We have never been able to ascertain. Tbe;,
| arrival was never reported in Cuba: so thai
| they must have been landed clandestinelv or
| the coast, if they ever arrived at all; thus fin
ishing as bona tide shaving adventure as evel
| hoated on the Spanish main. We need hardl,
| inform our readers hat Chinese girls form il
China just as much an article of sale and pur
chase as any four-footed animal, with hoofs o
without The subject is difficult one to rec
oncile to European notions. The position o
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THE PRESIDENTS ORGAN UPON Mr..
DOUGLASS LETTER.
From The Constitution


IT, therefore, Judge Douglas means that tho
Democratic party will retrace its steps on this
subject Tor the purpose of meeting his peculiar
news, his expectation will undoubtedly br dis
appointed.
III The CLOSING paragraph of his letter. he
states thar, It 1t shall become the policy of the
party 10 lnterpoate into the creed of the marty
such new issues as The revival of the African
slave trade, or 4 Congressional slave code for
the Territories, or the doctrine that the Const;
tuition Of the United States either establishes or
prohibits Slavery in the Territories, beyond the
power OF the people legally to control il as
other property-it Is due to candor TO say thai.
IN such an event, he could not accent the nom
ination, if rendered to hin.s
We regret that he has thouobt il neoossor,.
10 introduce the subject in the form of a def.
ance TO the Convention. 1t would have been
more becoming to have trusted the Convention
on these aud other topics. The assertion that
should the Convention declare that the Con-
stitutiOn of the United States either establishes
or prohibits Slavery in the Territories bevond
the power of the people legally to control Il ao
other property, he would refuse In narro;t h.;
name TO be used, amounts to NOTHING moro
than an ambiguous announcement of tho doo-
trine which he is understood to have maintain
cd in Congress and IN Illinois, namely tba,
the hrst inhabitants OF Territory have n ripht
by unfriendly legislation . to destroy the
rights of the citizens of the slaveholdinr States
as guaranteed to them BY the Federal Consti,
tuition. We have observed that this doctrine
Is opposed to the decisions of the Supreme
Court and the doctrine of the Democratic par
ty, which Is that that question can only be de
termined when the incipient State forms its
Constitution, and seeks admission into tn,
Union.
These are Our views with regard to the con
tents of this remarkable letter-remarkable no,
only for the opinions it enunciates, but for the
peculiar manner in which it was communicated
10 the public. 1t purports to have been writ
ten to a gentleman in distant State. but it was
actually written, not for the benefit of Mr.. ]. B.
Dorr, but for the purpose of being laid before
the American people in all the newspapers. Ii
bears date the 22d of June, and on the Esd i,
appears in the leading opposition paper of this
city, and in q number of other distant papers
10 which it was communicated by telegraph
1t was manifestly intended as public declara
ton of Mr.. Douglass position.
We intend tQSee------s~. 'he decision of the
ChArlestop . an abiding
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faith that all true Democrats will do likewise.
Bnt we cannot find any single word IN Mr.
Douglass letter which indicates similar Pur
pose on his part Indeed, we cannot see nov now
support any other tbt Se cOu u
himself accept the nomination.