Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-06-20
INTERFERING FROM CHINA.

INTERESTING FROM CHINA.
Among the distinguished arrivals Mt San
Francisco, just before the last steamer sail
ed, was 4. Wells Williams, ESQ, Secretary
of the American Legation in China, and
our best authority on that distant and
mysterious country. This Bulletin gathers
from him the following interesting infor-
nation
Mr. Williams has been for many years
in China. having gone out under the aus
pices of the American board OF Commits
sionersfor Foreign Missions. DIR. Williams
visited Picking with Mr.. Ward, where. on
tho 10th Of August. 1859, our treaty was
ratified. The Doctors account Of this visit
was the one which was republished In the
English and American papers, and set
right tho absurd oxcart story started by
by some mischievous Partisan wag.
DIR. Williams IL on his way 10 Washing
tom with ths ratified treaty In charge, aud
with u letter Of compliment from the En-
peror to the President Of the United States
In answer TO tho autograph epistle for
warled from James Buchanan to the En-.
peror of China. The letter IL brief, and
begin TO equal In nowery diction the fa-
nous ono sent by President John Tyler to
the Emperor.
Mr.. Williams represents the Chinese
Government IA vel inclined toward the
United states i.,dee1, as disposed to be ut
peace with all people
We inquired Of the Doctor about tho
prospects of further Chinese emigration TO
California.
IL seems that though In the light Of our
Christian civilization. we are treating tho
Celostials rather shabbily. IL Htil IL n great
deal bottcr treatment than they have oo-
casion 10 look for in other parts to which
they emigrate. The ChiDose are great ro-
vers; they 20 down TO Siam in great com
pnnies- 80 we learn from Mr.. Ashmore.
who has been several years IN Siam, and
Ia now. In company with the doctor, going
east. They are the bone and sinew OF that
land, being hard workers, qniet and peace
ml. They have studded all through the
Indian Archipelago, hut latterly, under
the prohibitions OF the Dutch and tho saw
| aye reception that meets them whenever
| they run against Spauiards, emigration 70
| that quarter ~ almost stopped. Bound u
| 90 aomew here, there IL no such opening
| for them rs the "Old Gold Hill" by which
| name California Is known. When compan-
| iea are formed TO como here, u IL only TO dig
| gold. and uniformly with tho Intention o.
returning again. But the parties that re
| turn seldom bring fortunes large enough
TO inhame their brethren. Those tina
| come are not. in the sense that we under
stand that word, coolies. Their labor II
| mortgaped for the amount that IL sdvanc-
cd on their outfit and passage, after which
| they are thoir own masters.
| on tho Ella and Eliza there were no
| Chinese women passongers. BY one late
| arrival, boasts Of them came. These
| wretchcd creatures are, without exception
brought over for diuroputable purposes. -
From their youth thoy have been mer'
| property. One Of the great difficulties
that tho missionaries have had In estab
fishing schools for females. was tho Tea
which parents have that thoir girls will b
kidnapped on their way TO or from school
and resorvedIfor tho bazert purposes.
Tn board tho Ella and Eliza avery larg
portion OF the omigrauts had the same sur
name, Lia--they are OF the same clan a
the famous commissioner Lin. The Soutl
Of China, particularly, IL full Of clans. DO
tween which often fierce qunrrels rage
aud with winch the Government is wis
enough TO have very little 10 do. BY vir
tue OF their connection with some power
full clan, the people are essen tally demo
cratic they rule themselves; the Govern
ment. whom II needs aid, rummoning tn
clans rather than individuals to their aid
Speaking of Chinese names, the IN whic
30 often figures on our police records soom
to no not u name, but simply particle I
indicate that the name which follows IL
that of n person. They have no word
exclusively used for the names of persons
Hence, every man bears tho name Of some
,hing-of somo object In nature or wor
of art. The heurer would not know TIM
n man was referred &c when his nam
were called, unless the Al precedes II.
The Qua which Is used to follow u
names Of persons is equivalent to our wor
EQyiye, and Is token Of respect courtes.
Most Of tho Chinese here in town nj
from the province in which Canton Is sit'
ated.
The companies Of which we see som,
thing here such us the ''Seo Yup," are
Chinese institution and partake Of u
triple nature of companies for bushes
associations and leagues-they are sui
stantially guilds through which the Co
eminent operates upon clans and district
, The flying rumor ofthe death OF Consl
Harris had been heard In Macao by u
last Of February. Mr.. Ward had heal
IL, but gave no credit whatever TO H..
DR.. Williams will not 60 East by u
!, | Sonora, but remain n week or moro
town, and perhaps 60 overland when he
J ready to proceed toward Washington.
,
The New CENsus.-Undsr the law
, Congress the taking Of the census of IS
q commenced the lat Of June. Two mont
Il "a