, 1860-01-20

the modern European and American use Of
risiting c0rdS, but instead of a mere card
the Chinese visitor leaves q little book of
abont twelve pages, in which nothing Is
written but his name, with various epithets
Of submissiveness and reverence towards the
person at whose house it is left.
1t is among the higher literati, the great
officers, civil and military, who must have
profoundly studied the works of Confucius
that the h0ppicst effect of his philosophy
is anywhere TO be found. They distinguish
themselves alike by their politeness and
their virtue. That their poiteneSs gives
place entirely to selfshness and insolcnce,
is abundantly proved by their conduct to
ambassadors who in late times have been
dispatched to the court of Pekin; nor is
this any novelty When the emperor
Shang-rec, in 1921, put ali end to the dis
putes between the Jesuits and the Domini-
cans by banishing them both, the following
was the treatment experienced by the pope's
egale, Monsignore Mezzabarba: "The
Ta-Gin, or great mandarin e-Ping-Shung,
entering the apartment like madman aud
seizing the legate by the collar, cried out
before the whole company that he was
perGdious wretch and traitor, on whose
account he, the mandarin, was likely to
loose his own head, bat that he would be
reVeDged beforehand by numbering the leg
ate. During this disgracefu scene, the de-
rhestics of the Ta-Gin improved upon the
violence of their master by boxing the ears
Of the legate'S principal attendant, pulling
him by the beard, and treating him with
hundred ether indigniticS. Monsignore
Mezzaharba, Ovcrcame with-fear and ter.
ror, was in state of agitation which would
have excited the pity of any body but
Chinese, African, Indian or Sonth-Pacifc
Ocean Islander; but this only served to ex.
cite the mockery of the mandarin, who icer-
ingly told. him that he looked quite pale
with anger against Ills imperial majesty
Nor had the lesate any other mode of re-
pelliag this inhumiu reproach than by de-
scending, as our own Uuited States m;His
ter has beel compelled to do to the most
humble protestationS and the most humili-
a'ing excuses" A year or so ago, they
pressed French missionary alike under
press similar to those used in baling cotton
or tobacco, and then hung him, hattened
ont, Up in a tree for the boys to chack with
soHes When the emperor travels out in
thc\citirS oil doors are closed, and if met
on the country road they must bow down
to the earth with their face hiddin for fear
they may see SO great parsonage as the
emperor. They break with impunity all
honorable treaty stipulaions at will, after
solemn compact, not only with Elglan |,
France, the United States, but other en-
lightened nations, which will be the cause
Of another China war. These people are
beyond the pale Of redemption in the cause
by the purcr races Of man. Such is their
politeness As TO virtue, public or private,
we look in vain among the accounts for any
proof Of it in n mandarin San francisco
alone, on one Of her streets (Jacksou), will
illustrate and prove at the present time
disbelief in what is here stated, if they will
only 20 there and see for themselves what
degradat ation, thieving, murder and unknown
crimes can possess these animals Greater
meanness, corruption or injustice cannot
well be imagined to exist in any class of
men than these vaunted sages exhibit in
their uniform conduct Do you want them
Nor will this be thought surprising, when
we learn that the highest dignities of the
empire are often conferred on persons who
have undergone public whipping at n post
and the barbarious mutilation before mem
toned 1t is true that the Mandhew Tar
tars, who founded the present dynasty, ef-
fected some reform in this respect. They
reduced the number of these unhappy per
sons in the palace from twelve thousand to
about six thousand, and removed them in
general from the chief posts in each depart
ment Of public business; but it is much to
be feared that the growing habits Of sensu-
ality and corruption at the imperial court
have since brought back things very near.
y TO their former situation. Such mon
strous devialions from the wise laws by
which the great author of/nature has willed
that mankind should be governed, can neV-
er take place without drawing after them
consequences equally fatal to the happiness
of men and the true greatness of nations
by admitting them 10 an equality among
the enlightened race. MCCASEY.
Mn. EDIroR = Having noticed in the