The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-02-05
China,

The December number OF BtdckTOOd'S Nag
a.ine contains a history of the several embas-
sies that have been sent to Great Britain by
China In the course of that article, the
writer lets fall certain expressions, from
which we are enabled, we think, to read the
future of the celestial empire with toleraofe
degree of accuracy. He comments with great
and just severity upon the barbarous murders
perpetrated by the Tartars upon the helpless
captives who fell into their hands during the
late war lie recalls the repeated violations
of treaty obligatures of which the Tartar Gov
eminent has been guilty, and he hints the
policy of taking tho part of the rebels, who are
the nave Chinese, expelling the Tartar dynas-
~, and of replacing it by one which shall be
genuine Chinese.
In the few paragraphs which the writer in
question devotes TO this part of his subject he
foreshadows for China a fate identical with
that of the mighty Empire of Awrungzebe.
When the restless ambition of DuPLEIX induced
him, one hundred and twenty years ago, to
found an European Government upon the
ruins Of that Empire, he began precisely in
the manner proposed by this writer. He saw
that the forces of the Indian chiefs were little
more than a rude and barbarous mob. He
knew that the largest army of Orientals could
not stand the shock of even small body OF
well trained Europeans for n moment. Yet
he discovered that they We're naturally brave,
and that they might be formed into excellent
soldiers He saw, moreover, that the easies t
way to obtain the supremacy was TO set up a
native Prince-to act as his protector-to nal Ike
him q puppet-and to obtain his order for
every act of violence and nsurpation. This
is precisely the course now recommended
to the English Government. The Chinese
are to be instructed in military tactics
their chief is to be raised to the throne
rendered vacant by the expulsion of the Tartar
| DYNASTY, whose rule is said TO be abhorred by
every native born Chinese--he is TO be ac'
| knowledged by the English-all treaties are
| to be made with him-and the English are tt
be his protectors. 1t is not difficult to foreset
| how all this will end The English will use
| the new Chinese Emperor rs they used the
| Great Mogul, 10 justify their acts, and to stant
between them and the native population. a
| first they will act only III his name Gradu
| ally, they will remove piece after piece of tn
mask Finally, they will lay aside all dis
| cuise, and no longer content with being tn
real, they will become the ayowed rulers o
| the country.
VIII this be the better for China? We &c
knowle we entertain very strong doubts
We are accustomed to regard as pride, in bar
barous and savage nations, that reserve com
mon to them all. The American Indian can
not be induced to express his admiration O
anything. BLACK HAWK and his follower
behaved, on board the Della ware, mounting a.
hundred guns, manned by a crew OF a thousan
men, and all ready for long cruise, as thong
they Were on board an Indian canoe. The
expressed astonish ment at nothing-not eve
ut the firing of a broadside. Was this pride
or was il a feeling of a very opposite character
A man who came with body OF wild Indian
to this city and delivered lecture, many year
ago, touched upon this very subject. He ha
lived the greater part of his life among the 50
wages He said this stoical indifference was tn
effect of shame. The savage was we'll aware {
the white mans superiority, and afraid of eS
posing his ignorance before him. lie could NJ
bring himself TO admit his interiority, by nc
knowledging that he had not seen the like be
fore. Such, we presume, is the feeling OF til
Chinese. They cannot but know the immens
superiority of the European nations. The
are ashamed to own their own inferiority.-
Hence their lofty assumptions, and iealou
exclusion of strangers. They know that
they once obtain a foothold they may bi
atiieu to their independence. They cannot br
be familiar with the history of Hindostan.
This exclusiyeness has been shaken to til
fountiatio by the recent successes OF the Allies
The question again recurs, will it be the bette
for the Chinese 1t is certain that the wor
| Government the English ever had in Ind
was better than the best Government OF the
native Princes. Yet all remember II
bloody revolt in favor of the ancient system
four years ago. Our own opinion is, that Il
Government which best suits the people
the best Government they can have let it
as bad as it may in theory. Although, Their
fore, the English may increase the comfort
every individual in the Empire-althous
they may spread perfect web of RAILROAD
over the eountry-although they may hrid,
. the yellow Sea with steamships--we doul
whether the people will be 50 we'll contented
they are under the Tartar Dynasty.