New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-12

district not before disturbed, and all classes ars
forcibly compelled to coutrbute their mite and are
glad to escape with their lives.
Such state of things is unnatural IN any country,
and invariably comes to an end IL has eliminated
even here. This lie not fighting people. They
prefer talk and trade 10 the kDife and idleness La
Dor and It's necessity il the frst Lesson taught TO the
Chinese In infancy and the conviction is produced
ttst this s the way to propitiste the Evil Spirit
the only inyislbility that the Chinese dread. Ac.
cordiDg to their religious instruction. they have
nothing to fear from the Good Spirit. But the Evh
Spirit is in the wind, the water the cloud the rain
drop, and in darkness aud light ard must be propi.
tsted. As by the law of the land property descends
TO The eldest child, the male taking precedeoce Of the
femae-and device by legacy il not tolerated. large
estates accumulate, aud want and poverty abound.
large major Of the people are 10 the latter cato
CORY, and their constant effort Is TO get the chow
chow OF to-day. If successful in rising above the
general mass, their every effort j. to add 10 what
ever Is thus gained even TO the end Of their lives.
The Increase OF property gives them no am
bilious aspirations for political power. The
Chinsmsn Is content with bring able to wear
more and richer sllks and satns wing at his elbow
more and richer chowchow and charging his house,
hold. isdeed. they arc SLOW to be ostentatious.
| though rs vain a. the peacock, lest the Maudsrn
OF their district should politely notice their improved
condition, and some day without invitation request
the favor of cumshaw, or trifng loan Of q few
thousand taels, Of course never 70 be repaid. .a
1t is this propensity 10 labor and trade which un-
deries and snstaiDs tue commerce OF This bg and
populous Empire II was gigantic before the rebel
lion. II is large even low. The last censns was
taken sone ten years ago, and the official reco at
Pekin foot up over 400 900 OF souls. And why
this record ia not trustworthy, II difficult TO learn
It is worthy OF belief For 1t Is complied from the rec
turns OF the Tepaou in each census district, who
personally responsible for the and-tax In his d'stnct
ana which is assessed per capita upon the occuIor Of
the lstd who is liable to he dispossesced IN case OF
nor. psyuent. With sucn yast population to work.
feed and clothe, and blessed with fertile lands,
rewardnQ the tIler Of the soil with two and three
crops eyery twelve months, 10 wonder that the peo-
ple OF the nations OF the West and the Ises Of the
SEES are constantly seeking this far Cd country, and
never fail 10 find remuneratibg market.
The opening OF the fsng.ise River to foreign
trade last year has given fresh start 10 the business
of this psrt. Steam vessels, built in the United
5, stes and England, brought out In merchant yes-
sells aud here put together, now ply between TINS
port aid Hankow. The latter has population o.
ZOO 0OU and is nearly 1000 miles from Its
trade il immense At Shanyhae, the merchandise,
both inward aud outward, changes conveyance, ans
tie Cust0m-HOuse duties are there paid. The mum.
Der Of arrivals OF ships duriog tue past year reacnc4
500, and one.i0urth were American. This river v
the mississippi OF China and drains as fertile Land
rs the sun shines upon. Its banks are uneo
with large towns and clues, and the whole country
back illled with people who luduslrlously iii Tie
soil. They labor constantly--OIOken only Il long
Intervals by some national holiday, in all fifteen for
every twelve moons. Their bills Of mortality are
small when contrasted with the large number living.
and there Is large return in the aggregate for their
labor. Economical III expenditure aud always pro-
dacing there is az all times hand 3 surplus for
trade and right glad they 10 avail themselves Of
u customer. Ii 4 Lhlnanan Is overreached under .
clear shy and On fair field, not mu,mur 70 heard
but oil 70 his joss he chin-chins Tor luckier trade
the next time
Yu-mn tells me that the gig is ready at the jessy
to take ne Oft 70 the good ship Cadiz, and 10 mus
close this. w. L. q. s.