The Portland daily press., 1868-08-22
MAssACHUsET1s.

PUBLIC RECEPTION OF CHINESE EMBASSY.
Boston, Aug. 21.-Faneuil Hall was thronged
between II and o'clock to-day, the occasion
being the public reception of the Chinese EN-
bassy. The women filled the galleries and the
men crowded the main floor Many of the
latter shook hands with Mr.. Burlingame and
members of the embassy. The hall was finely
decorated, and the music by the Germania
Band made the scene quite attractive.
THE BANQUET.
The banquet to the Chinese Embassy at the
st. James Hotel tonight by the City Govern
ment was an elegant and interesting affair.
Mayor Shurtleff presided and introduced the
speech making by complimentary reference
to the illustrious embassy and the ancient dy-
nasty which it represents.
Gov. Bullock, on the part of the State said
no duty remained for him save officially to as
sure their distinguished guests of the hearty
concurrence of the Executive in the honors
rendered by the city of Boston. In closing
the Governor said LET us respect the au-
thority of existing and ancient nations. One
is especially before us now that has heightened
and enduring annals. As the oldest civilized
community of the United States. we, of Massa-
chusetts, trace our record backward over only
two centuries and half, and that we are apt
to think furnishes ample and dignified work
of research for several historical antiquarian
and genealogical societies in examining an
Gent mounds and bringing to the light of our
day the virtues and the frailties of some eight
Or nine generations of men. How then can
we not respect people of a record of five
thousand years. You may call them rude, but
you have sought their commerce and have
scattered among all your homes the products
of their luxury, their art and their labor. You
may call them barbarians, but with their own
sense of right they can call you the same. You
may doubt their elemental principles of gov
eminent, but they have existed ages before you
were known, and more recently when you
were not sure that you could maintain and
transmit a Government. You may question
the claim of their literature to common re-
spect, but it antedates all that is known by us
of the thought and record which we call sa
cred You may ask, if you WILL why China
comes here with an American citizen for her
Ambassador, to demind high place of digni-
ty among the countries, and she answers with
the eloqnence of a long and mastery history
that she comes offering only terms OF lnterna-
tional equality as one of the peoples and gov
ernments of the world of to-day, compacted
and ribbed by the vicssitudes OF fifty centu-
ries sei-subsistlng against all efforts to assail
or invade her, but willing and anxious now to
welcome the sails of your commerce Into her
ports, the voices of your missionaries lnuo her
interior and the rights of your citizens within
her jurisdiction. In that spirit and in that
cause 1 welcome Mr.. Burlingame and his as
Sociates, and bid them God speed on their way
to other countries.
The Hon. Charles Sumner spoke at consid-
cradle length, prououncing long eulogy upon
Burlingame, in which he said: " He. Mr.. Bur
nngam6, was nOG only my peTSOudl Out
an honored associate in representing the good
people of this community, and in advancing
great cause in which he champoned with
memorable eloquence and fidelity. Such are
no common ties. Permit me to say that this
splendid welcome now offered by the munich
pal authorities of Boston, is only natural ex-
preston of the sentiments which must pre-
vail in this community. Here his labors and
triumphs began. Here in your early applause
and approving voices, he first tasted of that
xuI,io iS in cup mi
He is one of us, who, going forth into strange
country, has come back with its highest trusts
and dignities
Once the representative of little more than
third part of Boston, he is now the representa-
tive of more than third part of the human
race. The population OF the globe is estimated
at twelve hundred millions, that of China at
more than four hundred millians, and some
times even at five hundred millions. If in this
position there be much to excite wonder,
there is still more for gratitude in the unpar-
alleled opportunity which it affords. What we
all ask is opportunity. Here is opportunity
on a surprising scale to be employed, am
sure, so as 10 advance the best interests of the
human family and il they advanced no
nation can suffer. With justice and generosi-
ty as the reciprocal rule-and nothing else can
be the aim of the present mission-there can
be no limits to the unreasonable consequent
ces. For example, I am less solcitous with
regard to concessions or privileges, than
with regard to that spirit of friendship and
good ncighborhood which embraces alike the
distant and the near, and when once establish
ed, renders all else easy.
Senator Sumner then gave an interesting re-
view of the visit of Marco Polo to China in the
thirteenth century, as described by Venetian
historians, and drew comparisons between the
experience of Polo and Burlingame For con-
clusion Mr.. Sumner said: And this brings me,
Mr.. Mayor, to the treaty which you invited me
to discuss; but will not now enter upon this
topic. If you did not call me to order for
speaking TOO long, L am sure should be called
to order in another place for undertaking to
speak of a treaty which has not yet been pro-
claimed by the President. One remark l will
make and take the consequences. The treaty
does not propose TO do much; but 1t is an ex-
cellent beginning, and trust through the good
offices of our fellow-cilizen, the honored pleni
potentiary will unlock those great Chinese
gates which have been bolted and barred fol
long centuries The mission is more than the
treaty, because it will prepare the way for
further intercourse, and will help that new
order of things which is among the promises
OF the future.
REPUBLICAN MASS MEETING.
WORCESTER, Aug. 21-A large and enthusi-
astic Republican meeting was held here to-
night. Addresses Were made by Hon. Henry
Wilson, Hon. W. w. Rice and Hon. Emory
Aldrich. Mnch enthusiasm was manifested
and the campaign is fairly opened. MIR. vii.
son was received with hearty applause and
gave thorough and complete ANALYSIS of the
two parties, and showed contrasts in favor o.
the Republican party.
FATAL ACCIDENT.
WORCESTER, Aug. 21-Two women and a
boy were thrown from carriage yesterday
afternoon, while driving from Fayvilie to Ash,
land. The accident was caused by the break
ing of the harness. Katie Dyer, aged 10 years
was instantly killed. The other woman wa,
seriously injured. The boy escaped unhurt.
PENNSYLVANIA.
RAILROAD COLLISION KILLED.
PIr1sBURG, Pa, Ang. IA freight an
passenger train collided this morning on th
Allegheny Valley railroad near ths city. Bot
engines were damaged, and two freight car
were broken. The fireman of the passenge
train had leg broken. No passengers wer
injured.