New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-08-04

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few generations IN which to shed the tagan snI,
and sap the Pagan blood, and so perfect the mV M
For he il known one Jesuit missionary is equal 70
an army of any other denOmlnauon Nuolo snO.o -
actual work to be done, and SOHO, unSehVilon.n
wisdom to be exercised. however, 10 pursue
nv narrative some priests of the Dominican
order arrived and very shortly, began "
make trouble Ihey Gega tbe system Of persuasion of
fhe Jesnits aud adopted that of driving; they med
died in politics, they became arrogant ana dlcttora
they fomented discOrds eYerywhere-ln WORD, they
utterly DESTROYED Chinese confidence in foreigners,
and raised up Chinese hatred and distrust against
them For these things they were driven out OF the
country. When strangers came after that, l ne
Chinese, with that calm wisdom which comes Only
through bitter experience, Gagged theIp OF hangou
them. spoke, while ago, OF d0nlneeIlhg' moU
toring class of foreigners in China who are ai"sgs
interfering with the Governments business anu nus ,
keeping alive the dstTust and dislike eng @ ~
their Kindred spirits the DOminicans' an age ago
They clog progress Article of the treaty rs IN
tended TO discOuntenance all ofhei0us lnlermeoohg
with the Governments business by Americans ana
90 ,ao,e SION fnward the restoration of that Chinese
confidence in strangers which was anlihiated 80
long ago.. !. co.,.. .ho,, h., ,to r;oh+
70 appoint consNs ports OF the United States who
shall enjoy the same privileges ana immunes as those
which enjoyed by public law and treaty N the United
States by the Consuls OF Great Britain and Russia or
And soon-perhaps within year or two-there
will doubtless be Chinese Envoy located perma-
nently at Washington. The Consuls referred 70
above will be appointed with all eOnvenlent dlS-
patch They will be Americans but Will in all cases
be men who capable of feeling pity for persecuted
Cinnamon and will call to q strict account al who
wrong them. 1t affords infinite satisfaction TO
call particular attention 10 this Consul clause ana
think Of the howl that will 90 up nom the COOKS
the railroad graders, and the cObbe-stone arJsis OF
California when they read it. They can never Deat
and bang aud set the dogs on the Cinnamon any
more. These pastimes are lost to them forever III
San Francisco a large part OF the most interesting
local III the daily papers eolslss OF go
compliments TO the able and eihcent OIneer ms rs
and That for aITesting Alb Foo, or Chlng wang OF
Song mi for stealing a chicken but when some
white brute breaks an un0hendlng ChlhahMl ;
head with brick the paper do9s noE ON
reason that the officer does not make the arrest tho
shedding of Chinese blood only makes nm laugh )
he considers il fun of the most entertaining deScrp
tion have seen dogs almost tear helpless China
men TO pieces in broad daylight IN san Francisco
and have seen hod-eaIlleIS WIZ 70. nTlp + " have
seen troops of boys assault Chlnaman WIN stones
when he was walking quietly along aD9ut ms DuSi
ness and send him bruised and bleeding home
have seen Cinnamon abused and maltreated III ali
the mean, cOwardly ways possible to the Invention
of degraded nature but never saw policeman
Interfere i'm the matter and never saw Chinaman
righted in court of justice Tor wrongs thus zone
him The California laws do not allow Cinnamon
TO testify againt white men. California is one OF the
most liberal and progressive States in the UnlOn ana
the best and the worthiest OF her citizens VIII be
e.binamen are over, in California 1t viii be OBJ
served by Article that the Chinese consuls will be
placed upon the same footing as those from RUSSIA
end Great Britain. and that no mention rs made OF
France. The authorities got into trouble WIN
French consul in San Francisco once, and in order
TO paeify Napoleon the United States enlarged the
privileges of French cOnsuls beyond those enjoyed
by the consuls of all other countries.
ART A. The twenty-nnth article of the treaty OF the
18Th of june 1885, having stipulated for the exemption OF
Christian citizens OF the United States and Chnese con
verts from persecution China account of their faith
ftifurther agreedatat citizens OF the United states IN
China OF every religious persuasion ana Cllnese SUBJECTS
In the United states shall enjoy entire liberty OF con-
scenee and shall be exempt from all disability perse
cuOn account Of their religious faith or worship
either country Cemeteries for sepuure OF the dead OF
whatever nativity nationality shall he helo III respec
SnS eS a fpeSty proected Chrstan citizens of the
United States from persecution. Inc new one Il
broader It protects our citizens OF every religious
pefsuasiOn'-Jews, MOrm0ns, and all. Ii also pro
tocts Cinnamon in this country In the WORSHIP o.
their own gods after their own fashions and ais(
relieves them of all disabilities suffered by then
heretofore ON account of their religion. This proec
ton of Christians in China is hardly necessary now
a-dsys, for the Cinnamon nave about FALLEN oaok to
their ancient ample spirit of liberation again as re-
CARDS religion. Anybody can preach IN emma who
chooses to do it. He will not be disturbed. me
was brought about by the Dominicans, seldom ex-
tended to the manning or killing of conyerts anyhow
n cross If he refused he was proven Christian,
and so was Stunned and disgTaced. This diminished
the list OF Chinese Christians very mnch' Dut
did not root out that, rehgon bY any
lncans Religious books have been written,
am translatiOns made, by Chinese Christians, and
thee are rs many as million converts IN Cmna at
the pTgscut time. There are many families VINO
have hrrited their Christianity by direct descent
stouuh six generations Ia fact, it is believed that
Christianity existed in China 100 years ago. For
many years the missionaries heard vaguely from
time 10 time of monument of the seventh century
which was reported TO be still standing over the
lye of some forgotten Christian far out in the IN
feliOr of China Two of these missionaries, the
Revs Aessrs. Lees and Williams, travelled west 200
miles and found it, This brings me back to the fact,
before stated that the religious liberation and pro-
tectien guaranteed by Article 4. are needed more
by Cinnamon here than by Americans in China.
Those two missionaries travelled away out into the
heart Of China, preaching the Gospel OF Chrst every
day always being listened to attentiyely by large
n and olNyar ElnIlV
treated Moreover, these missionaries sold-mlnd
Won sold for cash, to these assembages-2lOOO cop
les of religious books thus wisely and pleasantly
combining salvation with business. II Chinese
missionary were to come disseminating ms eternal
truths among US, we would laugh at MN hIst
and lombard him with cabbages afteTward We
wonld do this because we are civilized and enlight-
ened. We would make him understand that he
couldn't peddle his eternal truths IN this market.
China is one of the few countries where perfect reg
ious freedom prevails 1t one Of the few countries
where no disabilities are inflicted on man Tor his
religions sake, in the matter OF holding office and
formerly Vice President of the Board of Public
Works, an exceedingly high position, and the present
EicerOy of two important provinces Is MonaInme-
dan There are a great many MOhammedans IN
China The last clause of article not absolutely
necessary perhaps. STILL it was well enough to have
it in When the lower classes in California learn
that they are forever declared from mutilatng living
Cinnamon their first impulse will naturally be to
stake it ont of the dead ones. But disappointment
shall be their portion. A Chlnamans tan is pro-
tected by law in California; for if he lost his queue
he would be dishonOred Chinaman forever,
and would be forever an exile lie could
not think Of returning 10 his native
land to offer to his countrymen the absurd spectacle
of man without tail 10 his head. The Chinese re-
gara tie'r 1g g 1t MI. ren Jeii y; m III id orc
shipped home to China for permanent burial. Even
the contracts which consign the wretched Coolies to
rlaveTy at S month salary and two suits Of clothes
year. stipulate that if he dies IN Cuba, the Sand
witch Islands, or any other foreign land, his body
must be sent home, There are vast vaults IN san