The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-05-02

sADoR, in San Francisco, on Tuesday night
was public recognition of the importance
of unrestricted intercourse with the wealth
intelligence and vast population OF the
Flowery Kingdom. 1t was a strange spec
tacle. On one side were the Ambassadors
of people whose civilization dates thou
sand years before the birth Of Christ, per-
haps wearing now the like dress their ances-
tors wore then on the other hand were the
representatives of people so young that
their history scarcely dates century back,
yet standing to-day the very archetype OF
progress and civilization, extending the hand
of welcome to strangers and inviting them
to cast off the shackles of conceit and pref
udice which have warped and stunted their
growth through ages past. The guests Of
the evening were Hon. Arson Burlingame,
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenl-
potentiary from the Court OF China Cha
tain, and Hun-ta-jin, High Ministers and
Mandarins of the Peacock'S Feather, and
the members of the Embassy. The Minis
tiers were attired in their national costumes.
and wore broad, fat caps, adorned with pea
cocks feathers. The banquet was presided
over BY the Governor. There were present
General Halleck, MajorGeneral Ord. Ad-
miral Thatcher, the Consuls of England.
France, Sweden, Mexico, Prussia and Den
mark Mayor MeCoppin the President Of
the Chamber of Commerce the Superin-
tendent of the Mint the Collector of Gus
toms officers ofthe army and navy Judges,
barristers, merchants, American and Chin
csc; representatives of the literary world,
members Of the press, etc. In response to
the toast " Our Guest-The son of the young
est. and representative OF the Oldest Gov
eminent" Mr.. Burlingame said " stand
between two civilizations for the first time,
by their representatives, face to face. Be-
longing to one l am called upon to respond
for the other. Under the inspiring inhu-
ence of policy inaugurated in 1850. conn
merce has sprung into being trade has in |
creased from $50 600 900 to SOC, 900. 900. !
Steamboats, have been multiplied, railroads !
44d'e oeeu ouiIt, IISAt-Hou>ts nave oetH |
erected Hundreds of foreigners have been I
taken into the civil service OF China, under !
the leadership of one of the ablest men in
the world. This flag that is above Us, has |
been adopted for the first time. The frater-
nal feeling of four hundred millions of peo- |
pie has commenced to flow through the land /
OF Washington 10 the elder nations OF the |
West, and it will flow on forever. Who IS
there that would check it Who is there
that would say to China We wish to have
no other relations with you than such as
we establish in our own partial and mean
and cruel interests at the cannon's mouth
l trust there are none such as these. | be-
lievc, rather, that this generous greeting is
a better exponent of the wishes OF the West
large and generous spirit which is not too
proud to learn, and which is not afraid to
teach; that great spirit, which, while it
would exchange goods with China would also
thoughts with China To the
toast The Chinese Foreign Office, and the
Chinese members of the Embassy, the NJ in
ster Cha-ta-jin responded in language
lnintelligible to the audience. who, however,
listened attentiveiy. At the conclusion, the
First Secretary of Legation, Mr.. McLeavy
Brown, read translation Of Chah- la in S
-emarks. He expressed sincere thanks for
heir cordial reception and the kind atten-
ions that had been paid to them, and ex-
lorted his countrymen here not TO forget
he precepts which had been handed down,
rom age to age, BY the wise and good men ;
# China, nor fail to pay due regard to the
equirements of the various social relations,
nd neglect not their moral duties as Iaen
0 be careful to obey the laws and regula- q
ion of the Iation in which they reside and
t the same time pursue their callings in
with the principles Of right and
ropriety in doing so success conld not fail to
ttend their labors while contrary course
ould infallibly bring on them failure and
Misfortune. The guests separated, mutually :
leased with the entertainment. The above
e gather from report in the S. +. Times.
A WARNING To Counting YOUNG MEN
n exchange tells of lawsuit brought by ,
lie father of young lady against young :
an who had been counting his (the fathers