The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-16
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journey from The wcstcrnmost part of the
railroad III Missouri, across the Pacific to
Japan, and across the continent Of Asia to
The frozen cupital of Ruasiun civilization.
This journey was begun in Tie autumn
1860 and ended in 1865, and it is due TO the
accomplished traveller TO remark ut the out
! SET that his descriptions are in all cases
short, graphic and pointed, and that he has
evidently turned TO good account his large
opportunities of obtaining novel and valu-
able Information.
The opening chapters OF "Across Amer
''ca and Asia" describe Arizona, with its
| wild Indians and wilder fronticrsmcn, and
| arc filled with the romance OF real Western
llc. Enough is told OF the deviltry and
treachcry of the redskins 10 palliatc tho re-
| prisals OF the borderers; but Professor Pum-
pely (p. 33) looks back upon the history of
our intercourse with the original owners of
our country ''as a sad commentary on the
protestant civilization of the past two cen-
turtles, anu is outSp0ken in expressing his
| opinion (p. So that the Indians should he
protected by tho government Sin their rights,
|
This is the whole question in dozen words.
| Upon arriving at San Francisco, Professor
Pumpolly was engaged by the Japanese
Government 10 explore q part OF the Empire,
and set sai for Yokohama, staying long
enough at Honolulu TO enable him to give Il
| lively sketch OF the manners and condition
OF The Sandwich Islanders. The Iabors OF
| IN nj ri ,,,i.
| effect; but the costume introduced by the
missionaries fifty years ago, is still (hoyri-
| bile dictu) tho dress Of the native women,
and on some OF the islands p. 7,D the pco-
pie "bring OH Sunday all their clothing in Il
"bunjle to the door of the church, where
''Lhcy dress, and after service, dofflng their
costume, carry it homcward under their
''arms"
An account OF an excursion to visit the
Daihn;z, 4 colossal statue of Bu,lda, opens
the description Of Japan, and in the ensuing
| chapters tho anthor sketches the history,
political condition. religion, the social hab-
| its and customs, the geology and geography,
and The climatic peculiarites ofthat remark
able country. There is nothing dull in what
arc usually the dalnst of details. A we'll
told anccdo.c or bit OF telling tlnlincation Of
character meet the reader before geology
or mincralogy can tire.
Professor Pumpely is emphatic in his de-
nunciation Up. 1851 OF the policy followed
by The West in treating with the East lie
says: ''The representatives of the Western
governments are clothed with almost soye-
''reiSn power, and are only too often also
sfmbuci with the prejudice of race That
(which they would not dream OF doing in
'';hc face Of All European power, they often
''do not hesitate to practice toward weaker
'Orlental nation-constantly violating in
'ternalional law, at tho same time that
| ''thcy demnnd Of them an observance of il. {"
The authOr, therefore, heartily approves of
The policy OF bringing China into the circle
of independent nations, and tledicntcs his
work TO the "chief author of that policy
the Hon. Anson Burlingamc
The growth OF the revolution in Japan
caused The government to bring to an end
lis engagement with Professor Pumpclly.
who next went TO Shanghai. Of the geog-
rnphy OF China, and OF the habits OF its pco-
pie, the author gives full account, conclu-
dII., his volume with the story OF his atlyct-
lures while crossing the table lands of Con-
trail Asia and the snowy wastes of Siberia.
Oi the Chinese the author speaks with Il
kinoline3s that would astonsh the Caliror-
mia Democracy. AS one who knows. he
| says n. 26l) that tho Chinese have high
| sense Of family and commercial honor, that
they are charitable, frugal. temperate ami
| industrious, and that intilnticite is less
prevalent, propoYtiOna.ely, in China than in
Aniatica. The whole question of Chinese
| Immigration Is thoroughly and patiently
| d!scusSad. Chinese emigration should %.
2G3) 'rapidy raise our Southern Statcs to n
''heiSht of prosperity never yet reached by
'Lhem, and render possible the completion
''ahd naintcnancc OF great works, necessa-
Try TO control the overflow OF the Missis-
''slppi. aud to drain unproductive and NAL
''arions regions" But will tho price lpo too
high! Professor Puinpclly treats Chiucso
immigration rs Il necessary step toward
'G'e unillcatioa Of mankind by the ussimi-
''i.tloh Of The best parts OF its different
"rnces into new type" and does not dread
thcir competitive or political influence; but
be wisely insists that they shall understand
''our social and political organization" be-
fore they have voice, and that they shall
| not acquire citizenship without residence
of several years, and not less than the abil-
ity TO read aud write the English language.
We may remark that Professor Pompely
| folks With the nonchalance OF a circumnayi-
gator Up. 4Os) OF building railroad forty
SIX hundred miles long, from Shanghai to
Kazan. the eastern terminus of the Russian
Railroad, and that ho wns Informed that the
labor of the emanclpated scrfs in Siberia
has already improved sat least 80 per cent {"
Upon the freedmen hns dcyolyed the duty of
maintaining the old and iniirm, and ulis
"foims an incentive to habits of sobriety