The New York herald., 1870-10-30
Imperial Procln nation.

following important official facts connected with the
bate massacre OF Christians IN China.
Imperial PrOcln nation.
'.ALL MANKIND ARE BREra.Es WITHIN THE FOUL
Ting. a member Of the Beard os War; an assstan
censor and Lieutenant Governor OF Kiangsoo, issues
lAugust lsl the following proc clamation;-.
short time since the business people OF Shang nal
misled cy rumors, were in great state OF alarm
lhe Futai on the occasion issued q proclamation
sas ing aas hs ssS asa
mapped persons for the purpose Of scooping ou
their eyes pl9cking ouL TIER heart &c; ne also ~ u
District Magistrate to adopt severe measures 70 re
press the excitement all which is on record. Ara
removed and their minds quieted, from which it Il
abundantly manifest thai there was no Intention or
was entirely the work or certain vagabonds who
fabricated lot OF groundless stories anu tnus eA-
Se 'Re Saa had he to an
x1a mandate ordering lin 10 proceed 70 ilents.n. 10
IRE MANY months Ever bear in mind the truth that
all mankind brethren tiit. that al WITHIN .iic
usinsss occupations aud do not give ear to ground
less talk nor harbor suspicious anu douots. Snouu
evil persons make up reports ana ctea.e m a ms
local ofcials: when this Is done we may expect an
Improvement in the pubic morals and the preva-
lence OF tranquility for which the Futai earnestly
special proclamation Seventh month, 18th day.
ysENG Kwo-FAN's MEMORANDUM or HIS INyESTI-
CATION INTO THE TiENTSIN MASSACRE.
Having been ordered by imperial decree to repair
10 Tientsn and inquire thoroughly into the events
,Df the 21st Of June have, mp TO the present tme
arrived atthe following conclusions regarding these
The nrst cause OF the disturbances lay in the cir
-cumstance that missionaries were accused OF being
implicated in in Che The knspPngso sode perpesralea s Sy
rnmors about eyes dug out and hearts torn out;
Al being pretended that certain medicine was
prepared from these ingredients. And these rIl-
mOTs ulo not only spread from one to the other
among the SIMPLE and silly people, but even among
the gentry and lterau there were many VINO brought
forward the same accusations with one voice. From
these accumulated suspicious, openly expressed
citement the great disaster happened t IS, there
fore. necessary In the 6rst place, to discriminate
between truth and fabrication, in order to separate
right from wrong and innocence from quit, SO that
we may clearly show that just settlement OF the
matter Is our only aim. And we must specially
keep in mind that wild lumors OF this klrd have
been circulated not In Tientsin alone, but that
formerly in Human ana KiangsL IN Yang.
province OF Chlhi IN the districts Of Tanning
fu and Kwang-ping ANONYMOUS. and imam
maintained either that the missionaries stole chill
den or that they dug out the eyes and tore out the
hearts OF men, or that women and girls were Sc
the disturbances excited py those accusations
at the above mentioned places have been
-oughly investigated and clearly shown how
far the mputations contained IN these anonymous
Il has been T my principal care since my arrival at
Tientsln TO elucdate these points sngy by careful
Tirs~As to Kidnapping being practsed by
Chinese Christians. 1t Is true that Wongsa
made confession of this kind, but even he
denies on the one day what he had confessed on
the other ana his statements are not accordance
with those Of HIS comrades. And certainly no
proof has been obtainabie Of the completely OF the
foreign missionaries themselves IN these abductons
OF children. Further, have repeatedly examined
from the V sisters M q Mercy, and they UNANIMOUSLY
maintain that they had been instructed there only
In religious matters that they had been brought to
hat pafQh
70 be educated there and that they had by no means
been dragged there forcibly bv kidnappers.
!SecOnd-With regard to the tearing out OF eyes
and hearts, this is mere invention without The
slightest foundation In reality II would appear
that during the 4th and 5th moons OF this veal
may and june) cases occurred Of two or three
children who had died in the hospital being. put
people. And the gates OF the mission premises
being closed the whole year excited suspicion by
not explain to themselves what was going on inside
sense OF fearful curiosity took possession OF tbem
% ey nH s 70 M 's ces ou5 Of
form accusation went forth against the mission
aries But 1t would be vain to seek for any founda-
tiOn OF facts which these spectre accusations
have been based-it would be like trying TO catch
with the hands the passing breeze, or TO seize a
When, some days ago arrived at Tientsin the
people crowded around aud stopped my chair,
But when had made the most careful inquiry to
find out what the truth was rs TO the tearing Oul
81 eyes and hearts, there was not c one nngs VINO coud
happened at all And when inquired within
and without the city I found tnat very few
children had been stolen at ALL and these cases
had almost all been duly investigated by the courts
But FROM what source all these false rumOrs orlg-
Intention now, together with hts Exce.lency Chung
How TO draw up memorial to the throne, In which
we will give general outline OF the state OF AFFAIRS
so as to bring to an end all these various discus
sions. Indeed 10 murder children and to mutIlate
their dead bodies in order to prepare medicine from
wild tribes would be loath TO do It. England and
France are large countries beyond the seas: how
could we suppose them capable OF sucn inhuman
crimes7 Reason fOrbids us TO thlnk OF any such
thing even possible 1t may not be denied that
among the Chinese converts there may be bad men
VINO kidnap children and do other bad things cover
ing themselves with the name Of missionaries as with
talisman; put TINS can 9ny M impose on US ', tne
Of lawlessness; and must not lead US to lay these
things to the charge Of the missionary establish.
It rs the aim of the Catholic religion to teach
men to be virtuous, and the Emperor Kang-
In his dominions. And the hospitals Of the
blsters OF Mercy may be fairly compared with oul
ionndng u hospitals &C. or Ie asre 81 the the
poor Charity and mercy are their device; II, there
FORE they are accused OF aoomtnable deeds foreign
wrath
II is my wish, therefore. that the Emperor should
promugate an edlct In all the provinces OF the
empire, openly declaring that the mlsdeeds laid
10 the charge OF the missionaries in those anony-
the wrong done to foreigners by these SANDERS may
be expiated aud the doubts OF the Chinese people
and nteratl may be dissolved and that every man In
the empire may learn and know tue true state OF
things. In this way 1t is hoped thai the dstrust
a6ttng at present between Chinese and foreigners
may De terminated and that the hatred and Ill will
between our people aud Christians may gradually
disappear.
The following Is q copy Of evidence given TO the
Rev. G. A. Stanley, by Chinese converts connec ed
with the American Mission at Tentsn, In REGARD iC
the late massacre
TESTIMONY OF w cHU II.
Mr. Yu has been member OF my church since An
gust lS60 believe MIN to be person OF honesty
Integrity OF purpose; previous to lis coming to Tlen
tsln he had held the Olce Of Chi-hsien In the city
Han-chen in Shansi. He Is q native OF HO Hsuer
Tsz HsieD, In shansL Having made careful In
qniry he testified as follows concerning the recen
outbreak
There has been during the Summer large mum