New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-10-15
THE TIEN-TSLN MASSACRE.
CURIOUS OFFICIAL EDICTs.

A correspondent of The London ImeS Writes
from Shanghai, Aug.4:
Thus far the Emperors edets have been fayornoe 10
the maintenance OF peace Their tone Is NOT Shoy sal,
ton OF the charges against the missionaries OF kdnap
ping and mutiating a. iaise ana h ~ nder
their control One edct not intended for foreign peru
sal though il has found way into foreign hands con-
tains some passages remarkably confmatory OF tue
views have expressed that append complete copy
engaged In the practice Of kidnapping children at Ten
Tsn the chapes Ohe sect got 10 be drawn III ana III
VOWED the people became suspicious, causes Of collision
killed by the mob the chapels OF the sect were de-
stroyed burned several persons were beaten 70 death
and some Russian merchants were inadvertently SIAM
deplored and we have already gwen fortn our decree
ordering Chung how well as the several local au
Gs' ov %FO TO HA the BoaTd In the first Instance
10 have the punshments due 10 them de-
termned upon We likewise directed Tseng kwo-ian 10
institute strict inquiry ana report ins result as dso 70
cause the kidnapping vagaoonds and the rmgeaders III
the disturbance be vigorously prosecuted and punished
Rejecting recall 10 mind that ever since commercial
intercourse with all the nations was introduced any mat
and the other have always been determined in accord
ance with treaties aud Chinese and foreign merchants
time past our Imperial Court CARDS all alike with
equal benevolence But bad and good must ever De IN
termixed, and should the illdspOsed in any locality
attempt 70 shift suspicion rom theseyes by asnnat
OF crime they shall Immediately be searched out and
vigorously prosecuted and punished. HOW can II he
permitted that people should disseminate baseless
stories and wicdly foment disturbances Since how
ever popular riots have now taken place at TEN
Tsin il IL TO e feared that the local authorities in other
provinces may perhaps, be induced IN consequence 10
harbor suspicious and get MP occasions or quarrel Let
therefore, the Viceroys aud Leutenant-Goyernors OF
Provinces strict Instructions to all the local auho
Ties within their respective Jurisdictions intoxicating the
necessity OF their putting forth stringent pr0camaons
and keeping their several populations IN close subect0ni
OF aordng every protection to those places at the
ports which the tenets OF the sect are Deg prOpa
gated and seeing 20 il that the people do not, In
their stupidity get up occasions for raising disturbances
There are several points which claim notice such as
the mention of the christian sect body dstinc-
tion being drawn between Romanlsts ana ffoesahts'
the nadyertence" OF the attack on the Russians from
which may inferred that the slaughter OF the French
purpOsed But the especial point is the Tear ek-
pressed In the last paragraph that since sucn popular
riots have occurred at NeuTsn, the local author
ties in other provinces may be INDUCED 10 nHD0r sus
pcions and 10 get up causes OF quarrel snort OF
1 Was nsts gated BY the officials Of cha, and that
there Is plot 10 foment similar outbreaks else
where the Emperor could hardly have allowed his
uZance OF these facts TO appear more clearly he says
in effect: know the origin OF the I1en,Tsln rot
occur II remains to be seen whether the eoun-
ses under which this edct was Issued w hold good or
whether the anOrrgn Influence, which II represented
the Empress DOwager by Wolen, and by fseng kwo-
fan, will regain aseendeney In the mean time suIoln
translation OF proclamation found on the walls Of
Chnha a. specimen OF the means used to excite hos
Recently Roman Catholics have been kidnapping
people by means OF witchcraft Persons walking along
the streets, whether young or DID, are patted on the
everything and they walk straight after their chamer,
vino leads them to nne secluded pot WHERE II they are
tum II females he depriyes them of their eyes These
d4bOicl practices commenced at Nankn, whence they
have spread -oOChOw. Victims have been legion now,
however q alisnan has been discovered, thus Take
piece yellow calico which write the following six
LINES IN NermiOn Nit cinnabar) letters
The dragon city by tbe willows bounded
Il "a the gods surrounded
Thence the demons shall he driven
And ~ their victims shall he Freedom
Again ihs merry laugh shall ring throughout the snd
While her on shame shall ooaGund the SINKING band
Take piece OF housete, which wrap IN the yellow
calico and carry the whole about with You al All times,
you meet these pacsers Of the black arts
throw IL down on the ground, and they Will have no
power over you Let each one copy this talsman and
pacard and circulate il everywhere the merit OF such
deed beyond estimation BY doing the peace OF this
whole city may be maintained Tungchih eth year and
9th moon"
color and the six lines recommended tasnan mean
the complete expulsion OF foreigners from the country
Fure giIers Pekn saluted kdnappers as they
pass through the streets. In HenTsn the people
daily becoming confident and nsolent - action Is
delayed. Ia fact, ChinamaD lately remarked 10 an
English merchant: A few years ago Chnaman dare
kali dog that belonged TO "A foreigner to-day
kill foreigners themselves with mpuny." This is
a native comment on our recent policy IN China and
add my conviction that no punishment which the
Emperor may inhict the immediate culprits Will re-
which public feeling has been wrought, this will tend
rather to rritate people against the Government ana
foreigners allke than 10 quiet them. display "a
strength must lie made 10y Foreigners them5eyeS anu
under the pressure Of foreign troops ut Ten Tsin pun
mcnts similar 10 those which have before ind'see
should be inflicted on the city and the omeisn VIZ"
have been guilty VI such horrible barbary