The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-10
Evidence from Public Records Concerning the
Dark Deeds Of the Christian Missionaries.
Pekir to China, China to the vyorld!-
Eet None Resist! "''
How the Tien-tsin Massacre Was Brought
About-Prince Kuns's Letter to the
French Minister and the Result.
Which IN why / remark,
And my language IS plain,
That for WAYS that are DARK
And for tricks that are vain,
Tie heather Chinee is peculiar
" hfcl the sauna | wound riae tn eXr

The declaration OF the Chinese government that
the treaty obligations entered into by them with the
nations they pleased to denomlnaJe Outer Bar
barans, In respect to the rights OF missionaries to
teach Christianity within the wide limits OF the
Fowery Land has but philanthropic diplomacy on
It's beam-ends Despite Of protocols and palavers,
public documents and pienipotentiaries, Burlingame
and his long tail OF Celestial followers the civilized
world is confronted to-day with precisely the same
array OF disturbing facts as a1righted the first
settlers in China. Toward foreigners, especially
Europeans. the murderous Chinese are as bitterly
hostile as they ever were in the past
while the maniarins and high govern
ment officials are more anagonistc titan at
any former period. Scarcely had we been
Informed that, through the enlightened action OF
Prince Kung the Chinese government avowed its
Willingness 10 Indemnity the families OF those Gu
ropeans who were massacred al flemish, and the
Sisters o. Mercy, who were also ruthlessg slaugh-
tered than the Intelligence reached Us Of The
IMPERIAL CIRCULAR.
In that arrogant and insolent document the En-
peror, or the person who at the moment directed
the foreign policy OF the empire, asserted, among
other fasenools, that "the attendance Of women
upon religious services made one Of the occasions
for the massacre OF foreigners And at the
same time notification from the Central King
dom published, notifying the foreign am
massacIes) cannot but be deplored 10y the
imperial government compensation for their
commission Is absolutely refused" II VAS the old
Chinese game OF prevarcation, trained in deceit and
dellghting IN intrigue, The manlarins OF every class
hre masters In that KIND OF diplomacy which con-
sists In hood drinking foregntrs For years rast
lave been beaten by the Chinese In everything but
war. They have talked US cut OF the fruits OF every
victory we achieved over prejudice ana ignorance,
bltchered In cold blood the ma1dlrlns now impu-
danty proclaim themselves above and beyond the
censure OF civilized men, The condition OF affairs
IN CHINA is such that n treaty not enforced with
cannon can ever remedy them.
In the HEaALo OF the III and 9th inst. We pub
llshed interesting articles upon China those printed
OIL the lauer day giving an extended account OF the
Ten-tsin massacre. We are now enable to lay be-
.ore readers facts which confirm our statements
II he outrases and their origin III every particular
aud, moreover, we are enabled to present to our
readers copies OF oicia 10 5um ens, procia nations
sld translatlOns IRON
A CHINESE INcESDIARY PAMPHLET
Of peculiar significance The latter probably affords
US the most truthful index of Celestial IDEAS OF
Christianity ana OF the character o! Americans aad
Europeans We yet have had. II was published In
Chinese some months previous TO the Tien-tsn mas.
sa Gre and was largely though secretly circulated.
Tnere Is abundant evidence that 1t was placed 10y
nigh government officials IN the yamun Qaw courts
VI 'ho Pio'Ih0es anu from 'ucAce oistriouted.
The copy from which the following extracts
are taken was obtained from tie Iamun Or
Chi-aia. Il was gwen IL ole OF the native Chris.
tsns by fisId in the yamun, in the hope that It
would convince him OF the error OF his ways and
induce him 10 forsake The foreign religion. Though
heard o. IN every direction only one other copy has
come into he pose sion or the Christians owing to
tho 600, ,ho, am ,,,,,o ,,,o-o ,,,t,., ,t,,, - -,
nctIv cho az w" ~, , 81 - t opplGs were
80 Si 80 n.y. " h V W. naae u;
M ,p no foi itaIf y ea, ne 49, prGe VI
Tvs pup4lS a.io tae nOoh i.sSa Ewes ~ g. piahat3h.
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- -, go M ,nnI ,h uS Eetaon 81
exteaHfye iaejtcs Tor cossnitnr public dort,rnants
end Tor ,.t1.at aii maj h,g 80 ~ ~ 10 =,
Sn ioi az 'ii"' i"' e'o' O0e" "I''en iu
IoEE-'-Srr, ,,;n THE cuprsrf.,, rr,rc-ox
.e ~. SoI ~, i ~ - n.y. va ~ tu- dutuor
10 N nv mean ~ %,,on m t I ~ ~
government. Otherwise the great circuia ION witch
through mandarIns and Their IN epIii,rs womb 5 -
been impossible.
nK c banS prGpeIS ms etraordinary
IN ,h,s s@ree win fEcfn tbt,Ys ~ Ia IL.
on the dark character Of the chinee ,'ii For IL
OF those VINO have arrayed themselves
against iorelsners. but reveals their purposes
ana plans ana eAposes Tue &c, kieos anu d!aooliGM
sentiment tnat will be ready Tor deeds OF violence
aud blood Inc am OF tue book is TO nclte the g-
hc, but { is SO written as To ian
the PLANE OF native HATRED
a sgans, an Iroisssg ohTisaahs, whatever ma
tAat mandarins regard Christianity as political
polItca end5 tnforfHnoiev he wor y. Is ,n,aid
With Vie and pasl6emoas isngnace unit 70 nrint
Dnc cdo an ~ tg y e nave ruhea u
cnne sea p1, q II ahor' horrible evidence Of
: II VIII be observed that the Extract from the