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 World
Est None Resist!
How the Tien-tsin Massacre Was Brought
About-Prince Kuns's Letter to the
French Minister and the Result.
Which is why / remark.
And my Language Is plain,
That for WAYS that are DARK
And for tricks that are vain,
Tie heathen Chinee is peculiar
WIinh the sanaa | unuld rlan 10 or

The declaration OF the ChueSe government mat
the treaty obligations entered into by them with the
nations they pleased to denominaJe Outer Bar
barans IN respect to the rights OF missionaries to
teach Christianity within the wide limits OF the
Flowery Land, has but phiianthropic 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 antagonlstc than at
any former period. Scarcely had been
informed that, through the enlightened action Of
Prince Kung the Chinese government avowed It's
Willingness 10 indemnify the families OF those Eu-
ropeans who were massacred AT Ten tsin, and the
Sisters o! Mercy, who were also rurhlessy slaugh-
tered than tile Intelligence reached Us of The
IMPERIAL CIRCULAR.
In that arrogant and insoient document the En-
peror, or the person who at the moment directed
the foreiaa policy OF the empire, asserted among
other fa'senoods, that "the attendance OF women
upon religious services made one Of the occasions
for the recent massacre OF foreigners And at the
same time a notification from the Central King
dom published, notifying the foreign am
bassalors that, enough these events tthe
imperial government, compensation for their
commission is absolutely refused" II WAS the old
Chinese game OF prevaricaton train in deceit and
delghtng In intrigue. The msnlains OF every class
lre masters IN that KIND OF diplomacy which con-
sisis In hoodwinKng foreignSrs. For years rast we
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,
aud the uncovered graves OF their victims
hatch an tho nl1a INN
IDENTITY proclaim themselves above and beyond the
censure vi civilized men. The condition OF affairs
in China Is sucn that NJ treaty not enforced with
cannon can ever remedy them.
In the HEaAL0 OF the II and 9th Inst. we pub
nshed interesting articles upon China, those printed
the latter day giving an extended account OF the
Tien-tsn massacre. We enable | 10 lay be-
fore readers facts which confirm our statements
of the outrases and their origin III every particular;
aud moreover, we are enabled to present to our
readers copies OF o1icia ents, procia nations
sld translatons IRON
A CHINESE IScESDIARY PAMPHLET
Of peculiar significance. Tae latter probably affords
US the most truthful Index OF Celestial ideas OF
Christianity ana OF the character or Americans and
Europeans We yet have had. IL was published In
Chinese some months previous 10 the Tien-tsn mas.
sacre, and was largely though secretly circulated.
There Is abundant evidence that 1t placed 10y
nigh sovernmen ut officials in the yamun law courts
o. the provinces, and from thence distributed.
The copy from which the following extracts
are taken was obtained from the iamun or
Chi-Aia. II given 10 one OF the native Chris
tisns by fiiard in the yamun, IN the hope that
would convince him OF the error OF his ways and
induce him TO forsake The foreign religion Though
heard o. In every direction ony other copy has
come into The posse sioa or the Christians, owing to
the TACT that all VINO supplied with copies were
strictly charged not 10 let the Christians have II.
OF lis authorship aud the exact date and place Of
us publication tue book itself gives eXpanatiJn
II purpUrt5 10 be printed by Tie "Gcntfi Poo
re.n IL hJs ev denly been written 10y person Of
excellent hlaiafy aDLiy, ana tnat Inc suthor had
extensive Facilities Tor cO1snltng pubic documents
and Tor luAsac-ln ali mat has ever been written
IoRE.GNERs AsD THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION
there can he 10 Goab But not olly so; ih. author
or those VINO cd IS publ cation must necessarily
be in rusiuon In Tie councils OF rhe chinese
government. Otherwise the great circua ION which
IL has attained in Tie cites towns ana Villages
through mandarins ana theif uuaetllngs would nave
been Impossible.
book a. having an Important political significance.
IN this agree with them. Ii throws lurid light
on the dark character OF the Chinese, For IL
Of those those VINO have arrayed themselves t )
against foreigners but reveals their purposes
and plans ana exposes tie kless and dlabolical
acts by which trey seek TO Manufacture public
sentiment tnat viii be ready lor deeds or violence
and blood. The ann OF the book is TO incite the ig
poran tools Of tue mandarns to murder the catno.
hes, but Z Is 50 written as 10 ian
THE PLANE OF NATIVE HATRED
against all processing Christians whatever ma
uolality they belong to. II plainly demonstrates
That mandarins regard Christianity as political
agency used for the accomplishment OF selfish
political ends. Unfortunately the work Is nlaid
with vile and pasphemous language unfit 10 print
In the HERALD The transators nave pruaed II a
good deal but as II s II affords horrible evidence or
Cninese oepravity.
1t WIN be observed that the Extract from the
Sacred Edo" which 10 ms the preface 70 the book
tanc which we give in 1uil is general Ia It's denun-
clation o. unotlhodox religion. IL was writiea by
swo oi she eancniled emperors OF the present dy.
nasty, As kinl OF paternal address from the throne
10 me people and l. held In the hignesl reverence
py the chinese. Artfu allusioDs are made TO II In
different paris OF this book, with the design OF con.
vincDg the reader that 10 drive out foreigners and
the reelon would DC hut carrying out the views VI
the most renowned emperors Of Chinese history -
EXTRACT FROM TIE SACRED EDICr-sUPpRfsSIsG
STRANGE RELIGIONS FoR TIE PURPOSE or ExALr.
INC ORTHODOX DOCTRINE.
the Emperor, being DESTROYS OF improving the national
customs seek ls 2 r.ey Toe psopes heart. In order
methods o. Instruction Men naturally receiving from their
birth correct PRINCIPLES . Thhs they So9g % The
relations The radical virtues and thu ordinary rules OF
marvellous III which were eountenancsd by
saaes The book Of Cha9gas sas the yorns ,ana; pc
sages directed The Book OF History that which
ssr ns AZ. Pe o on Which, e nGr
founded The work Of the ssges and the principles OF the
respect 70 heierodoi books in accordance with
the teachings OF The and those tcning TO excite and
es aod undermine foundations Of al things all such
rsei and Though YOU my people, are for
INC most Part prudent and wen disposed there may DC some
OTHERS ~ QUIT AND wroKEDSHes.
For such l. your King, feel the deepest compassion.
Prem ancient times the three religions have been prors
.mDencs we have Buddhism and ChuIs has said :;
buddhism has no regard to TIE outward affairs Of 'he
Tansm 10 retain and preserve the vital principle"
Ihls judgment Of Cbutss most Just and from we learn