, 1873-04-06

LY TRIBUNE =: SUNDAY, !
! have been out Of tho question, and hence mla
understandings wou1d have been lmposslble.
); He comes to the conclusion that the causes OF
our antipathies are as deep as our resenhianeea
that the points where ne meet are the potntf
which create the friction the United States and
England touch at almost eyery point, ancestry,
government, language, literature, law, socla
life, and religion. In this We are alike, and yet
unlike, Tho likeness creates contact, the M
likeness rivalry !. both tcgether .repulsion. We
shall never fight, but we shall always scratch.
But the two countries may have q common rIs-
sion, as this striking incident proves: ::~
In Santiago do Cuba an American seaman, the
son Of English parents, Is about to be shot for
alleged completely in q fllbustering expedition,
notwithstanding the utmost exerHons Of. the
English and American Vice -Consu1s, who arc
perfectly satisfied OF the mans innocence. The
two Conauls follow. the 6ring-party and their
victim to tho place Of execution, where and
when the English Vice-Consul. steps forward,
reads protest, demands the release OF the &c
cused, and declares TINT the authorities will be
called to account for his death by the Govern
ments Of England and the United States. The
excitement il intense. The prisoner reels with
faintness; the Spanish soldiers show impatience
towards the meddlinG foreigners; there is n
formed that the sentence must be carried into
effect; the order Present" is given!
At this moment the two Oonsula, carrying
their respective fegs, bound out between the
1evelled muskets and the doomed man, who IN
an instant is covered with the English coIors.
Tho American Consul wraps himself IN bis flag,
and stands BY the side Of his fellow hero WHO
exclaims-" Hold .hold As the representative
Of her Britannia Majesty protest against the
murder. 1t is your duty to protect this mans
5S; 1dsr paF IL {?a take it, you taA' 0urs and thaS at
The wretchea man leans help lpleasly against his
defenders Yhe muskets arr lowered. Another
awful pause, anothar consultation, and tho pris-
oner Is conducted back to his cell, supported on
either sido by the two Consuls, amid the cheers
are electrified By this splendid spectacle Of
heroic auIacity. In q few hours the seaman is
released and in few moro has embarked in
safety, under the two flags OF the two countries.
I believe this incident fairly illustrates the
deepest feeling that the two nations have one
towards the other, and the highest mission they
share-the championship Of jnstice, and ,tl:e.
rescue OF the oppressed-through ghout the world.
Sir Rutherford Acock Z. g. b., gives tho Sec
ond part OF his article on
THE rER1So GAZETTE,
in which ho presents some general idea OF
its contents, Is we'll as the conditions under
which it appears from day to day. In the Pek-
ing Gazette, he says, are to be found Ilust1a-
tions OF Chinese political and social life Of the
greatest value,-solo representative as it is, il
China, Of the newspaper press OF other citiea.
Perhaps noue Of the extracts which he makes
from it's pages will be more interesting to the
Occidental reader than its disclosures with re-
gard to Chinese competitive, examinations. He
says:
Much has been thought and said Of late years
as to the merits OF competitive examination for
all the offices in the public service. And great
deal Of clap-trap argument in favor Of this
system has been advanced, on no better founda-
ton. than it's alleged SUCCESS In China As it is
only at it's commencement with u.s. aud has been
In full activity in China for many centuries, it
is worth whilo to inquire what have been the
practical results. '' -
As a matter OF fact, vast numbers Of the can-
didateB never get Office Or take. any higher de-
gree- But tho Gazenes give curious instances OF
hope is nnrtnred even to the most advanced age.
One Of tho later returns gave the following re-
Bults: - =
Kusngsi heads the List with ss,o-tsai Of 1o2, who
showed Ills sgor not only hy @ M T., bsaSng the
riage aud muscular frame. A special memorial waa
devoted to his case, and he will doubt receive
IusnRsi can also boast Of candidate Of d. and Of ten
others ranging between 80 and So. shantung had no
leas than seventeen above 90, and nfty-thres
30, and fifteen between 80 and 80. Bzechuen sent
up SetsGf BY purchase aged st. and ninety Uthers
ngsa ~ a
candidates above 80 but not reaching 90 It. Is rather
ead to consider that not one Of these $50 gentleen,
bis merits They tcers all pluekedi But 1mperial
slemeney more fsr7reaehng tdan Roya p1erogatve in
Old copy-book msxin-that Perseverance, is crowned
with Success, and bestows on soe Of the oldest hon.
o1asy degrees Nay We hope that they find some com
penesdon IN these for 80 many Hiennial failures
Ting -jih-chang, who, as Goye1nor-General Of
a province, has reached the highest rank, has
never taken the second degree. He Wou1d prob
ably insist upon the superior usefulness Of prac-
tical sagacity to any amount OF book-learning.
In China, therefore, it ii apparent that their
office, generally through personal qualifications
alone, to be determined By competitive or search
ing examination, tends to stimulate the entire
nation in this direction. The poorest cotter or
at least one of his sons an education which may
enable him to compete for literary honors. And
he remains 'contented in his own humble sphere.
knowing that the path Of advancement and hon
OF is oHen as+ to obi his progeny open to them %
It il difficult, perhaps, adequately to measure
how widely and profoundly this sentiment OF
equality, in the best and largest sonse Of the
term, influences the whole nation, and gives to
every subject OF the Empire an interest In main
tanning the existing Institutions Every family
certainly feels this interest," for there are few in
deed which cannot point to au ancestor who has
held Office or achieved distinction; Or il there
be no such descended honor, which has not some
son, brother, or connection about to tIy their
fortunes in the examinations, animated With q
snnguine hope Of SUCCESS. ::
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