The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1878-06-12
The Hope of China,
ADDRESS BY REV. J. H. TwICHELL


(ConclUd=d,)
The result of the Interview was that Wing en-
tered his service, and was made Mandarin Of
the fifth rank, there being nine degrees of that
dignity 10 the Chinese official system. At this
time the great TAPPING rebellion was at its height.
and Tsang koh Fan was il the field. In fact,
the interview had taken place at his camp in
Maxim, on the Yabg Use river. The VIceroy
first rendered Wing military command. which,
on the score of lack Of qualification, he asked
leave to decline. He then, shortly after, in
1864, al his own suggestion, dispatched abroad
to purchase machinery for the manufacture OF
arms for which purpose the expenditure of
large sun of money was intrusted to him. On
this erraud, he visited France and England
we'll as the United States, but fnaly gave his
orders in the last named country. On returning
with his purchases to China in 1863 what he
had done was so satisfactory to his chief that be
was advanced 10 the next higher grade of official
rank VIZ. the Fourth. The machinery he mad
bought was the foundation of The Shanghai Ar
senal. 1t is curious to remark that the first
work of q man whose supreme ambition it was.
from Christian motives, TO set his country for
ward in civilization. should have been the esrab
Eshment of an arsenal But it quite consisted
with Yung Wings ideas, which we're intensely
patriotic.
From 1865 to 1870 he was variousIy employed
in different places, being under command now of
one superior and now of another. Among the
work that he did during this period, that of
translation was prominent. He translated into
Chinese Parsons Law OF Contracts, and book
OF English law. de also translated large pOr-
lions of ColIon's Geography. deeming that geo
graphical knowledge was Us likely TO prove bene-
fetal 10 his countrymen as any.
But the thing that lay nearest his heart, and
that was continually before him. was the ques-
ton of how TO accomplish the plan be had 80
many years held in hope. He now had ample
opportunity to expOund and advocate it, and he
did with ineXhaustible perseverance. The
main argument be used was this: China, IN her
international relations, in her commercial and
other intercourse with foreign peoples, suffers
disadvantage and much detumeut from want of
capable by education of acting her rep
resentatiEes- She Is forced TO employ, In many
most important places, that ought to be occupied
By her own citizens, foreigners, by whom her In-
teresls are liable TO be neglected or betrayed.
Her forts, her ships Of war, her military forces,
her Customs, are largely in charge OF foreigners.
How was ii proper, he asked, that Arson Bur-
hngame, an American, should be her chief agent
in arranging treaty with his own country and
other Western Governments This was his
general liue CT reasoning.
The most to whum be brought the matter
heard him with indifference. But there we're
three men upon whom he made IN impression
all men Of high rank and commanding influence.
They were the Vieeroy, Tsang koh Fan already
named Il Hung Chang now Viceroy Of the
capital province OF Chill, and the foremost OF
Chinese statesmen, and Ting Y Tcheang, then
Governor OF the Province Of hiang 81. Yet
these men convinced Is they were by Wings
reasons and avaWecly favorable 10 his project
With all their emlnence OF position aud their in
faence, were not ready 10 venture Tie attempt
TO carry il through with The Imperial Govern
meat. All the forces Of Conservatism would be
opposed TO it the OBSTACLES were TOO many; the
risSs were too great; the time for II had not
come
In 1867, however, the Governor Ting, who
was the most wiling OF the three. had made rep
RESERVATIONS 10 an Imperial Minister named Wan
Cbeang. on the strength OF which he was advised
10 address memorial on the subject 10 the In
periaI CoanciI, al Peking, Wan CbeAng under
taking to commend il 10 the attention OF the
Counal. TIE situation was al This Inncture
moderately hopefaL Bat before The memorial
reached The Council. the mother Of Wan Chszns
died, hy which event he was. under the law OF
Chinese high ofscisl eIig0eIle, retired from
pablo lie three entire yesrS and the whole basi-
ness was set bsck 10 where II had been These
were wears OF great trial 10 Nnng Wing. He
wss p-ospsrIag, indeed IN one poinI OF view. bot
the hope 10 which he was ds-oIed was 30 long
deferred that BIS heart Vss often SICK. Uoder-
stand thai be was leading there N China al ss-
sealIAliy SOLITARY lie. lie had soon alter his re-
iara IN lS55. N accordance with his views OF
Whal was doe 10 his paTposs, resons3 bis native
dress. ana identified himself not only thns exter-
Baliy. eul also ia large measure n every other
respect with his own people. Especially from
the ums he became Chinese Government on
GA he had 6Usll in Chinese society. and had
disappeared almost wholly from other society.
he had ms eookss Re kept NJ diilcsntly with
UshI UES gong On IN fhU world OF learning and
letters e0tSl5e-jS Vas his only reson-ce-bul be
EsS exceedingly alone and lonely rsotwiihsrana-
ing. The dlscourzcsns0is 1e his eodsaVor thar
fAcs6 nm ws-s 50 numsTC1s and 50 sohd lhel be
Vas sometimes bAf-disp5sed . give i al ups
e0s oalg sAlf disposed
One q The 1hiacs that hs56 him u il WIS noi
q lhs nature 81 an encouragement sxAcllg hui
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tEgsse the S1S-SSe ard esss-1les the sztiSsactioa
thai Vas to Be reczi7sG for il, together With ,
IKE eouuisS5Oa appreciated by the Gaioese Gov
sraGeEt sataOrizes 70 briOs the affair 10 a set
tiemeat. Tie Chinese COmnisSsoo Consisted Of I
i've. and three Of these I've were the three NEG
Of whom nenlioo has beea made. the vieerovs
Tssng 6oh Fan and Ii Hang Chang. and the
Governor Ting II reheang.
1uag Wing was at this time under o6fcial
sootrol Of the last named. who on beng sun
noued to Tentsin sent him word-for be was al
! distance from him--tO join The Commission al
IientsIn as soon as possible, for his services
would be needed there. Wing, though fastening
arrived late on the scene, and found the business
concluded. But on receiving an account of the