Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-03-07
TAe GsaeS County 1jerala,
ISLAND POND, VT, MARCH I, 1879.

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Halt round the world, between tie
Himalaya mountains, and the scarcely |
less formidable "Grcat Wall" which
in the geography OF our boyhood we
read of with mysterious wonder,
tlweh = peculiar people who have
sprung suddenly and burlcsquely al
most into nOtoricty. ArOuEd the his
:teTy OF that race we see none of the
ornaments which usually characterize
people, no romance, heroism, no
grand achievements TO attract the adj
miration OF mankind; nor do they
possess any grandeur which has ever
bcen sufficient to attract the admira-
ton and respect of mankind. 1t is
true that for long time the little Gu
rious ingcnuities so carefully conceal
ed from the world have attracted deep
attention. And curiosity has prompt
ed the civilized world, and many have
attempted to look beyond lofty noun
tains or over the curious wall 10 see
the little ingenuitics concealed IN Ske
celestial city. The exclusion Of this
people $50 determinedly maintained
by them,) from the rest Of tho world,
by natural aud artificial barriers has
ocen used as a constant repIoach Of
the little Acknowledged heather. 1t
has been regarded as selfish On their
part, and as early as we can remcm-
Der we were taNght in the schools that
London was the biggest city in tie
world, unless possibly Pe&in, and Of
that we were not permitted to Judge
Oil account Of the heatheEish eXclu'
sion of the world by the inhabitants Of
the latter city. the world talked OF
battering down their wall, firing into
them from war vessels, and of letting
the light of civilization into them in
various ways. by tlastcry, coaXing
% and threats they were cndeavored to
be induced to come out into the world.
Besides this their ingenuity, which
was over estimated, was sought for
for general appropriation, and their
tea, rice and other abundant produc-
tions were looked upon with covetous
eye; and all sorts of methods were
suggested by traders, spectators and
even by political economists, to in
duce them to mingle their productions
with the wealth of the world, and
themselves to engage in social and
commercial intercourse with the rest
of mankind. But nothing was accom-
plished until Burlingame took large
crowd of their representatives to the
capital of the great American Repub.
lie, where they were battered, feted
and feasted by the representatives Of
the Christian world. Then all Joined
IN thanksgiving to the god Of our IA
theirs for the glorious achievement
and the apotheosis Of Burlingame was
unbounded. They were invited tc
our shores, and to the universa
benefits Of mankind and thus witt
enthusiastic invitation was the little
Heather Chinee brought into oul
midst. His ingenuity and industry
were approved and applauded, hi
economy was praised and wondered ut
And so he sat down at the world,
great table to partake Of its genera
bundance. He came round the so
ial board, timid, reluctant, yet upon
he most pressing invitation. Bu
Don it was discovered that he had
buddhist and brahmin notions on re-
gious matters; that he was dirty
tile heather that his almond eye.
Iere not pleasing; that he was not
crfect in morals; That he ate cheap.
i material than other races and con
equeutly could labor cheaper anC
lerefore came in Improbable eompe
ton with others; that certain repre-
entatives of the Christian world made
is life, labor and morals the subiec
merchaI disc, and hence part,
Pse up to drive him away as a con
lminatOry nuisance. And SO W
ave smatterlng of these heather
nong us, and large force of on
W issionaries among them in and abou
c celestial city. The passage OF III
It has been obtained, prohibtin,
e-r presence among us. They ar
pre-, their representative is in Wash
gtop under treaty the making 0
hich was almost forced upon them
hey are here under a flag on whic
written an invitation to ever
&c, without distinction of colo
condition TO come within it
nple protection. No steps hav
on n ION IN nhrorofn tlo troot,, =