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patch." fie hail been taken to task by
an older brother in the ministry "for wear
ing suspenders," and was only consoled
when he found that Bishop Mcllenry wore
suspenders' also. He had been made a
" D. D." and "the very day he got bis
certificate ho was taken ill with a pain in
his back." His father "wanted to make
an educated man of him, but missed it
tremendously." When he was converted
his conversion was nof'onc of your tip
top, fashionable silver-slippered, best bib-and-tuckcred
conversions it was a back
woods conversion," so extraordinary in its
physical manifestations that the Doctor
wanted to shave his head and cover it
with "a large blister" an anecdote which
will remind tho reader of a somewhatsiiii
ilar passage in the early life ofllco. Fox.
Mr. Cartwright told the audience that "he
hd jp reached as many sermons as any
living man," " What wo call sermons,"
he added modestly J "it might take a doz
en of them to make a good one, for what
1 know, but they cost me physical labor
as well as mental labor." Here then, we
may say, is a veritable clerical phenome
non. For half a century, in all weathers,
under tho open sky, with long intervals of
lonely and difficult travel, hero is a man
who has never lor one moment faltered,
has kept himself in a sound physical con
dition, and hasdispensed what he thought
to be the truth with all the energy of per
fect conviction, with perhaps as much ef
fect as if ho had been deep in Hebrew
and a master of theological dialectics.
No one, whatever his religious views,
whether he bo rigidly orthodox or broadly
rationalistic, can doubt the real good,
apart from his Cue personal example, which
iu all these years Dr. Cartwright must
have accomplished.
This is not the place nor is ours the pen
i .to -disomy tho whole valuo of what is call
ed conversion. In tho violent manifesta
tions, the convulsive phenomena of the
camp-nicetiiig which were once so common,
but which are common no longer, there
may have been much to repel tho man of
. taste and cultivation ; but if we regard
only the increased morality which must
, have followed Dr. Cartwright's preaching,
aud the sounder schemes of life to which
he must have directed many errant natures,
, (wo feel that ho is entitled to every honor
which has dignified his old ago.
Lamoille Newsdealer :
10. I J H.YWYJSIt-.lSrtltov.
Tuesday, Oct. 19, ISM).
Vermont Legislature. '
On Thursday there was no organization.
(July 10 Senators were present, and 140
llepresentatives out of tho 240 elected.
There being no quorum in citlur house,
tho Legislature adjourned without organ
izing. On Friday the House was organ
ized by the election of Hon. 0. W. Gran
dey of Vcrgennes for Speaker, and D. M.
. Camp (of the Newport Express) for Clerk.
, - Thure was quite a little diversion crea
ted iu the House, at the outset, by the
omission of tho Lamoille County mem
bers in tho drawing for seats, their names
having been left out of tho bos by acci
dent. Major Pago of Hyde Park came
to the rescue of "spunky Lamoille" and
brought down tho House. The greatest
good humor prevailed, aud the affair was
settled up by giving Lamoille County
their choice of the seats, by which means
they got some of tho best in the House.
W . .- ..
"v":. Photographs. Wo have received two
splendid photographic views taken at Cam.
; bridge Boro', Oct. uth, tho day of the
' ' "flood," by L. A. Atwood. As a memen
to of that event, and us specimens ofpho
" tographie skill, they are equally valuable
and interesting. Thanks and abundant
' success to "the enterprising artist.
.. . .
'Particular Notices.
' '" The Musical Convention was adjourn
ed to the 10th, 11th and '2lh of Novem
ber. Full particulars will bo hereafter
given, in paper and in circulars. The
floods the deluge rendered the adjourn
ment Imperative. But remember the timo :
' thrpc weeks from to-morrow it commences.
; Mr. Obor's singing class for beginners,
couiinouced with about 40 pupils. An ex
cellcut beginning but there are more who
Ought to improve tho opportunity. School
will commence this eve. at CJ P. M. .
1 See 11. R. nolico in anothur column.
Thoso 'who contemplato bidding for con
tracts will do well to inform themselves.
'Jam. Dkmvkuv. Bcnj. Wheeler, of
Wolcolt escaped from jail last night. The
lock of his cell was broken, and the ou
side door was unlocked at tho timo to car
ry in cupper to the prisoners.
Who Bkats ? 90 bushels of sound
wheat were harvested this season from 3
acres by Geo. Atwood of Morristown.
A flying visit to Woleott yesterday
convinced us that the effects of the flood
in that town had not been overstated ; but
they are bravely working to repair dan
ajes. T!wv Udd a- town-meeting to-day
to raise means.
Cor v h 1 o n U n ce .
Greensboro Pond.
Mb. Editor:
As much excitement has existed in
tho valley of the Lamoille for several
days concerning GrecDsboro Pond, and it
diJ not diminish as day after day passed
away, a numbcrof gentlemen from Hard
wick and Greensboro assembled at the
pond on Saturday, Oct. 16th, to examine
the premises and devise means for the
safety of the people in the valley below.
Many, as they assembled, expressed their
fears in the strongest language, of a so.
vere calamity. But to make up their
minds concerning what ought to be done,
an iron rod was procured, 12 feet long,
and the bottom examined on both sides of
the wall composing the dam, and it soon
became evident to others, as well as tho
writer, that tho dam stood on a solid rock,
for wherever that rod was put down with
force, it struck some substance as hard as
a rock. This hard substanco extended
the whole length of the dam ; aud as if
Providence would make it certain
that He had mado the foundation of that
dam sure, a man was found who helped
put in the last flume. Mr. Lcaeh of Wol
eott was going to Craftsbury on Saturday,
and ho was requested to call on Horace
Cass, who waf referred to above, and he
said the flumo was located on a solid rock,
and that a little in front of tho fiumo the
rock was a littlo higher than where it
stood, and this corresponded with our sub
sequent investigations.
The original dam, which was built prior
to 1800, was about 40 feet long, a little
having been added to the south end since.
On the top of this, two planks had been
placed, which would raise tho water about
fifteen inches. Over these the water was
pouring with a heavy current.
The water in the flumo was six feet
deep, and just below it, 4 feet deep ; the
fall was 2J feet. At 25 feet from the
flume, just abovo the dam, the water was
4 feet deep ; further it was less. In front
of the flume some ono or two rods, the
water was 5 feet deep ; fifteen rods, it was
6 feet.
On each side of tho dam the rock was
found. At Cuttler's shop, some twenty
rods below tho pond, his mill-dam stands
on a solid rocki A little north of Cut
tier's shop there is a house whose sills
stand on the ledge, and are a littlo below
the base of the wall at the pond. The
same kind of rock was found several rods
south of the outlet of tho pond.
If the dam, which has rcsisistcd the
action of water for more than seventy
years, should all give way, and there come
out a current of water GO feet wide, 5 ft.
deep in tho middle and 2 at each end,
running at the rate of five miles an hour,
and calling the surface of the pond 800
acres and averaging 5 feet deep, it would
take GO hours aud 40 minutes to drain
the pond. The w ater would immediately
after leaving tho pond go into a thick ce
dar swamp three miles long and half a
mile wide. Would there, therefore, be
any harm done in tho valley below ? If
the inhabitants iu the little villnjo of
Greensboro had gono and thoroughly ex
amined tho outlet of the pond, instead of
moving their goods out of their stores and
houses, there would not have been so
much fright below.
So far as the writer knew those gentle-
men from Ilardwick who live along the
river side, went homo satisfied that the
water would have to cut a channel in the
solid rock sufficient to drain off the pond
in a few hours, before there would be any
material danger.
They have taken off those planks and
hoisted the waste gate and are drawing
down the pond as fast as passible. If the
planks are never put on again, there will
be but littlo danger below.
Youtb, H. IIkkrick.
Woleott, Oct. 18, 1809.
Cambridge, Oct. 15, 18G9.
Ma. Editor :
With trembling hand and shattered
nerve I havo taken upon myself tho sol
emn responsibility of endeavoring to com
muuicato to you tho terrible catastrophe
that has befallen this once quiet and calm
retreat. Thtfrsday the 14th inst., at a
little past tho hour of 12, thcro camo
rushing through one of the main streets,
two jaded young men, bringing the start
ling intelligence that Greensboro Pond
had broken away and would soon bo upon
us, and their countenances bespoko that
waves mountain high would soon bo rolling
through these placid streets. With tho
speed of thought tho intelligence made
its way to tho lower part of the village,
and in a few moirtonts a venerable deacon
with a fow valuables uudcr his arm and
best clothes thrown over his shoulder,
could bo seen making way for high ground
in the upper, part of the village. He
then repaired to the abode of his son and
had everything moved from cellar to gar
ret. Immediately ft boat was despatched
to the residence of an ex-Judge, who
chances to live below high-water mark,
whon ho and his family, together with
his "big noto-roll" were taken aboard and
moored to a place where surging waves
could not Invado. The elect having thus
been provided for, families of lent repute
were hurried from tho places of their
abodo, aud immediately found' an asylum
iu the domiciles of somo friend or relative
whom fortuno had placed ou high land.
The hardware merchant roped up his"looso
property" and intrusted his family to his
father whose bouse chanced to bo set on a
hill. Many others moved eatables, drink
ables, wearables and themselves to their
chambers and garrets, and I noticed one
or two on house-tops. A Frenchman
caught the panic aud what he could not
move, he burnt, he is now cursing and
swearing because the promised inundation
did not come. Tho goods of chivalric
dry-goods merchants were piled hither and
thither. A Justice of the Peace not hav
ing sufficient confidence iu his own legal
authority to stem tho tide when it should
come, moved even his pumpkins that had
defied two floods, on to a high hill back of
his house.
In fact, tho entire ani-railroad mass
seemed to think that Providence was about
to obliterate them, and I am confident
that at 4 o'clock P. M. that day, had
Cambridge been called upon to bond her
self for any amouut and for any purpose,
the object could have been accomplished.
and we could again have voted you and
tho friends of enterprise and progress,
"our thanks."
But sir, we find to-day that the prom
ised doluge has been stayed, the people
stilt live, heaven's arch is to be trusted !
Don Quixote.
The Freshet in AVolcott.
En. Newsdealer : The freshet in Wol
eott has accomplished its destruction, as
in other places, carrying away bridges,
rendering the roads impassable, and de
stroying much private property.
Tho covered bridgo abovo the factory
village was taken by the current and car
ricd some 40 or 50 rods and left in a field
followed by two bridges in close succession
from Ilardwick. Tho bridgo in the vil
lage, and the ono near 11. Guyer's, and
tho one over tho Lamoille ncarB. Guyer's
aro also gone. The one which was near
B. Guyer's is standing in his field, and it
is thought that it may be replaced without
taking it down. All the bridges over the
Wild Branch are gone, and most of the
small bridges in town have been carried
away.
Tho roads for miles arc impassable.
And in some instances the Wild Branch
runs where the road ouco was.
Private property is also extensively de
stroyed. Whole fields of corn and thous
ands of pumpkins were carried off, Acres
of land which were productive, have been
destroyed, and fields filled with floodwood.
The current of the Branch was so changed
that it carried away the bank on which T.
O. Graves' house1 stands, nhd tho cellar
wall is laid bare ; and the current runs so
near his houso.that ho could fish out of
his pantry window.
Tho carriago shop in Woleott village
has boon so near undermined that it is
deemed necessary to move it to higher
ground. Thousands of solid yards of earth
havo boon taken away around it and left
it as it wero standing on stilts. Mr. Pin
ney has also sustained considerable loss iu
and about his Btarch factory.
Tho losses, public and private, in town,
cannot full short of ten thousand dollars.
Many havo set it much higher.
Tho water rose" higher than it was over
known to do in town before, so say the
oldest inhabitants.
Elmore, Again.
Mr. Editor : I sec that my letter of
inquiry as to what consitutod a legal voter
in Freeman's tneeting has aroused Mr.
Bishop, and although lie docs not think it
worth noticing, yet he does notice it quite
lengthy, an! in a very curious way. He
says that artielo was written uioro for per
sonal abuse than practical effect. I dis
claim any intention of abusing Mr. Bishop
or any one else
That I stated the two cases fairly he
docs not deny, although he attempts to
mystify and excuse himself, because five
others decided with him. Does that make
tho decision less objectionable. He com
plains because I called him a " learned
gentleman." Mr. has been a Justice of
tho Peaco for fifteen years. He done
most of the talking at the trials mention
ed. Ho was loud in declaring that it
made no difference how long a man had
been out of town, if ho had not been
three months in any other town, ho was
a voter in Elmore. These were tho rea
sons why his name ws f?cnt!oncd in par
ticular. Ho soys if somo f our political leaders
would "uso more sound, honest argument
and gentlemanly bearing,- mid kss eulum
ny and abuse towards thoso who do not
fully ogrco with them in political sent!.
inont," and so ou. I. am willing to leave
itto tlu j better judgment jofthe freemen of
this town, if tho arguments used to defeat
Mr. Slayton, tho false stories told con
necting him with the repairs of tho Eaglo
Lodge road were sound, honest arguments,
the insulting language and overbearing
manner of those voting with the Demo
cratic party showed a gentlemanly bear
ing, then I will confess that I am ignorant
of what sound, honest argument is, and
Mr. Bishop has a right to complain because
I called him a " gentleman." Your cor
respondent says it is always commendable
but whon we have sought for it, it would
bo equally cominendablo to receive it.
Elmore, Out. 6, I860.. .
For the Newsdealer,
0or Relations with the Chinese.
BOMB FACTS ABOUT CHINA.
In location the Chinese Empire occupies
a commanding position. It fronts upon the
Pacific ocean. It extends into and includes
some of the mosj valuable portions of Asia.
It covers the warmer bolt of tho temper
ate zone, which is the part of the earth's
surfaco most favorable for agriculture. It
is traversed by several great rivers, one of
which the Yang-tse-kiang is almost as
long as the Mississippi. Nearly related
to the Chinese are the Japanese, Their
empire comprises a few islands off the
coast of China.
Tho population of China proper has
been estimated at 450.000,000. The
Chinese and Japanese empires will then
number at least 520,000,000 over one
third of the humnn family.
The great anti(p0lf of the Empire of
China strikes the attention at once. About
2207 years before Christ, the kingdom
was established, and thus its history cov
ers a period of more than forty centuries
To fact the whofo' period of authentic his
tory, if we except a few chapters in the
book of Genesis.
For domestic laborer and servants the
Chiucse are exactly adapted. They are
docile they know their placo and are
willing to keep it they are faithful and
industrious they associate only with their
own countrymen, and they aro quick to
observe and learn.
It is true that tho Mongolian does not
rank so high as the Caucasian. It is true
that the Chinaman of to-day. is not the
equal of the Anglo-Saxon. But this does
not comprise the whole matter. We must
speak of the capabilities of a race with
reference to tho future. When tho Anglii
and the Saxons wero hordes of savages,
tho. Chinaman had tho oldest civilization
of tho world. He has an clement iu his
character which has enabled him to keep
intact all the advantages all the cultiva
tion, to which his race has at any timo at
taincd. Not bo with tho talented Greek
and lloman. They daizlcd the world with
the glory of their exploits and accomplish
mcuts, but that glory has long sinco van
ished. Every other nation has seemed to
bo a failure Some fatal defect or dis
easein the body politic, would manifest
itself, and the result would bo a decline
and fall. Such has seemed to be the fate
of mankind, and some philosophers think
that nations have a sort of organized life
like individuals, that they come to their
natural prime and old age and death by
inevitable law. We havo brighter hopes
of humanity and wo point to tho Chiucse
Empiro as a'slantimg refutation of such a
theory. To-day they seem to be just in
their youth having had forty centuries of
infancyi
CJIIXA At Win tSlTED BTATKt
Tho progress of civilization has been
uniformly Westward, and we cannot now
trace back its course to tho East farther
than to tho seat of the Mongolian Empire
of China. From thence appears to have
passed on Westward an impulse which
developed mighty empires in Assyria, Per
sia, Egypt, Greece, Homo, and in more
modern times tho Latin Empires and Great
Britain. It then crossed tho Atlantic and
produced our own proud Ilepublican na
tion, and belting tho continent, and cross
ing the Pacific is now beginning to revive
the Chinogc. Unless history falsifies her
self, the Chincso revival will be powerful
and will develop thsir utmost capabilities.
The United States stand as sponsors to this
baptism of tho Empire of China tho im
pulse of civilization is transmitted through
us. Wo are appointed in the order of na
ture to communicate such light and such
power as wo may have received from Eu
rope and developed by our own efforts.
"There's a divinity that shapes our
ends, rough hew them as we will " .We
apply this adago to the history of nations.
Tho time has now come for tlld law of the
progress of civilization to vindicate ib.clf
or provo itself a failure. If China pre
serves her old accustomed frown of exclu
sion, there is littlo hope for the law. The
world must come to ft stdtidstill; or the
impulse must tak"e another direction. But,
just at tho critical moment, the barrier
falls down of itself, aud makes way for
liberty. The Chinese have experienced a
conversion in their feelings. They aro be
ginning to admit "outside barbarians" to
their society in China, and thousands of
their people are leaving the "celestial
cp'piro" and trying their fortunes in
America.
To sum up this view of tlifl subject,
thero is a great destiny for China ; sho is
about to receive from' the East the electric
impulse of civilization1, iu its highest and
noblest form yet developed, and the Uni
tod Stufes will recclvo rh return for tho
blessings sho communicates, a great many
advantages.
But cautroo and vmd sffC.esmrfnhip aro
necessary to enable us fofnnnotho most
of those advantages.
Before we mention prospect! ?o benefits,
it will bo best to speak of a few
DANGERS AND DIFFICt'l.TIKS
which aro supposed to threaten tho gene
ral introduction of Chinese into the United
States.
Tho labor question is now agitating tho
publio mind, and in somo States lias ere-
a political par
of laborers. It u then an issue ot great
importance whether tho market of labor
will be overstocked by the Chinese, and
the condition of the laboring man injured
thereby.
At present tlicro is prospect oi j
large immigration. It appears that notn-
ing but legislation on the part ot the u.
S. Government is likely to prevcut it.
Such legislation is not to be thought of for
obvious reasons. It follows then that we
have to anticipate great distress among
our working men, aud that this distress
cannot bo avoided.
Surely thero is some fallacy in tho logic
that leads to such a conclusion, and the
fallacy must be iu tho falso premise.
It is assumed that the market of labor
will be overstocked by the Chinese-.
We deny the assumption.
Tho relations of demand and supply
have been pretty well established. In-
creasing demand tends to stimulato sup
ply. That is plain enough. But it is just
as true that nn increasing supply ot the
best quality of any article tends to in
crease the demand for the same. Dairy.
men know for instance, that a first class
quality of butter creates for itself a mar
ket and stimulates the demand iu advance
of the supply. It is precisely the same
With every other commodity. Excellence
of quality in ono instance not only adver
tises itself, but increases the general de
mand for tho same article.
Labor saving machines do not generally
operate to injure the class who performed
the same labor by hand. Sewing machines
once had bitter enemies, who supposed they
would take the bread out of the mouth of
tho poor sempstress. The result has been
to show how groundless were their fears
Tho sewing machine has increased enor
mously the trade in ready-made clothing
of all kinds, and the general demand for
the products of tho needle is larger in pro
portion to tho means of supply than before
the duy of the tawing machine.
The Railroad has not injured the busi
ness of tho teamster, but in tho develop
ment of tho country, has given employ
ment to ten where there was one in ante-
railroad times.
Tho Steam Engine and the Sewing Ma-
chine ore an immense addition to tho re
sources of the country. They are a ben
efit a blessing. It is because they are a
supply for great and growing wants of the
community,
"fhcro is a pressing ticlnnlnl in tho Un
ited States for an urticle which none but
tho Chinese seem adapted to supply. Th
article we refer to is, good household ser
vants and laborers. The quality of this
artielo now iu tho market is very indiffer
ent. Tho nat'iYO American is not in the
market. Ho is above that kind of business.
Tho Irish and other foreigners, who fill
tho place, aspire to something better, and
the result is absolute distress on account
of tho wretched quality as well as small
quantity of the stock on hand.
The Chinaman is in every respect adapt
ed to supply tho market. Here is a pro
posed addition to tho resources of the
country, exceeding in valuo all the gold
and silver mines of the world, exceeding
a hundred Alaskas or even Cubas. Here
is a first class article offered to a market,
which is almost bare of even a poor qual
ity of tho sajiio. Tho question is then,
shall that market be closed to tho superior
goods now presented for fear it will hurt
the sale of the trash on hand 7 But to
dismiss Bridget for a Chinese maid is not
doing any wrong, provided the new ser
vant docs her work more to tho satisfac-
tion of her mistress than tho old. To
supply a fancy quality of butter, where
only grease had been offered before, is not
injuring anybody, even though the grease
becomes unsaleable. Tho effect of a bet
ter article is to stimulato the farmer who
has been satisfied with making greaso to
improve. Ho will find that the unlucky
day when he carried his poor butter home
for want of a market will provo to bo tho
most lucky day Of his life. Ho will find
that now he makes good butter, his profits
in dairy farming, are much greater in pro
portion to his outlay, because the market
for his produce has been stimulated by
'tlio flue article offered by his neighbor-
It is just the same with other markets.
Bridget will leave her good situation, a
sadder and a wiser girl, and when he
mends her wrfys so as to fill tho place of
the Chinese) fnaul, she will havo no difli
culty in getting employment.
But this is not the principal view of tho
subject. The Southern States require now
a vast army of agricultural laborers
Thoy are necessary, and there is no other
moans of meeting that requirement but
to employ the Chinese. Tho "American
Negro" will not supply that want. Tho
Chineso will, if treated, with fairness
Shall we then suffer tho best part of our
lands to remain undeveloped, bocauso for.
sooth the market is in daugcr of being
overstocked with laborers !
Again, a thousand enterprises of great
rriomerrt wo mention among them rail
roads for the'Wcst--mus languish for the
want of laborers, tnitess wo consent to
employ the Chinese. Tho Ccutral Pacif
ic Railroad the wonder of tho world
was accomplished so well and so speedily
because the contractors had access to an
army of first class laborers. But tho
building of Jho Pacifio Railroad has only
demand for two more thorough
fares of the samo kind. In other words
the success of that great enterprise, in
stead of glutting the market of transport
ation has only created an urgent demand
for two more similar enterprises.
To sum up the whole matter, every
faithful, thorough, satisfactory day's work
performed by a Chinaman or anybody else,
creates a demand for two more day's works
of tho samo kind, and every thousand
Chinamen, employed in the United States
ashouscholJ servants, as plantation hands,
or on great public works, will make places
for two thousand more.
We do not then believe that the mar
ket of labor will bo overstocked by the
Chinese, or the condition of the laboring
man injured thereby, but improved in ev
cry respect.
Another objection to tho general intro
duction of the Chincso, is the danger pre
sented of a modified system of slavery in
the Southern States. Such a danger should
bo warded off, by every possiblo means
But unless we grossly mistake the spirit
of the times, there is do serious ground of
apprehension. Surely wo cannot so soon
have forgotten the bitter lesson of the
great rebellion, as to allow anything like
slavery to develop itself. Without doubt,
the attempt will bo made to operate the
Coolio system quito generally too, but
we can safely assume, that the American
peoplo havo both the power and tho dis
position to lay forever the horrid spectre
of human bondage, if it presumes again
to show itself.
Thcro are some who fear that the pres
ence of the Chinese will have a demoral
izing effect upon our people. On what
ground the idea is based, it is somewhat
difficult to conjecture. If we comparo the
moral status of that people with that of
the Amerieanwe do not find such a differ
ence in favor of tho latter as need create
any apprehension. Indeed it is probable
that they would give us many good les
sons. Thcj arc industrious, quiet, contented,
willing to learn, faithful and thorough
The Yankee is rather fond of change, and
dislikes a 'plodding uniform life. Tho Chi
neso character is just adapted to
restore tho balance of stability and pa
tience, and endurance to the American
mind. It is true their system of religion
is peculiar to themselves. But therein is
our 'great opportunity to show them the
superiority of tho Christian system. There
is no danger that in any respect in which
our institutions or manners are really su
perior to those of the Chinese, the truth
will suffer by'thc comparison.
There may be other objections or grounds
of danger proposed than such as we have
adverted to, but nano we think more se
rious. Ou the other hand, wo will consider
tho
ADVANTAGES AND BENEFITS
which aro likely to result from our future
relations with tho Chinese.
Tho first and most obvious advantage,
will accrue to our commerce.
Moro than fifty jeara ago it was pre
dicted by thinking and observing men that
some of tho largest cities of tho United
States would eventually be built upon the
Pacific coast. Daniel Webster predicted
that San Francisco would be the grund din
tributing depot for the productions of Asii
and the East Indies, oud rival New Y.ork
in commercial importance. Such ideas
wero regarded as chimerical, but wo can
now see plainly that they were sound. -The
commerce of China and Japan is now
of course in its infancy. It is destined to
bo rapidly developed and multiplcd. Let
us sco what it is to-day.
By the terms of tho commercial treaty
of Nanking in 1842, five ports of the Em-
piro were opened to European trade, and
in 1858 were added eight others;
These thirteen ports have an annual for
eign commerce of $900,000,000, besides
an immense internal trade. Tho port of
Shanghae exported iu tho month of Nov.,
18G5, 1147,718 pieces of cotton goods;
in five months previous to Nov. 30, 18G6,
20.337 bales of silk ; 82,200,000 pounds
of bluck and 4,400,000 pounds of gscen
tea. The vast foreign trado of China has
in times past been in tho hands of the
British. It has now found for itself an-
other channel. As to the trado in tea,
tho principal export in China, it may be
considered as an established fact, that
SanFraneisco will soon bo its principal
market, and the day is not distant when
throe-fourths of the commerce of China
will be conducted with the United Stales.
Whon we consider how vast that coininerce
will become as the resources of China are
doveloped, tho imagination is stnggefed' in
its effort to picture tho probable results,
The annual amount will havo to be com
puted in billions.
Tho Atlantio cities of tho United States
divido between them tho trade with Eu
rope, Now York having tho principal share.
But, SanFraneisco is destiuod to have all
our trade with Asia and tho East Indies
which contain a population now of 810,!
000,000 oompnncd witK lifts 233,000,000
of Europe, and whoso exports will event
ually bo as great in proportion j for" the
impulse of civilization has begun its work
iu Asia, and her day of glory and great
ness is dawning.
Wo do not supposo this increase of com
mcroo will work U tho disadvantage of
Atlantic i
In.liroi-llv. at,v :n v , "'rirl
..alio trade, and the rc
,ole broad land will be developed
Secondly, there will be offered '
American peonlc. tl.o . li
truth, on subiccU nf tU .
Ilepublican form nf
ml
free
press ana tree speoch-tU.
the Chincso will sec eiv.R. . "1
' ",'nirn.iti,el(
"'Ui' i"cucaiiy taught then
prove a real ana lasting benefit to a I
own nation. Here wo are put jn
sion of the lover of Archimt,lM JTi
fulcrum, for here wo i .
w ; u,eewl
io me ucsunea instrument in (
hands of Providence, for a wholesale
Permanent misninnn
sume the responsibility with gladnes,, lt
UUI Wlw;iy ana well, wegyj
oumo ure leaumg position among the p,,
ers of the earth. We shall beconl
nilulv nml nm!. 1 1 1 . . f
Fnr tlift nmnl :...it. . ,
which we impart to China, 0 rcceiJ
ruiurn 01 pnysieal resources. 'c rfj
ue mteu up in point of wealth and Dro
ycn.jr, in uuuve me most brilliant i
nf nnr fnttim-a Tl.
has been thus far thn
"iinarKaDle Del
.:,! ,.r .1. iji.i.! . - . il
" ",u """us nisiory, tor progreei
all the arts and sciences, and increase
general resources. But, although we iJ
going ahead with railroad speed io J
track of progress, it is probable the tJ
tieth century will leave us far in the did
tahco.
I have set forth above my vicwi nd
a few prominent topics, connected itj
the Chinese question. They are mvhcrhl
convictions and 1 present them for wha J
they are worth, andhope to excite otheti!
interested in the subject among the reader J
of the Abwsdealeb to do the same.
B-fl.i.l
.
Washington CorresponflencS.
Washington, D. C.Oct. 13, 1809.
I shall have to take up the cry M
Washington which Horace Grcelcj bai.
at intervals, kept up for New York city, 1
fur many a year, namely: Keep iiij
from this city !
By way of restricting mysilf to allowa
ble space, I will give you a brief acconct
of a portion of the immediate surround
ings only of a friend of mine, in justifica
tion and enforcement of my warning crj
You may havo it at first hand, and there
fore in the first person, tho shortest ny.
"Where I take my meals the lady
the house is as-sunny and plea-rant a il
she took boarders simply for the unadil-'
terated enjoyment it afforded. But 1
got behind tho curtains. Thp poor Ha
inan was acting, and for the purpose of
drawing a full house. She kucw that
boarders, like other people, aro' pleased
with what is pleasant j so she makn let
self pleasant. She has about 25 boardna
Of these one is her liiisb. nd (a 2nd oh)
who is a gambler, another is her slep-sn,
ami a third is his step-son, both thorough
loafers, and all three getting board, loJj
ing, washing and clothing, out of the p
fits on the others. That scoundrel of a
husband will come in any time, day I
night, from an excursion or carouse, will
a bagful of linen soiled in aiding to pala
himself off upon tho unwary as a putt
man ; and they must bo done up again at
once, no matter what else has to suffer
in consequence. And the woman eonua
ues to toil with brain and hands for til
support of these unfeeling wretches, v&
even forces herself to wear a smile ot
her paiuful senso of tho cruelty,
means of a more abundant accompli
ment of her- elf-sacrificing lask. i
".My landlady where I lodge tclli W
that sho cannot pay her rent, because i
has not let all her spare roo!rtlPlita
are pretty much all in tho hou, &
and her family lodge in but a portion of
the" attic. Since her husband'i death tke
letting of furnished rooms is the wlj
source of income, not only for the pJ
ment of her rent, but for tho iupp
all her family also
"In tho attic, besides the family e
house, lodge a woman and her daugkWi
bCth penons, whether of refinement ot
not, at least of too aristocratic notion"
resort to any ordinary work or W11
for a living. Their total dependence t
a sharo of the Treasury salnry of mo
daughter, who is also tho adnptfd iW
tcr of a man who occupied, when
a high position, and on whose account IM
young lady is favored with tho clerkship
Sho was brought up in elegance, andwoul
find tho whole of her salary Iltttlit enougk
to replace the loss ot her former
besides which, sho has on affoction of
.1,.. U... n1MAn'rlu hmiifrKt upon
luiijn 1,11 uu mm nuvaui .
a deduction from her snlarf tot 1U
timo, and which will probably mcapaciUt
her permanently lofofe long. "r
fathor loft no proporly. bbeaoen
live with her mother and sistor, ncr0"
associations from childhood rcl,,'n
their hold on her ;: so that' ncr iW
salary is at tho disadvantage of kl
to provido- fOf the three" in" t"6 prw
households. . .. i.,i,f,.. .A,i,.'
"Last ycaY my landlady ? u",
or woman' a tenant in bH ' .' n .;
to Vaihin4orrm hafti? J? f T