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Show APPENDIX TO NOTES. pro!'lprrih•, hy dcprivin~ the ficldfl of thrir nccr~~~ary1 1:.1 bor1c1rs .tdol fill the town.with lW.<:tilrnt hu 1·dc.~ uf dcpr:tred aurl ltT~t i\.1111 ~} 0• 1. crs. 'J'hc trra,;;ury i."' IJ:tllkntpt nnd C\'('1")" ~lH'Cii'l'l of Jl~Of_h~at(' :inJ l"lllllOUS cxp<'d i(•nt j~ rrs(•rtcJ to 'fi 1r the J.)•.•rposo of obttt•.u•n.g th.A m c~ns of J!:rat ifyinp; nn inl'ln.ne. p t~.<:.~ion for l!·n·olouF cxprmhl111c. . _~:J;rc,\t portion o'f the public ren~nu c is \\'{l . .;.trd upon the pr:rsontfJ Y~lthcs ff the Emperor, and his 1-idiculous cft~J"ts tn >:L~rrom.:tl l ~nn sc. w•~ 1 a Rp endor which he f:t11cics to be prc-cmmcntly nnpc11nl. ~ lt IS 1\ filet tlmt the snmc J c~i:~datuz·o which \"Otcd him F:PYC'ral hundz·ctll;. of. lhou ~fl nds of frurws for son1c nb.surd col'tumc, rrfuRcJ nn npprorrJ:\hun of twentY.· fire thou,.;aud frnncs for public school8. 'l'ho popu at10n, fo1'. the llloiil po.rt, is iumJ~J"SNI in Uimc1·!•tn darknc.<:s t~1at can nc.'·cr ~c Jllf'~ced by tho fi..lw and IPcblc J'!IJf.l winch f'mn.nutc f• on~ the hlp;!let po.rt10ns _of the p;ocial ~'<Y~tc m. 11·!Jilst tlwrc i ~ fL coust:~nt fcnnontatJOn of.JealousJOs anJ nntipa(hics bctwceu tl~c .~r~·a~ majority a.nt~ the only cb!':s at nil capnblo of guiding: the dcs_b.IIICS ol tho. land .. wh1ch thrcn.tcns a~ every momt:'nt to .s h:LllCJ' the J~Ol.•llcul I'CSScl m. wh_u!h they arc so. l?r!·ilou~ly workin,c;. As to the T!•lu_ung nnd. elevntmg lllfll~Cnecs or CtniJzcd !J(e -tho influen<'cs of rclip;1011, of htcrn.turc, of Sctcncc, of n.rt-thcy do 1wt cxNt the if':J St practical sway, even ir they can be said to exist nt all. Tho pric11ts of the 3-itar set tho worst cx:~mplcs of every kind of vice and arc lmin: rsally mere n.dnmturers, diSOwned by the church, who' alone cnn como here in com;cquf"lnCc of the nssumption by tho Emperor of C't·cle~-;iasticn.l authorit,r, which militl~tcs with that of tho ]{oman pnntifl'. The press i1i ~h:wkk•d to such a ~egrec flS to prevent the h•ast fl·c~.:dom of opinion, anJ people nro afnud to give uttemneo, CI'Cn in confidential conversation, to aught that mfly be tortured into titf' slight0st criticism upon the action of the go,·crnment. In short, the combination of ev il and destructive clements is such, that tho ultimate regcncratiou of the lfayticns r~ecms to me to be tho wildest of Utopian dreams. Dismal as this picture may appear, its coloring is not ex:Jggf'L"flted. It is !lS fi~ithfull\ representatiOn as I can sketch of the p;cneml asprct of thLti mJscralde country-a country wh6rc God has done crcL·ything; to make his creatut'<' happy, and where tho crcal Ln·e is doing- C\"erything to mar the work of God. Of the indi\·idu:d in whose !wmls the whole pow('r of the nation is 1o0ged, T have already, in m,v previnus df'spatclws, endeavored to convey some idea; nntt it may IJe easily inferred, that his character olfcrs little j!;UtU"fLIIICc uf proflpcrity or tmnquillity from day to day. };von if he were animated IJy The purest intentions, ho is utterly incapubic of grappling with til() diffif•ultics with which he is flnnounded, and nmeliomting the condition of hilS subjects. It is not bclicrcd that ha cnn sustain himself f4,r any length of time; and when he is 0\'Crtlu ·own, the beginning; of' the end may bo anticiprLtcd. Unircrsnl con· fu sion will probably ensue, with t~ll its poO<siiJie horrors, It is tho dn~ud of such a co nsequence of hilj Jhll which is pcrllflps the strongest support of his t!Jronc. Beneath its ruin>~. in the apprchenRion of tho most intelligent, not only the cm,liro but the uationaJ ity of lfayti ma_y be inet•·ir\·ably buried-a. rcsu t, however, which, dcplurab lo 11.9 1t mny i.Jo to individual intorests nnd fcelingR, will not eventually be a source of regret to enlightened philanthropy in its largest sense. APPENDIX, H. FLOOGING AS A MEANS o~· DISCII'l.INF. Tho followin" extracts arc from " 'l'wo years before the Mast, by Richard II. Da~n., Jr." I wish I had sp:tce for all relating to the aubjoct; as I have not, I n.m obli~ed to content myself with only a p:trt. "• Now for you,' so.id the captRin, mnking up to John and taking his irons off'. As soon u.s he was lool'c, ho rnn forward to the forecastle. 'B•·ing that mtm aft,' P.houtcd the cn.ptn.i n, '!'he second mate, who had been a. shipmate of John's, stood ali\ I in tho waist, and tho mate walked slowly forward; !Jut our third officer, anxious to show ~~s ~~~· :,f;~~~g~~f~""~;:,~~~rn~~10 ~itn~~~~!s~.:~:~c~~~ci 1~~!~~~1 ~~!,'~1 ~i~:~ worlds for the power to help the poor fellow; but it ~\·as all in w~in. The eo.ptain stOO(~ on the quarter-dr>ck, ba.r~he:l.dcJ, lw; eyes flashmg with ra"e, and Jus face as red as blood,_ swmgmg the rope, nnd calling out t'o his officers,. ' Drag him u..ft !-J.,ay hold of hi.m! I'll sweete1' bim I' &c., &c. The mate now went forward and told John quietly to go aft; and he seeing resistance in vain, threw tho blackguard third mate from him; said he would go aft of himself ; that they should. not drag him; n.nd wont up to the gangway and held out his hands; but M soon as the captn.i)l bcg:a1! to make him fa st, the indi~nity was too much, and he began to ras1st; but tho mate and Russell ho!Jing him, ho w:l.s soon seized up. 'Vhen he wns maJo fast, ho turned to tho captain, who stood turning up his sleeves and getting ready for the blow, n.nd n.sked him what he was to be flogged fur. • Iltwe I ever refused my duty, sir? Have you ever known me to hang back, or W be insolent, or not to know my work?' '"No,' said the cn.ptain, 'it is not that that I flog you for; I flog you for your interference-for asking questions.' "'Can't a. man ask n. question hero without being flogged?' "'No,' shouted the captain; 'nobody shall open his mouth aboard this vessel, but myself;' an~ began laying the blows upon his back, swinging half round between each blow, to give it full effect. As. ho went on, his passion increased, nnd he danced niJout the deck, callmg out as he swunft the ropc,-'Jf you want to know what I flog you for, r~o~ilfo~); t's because I like to do it! It suit8 me I. '!'hat's what "]'he mun writhed under the pain, until ho cou!J entlure it no longer, when he called out, with o.n c:xclamation more eommo.n among foreigners than with us-' Oh, Jesus Christ! 011, Jc~:~us Clmst l' 33 w* |