To the Editor of the "Nentu-Carsa Dary News."
Sin, have real number of articles in your excellent paper striving to remove ll'the blame of the horrible C: iichou es from the head of the then now Treasurer) of Ch'usn, Iam not one yr the blood of any of the ccuturs of the Lord's jople. He can 1 to them, however much they try falling hand; hut I have felt ne the first article appeared, calculated to tell the truth but to shield n justice, your issue for the lof April is this rem: Yung Ch'uan declares to have had nothing to do with the out Chuchou). "Ir seems to me that if sentiment" has xotten to this stage it is errtninly. the duly. of someone in Hang. chow to corrvet thix sentiment. It is criminal to keep silent.
the opinion of a number in Hangchow that these letters have been who. have been well paid by him for making his part in the crime seem as small as possible. Indeed, in the article, "An interview with the Treasurer of Chekiang," it is said it was Thave no doubt tat ut not a little money to yet his crime hushed up. He has sent a special official around to me and to all the foreigners, I believe, to say good word for him to them. I know he offered Tls. 2,000 to one of the branches of the mission work in Hangchow with the evident purpose of getting the goodwill and word of one he supposed had a great deal of influence here. This present was not accepted, of course. At lens: one other present was given and is in the hands of the recipient, unless it has been returned very lately." It should not be received, for "he that receive th gifts overthtoweth judgment," assays "the Week. But why is the Judge xo very xious? Why is he so yenermms? All who know the Chinese know that this is the way they have of getting out of trouble, He knows he is wicked and he has done, as Proverbs say such men do, 'a wicked man maketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of Asto his part in the dissemination of the disastrous decrees, I do not know" positively, I am not up inthe duties of the several officials. I believe it was absolutely necessary for the decrees ty pass through his hands, though they may do so, Before such an important action as this is finally taken, however, it is very unusual for the Governor not to consult with the Treasurer, Judge and Taotais. Tunderstand such a consultation was held. Tf the Judge did not make "a scene" in making the Governor issue the decrees evidently not in a mood to make 'a scene" to stop the issue, ashe should hare done were he, as he says he is, "friendly with foreigners." A remark he made about that time showed his real heart, and my information came as straight as it can well come in crooked China. "It was told me about the time of its being uttered. A number cf-
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