GLORIOUS RESOLVE OF TAOU-KWANG. 185 



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yearly. Was there ever a more insinuating bribe offered 

 to any man by any villain ? 



Oh, Americans ! give full credit to other races when 

 they show a generosity to which we are strangers. The 

 truly great, noble and high minded Taou-Kwang, present 

 Ruler of China, and worthy Emperor of 500,000,000 of 

 people, with true greatness responded : "It is true I 

 cannot prevent the introduction of the flowing poison. 

 Gain-seeking and corrupt men will, for profit and sensu- 

 ality, defeat my wishes ; but nothing will induce me to 

 derive a revenue from the vice and misery of my people." 



