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Government. The happy state of things in the time of Tang and Yu * was 
the result of the exertions of the officers of Government. 
“ Because of my moral defects, I met with the great convulsion which 
took place the last year. Day nor night can I banish it from my breast. 
My anxious and constant desire is, to brings things to a well governed state. 
How shall I dare to be remiss or inattentive to it ? But my servants, of late, 
gradually forget the affair. When I call them into my presence, they say, 
“ There is nothing wrong!” 
“ O, alas ! — The residue of the rebels not yet taken ; commotion excited 
by various reports ; to sit down with repose is impracticable. Shall men 
still treat it with indifference, and allow themselves to say, ‘ There is 
nothing wrong !’ If this may be endured, what may not be endured ? 
“ I speak with the utmost sincerity of heart, and call upon all the officers 
of my Court to act with sincerity of heart, and sincerely fulfil the duty of 
good servants. Thus they will aid my sincere wishes, and accord with my 
sincere declarations. — If you are able to disregard this, and consider the 
words of your Sovereign as of no importance, your are indeed harder than 
the rocks. You are unfit to be spoken to ; and the fault of speaking to 
those who are unfit to be spoken to, devolves on me. But, it will be impos- 
sible for you to escape being charged by the pen of the Historian, as false 
and treacherous deceivers. The distinction betwixt a Patriot and a Traitor 
is expressed by the two words « True, False.’ In the morning and at night, 
lay your hands upon your hearts, and you will understand without the aid of 
words.” 
The following document shows how assiduous the Tartars are to preserve 
the distinction betwixt themselves and the Chinese : — 
“ PEKING GAZETTE. 
“ The following Imperial Edict has been respectfully received. 
“ In consequence of some of the Imperial Family taking the names Ho- 
kwan-paou, and Tsing-yung-tae, I sent down an order requiring them to be 
changed. 
“ Yesterday, Yung-see, my Royal Cousin, stated verbally, that a great 
* About the year of the world 1700. 
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