The veneration of parents is, in
China, the leading idea of soci I or
ganization. It is common to ennoble a
“PfeSDCKB but to Truth, to Liberty Law,
No FAVOR SWAYS US, AND NO FEAR SHALL AWE.”
parent or other ancestor for the good
deeds of the son; and it is a part of
the religion for childern to make an
nual offerings at the graves of their
deceased ancestors. Relentless pun
ishment al*o awaits any failure of re
spect or duty to parents on the part of
their children. This feeling of the
filial and parental relations is constant
ly inculcated by government, likewise.
The empire i* the family of which the
TaHowang Te is the head, ruling as
such, and as such regarded with reli
gious veneration. The organization
of the government is as complete and
perfect, as far as regards the details of
law and its administration, as that of
any in Europe, it is detailed in a
work called Ta Tsing Hwung Tee, or
Collection of the Ta Tsing Statutes.—
The organiz ition consists of--
Ist, The Sovereign.
2d, The Ning Ko. or Cabinet Coun
cil, composed of four principal and
two assistant ministers, who arc one
half Tartars and one-half Chinese.—
To assist those in this, the highest
' function of government, there are ol
course many subordinate officers.
3d, The Kwang-ke Chu, literally,
Council of the Army, but in fact per
forming the functions of a general
j council of government, on the princi-}
pie common to all the Tartar people,
‘of considering the nation as a camp.
