Note 12 — THE MORAL AND INTELLECTUAL DIVERSITY OF RACES.

It would be useless to remind our readers of the famous Great Wall, the Imperial Canals, that largest of the cities of the world—Pekin. The various treatises of the Chinese on morals and politics, especially that of Confucius, have been admired by all European thinkers. Consult Pauthier's elaborate work on China. It is equally well known that the Chinese knew the art of printing, gunpowder and its uses, the mariner's compass, etc., centuries before we did. For the general diffusion of elementary knowledge among the Chinese, see Davis's Sketches, and other authors. Those who may think me a biassed panegyrist of the Chinese, I refer to the following works as among the most reliable of the vast number written on the subject:— Description Historique, Géographique, et Littéraire de la Chine. Par M. G. Pauthier. Paris, 1839. China Opened. By Rev. Chs. Gutzlaff. London, 1838. China, Political, Commercial, and Social. By R. Montgomery Martin. London, 1847. Sketches of China. By John F. Davis. London, 1841. And above all, for amusing and instructive reading, Journey through the Chinese Empire. By M. Huc. New York, 1855; and Mélanges Asiatiques. Par Abel Remusat. Paris, 1835. [12]