. The Far East and the new America; a picturesque and historic account of these lands and peoples, with the following special articles: China. ion was early abused,and so inexoraljly applied thatthe native population suffereduntold indignities. The par-ents of the child were taxedat his birth, and his childrenat his death; between the twoevents every act of his life wassubject to the same was no escape, and ifonce he got in arrears his pun-ishment was of the most brutalkind. Women, for the simple offence of selling produce of their own raisingwithout a license, which they had n
. The Far East and the new America; a picturesque and historic account of these lands and peoples, with the following special articles: China. ion was early abused,and so inexoraljly applied thatthe native population suffereduntold indignities. The par-ents of the child were taxedat his birth, and his childrenat his death; between the twoevents every act of his life wassubject to the same was no escape, and ifonce he got in arrears his pun-ishment was of the most brutalkind. Women, for the simple offence of selling produce of their own raisingwithout a license, which they had no money to buy, were publicly were sent to dungeons that held horrors exceeding death for nogreater crime than having allowed a sick buffalo to die on their collectors, called gohernadorcilloes^ were appointed for certain districts,and were held responsible for the amounts of taxes ordered to be deficiency existed at the time of settlement they were obligedto make up from their own property. These had their deputy collectors,who were likewise held responsible to them, and if they failed to render. SPANISH PRIEST. 242 THE FATI EAST. the expected returns their property was seized, and from tlie proceeds ofa forced sale the balance made up. If this did nut equal tlieir indebted-ness they were sent to prison. It has been no unusual sight to see able-bodied men, who had once been planters of means, despoiled of their cropsand animals, even their homes, ragged and penniless, on their way toimprisonment for some paltry sum, while their families were left to lookout for themselves. This situation is better understood when the actual power of the Churchis considered. This ecclesiastical corporation, when arrayed against anindividual, was invincible. It was always for the interest of this bodythat the tribute demanded from the people should be made. So not alone were the weakand middle classesmade to suffer, butoften men of greatwealth were called
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