CHAPTERIX。
[AgranddebateatthegeneralassemblyoftheHOUYHNHNMS，andhowitwasdetermined。ThelearningoftheHOUYHNHNMS。Theirbuildings。Theirmannerofburials。Thedefectivenessoftheirlanguage。]
Oneofthesegrandassemblieswasheldinmytime，aboutthreemonthsbeforemydeparture，whithermymasterwentastherepresentativeofourdistrict。Inthiscouncilwasresumedtheirolddebate，andindeedtheonlydebatethateverhappenedintheircountry；whereofmymaster，afterhisreturn，givemeaveryparticularaccount。
Thequestiontobedebatedwas，\"whethertheYAHOOSshouldbeexterminatedfromthefaceoftheearth？\"Oneofthemembersfortheaffirmativeofferedseveralargumentsofgreatstrengthandweight，alleging，\"thatastheYAHOOSwerethemostfilthy，noisome，anddeformedanimalswhichnatureeverproduced，sotheywerethemostrestiveandindocible，mischievousandmalicious；
theywouldprivatelysucktheteatsoftheHOUYHNHNMS\'cows，killanddevourtheircats，trampledowntheiroatsandgrass，iftheywerenotcontinuallywatched，andcommitathousandotherextravagancies。\"Hetooknoticeofageneraltradition，\"thatYAHOOShadnotbeenalwaysintheircountry；butthatmanyagesago，twoofthesebrutesappearedtogetheruponamountain；