Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-02-07
Diplomatic Relation, With Chino.

John Quincy Adams, from Committee Of the II. Of
Representatives. has reported upon the part ofhe Presidents
resting 10 China and recommends the establish
of Diplomatic Relations between the U. States and
China.
This is well II China consents: But will che Consent
British thunder may have humbled her Barbarian pride
but before her humiliation she would have
consented
The North American, At Philadelphia observes upon Mr..
Adams report:
OUR RELATIONS WITH CHINA
We publish in another column, the Report made by Mr..
Adams, that part Of tie Presidents message relating
China The practical concu'ioo ~ which Mr. Adams ar
nvesthat diplomatic agent should be By the Uni.
ted States % China, J. prudent and proper, and
that It will be adapted. We regret however,
NJ the ogc and character II Mr.. Adams-ono who
has occupied the st poet the republic and whose inu.
felt upon the intelligence OF the country whenever
seriously eSe5cisedwe are sorry we say to such
stopping Of his Way advocate the aggressive
Of Great Britain against China. Il is, be sure the
first time that the venerable Representative from Masn.
ohusets has applied himself this unworthy task. Tie
sstonished hs friends months with defence Of
tie British invasion Of that Empire.
Mr. Albums remarks, believe he hns hereto.
fore, that the i0ojui object Of the war, the part
Great Britain compel the imperial despo 10
the sovereign power Ol great empire, with the sovereign
power Il hercmpre not ess powerful" mother words
British subjects 90 twelve fifteen thousand miles
from their home, n order to trade for their eXclu
sye advantage with nation which sought nor invited
them; and when that nation following its customs with
n IT, own borders stands in the way o the invading srecu
at0r the latter thatts "awful object Of war"
compel compliance with their imported ideas Of propo
well o. the acceptance II their imported wsres Mr. Adams
gO5H zuch farther IN The defence Of the British government
ths war an many ie leading organs Of public opin
ion n England. With these the found ittc favor ant
some II them condemned il outright. Contrary view
como with very bad grace from John Quincy Adams.
/ Tie North American has fallen into the vulgar error
that England made upon China, because the latte
would not submit the opium II British traders 50 far from
this, England contested The perfect right Of Chu'
10 ntsrdic the Introduction Of opium-conceded tsp
plsudcd t. For what then did she go 70 war Why fo
/ this Thai Chiua confscaed immense osnounto Bh
-h property in the shape of Opium without notice. 10 con
travcnupn of the laws of nations and her own implied
sanction o the traffic; end n doing slaughtered Bi
ish subjects. She deaf all pacific appeals for re
dress and having other alternating hh var or Die
graceful submission tho ucspafses ~ Barbar'ans' Eng
land preferred tho former. ~
John Quincy Adams understood 70 be tnelufed With
strong AniAngcsn prejudice, and thai one thus predi'
posed, competent 10 form an enlightened opinion, an'
humnne, should sustain the course Of England will g
far with he e0pniDmen Of ell classes, and I'll Paru0s,