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the discoverer tho Sandwich Islands Che most il.
lustous navigator OF the eighteenth century, perish.
ed on Their shore by the hands Of their savage barba
| ran inhabitants.
It's subject Of cheering contemplation to the
| trends OF human Improvement and virtue, that by
the mild and genieinluence of Christian charity, dis
pensed by humble missionaries Of the gospel unarm-
ed with secular power, within the last quarter of q
cen ury, the people OF this group Of islands have been
converted rom theowest debasement of idolatry tc
| the blessings of the Christian gospel united under
rome balanced Government. rallied to the fold of civ
lIlzaiion by written language and constitutions pro-
wing security for the rights of persons, property and
mind and invested with all the elements of right anc
power which can entitle them to be acknowledged by
their brethren of the human raceas a separate AMI IA
| dependent community. To the consunma,on o
their acknowledgment, the people of the North Amer
| lean Union are urged by interest of their own
deeper than that OF any other portion of the inhah
ants OF the enth-bv virtual right of conquest, no
over the freedom Of their brother man by the bruta
arm of physical power but over the mind and heart by
the celestial pnnoply Of the gospel of peace and love
Nor is the new opening to friendly social, and com
mcrcla! intercourse with the people Of the Chinese
| Empire less auspclpns to the hopes of the phlanhro
! lst and ~ the anclpatlons ofthe philosophical well
wishcr TO the progressive improvement of the cond
! ton of mankind upon Garth The immense extent o
| territory and almost numberlcss muuudcs Of men
dwelling upon it, 10 which this new access has beer
obtained confer upon 1t an Importance far transcend
t'g ,nut ~ my " We ,'sse'il u ,'', Is y
Of the Pacific ocean, but rich, and wrong are depcn
e' ' "i"i '.iV '.'' W w. M,,,e WY
III N"'' ~ "lu' VI
1871 W., ',.,, io.', 10y i rc sn ord ,;rn
surround ~ the globe, and binding upon the con
science olevery living soul upon It's face
! The access to the heart of the Chinese Empire hd:
~ Vg''' ooi;ieu ny conquest ui' OF ihf iiote qes
~. u''" i" 't uVeve'i.ht oi r'i.c1
w. - NC ,Ne ~ ruL Us uspqct ~ We eye 81 Jus
~ i,,:us,eu u! ,Sst's' ne WI uc'i'l
a. y! '',tt n.ua.h "st'hs' ohHn iinu orfln'teu II
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"! o!' pen aI't!uu'cu L
'I us, n.u'. aIoIr. ine awful o0Jert o. NE war
Oh we pun u ,'en' biI'd'' was 10 coulfel ue IN
ps''A.H-Si'I W "e' rs ''c so'Veiph y. d great en-
P'pl w '.'e sostIy'n vi ""o''st t'nllI1 Hot 'eI'
poMv''' VI ,'s I'i'e,tIu!se colhefc'l ana Po'lcai
90 oI - wv i'..sHy Hu''ods, ulul .cIs "
Ne''e '!",!'y anu itc"ot n.y. ne conli',t was II
ro. an" s"S'.l.t e. io' Slunl IlIu's o. I1uePenueH
uHt''s' aAl!''7' 'Io s"'e,it anu uosuIu asSuiPloi
IN .hs point Inc coh'i''e'
'''tt"' w sN l!l ''Ss1 a is ol."'oI,, :,
IL Il Gl'u1's'o tiI' Viit V Hie tputdH"Hs oi t
~ y VI tA'e .uee".ty C'e'ucu nus uIso ~ u ~
2'e N',N e i'EH' Oh tc'i9 i'e'edi',E VIII
.na, VI ' ny "e'IF'et .olllll'i:s'hels p'rh'9
.sNUI,Y, hp'n ','s ol pellec' eqnh,ly ana reciocr
| ~ hu' a5 ,'reat LIl'i"h was nor bound ana per
hAps IN >uIcIncss hIu hol me fian 10 sllpuato 10
Inc sane Pilnclpls IN ehsi OF other nations Wi
naurnr.y ioow 'no,, as compact u VIII De ongat9,
rY only nnon Inc par't''; ana the Ghlnese nonarcl
my continue 10 Cih superiority ana vasSaiase II! W
Intercourse OF clter l9rean nations with his domIn
ions rs ne ms done hitherto.
bH' 9e FP,l' oTng once or9ken the honor, 'nteres
Snd prUc OF Inc emperor VIII al beprompted tie con
cea'; IN peace ana amity to other nations, the SAM
equaty oi access 10 ms Government winch has beer
! oXlorted from nm by British arms-Ihe iniercours
Of these United States with the Celestial Empire ha
h'tAer'0 6'cn exclusively commercial; ana !ney nav
submitted 10 ho!d II upon the same terms IN winch al
ne Diner mnTI'mr nations OF chfS'enGom nave UNI
lAis receni cohH5t, tanely acfniesceu' '0hsu!s u