Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-01-11
CHINA AND GREAT BRITAIN.

So the Chinese war is ended, and Great
Britain has succeeded in securing al! the
advantages which she sought These are,
as we mentioned at the commencement of
the contest, indemnify for losses incurred
by her merchants, the establishment of
commerce upon some fixed basis, and the
permanent possession Of some strong hold,
so situated as 10 make it military depot,
10 enable The mistress of the seas to enforce,
whenever necessary, the obligations fthe
treaty. China will henceforth be open to
The commercial world, Her government
will treat with that Of Great Britain on
terms of equality, and, of course, will be
obliged to yield the same terms to France
and the United States. Diplomacy will
probably secure to these nations what Brit
ian has acquired al a great expense and al
some hazard. The twenty-oue millions
paid bv the Chinese Government, with the
six millions formerly paid by the city Of
Canton, will probably pay the pecuniary
expenses Of the war, but the great advan-
taees acquired by England are OF CON-
mercial character. She will have the
market (or her manufactures enlarged. and
her starving mechanics will be abIeto earn
their bread. The commerce with China
will no longer be subject to those yio-
lent interruptions which formerly rem
dered it so precarious,. and the Chinese
Government will.be willingto show some
respect to those whom she has formerly
treated as barbarians.
With.lhis termination Of the war, we
are highly grali6ed, more especially when
we look at the wide door which is thu;
ouened for the ingress Of Christianity
Suerly the world is now calling upor
Christians to be eager and enterprisiug il
the progress of the truth. The hurricane
of war has swept path tor the blessed
messenger Of peace. Let none who pro
fess the name OF Christ, hesitate TO assis
in sending forth pnd maintaining the mes
seneer on his mercifu errand. Whoeve
has been affected by the disasters and mas
sacres ofthe Chinese. let him reflect tha
/. these temporal woes are nothing in com
parison with that eternal misery whic
awaits all who die without embracing IN
rosnel. Whoever has wished the /
bsterminated, let him dwell upon that NOR
aufal contest waged between Satan an
tho souls of men. aud let him do his pa
TO baffleand defeat the great adversary {
our race.-Bap. Advocate.
AFYeHANIsTAN.-W claim no gilt
prophecy. When we stated, atlhe con
mencement of the Chinese warfare, VIII
objects the British government had W vieS
and what il would secure, if successful
we drew our information from the san
sources from which we Learned at the a
cession OF the present ministry, their inte
tion 10 abandon Affghpnistan. alter mai
ing such military demonstrations in Il
country as would impress the natives al
surrounding nations with a-sense Of Br
ish proves, and fear Of British We
gearce. These sources We're the intim
tons, cautiously, but .iiIinlelIigiby ma
in the dc bates of Parliament, es pecially
the House Of Peers. and The hints raih
than statements conveyed In articles pl
pared forthe Quarterly Reviews and Ma
azines By persons connected with the a
ministratlOn.
With regard 10 Afghanistan the vie
of The Duke of Wellington were sulieiel
Iy n,anifrs' during the Melbourne adm
is.ration, and, 70 maintain his character
a military man, he was bound to vindics
:. them upon the accession OF his party 20 I
government. He declared Il to beeoLtl
nv 10 military wisdom, permanently
maintain small force at so great d