The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-08-09
"oUR CHINA MIssIoN"a

"OUR CHINA MISSION"
We shall notice the article in the Globe OF
Tuesday last, under The head as quoted above
briefly aud we trust TO the point
/. The editor is guilty Of inteationai untair-
ness, in speaking, throughout his article, as II
Mr.. Gushing still remained at Washington and
had not actually sci sail.
2. The charge that there has been delay is
unfounded. There has been none. The OBJ
jecrs of the Mission require that The Minister
should enter the Chinese waters in a public
ship. The frgate Brandywine is on the way
there from Rio, and Mr.. Gushing is TO meet her
at Bombay. He viii get there before her, if the
steamship Missouri which takes him TO Alexan-
drla meets the expectations Of her officers. In
going month sooner he would only have had
month more in Europe. He could not have
relched China any, sooner. Meanwhile, we
know, he has been ready and anxious TO get
away for month past, and had actually taken
his passage from. Boston in The steamer Of the
10Th OF June, as all the world knows, but was
detained by public. causes wholly beyond his
control
3. AS 10 his costume. The Card of Owen,
Evans & Co, who made it, IN Yesterdays
Globe, stamps the charge that he paiied for
his dress to be "cut, sewed and tinselled,n as an
unlrulh Hi, costume was completed more
than six weeks since But perhaps tile Globe
is vexed that an American Minister should pre-
sumo TO be so much attached TO home manu)ac-
tire as to get his entire diplomatic costume
made in the United States, even at great ad-
dlional cost TO himself, inst ad of purchasing il
in Europe as, we believe, most of our Minis
tiers have been in the habit of doing. We should
suppose thai, instead Of being censured MIR.
Gushing deserved 10 be commended for thus re-
solving that all The clothes he might take and
wear Should be from the hands of his own
counrymen. But there is no accounting for
the Globes taste.
A. The time that has elapsed since the APP
pontment of Mr.. Gushing has been rroftably
occupied in collecting and maturing information
for Mission altogether new, requiring the
greatest dellberalon on the part Of the Govern
ment and the Minister. The People probably
will be satisfied to have the Government pro-
Cetu Win uut utSTee Vi WISDOM III tne estdD-
ishment Of this new and important Mission,
even if the Washington Globe is not
5. The Globe revives the old question as to
the legality of The appointment OF Mr.. Gushing.
We had thought this given up by all reasonable
men long since. There is no need of repeating
here the unanswerable arguments in support of
the entire legality of the appointment which ap-
peared at the time it was made.
g. Much of the Globes ordinary vulgarity
and characteristic coarseness, are expended in
the tdiior's elaborated jokes about The course of
practice which he supposes Mr.. Gushing may
have gone through with TO enable him properly
10 approach the Court of the Emperor of China.
Those who have read the article and know Mr.
Gushing, will not expect US II condescend to re-
ply to such vulgar illusions.
! Z. The Globe copies from the Intellgencer
letter from China, to show that the American
interests are suffering for want Of Minister al
that Court, and complains that the British Min
lister should thus be allowed TO overreach and
take the advantage of us-and yet the wonder
! fully consistent editor would have the President
wait whole year more for the Senate 10 be in
session, before appointing Minister. o rare
fault finder!