Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-04-24
TIE. CANTON RIOTS.

We gather from the intelligence from Canton thal
the Amerleaas moi much the nbJect OF the hate
aud vengeance ot the Chinese the British in the not
fIhe 18th Of Drccmbtr at Canton Many indl a lols
going show this took vlsce.
When the stoIm first bfoke upon the Foreigners. the
American Consul and several American merchants
placed themselves under The protection oi Hong me
chant. iotlng safe III doing; but they compelled
afterwards 10 effect Their escape IN disguise to Nham=
ppa. At htsl The Chinese seemed To relax their anIfr
and excitement at the name ol Fawkoes. (AmeIIcahs)
yet an American house a. Heard < Co.. pllu.
dorod among ihe rest II beng asccfained there
dcpusIle with tins house large treasure, belonging
chiefly 10 an English firm trading III opium
Except tns House nu attempt was made to mocsl
the property persons el the fawkees while the work
Of destruction aud plumber went ruthless!y forward
wherever The Company (Bnt>l) were concerned.
AIlera night of suspense the Americans were cheer
ed by the arrival ii SOME five aud cnty gallant sailors
d iIrlr own country. with boats for Their safe rerea
10 the SHIPS IN the harhouf In seeking 10 avail them
selves ol this KINDLY aid they nolos,od Try The
chinese III The least. Oihef American aud some Eng
leh boats cane 10 the rescue large quantity Of yaua
bic property WAS sent 10 The ships. aud some Of or
iIymrn embarked. By others having large mercantile
Interests al stake II was deemed tnosi proper Icman.
They did 50. and had been no more disturbed al the
last advlces The American nag, thrown up at con
spcupus pnl III the city the arrival o these noble
hearted sailors, 'rned lhelr protection. while the g
slat OF the british among the earliest Objects Of
I
II ever HEIR was Just cause for the indulgence Of
deadly hate. iar the nursing Of determined spInt of
revenge and hostility the part Of one nation towards
another II Is III the case oil the Chinese towards Great
Btlain. he selfish aud money loving disposition
which prompted the Brush to carry couira5and
trade aud IN yuatlns Of The laws of China to smnguc
INTO that country the poisonous opium which DESTROYED
The energies and health and happiness OF the nhabi
lants--the ovcbrarng course of the British govern
mcn' in making war upon the Chinese TO defend British
cupIdy IN these dishonest aud shameful violations Of
Chinese rights. deserve they receive the indignant
condemnation of all chrslendom. True, there are.
some Who ASST me that ihc end ustfes the means as
dad old MIR. Adaus-aud that as the Chinese ought 10
be civilized aud have christianity and christian
forced upon them, the English rlnht in forcing
precXl lor their wholesale murder with this glorious
obIcct " hat lhe is tins upon christianity and upon
civilization ITSELF The dsldlcsl enemy OF christianity
conId mol wish powerful sarcasm Tor his use.
But these philosophers are isolated The opinion of
ehslendom Is sound. and IL is against Great Britain.
who has IN her war with China displayed her tyran-
meal natnre-hcr graspng aud ayalleous propensit,s,
So utterly IN opposition 10 christianity itself.
We concur IN the following from the New York EN-
press
IAN accounts. agree thatit is to the persistence of
BRITISH rlolchanis IN trading IN OPIUM, notw iihsand
ing the deep rooted adycfslon of the Chinese Govern.
mcnt To such persistence, that all these difficulties
are owing. In Tins connections, it gives pain, We
mus! confess 10 find much reason To believe thai
own connrymen are preparing for themselves aud thur
Government, "A large share of the hostile mani
iestalons. hereafter, by engaging IN business
ucrncly dangerous and full of risk We shall look with
mpallonco and for some demonstrations of n
determination, which cannot but think recent events
VIII induce on the part OF the American merchants in
China, not Ia pr ejud &c country and by
such an inprudcut course II conduct
1--WE have lust drtermnnl upon opening commercial
relations with the Celestial Empire and have appoint
ted to this work of the brightest niellcc,s OF the
naton aud shall We Oh the very threshold Of these
EQUATIONS. create, and asien upon ourselves feeling
OF prejudice and aversion which must prove hostile 10
our hes, aud most valuable interests 7 We sincerely
trMsi not -