The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-04-04

Dy her should DO made common 70 tho reet ~ Europe.
Tho Chinese stpuIstsd IN the treaty a klang Nan,
that IL they should ~ M 10 open thsis pos 70 other
nations lheir asing shOuh aot b. desnsd cause Of
umbrsKs or offence on the part Of England. Aad
the Engsh sllpulsl<d 10 III suPplemsnssry treaty,
that any new advantages should afterwards DO con-
coded BY China to othsf nauons The same should Dc
enjoyed also BY England. But, far can be
gathered from all the documents which have seen,
the opening Of tho Five Ports 10 other nations was in
fact as Il cersinly was IN form, tho spontaneous sct
Of the Chinese Government. tlt
Permit me further 10 remark, that whatever COM
mercial advantages M. dc Lagrenee may obtain for
France will at the same moment become common 10
the United States and to England, there being
stipulation to that effect In the treaty OF Wang Hi
va, we'll in the British supplementary treaty
Whatever additional concessions either English or
French force may extort from China, none Of them
enterprise oi our merchants and the skill and courage
OF navgaors may be safely trusted to the chances
OF all fair commercial competition 10 China
There Is, IN another part OF the speech Of NJ Cur
zot, AN incidental remark which is Of somewhat
doubtful import, and may imply either that France
does intend, or that she does not intend TO exact an
nsuai establishment 10 China. son the west coast
OF Africa" he says, shave we waited for su,hori-
zaton To make establishments, TO take possession OF
two or three islands which may become impor-
tant slalioni We have done this without inquiotng
ourselves about any thing but the interests Of France
That which have done there, as 10 the Pacific
ocean, should do equally the Of China il the
interest OF France required II, (nous Jrion, ega!e
nse,i dams les de Ia Chine 81 fnieret aneas lie
lati) As 10 what the intention Of the French may
be IN this respect, have no present knowledge
am, very respectfully, your obedient servant
G. CUSHING.
Hon. JOHN C. CALHOUN,
Secretary Of Stale.
No. SOL Macao, august 10, ls44.
Sin: have not thought it e1pedient to make any
formal stipulation to the mode Of exchanging rat-
locations Of the treaty Of Wang Hya, 10 case 1t
should receive the confirmation Of the two Govern
mens but II Is understood that the exchange may
take place at the Bogue, if there be a, the time a
minister from the United States in China but other
wise at Canton.
1t is also expected that the treaty will practically
go into effect as It shall have been ratified by
the Emperor Of China. If so, this will be the voun-
tary act OF the Chinese Government and done for
our benefit; asd as the new stipuations consist Of
advantages conceded to the United States, and the
provisions OF which to be executed In China
there can, II would SEEM be Of objection to
II on the part OF the merchants Of the United States
or their Government
The Imperial Commissioner has already sent no
ce to the free ports of the conclusion Of the treaty
presume, when he shall have received intelligence
will communicate copy of the treaty to the public
officers of those ports, he did in the Of the
British supplementary treaty.
A question has occurred among British subjects in
China, whether the document which the Chinese Co
yernment has communicated TO its officers at the
free ports purporting to be the Chinese counterpart
OF the British supplementary treaty, and which has
thus become public is or is not faithful copy. IL
has been translated by Mr.. Medhurst, and also by
Dr. BridgDan and their TRANSACTIONS differ very
erially from the official English counterpart. The
ofhca. Chinese counterpart in the hands OF the Bri
tish Government, not having yet been published,
cannot be known whether this difference is to be
cribed some think to want of care in the English
interpreters by of which the provisions OF the
Chinese counterpart do not correspond to those OF
the English, whether, Others think TO interpo
lstion on the part of the Chinese.
10 guard against the Inconvenience of positive
step Of this kind, have adopted the expedien which
IS customary among the Chinese themselves, namely
having the characters of the original document num-
bered, and that number placed record for remem-
brance and future observation. To this end annex
hereto a memorandum, in which is set down the
number Of characters in each principal division o.
the Chinese original counterparts of the treaty Of
Wang Hiya.
am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
c. CUSHING.
Hon. JonN C. CALHOUN,
Secretary Of State.
nese Counterpart Of the treaty Of Wang Hiya