Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-04-26

great point Of not being permitted to
send the Brandywine up to Whampoa,
on visit of courtesy and ciyility, to ex.
change salutes and the like. At the
same time, too, he finds fault with
Ching, for not sending him all the pa
pers connected with the treaty Of Nan
Kin. This puts the Imperial adviser,
on the defensive, while throwing him
also in the attitude of complainant.
Besides, G hing had another grievance
to complain of Mr.. Forbes, the Con-
sui, had presumed to open one of his
dispatches to Mr.. Cushing. Ard thus
a kind of triangular difficulty existed
requiring all the diplomatic ingenuity
of the several parties to get out Of it.
The MoDus oPERANDI is well worth OBJ
serving.
On the 10th of April, our minister
wrote to Ching, and tells him that, as
he is not TO be received at court, and
no Imperial minister had bern appoint
ed to meet him, he should 60 at once
TO Pekin, in the Brandywine. On the
10Th, Ching writes to Mr. Cushing,and
tells him that the Brandywine cannot
go to Whampoa, but must remain at
Macao. AS TO the proposed salute, it
is all very peaceful. and done with the
best intentions, but it must not be tho't
Of, nor must the crew 20 on shore at
Whampoa. Mr.. Cushing then comes
out with despatch, in which he cXcu-
ses Mr.. Forbos's opening his letter, on
the ground of mistake, and then takes
a high tone on the subject Of the intcn.
ded salutc-tclls the Chinese Minister
that it was his (Cushing's) duty not 10
omit any of the tokens Of respect, Gus
tomary among Western nations; and
If these demonstrations are not met in
a CORE spoudcnt manner, it will be the
misfortune Of China and not the fault
OF the U. S.
Then comes despatch from Ching,
entitled officially, "a lucid communities
tion," in which the writer, nothing
dauntcd, takes the most positive ground
on the subject of of our Minister'S 60
ing to Pckin, and tells him that his tone
is getting to be warike, and calculated
10 destroy the admirable relation; and
that it would be better for him to
be still and wait until such time as the
Emperor shall be heard from. This is
followed by similar caution on the
other side, and hints that the United
States may follow the example of Eng
land, in the manner Of conducting nc
gotiations. But Ching persisted val
iantly in the line he had marked out
he had married. out for himself, while
lie holds Mr.. Forbes excused under
Mr.. Cushing's explanation, for open
ing the dispatches, and passes over
the affair of the Comodorc's coming
into the river, in consideration that he
did not fire salute, after all, but went
quietly bach again. And still, SO far,
il is certain that Ching had proved a
match for Gushing in diplomacy, and
the latter, finally give in, and declares
it 10 be his intention to wait at Macao,
until he hears from the court. Ching
had carried his point, though Mr.. Cush-
ing complained still Of being molested
and delayed on the threshold of the
province of Yuth. This document is
one of the most elegant and Statesman
Ike OF all the American Commission
ers dispatches, and we regret that we
cannot make room for liberal extracts
from it.
On the same day Mr.. Gushing is in
formed by the acting Governor, that
he had heard from the conrt, and that
Tscvening had been appointed minis
ter on the part of China, TO repair at
once TO Canton, to transact business
with the American Plenipotentiary.
Mr.. Cushing received this information
with thanks, but still protested that he
was not relinquishing his original de-
sign Of going to Pekin. On the 9th
of May, Mr. Cushing reported prog
ress to his government, informing II
through our Secretary, Mr.. UPsher, OF
the proceedings VIC have lately detail.
ed. In tie mean time, negotiations
were opened in form, between him and
Tsivcng. Mr. c. from time to time,
reported home to his government. In
the outset. Mr.. c. takes care 60 let the
Chinese Comisioncr understand that he
has been waited for, much TO his own
inconvenience, and to the prejudice OF
bis cOuntry's interests. And the next
hc does is to return TO Tsiyeng his hrsl