The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1845-03-14
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OF hWANC LUNG AND hWANG DE-
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Reply of his Ercellency Ching, acting Go
rernor General Of Hwang Ting and
Kpang Sc, to public despatch Of c. Cush-
ing, Eavoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotenhary TO the Court Of Taou
Kwang.
March 10, 1874
Ching, of the Celestial Dynasty, acting Governor
General of Kwang Tung and Kwang Sc, Director of
the Board Of War, acting Member of the Board of
General Inspections, lat Peking assistant Imperial
Adviser, Lieutenant Governor OF Canton, Comman-
der in Chief Of its Military Forces and acting Co'
missioner of the Grain Department, addresses G.
Gushing, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Peni-
potenary of the United States of America, TO reply.
Whereas it appears Major ODonnell has brought
and delivered public despatch, from which have
fully ascertained the honorable Plenpotentary hav
ing arrived in China, desires, in behalf of the United
States, and in the Plenipotentarys name truly, SIN
cerely, and respectfully to inquire after the health
and happiness of the august Emperor which evinces
respectful obedience and poleness exceedingly to be
praised.
At the present time the great Emperor is in the en-
joyment Of happy old age and quiet health, and is at
peace with all, both far and near, Of which it is pro-
per, in reply, TO inform the honorable Penipoentia
ry, in order to answer his sincere desire of what is
just and proper.
AS TO the public despatch, in which is stated "he
frigate Brandywine has gone to Manila to take in
full supply of provisions, that, after about months
delay, she may repair to Ten Tsin Sc" hitherto il
has been necessary to deliberate whether i, be FEAST
ble-a subject which it is light matter to agi-
tate. | have examined, and find that every nations
envoy which has come 10 the Central Flowery King
dom with view of proceeding to Peking, there to
be presented to the august Emperor has ever been
required wait outside of the nearest port on the
fron fill Chief IF no
clearly memoralize the Emperor, and request the i'm
perial will, pointing out whether the interview may
be permitted.
Again: if THE plenpoten,iaryl presume To 20 to
the capital still he must stop; for If he do not wait
TO memoriaze the Emperor and request PERMISSION
but proceed hastily, by passage with man.
of-~ar to Tien Ism, this will be to put an end TO c
Witty, and to rule without harmony. Furthermore
hitherto no merchant ship, of any nation trading
at The ports of China, has been to Ten Tsin; but
this business (of proceeding thither with man-of-
war; is vastly different. When the honorable pleni
potenliary shall arrive then there will be no officers
fully informed who can manage the business neither
llnguists who can fully understand his verbal and
written communications. 1.-The desires to be present
ed to the august Emperor it is exceedingly be fear
ed there will be no means Of presenting the subject
inteiligibly; and there being high commissioner
residing at lien Tsn who will negotiate with the
penPotenlar the regulations for intercourse Of the
people Of the two nations.
Then, at the commencement of business, the En-
peror must appoint some person properly to regulate
the intercourse OF each foreign nation which cannot
be fully provided for, and there will be no means of
negotiation. Truly, in every respect il will be very
announcement. In the adjustment of every thing rea-
ting TO trade With England il was necessary the pep-
potentary (Sir Henry Potinger) should return to
Canton, IN order TO deliberate with the Chinese hg
officer upon all the details, and settle them. This
may be clearly subsanlisted.
In the autumn of last year, your honorable nations
Consul, Forbes, reported TO the high commissioner
Tslyeng, and the Governor General he Kung res
pecting the honorable penipotentiarys desiring to
proceed TO Pekng and at thai time he received their
reply, which the Consul to transmit TO ,he honor
able PeniPotentisry that useless to 20 to Pc
king. Considering it has happened that the envoy
mad embarked so early that be did not receive IT, he
should endeavor, with the Consul Forbes TO exam
Inc the original reply and, proper clearly TO un-
derstaDd II.
And still further, the High Commissioner Tsiyeng
and the Governor General he kung have already
memorialized The august Emperor upon the subject,
and the august Emperor in his compassion TO people
from afar, cannot bear that the Plenpotentary hav-
ing passed the ocean should again have the toll and
trouble OF travelling by land and water.
Already has the Imperial edict been received, d.
recting me the acting Governor General to wait the
arrival of the Envoy at Canton, and then to soothe
and stop him, as is not this time convenient to
TO hurry the North
As TO what is stated, Of publicly celebrating upon
The particulars of perpetual peace, inasmuch ii
lates to dncoursing of good faith, peace and harmo-
ny the idea ~ excellent; and 1t may right, be
cause nc has heard that England has settled all the
particulars OF treaty with China, he may desire to
DO and manage IN the same manner. But the circum-
stances OF the two nations not the same, for Fog
land bad taken up arms against China for several
years, and, in beginning to deliberate upon a treaty
these two nations could not avoid suspicion there
fore, they settled the details of treaty IN order to
confirm their good faith but since your honorable
nation, from the commencement Of commercial inter
course with China during period of two hundred
years, all the merchants who have come 10 China, on
the one hand have observed the laws Of China with
out any disagreement and the other there has been
nofaure of treang them with courtesy, so that there
has not been the slightest for dscord and
since the two nations are at peace, what Is the neces
sity of negotiating treaty In the commencement
England was not at peace with China and when az
forwards these two nations began to revert to state
OF peace, it indispensable TO establish and settle
details OF treaty, in order TO oppose barrier to fu
ture difficulties.
! have now discussed this subject, and desire the |
honorable PleDipotentary msturely to consider it, |
Your honorable nation, with France and England, |
are the three great foreign nations that to the
south OF China to trade. Bot the trade of America
and England IS very great. Nov, the law regulating
the tariff has changed the old established duties many
Of which have been essentially diminished and the Gus
omsry expenditures (exactions y have been abolish.
d. our honorable nation IS treated in the same
manner as England and from the time OF this change
u the tariff, all kinds Of merchandise have flowed
hrougb the channels OF free trade among the people
nd already has your nation been believed with lis
dvsDtsgs
The honorable Plenpotentiary ought certainly to- {