The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-03-14
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It's eNcellency the GOVERNOR GENERAL
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Reply of his Erceliency Ching, acting 90
rernor General Of KrdBg Ting and
Kpdng Sc, to public despatch Of C. Cush-
ing. Enjoy Extraordinary and Minister
Pienipotentidry TO The Court Of 1aou
hpdng.
March 10, 1874
Ching, of the Celestial Dynasty, acting Governor
General Of Kwang lung and kwang Sc, Director Of
the Board Of War, acting Member Of the Board Of
General Inspections, lat Pekng, assistant Imperial
Adviser, Lieutenant Governor OF Canton, Commsn-
der in-Chief Of It's Military Forces and acting Com.
missioner of the Grain Department, addresses G.
Gushing, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenl-
poenliary Of the United States OF America, to reply
Whereas 1t appears Major O'Donnrll has brought
and delivered public despatch, from which have
fully sscertaned the honorable Penipotentisry. hay
ing arrived in China, desires, in behalf of the United
States, and in the Pienpotentarys name, truly, sim
cerey, and respectfully to inquire after the health
and happiness OF the august Emperor, which evinces
respectful obedience aud poteness exceedingly to be
praised.
At the present time the great Emperor is 10 the
joyment of happy old age and quiet health and is at
peace with all, both far and near Of which il IS pro-
per, in reply, TO inform the honorable Plenpotenta-
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just and proper
As 10 the public despatch in which it is stated "lhe
irgate Brandywine has gone to Manila to take in a
full supply OF provisions, that, after about months
delay, she may repair To Ten isiD Sc" hitherto it
has been necessary to deliberate whether it be easl-
ble-a subject which 1t is not light matter to agi-
tate. have examined, and find that every nations
envoy which has come TO the Central Flowery King
dom with view Of proceeding to Pekng there to
be presented to the august Emperor, has ever been
required to wait outside of the port the
frontier till the Chief Magistrate of the Province
clearly meDoralize the Emperor, and request the m
perial will, pointing out whether the interview may
be permitted.
Again if the pIenipotentaryl presume TO go to
the capital, still he must stop; for il he do not wait
to memorabilia the Emperor, and request permission,
but proceed hastily, by narrow passage with man
of-wsr to Ten Ts,n this will be to put an end to ci
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 w hen the honorable plen-
potebtsry shall arrive, then there will be officers
FULLY informed who can manage the business, neither
liDgut's who can fully understand his verbal and
write communications. Ii he desires to be present
ed to tie august Emperor it exceedingly to be fear
ed thert will be no means of presentn the subject
inteiligN,y; and there being no high commissioner
residing at lien Tsn who will negotiate with the
plenpoteniary 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 canno,
be fully provided for, and there will be no means of
negotiation. Truly, in every respect it will be very
nconvenent. In the adjustment of every thing rela
ting to trade With England, it necessary the pen
ipolentary (Sir Henry Pottinger) should return to
Canton, in order to deliberate with the Chinese hipl
officer upon all the Details and settle them. This
may be clearly substantated
In the autumn of last year. your honorable nations
Consul, Forbes, reported to the high commissioner
Tsiyeng, and the Governor General Ne Kung, res
pecting the honorable plenpotentiary's desiring to
proceed TO Pekng and at that time he received their
reply, which the Consul to transmit to the honor
able flenPotentiary, that 1t useless to go to Pc
king. Considering it has happened that the envoy
had embarked so early that he did not receive it, he
should endeavor, with the Consul, Forbes to exam
inc the original reply, and, proper, clearly to I'M
derstand it.
And still further, the High Commissioner Tsiyeng
and the Governor General Ike kung have already
memoralized the august Emperor upon the subject,
and the august Emperor, in his compassion to people
from afar, cannot bear that the Penipotentary hay
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.
reciing me, the acting Governor General to wait the
arrival OF the Envoy at Canton and then to sootbe
and stop him. it is not at this time convenient to
to hurry the North.
As to what is stated, of publicly celebrating upon
the particulars of perpetual peace ipasmuoh as il re-
ates to discoursing OF good faith, peace and harmo
ny, the idea Is excelent and It may seem right, be
cause he has heard that Englapd has settled all the
particulars of treaty with China, he may desire to
do and manage in the manner Blu, the circum-
stances OF the two nations not the same, for Eng
land had taken up arms against China foe several
years, and in beginning to deliberate upon 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 TO China on
the hand have observed the laws Of China with
out any disagreement and the other there has been
ofaure Of treating them with courtesy so that there
has not been the slightest room for discord and
since the two nations at peace what is the neces
sIty of negotiating treaty. In the commencement,
England not at peace with China and, when az
of peace, Il was indispensable to establish and settle
details Of treaty in order TO oppose barrier to f
ture difficulties.
! have now discussed This subject, and desire the
honorable PlenipotentiaTy maturely to consider it,
Your honorable nation, with France and England,
are the three great foreign nations that come to the
south OF China to trade. Bot the trade Of America
and England is very great Nov, the law regulating
the tarih has changed the old established duties many
oil which have been essentially diminished, and the Gus
tomary expenditures (eSsctiOns p have been abolish
ed. hour honorable nation - treated IN the same
manner as England and from the time Of this change
~ me tarih, all Kinds of merchandise have flowed
through 'he channels Of free trade among the people
'nd already has your nation been believed with it,
The booorable Plsnipotsntiary Oosh, certainly TO