Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-12-11

an evil, especially to the Chinese, but
lin a measure to all concerned. Ano-
Their change is now beginning to be ef-
fectcd by means Of the cotton manulac-
lures Of England and the United States.
Our cotton manufactures, and our cot
ton-whether manufactured at home or
in Great Britain are working sure
alteration in the system oftrade, which
will be cminently beneficial to both
nations. particularly so to America
Theuse OF machinery gives Europe and
America the command of the market
of China; because, using no machinery
in the cotton manufacture herself, we
can supply her wants cheaper than she
can; and the expectation Of manufac-
tured cotton TO that market, whether d.
rect from this country, or through Eng
land, must be of especial Importance
to us, since all our own and very
large proportion-perhaps as large as
six-sevenths-of the British manufac-
ture is from the American raw material.
But the ultimate effect OF this change
will be injurious to China. 1t must
serve to break up, in great degree,
her handicraft arts and manufactures,
throwing those engaged in them out OF
employment, and producing want, dis
tress and misery. Uulike the United
States, China has no untitled, vast and
fertile West, for the surplus of her con-
tinually increasing population to occu-
ply and cultivate when the throng OF
aggregated numbers becomes too great
at home; and the consequent operation
Of the change we arc considering, may
be, when fully effected, to lead to po-
litical changes in the empire. We
come now to consideration Of the
aversion to foreigners. entertained by
the Chinese nation. Their feelings to-
wards other people were originally sim
ply those Of disrespect. They saw
themselves greatly superior in every
respect to all other Asiatics, which
nourished their self-pride and led them,
naturally enough.to look upon and call
the others barbarians. The same was
the case with the Greeks. The Chi
nese considered all foreigners in the
same light, but they had no absolute
hatred of Europeans till the piracies OF
the Portuguese, Dutch and English
The navigators Of these nations, when
they could not sell to profit, resorted
to plumber and piracy to make up car
goes and swell their gains. And sup
pose it to be fact, that the English
East India Company has committed a
greater amount Of wrong in the East
Indies, itself alone than all the wrongs
which all Europe together has inflicted
on the red and black races in both Amer
icas.
Welcomed to China until after the
Of these acts by the
English and Dutch, and especially of
Of the Portuguese; these foreigners were
then expelled from all but Canton and
its neighborhood. The quarrels of the
foreign missionaries among themselves
were another cause Of this hatred
federation for all was the policy of the
and consequently Euro
peans rose as high and as rapidly IN
the service Of the empire as Mr.. Cal
latin did in this country. Two, Mar
co Polo and Gubillon, were made am
bassadors, others cabinet councillors,
and others again were called to various
high Offices in the State. The mis-
sionaries likewise made converts by
Of thousands. But then
there grew up among those misslona-
rics controversies on points of faith.
They were argued warmly, nay, iu-
the converts were drawn into
the dispute; evil connections ensued,
followed of course by foreign interior
ence. At this, public jealousy was
aroused, nativeism became the fashion,
and all Europeans were expelled from
China. Here is the reason why SOW
creigns, wise, intelligent and liberal
as many Of the Chinese monarchs have
been, have refused license to christian
itv and christians, while they have
tolerated all other religions. l believe
the sole motive for their expulsion was,
and the only reason for their continn-
ed exclusion has been, TO avoid inter-
nal troubles, and prevent domestic
commissions. The American and
French treaties have changed this
Let the christian missionaries, be re-
introduced into China by those treaties,
take warning from the past, and De-