Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-11-01

ably more: it has comparatively fertile soil and
sauorious climate superior manufactures Of silks,
cottons, arms, shawls, leather, and an admirable
situation altogether for trade. The race may be
disciplined INTO fne soldiers and the revenue aug
mented TO alarge amount. The Morning Chronicle
says:
=" we undertake the direction of political affairs in the
Punaub supeniendence extend Ia The Sikh aenan
denotes beyond the hills and the right bank of The Inds
In other words shall be in Aghanistan agan oY ,ha
Shs being in possession of Peshawu which was the capital
Of the Duranis at the time of Mr. Elphinstones embassy we
shall have plant oupos the very jaws the Khyber
pass, within hail Of the subjects of Dos Mohammed Khan
The oracle continues In endeavoring to reduce
: the political chaos to order, Sir Henry will Of
: course excite many outcries in both India and
Europe, but it is his business to perform his duty
regardless OF such things. He was not sent out to
give satisfaction to mock philanthropists, but to
promote the interests Of our Indian empire"
The editor Of the Times, 18th instantly the indg-
nant precslan in the Texas case, writes thus about
India
The pear hangs mellow on the ee ready to DO shaken
down. SO the fate Of the Punaub at last sealed
be taken into subsidiary alliance and TO follow the steps of
Hyderabad, and Dude and Gwaior and other
British allies and tributaries, if they are SO 10 be called Of
course the necessity Of this movement is undeniabe State
which govern itself must be governed by its neghbor
for the interests Of humanity stake Without an eff
the habor Of dsaecton and outrage the of intrigue
the nursery Of revolution and II is enough that terri
tory in dsordey condition as to entail its neghbors
the necessity Of continual nconvenlen and expensive pre-
CAUTIONS II is enough that it involves oppressive
police, larger standing army, any other interference with
the liberties and mmuncs OF peace Such is the state of
all that region enclosed within the Upper Indus and its tbu
taries Bloody revolutions and insocnt and rcbelous sol
derry ruined and distracted people, keep Northern India in
perpetual alarm. Self preservation conpes the neghbos to
abate tho Such the necessity, If not the duty,
which devoves on that great Power which Providence
has made Of unity and of order TO the whole
peninsula Britain, which holds the scetrc successfully
welded by many barbarous conquerors is the pace the
unte in a word the supreme governor Of Hindosan She
bound the OF ALL TO avert the common danger and
| to preserve the common peace
/ 1t may be well to record, likewise, how these
Pharisees of the London press, so fond of lectur-
ing and reproving the greedy Americans" recon-
ce themselves at once to the idea of the retention
of Chusan. One says:
"There is interesting discussion going forward in India
relative the island Of Chusan, which whsn the time
for its restoration to the Chinese approaching becomes of
value than TO the British great unwilngness
is exhibited IT, the ground that the whole OF the
provisions Of the treaties with the Chinese had not been full
filed II was said thai the French and Americans cast covet
eyes this island against which so many ejudces had
existed which found by experience to be unfounded
and that they having each made stpuaons for an island
expect TO get Chusan."
Another communicates the notion, and follows it
out in these significant terms:
"In China puzzled, il seems, what to do with Chu
san the period for restoring which the Chinese has
length arrived The Celesias however, told, have
not completely fulfilled all the conditions Of the treaty, and
therefore il is incumbent to relinquis the above
named valuable and healthy island If the Chinese have not
fulfilled their engagement shall Of course be fully justified
in retaining possession Of Chusa Something, moreover
whispered about the French and Americans wanting island
and unprecedented that what give up they will obtain
This may be desirable but the Chinese like the Duke
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own, commercial jealousy would constitute just6ca-
ton Of retaining possession to which we not strict
ly entitled IT, therefore, keep Chusan, must be able
prove that the Chinese have fairly forfeited and III this
be hoped that shall not commit the bunder of
evacang the island second time, merely for the purpose of
having TO recapturc it."
In his speeches in England and Scotland, Sir
HENRY PoTTINGER exulted in the good faith of the
Chinese and the following recent testimony is from
an authoritative quarter:
"The quiet and faithful in which the Chinese
Government and people have hitherto carried out all the terms
of the treaty matter of great surprise amongst persons who
prossed have had experience Of their perdious character
and II astonishing those who relied such representations
secondhand Scarcely merchant to be found
nected with the East that years ago did not anticipate
many chickering's before the Ceestials would pract
cay carry the details Of the treaty, but the testimony of
the Consus at all the ports compes them TO admit that
they have been agreeably disappointed"
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