The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-10-29

a foreign power. Their only safety lay in rigid
non. intercourse and they right IN adopting il.
Besides, what opinion could they form Of religion,
otherwise than unfavorable TO its professors and
propagators, who seemed TO be animated by such u
lust for conquest and plumber!
Had the early voysgers to China been OF such o
mild, prudent benevolent, and peaceful character Us
that which distinguished VIM. Penn and his imme-
date followers, or even Of James Ogletborpe Of
Georgia, who would have exhibited 10 the China
men, by their daily Actions the sincerity and truth of
their professions II Is very evident the course OF the
Chiaese authorities towards foreigners would have
been far different from what IL has been, there
FORE have no hesitation in believing that Chrstian
ty has been kept out of China for centuries by the
proud, selfish, overbearing, avarcious conduct Of
the early Christian nations trading their coast
among whom were the Portuguese. believe
moreover, that the Chinese more wise, prudent,
ingenious, cunning, and knowing people than the
world at large have ever supposed them to be- Their
early admission of free and unrestricted intercourse
would have led TO their conquest by Europeans, as
had been done in India and America. Their only
security was found in non-ntercourse. have not
room TO say more on this head.
For more complete history OF the first introduce
ton Of modern nation, and then another to the
trade of China, must refer to the volume previous
ly noticed II may suffice to say, that the first at
tempts to trade with China, by the Dutch, English,
and other Christian nations, have not been distin-
gushed by any more fairness and prudence than
marked the proceedings Of D'Andrada, the second
Portuguese commander.
II has been sentiment, by far too common with
Christian nations that all heather nations, such
as do not happen to profess the Christian religion
are fair subjects of conquest and plumber. Spain
Portugal, France, Holland, and England, have all
acted upon this principle.
The course Of England, among the foremost in
carrying out this Christian creed of piracy upon
weak hea,hen nations, began her intercourse with
China in wrong-doing and has consummated her
course of injustice and rapacty by the unjushable
war recently waged against the unfortunate
Chinese because they refused to permit the English
to land opium in violation of their laws.
They waged destructive war against a nation
because they refused TO let their people be slain by
the use Of deadly poison, grown by the English in
territory conquered from people less strong than
the Chinese. Not satisfied with this, they force
the people TO pay for the expenses of the war; at the
end OF it, by ransom-money and the concession Of
territory! They now claim the privilege Of sending
missionaries among them, to convert them 10 their
religion! Well may the Chinese exclam, in the
language of recent ballad:
"shun, as you'd shun the pest;
ShuR them, teacher, friend and guest;
Shun them. north. south, east, and west"
see the acting editor of the Courier DIES Etats
Uhis, in his leading article crtcises your structures
upon the combined interference of England and
France in the affairs of the Rio de la Plata. He
iustifies the course of France and thinks you are
mistaken in some Of your views of the subject.
M. Gaillardet has another letter in the paper
of the 25th Instant but is confined almost entirely
to theatrical notices. local occurrences, &C. Some
of the latter amusing than seriously inter-
esting. If can find time, may give few extracts
in my next.
DR.. David Reese, recently removed as superin-
tendent of county schools, has made an appeal to
the State superintendent at Albany As the doctor
is wing, the papers on that side are attempting to
make capital out of the proceeding.
City, ha!fp 4 p MA TRUE WHOA chame-
leon, from Borneo, is shown at DIR. Chilton's drug
store, in this city It changes from black to white,
or rice rersa, in a few moments of time.
A State temperance society is in session at Ro-
chester.
The Commercial Advertiser estimates the trade,
or capital invested in steamboats,, barges schoon-
ers, briggs &c, employed directly and Indirectly in
the trade Of the Hudson river including warehouses,
&C., at about 100000.
FLOUR AND Wharf.-The quantity Of -four and
wheat delivered at Underwater during the third week
in October, 1874 and l845, is as follows:
Flour, bbs. Wheat, bush.