Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-08-14
AN ENGLISH VIEW OF CHINESE AFFAIRS.

The following remarks on the future of China,
and the necessities which that future involves are
strongly characterized by the practical good
and clearness of vision that eminenty belong to the
paper from which they taken-the London
Spectator-and scarcely less so by its habtual I'M
scrupulous laxity in point of moral obligation The
Spectator is always keen-sghted enough in perceiv-
ing to what point things are tending it does not
often put itself to any trouble in designating the
point 10 which they ought to tend, or the means
that should be employed TO give them more con-
scientious direction.-+New York Com. .4dv.
CHrSA THE EUROPEAN srsrEM.-The Chinese would
not repe the peaceabe alliance with England if they knew
what they about and the main fault of the de-
monstratlons made by the British authorities is that they
not calculated TO convey distinct proposition the Chinese
mind The Chinese have for been taught
to consider the Europeans who might be repealed by
caoey in most cases. and by force in the resort they
still find haggng for small encroachments the frontier
and only difficult impossible to keep back by
jocy. We do represent in actions the inevitable
cessity that awaits China.
Circumstances have vastly changed since the Jesus obtain
ed bare liberation of their presence and Lord Mccartney
bowed Europeans then distant races the South
Seas with them and the outposts of European
civza on in the shape OF colonies advancing upon tie
once remote Celestial Empre-now within regular
communication The Northern and Western world is in great
part appropriated; the wild region, in which adventure
pleasures and its booty narrowed and there
less host OF adventurers posse who would be called into
tive existence if tar field for their action show
itself Attention has been drawn China her strength OF
rather her weakness has been measured in pitched battle
China suitable prey for the nnumerabe Raeghs and the
Pzaos Of the present day whom opportunity would evoke
into life "
What is il that prevents the partition Of China among
from all quarters of the globe is that European system of
International law into which the Chinese refuse to euter
Loose, obscure, and ill observed by ourselves AS that
code is is eecua yet for the protection Of China We're
China formally accommodated from it-wee her reputation
answered with total withdrawal of all European intercourse
and recognion-in six months she would be travers by
bands of aHess adventurers year she would be Partition
ed among the petty monarchs conquerng republics land
not long after should be called upon recognise King
John Smith Of Canton the Sovereign Count Albuquerque Of
New Brazil, President Jonathan O. Twiggs Of Gaipotile
territory and many other States "independent ever
Texas was.
The alternative of the peaceful and orderly commercial a
which China repudiates is fearful and imminent II
she did but k,ow it. she must give in But how can she
learn the existence of such cogent circumstances while she
finds still chafiering, with only rather Troublesome
importantly, for small encroachmens and petty trading ptv
leges the distant frontier We wage which il no
nict terror and death the helpless Ceesta, and
them out Of some exaggerated fancy OF moderation, halt Just
where might drive home sautary conviction, into
the sacred presence that doth hedge the Emperor