The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-08-08

The celestial people OF China and the barbara
ans OF the United States, destined at no very
distant period to be on terms of the closest lnt-
macy. From our geographical position, being
almost equi-distant between the continent OF
Europe and that country, we shall eventually
become their best market, and they our best
customers for manufactures.
Hitherto the nations of the world have acted
towards and traded with each other irrespective
of China In fact, millions of the inhabitants
of that country have never heard the Names
even, of the countries of the old world; but a
new era is dawning upon the world. Although
China was forced, at the lannon's mouth,
to abandon her exclusive policy, now that
il has been abandoned to a certain ex-
tent, a field for the enterprise of
the world is opened. Without. incurrng any
OF the odium attaching to the proceedings of the
British, we now enjoy the benefits of the treaty
they enforced from the ruling emperor, as well as
those that followed the treaty which he volunta-
rily entered into with us. Weare thus far ahead in
the race, and it only remains with us to continue
the pacttc and friendly policy which we have
hitherto adopted, to bring China into the closest
intimacy with us. AS it is, that country is no
insignificant market for our productions; but
who can contemplate the increasing growth OF
our country, without arriving at the conclusion
that before the present generation shall have
passed away, it will be necessary to establish
railroad to the Pacific?
When the proper time arrives, we shall have
no competition in the China trade. Our Pacific
harbors will enable us to control the whole of
the trade of the great Eastern world, with its
seven hundred millions of people, the products
of whom will be distributed by us to the whole
of the Western hemisphere. The British gov
eminent and people are aware of this, but they
cannot prevent it. Nature has planted the CONT
nent of America as a stopping place between the
East and the West, and her designs will be car
ried out, despite of all attempts to preventt. We
are, according to the Chinese themselves, the
Central Flowery Land"
In few years difficulties may grow out of
this; but the men of the times will be equal to
them. Indeed, England is now jealous of the init
macy between US and China, and recently
have exhibited it in an unmistakable form.
The government of Canton recently found
fault with the trade our merchants carried
on with the Chinese, and insolently undertook
to call our minister to account, because they fur
nished them with cannon cast in the United
States. The insOlence was repealed In digni.
fed manner, and there the matter ended. But
in addition to the irrefragible arguments which
Mr.. Everett availed himself of on the OCCASION
if he knew the fact, he might have me toned
that many of the cannon whichiwe captured in
Mexico, were of English manufacture, and sold
TO the Mexicans in precisely the same manner
as were the pieces which the troops of his coun-
try spiked in China.
This sh ows the th al NO rvodes the no n
pie of England towards our country. 1t is indulg-
ed in by the government and by its ministers; but
happily we disregard it, and cas afford to let
them enjoy it to their hearts contend. 1t may
injure our people in one respect, and that alone.
1t may injure them by laughing too heartily at
the absurdity of England attempting to inter-
fere with US, and impudenty debating to us
what we shall or shall not do. The reason of this
hatred can be found in cur growing strength
and increasing resources. 4,