The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-06-18
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MORE BRITISH PHILANTHROPY AND NoN-tNTER-
yEsTIoS IN HINDosTAs
The Birman empire comprises 200 900 square
miles, 100000 of inhabitants, and has sea-
coast of 240 miles Ii borders on the Brit. h
East India provinces of Araca, Cassay and Chit
TAGGING, and is rich in gold, silver rubics, iron.
tin, lead, and other minerals. 1t has three posts,
the principal OF which is Rangoon which has late-
y become an object of British philanthropy, as
will appear by the following statement compiled
from British authorities.
All know that the governments of the East
have from time immemorial adopted CONNER
cial policy different from that of Europe, most
especially England. Being independent govern
ments, they had as much right to do SO as any
power In any other part Of the world and none
other has right to impose on them different
system of policy. In this respect, as well as ia
Ills political institutions, every nation is its own
arbiter and its own judge There is not an in
dependent State in Europe or America which
does not claim ana exercise the right to regu-
late its own commerce, both internally and ex-
ternally to lay such duties on foreign goods as
may be deemed necessary or expedient; or to
prohibit their Introduction entirely either as !,
measure of general policy, or of retaliation If
any nation feels itself aggrieved, it adopts sim
liar policy towards the aggressor, and this al
most always produces an adj ustment on terms
of just reciprocity, at least among equal powers.
But however England may conform TO this
usage OF civilized nations in Europe and with
respect to more powerful States, she practices
on different system of international law to-
wards the weaker ones, especially when they
are so far off as to be quite out Of the perview
of universal philanthropy. She negotiates at
the mouth of the cannon. 1t seems the Birman
emperor refused to make Rangoon free port,
and had the insolence to lay duties on British
manufactures as well as to impose restrictions
on the commerce of the British East Iuda CON-
pany-whether in the article Of opium is not
stated. Hereupon John Bull sends a squadron
of ships and steamers, to negotiate satisfacto-
ry treaty, or in default !hereof, to batter the
town of Rangoon about his Burmese malesty's
ears. Being unable to resist these pacific over
lures, his majesty Of course consents to Just
such treaty as suits these able negotiators AS
might be expected, the treaty thus forced on the
Burmese monarch, was not considered binding
when that force was withdrawn, and accordingly,
as the British accounts say, no sooner had the
British squadron departed than the aforesaid
monarch revived his old system of commercial
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exceedingly wrath, and forthwith sends his ships
! of war and steamers to batter the town of Ran
Coon, about his ears, and shoot few hundreds,
! or thousands of his subjects, in order to civize
and Christianze the hereto barbarians. The
treaty was thus again crammed down the throat
of his Burmese imperial nipjesiy by the ramrod,
and the squadron departed with colors flying
l. 1t appears, however, that this unreasonable,
| impracticabe barbarian is not yet satisfied with
| this mode of negotiating treaties, but has since
interfercd with British traders-probably smugg-
lers-and we may shortly expect to hear that hs
| Bumese majesty has been deposed, more plia-
bic instrument Of British policy set up in his
| place, and Rangoon, if not the whole Bumese
No'PHo "HhSNNu W tNC DiltlSii pOSseSSiOHS III
| fiindosan. That this will be the end of the
business there is scarcely doubt; for it is ex-
| actly what John Bull has done everywhere else
in that quarter, while impudently setting him
self up in Europe and America as the great
champion of human rights and special protec' or
Of the Musquito mongrels. 1t is true, the
United States may have no immediate interests
connected with British usurpations, except On
this continent, and | only desire to call The at.
ten.ion of my countrymen to them, as evidences
| of the sincerity of that government in its pre-
tended symr athy on behalf of the progress Of
free principles in Europe 1t ia by this England
is striving to allure the United States into CO.
operation with her European policy, and to pre-
pare the way for their Interference in her behalf
should the powers of Europe combine against
| her commercial monopoly, as they did against
| the political ambition of Napoleon
| CHOLERA AT DUBUoUE-The Dubuque d ,i1,,
Herald Of the 9Th inst speaking of the late raw
ages of cholera in that town, remarks:
This terrible disease made its appeorance in