The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-07-01

ag great benefits upon eountry the duty
ooeng lis laws and dlschaIging its requreme OF
daily recurrence When there s faithful discharge Of
gand Jury duty the prevention Of crime IL substituted Tor
deecon and there ia created in the very bosom OF
ciey natural iusnct IL wsrc acting ior the proiec.
ton Of It's members, s..s.4 LII ftr i
AT Is proud boast looking over ,hs whole coau.
Try, there Is nowhere the who truly say he Is OPP
pressed by tho law II canno the family circle, and
lsyits hand upoa member without cause IL cannot
touch private property Without first paying equivalent
and yet IL stands above protection by night and by
day II some times fails in its purpose. and crime
committed, ask yourselves, genuenen, whether IL is tho
salt OF want OF law OF failure It's provisions
aud remember that this is your duty gentlemen,
the effect Of your abors may be additional re-
speot and for the law give additional
ienos those who laying aside the pistol and The bowie
knife, have trusted their lives and properly 10 lis Posec-
ton"
GRrEcE. letter from Athens. dated May ~. says,
The case of the Rev Mr. King The missionary from The
United States, has taken new turn. The ministry
has decided ray the demand made on his behalf by the
American minister. MIR. King had demanded The sum OF
Twelve OF fifteen thousand drachmas for the site of
building used for public puposesnot has been stated
in the newspapers 800 900 dachmas; while the ministry
declined complying with the second demand OF Mr..
Marsh. This that the sentence OF the Areopagns
should be rcscinded by authoritative act OF the gov
eminent, BY this sentence, Mr.. King was condemned TO
fourteen day Imprisonment demand OF this kind could
not properly be made by one government OF another.
relief from the difficulty presented in the fact thai
Mr. Marsh had not been accredited vi the court OF
Athens and consequently his interference in the affair
was not official, but oficous. The two United States
rgaes that have been expected here for time have
not vel arrived a#re Hsr
The CHINA MIssloN.-So restricted has been the
policy Of the dynasty of the Fowsry Land that when
ever term OF reproaeh sought for to stigma
tie nsrrowness il was found by termng ii Chi
ne ss policy The millions of that strange country
are nearly sealed book to other nations. Pre-
JUDGE holds them fast in it's iron grasp. But now
the revoutionsts at work. Il is probable that
the reigning dynasty will be overthrow, The sue
cessful the rival the Emperor is a
thenticaiy announced progressive; and this be
readily believed OF who Procaims Christianity al the
head Of his advancing legions chief bold enough to
do this and Of capacity enough TO achieve
every step, would not be likely TO hesitate reform,
but would encounter other questions, and among them
The question of liberal commerce. with similar bold
ness Therefore, much may be expected from his tr
umph.
Ii is al such a crisis in the politics OF China that the
President had selected Hon. Robert j. Walker to repre-
sent this country its court No statesman has done
more 10 open up avenues to trade and develop
the benefits Of broad commercial intercourse; and no
one feels more deeply the Importance to our vast
and growing commercial interests of free intercourse
with the East 1t is for the purpose of promoting this
that he has been persuaded Icnqush his preference
for private fe and accept this public station This mis-
sion is the footing OF the highest diplomatic
grade In addition, il is understood, such is the confidence
of the President in the lonsred ability, INTEL gencs, and
discretion OF Mr. Walker. that he will be vested with the
most ample powers. Under such circumstances, this MIS-
sion will be anxiousy watched, the hope that it will
result in large advantages TO our country.
The old system OF commercial intercourse with China
has been pretty thoroughly charged with vexaous
toms aud petty annoyancea material inroad was made
this system in 1874 The exorbitant and caprc,ous
charges made vessels were, for the part altered
to tariff 6xed in treaty The old cumshaw present
70 the andarin and ts kindred crowd OF tributes
done away In Eve ports OF China there good de-
gree OF freedom attained for merchants. This
capital beginning The way open for further progress
We take the great China export, tea free OF duty and
no such prejudice exists cottons and other ar
ces exists Tor instance, against British articles, Tor
our troops have down the Chinese
the grafs The way, therefore, may be open for our
products and should Mr. Walker succeed in extending
the facilities for utute commercial intercourse with this
coualry, he will confer great boon trade No
one is better huel TO promote such work and if it is
not aone the fault, are sure, will lie al the door
of the administration Of the minister.
ltis gratifying to the energy and promp,tude with
which Mr. Walker is preparing for his mission. He
will soon be on bis way the OF his abors and
all who feel interest in growing commercial inter-
will wish complete success to this important mis-
son.-Bos'on Pest
ARRIVAL OF TWO PRussiAE MEs-or-wAR.-The Prus-