New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-09

Asfar as Col MARSHALL, the American Commissioner
is concerned we are not surprised at his share IN this
matter His inenaons clearly expressed ina letter
published in our columns Thursday sst from our val
ued associate Mr. TAYLOR who with himat shang-
hal Tn that letter we learned that the Commissioner had
desired to take the step long before but had been pre-
vented by the opposition Of Com Aulek WHO had been
in command of the American naval forces on that sta
tion The Commodore having been superseded IN the
command and his successor being more tractaoe the
project seems 70 have been carried out according 70
Col MARsHALLs original design. But with regard 70
Sir GFoRey BoyHaw. Governor Of Hong Kong and
British DplOmatiftin-Chef in those regions, We COR
ess that we we're not prepared for the course he mas
pursued The British Ministry some time snce de-
clsred in Parliament that Her Msjestys Governments
would observe perfect neutrality between the Chl-
nese insurgents and the Tartar dynasty and the INFER
ence now is that Sir George at the time oil the Con
yenton with the Imperial authorities, had either not
received the instructions sent out from London Oh else
had decided to dsObey them. At any rate, We may be
confident that the impetuous determination of Col.
MARSHALL 10 have finger in the pie had good deal
to do in enlisting his British and French COL
leagues They could hardly be expected to stand by
and see the American Diplomat and the American
forces carr off alone all the profit and all the honor oil
eectuslly opening China to Western trade In fact,
the leading part Of the American Commissioner Is
shrewdly guessed at in the article from The London
Times which we cops in ansther column.
But as far az we can Judge at this distance, the inter
venton very unvse and the course which the British
Ministry decided to take altogether more polite In the
first place il is no business of 10 interfere n the
domestic affairs Of China. Above all when her people
are triumphanty moving to throw OF the YOKE OF for
eign conoueror and to restore the government into Ch
nese hands il does become to prevent the change
In answer TO this We shall possibly be told that one party
is as good as the other is only proper to take
advantage of the opportunity to break up the old system
of excusyeness and open the country to better re-
eion and more profitable trade With respect to the
advancement of Christianity those who have read the
proclamation OF of the insurgent chiefs which we
published on Saturday last will have been struck by the
religious aspect gives to the Instruction and by It's
explicit acknowledgment of some of the prime ideas OF
Christian doctrine If that proclamation be faithful
index of the spirit prevailing among the insurgents
their triumph may be expected to result in
voluntary establishment Of tolerance for Christ
ian churches And as for trade, it is by
no means certain that the concessions now OBJ
tanned will ultimately be found OF any value Certainly
tbev will not if the rebels obtain control of all the en-
pire, except the points protected by foreign arms 1t
will be of very little to have free access to Canton
Shanghai Marking and the mouth of the Canal, and TO
maintain there the authority of the Tartar dynasty if
every where else its deadly antagonists bear undis-
puted sway And according to all accounts there no
doubt that the rebels will have possession Of every
district where foreign power does not combine exclude
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cess TO which all the Imperial forces have not been able
TO oppose a barrier. The Chinese people appear to
favor their cause with remarkable unanimity. And we
see no probability of their being conquered even
with the help of such naval forces France England
and the United States can send against them. They
NAV fail to GET possession OF few sea-ports, but the
bulk of the empire will be in their hands Aud in that
emergency what advantage will be derived from render
inc aid to the defeated monarch and making treaties with
his maxdarins 1t would appear, the other hand that
if an Intervention must take place at allWhich hold
to he unnecessary and Objectionable every groundit
would have been much shrewder policy to embrace the
side a the stronger party and to the triumph of
Tien-teh the Emperor proclaimed BY the Insurgents
treaty made with him might have been Insisted on
after the war over, and would have 'ecured his
friendship and that Of lis supporters while one made
with the decrepd and mbecile power hc is Fying out
can have 10 future effect, except to for the
parties to it the hatred eitbe victor and fanaca
dislike the part of his subjects. We have never heard
that wisdom Of the leading gifts Of he Amer
can Commissioner and in the present he has done
no injustice TO his reputation.
As for the specuations of The London Times con.ern
ing the designs which the United States may entertain
against Chinese independence their absurdiy requires
no prolonged comment To attribute to the people of this
country their executive agency at Washington, any
such disposition TO foreign conquest that which has
produced the English suPugaOn and perpeu al plumber
of India, is to manifest gross Ignorance Of both We
have yet to hear Of an advocate of the annexation Of
China Even Young America not fool ugh for that