Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-05-31
NATIONAL, HYPOCRISY.

uy The attention Of the world. Though The i"ihcncc VI
kim Commerce. the barriers distance aud cSciusivtncss
arc being daily beaten down. and The eyes Of The most dis
,ant nations turned towards the "Flowery Kingdom
with her history traced back amos, the creation OF the
world her extent of territory and resources her tera
,u,e and her arts, and her immense population estimated
br,e hundred and fHy millions. The seals which hound
m the history Of China doubtless, be brukct
mn md wonderful will be the effects Of such revolution
II is even calculated by some, ana We confess NJ" wihou
reasonable ground thar Great Britain is now weaving the
web with which bring within her own s"raeions grasp
This immense and priceless jewel The spread OF British
oucs in The East is marked by the steady encroach
nent which characterised Roman conqucss Macy think
tina, Great Britain will stop her march 10 src'n
cy The East until she shall bring China TO the condition
of Hndosan and make that former great and populous NJ
ton also of her dependencies. Like keen and greedy
ha crcng around her VICTIM by intestine
divisions and by the potent conrvance of intervention
she may distant period, make fell swoop and
the bleeding subject within her capacous CLUTCH We have
known stranger and holder acts on the part OF Great Ban
and The conslmnaon of the scheme have limited al will;
all its extraordinary concomanls may be witnessed before
MANY revolutions of the earth on its axis
But we took up our pen. mach 10 speculate upon
the probability Of astounding result expose in all
its naked deformty the hypocrisy o. the English people in
their hollow aduaton 10 Mrs Harriet Stowe and their pro-
essed sympathy for the imaginary srcrngs of The negroes
in Ibis country We shall show that while they shed
ding barrels Of crocodile "Unce Tom they are
themselves guilty Of the deepest guilt and criminaiy in
coming got OF The sucrngs of an inoilensvc people
in extracting IRON deadly roison large portion OF The
revenue srstan their goyenmLnt The amount Of rcvc-
nue. which Great Britain draws il every waY from he CHI
nese trade cannot less than lortyc millions o dollars,
or almost une-h Of her cnlir" rcCne-and more ln
third Of this derived from The opium t.ade that
disgacelu means OF commerce which the 'Chflsins OF
Great Britain have forced upon the Pagans oil China against
the and solemn protests OF the attcf l";ed
80 kecnly bent Great Britain upon deriving rc"enue
rcn :oul and gully SOURCE tnnt shc made war upon
China force her trade in the ulnous poison, ana sue was
applaudcd for il by John Quincy 'aIns "geader o The
forces Of modern philanthropy aud pcserous negro iana
cSm.
China eypends for the single article Of opium annually
nearly as much the whole amount OF lie revenue OF lie
United States from all sources whatever and larger sum
ban anv one ma ton ON the globe pays another for sim
ole raw material with exception OF what Great Britain
paws TO this country for British lnGa Is the most
extensive field for the cultivation OF opium and II IS tsllna
ted that more than 100 900 OF he rch piilS OF Cen
trail India we'll the auva valley o Inc uahseS' are
now occupied for this purpose. India produces about oOooo
chests of opium annuay-thc chests varying IN weight
from 25 TO 400 pounds the prices in China during the last
three or four years says the Rev James pesgs an English
missionary luctuang from $500 10 s9Ou per chest. Inc
cuva ZION Of the poppy well as the manufacture ana me
traffic In opium the two important provinces OF benafes
and Beuar Bengal being both subject 10 the East lnuia
Comp,ny is a strict monopoly Of he Government which
employs an extensive and complicated agency Tor supefh
tending und managing the business 1t advances large sums
Of money TO the ryO native cGSaors To meet in part
tho expense Of cuvang The ropr and when the crop IS
come to maturity and the Juice i collected II must all be
delivered 10 government agents fixed prce-und the
opium when prepared, becomes ths property OF government
This system necessarily gives Use TO enormous evils ard
abuses carried is by large body OF -pald native
agents. Of whom haa commission on The produce
and consequently interest 10 increase that produce Us
much as possible accompanied also by oppressive
cspionuge established the natives to prevent the cult
walton Of The poppy for private u.es or sale
The greater part OF the opium IS transported down the
Ganpes 10 Calcutta where il publicly sold Sci market
DAYS by auction merchants who purchase and export TO
China generally brings each chest from 0Ou 10 l3OO
rupees average than thee or four times as much
~ the cos,-and tie government thus receives annually
an immense from this In lSi over 81 900
chests were Sold producing clear profit 10 the government
Of E3 600 O0O fifteen million. Of dollars And this includes
4 mart unly-pcrhaps twn-thrisof HE opium raised in In
ia and OF course all The revenue !:on TINS
source In the Chinese city Foo-CIDw alone, more than
one hundred houses devoted smoking oil the drug,
whilst as many retail III" accnrscd poison III small
quantities. 1t asserted by respectable EneliS'lnen that
but for the revenue derived from the opium trade the gov
eminent Of India could not be 4rriei the army there
maid That government is therefore taxing measures I" IN.
crease the supply AMI il was estimated that IN 1881 6Vooo
chests would be carried 10 China or nearly eight millions Of
mounds If opium Most al the" Interesting acs w2 gather
from valuable pamphlet oane! {" b. friend, entitled,
urlu III IS
ctcs Sc az carried on in India and China b. Dr.. Ma
Than Allen of Lowell Missuclascs. Tne book gives
the following Of tho manner Of Introducing or rather
smuggling, the poisonous drug into China:
All the niquilics of bribery, fraud. perjury and violence
which are insrparaby connected with smuggling are prac-
sed occasionally bloody collisions occur bel ween them
and the authorities Sometimes with percc! under.
81, ndnp both sides, shamgh is GOT up between the
smuggrrs and anians in order TO display great vigilance
and activity thereby dcccivIn. the government agents
The slips used transporting The opium from the ports
Of India 10 China built AMI Hed up expressly for this
business and said 10 be among The finest vessels any.
where 10 be found Most OF h-m constructed IN The
form of schooncs briganncs with low hus and being
adapted 10 cut the with remarkable speed called
clippers or runners" Mr. Martin in his recent wo's
China vol ill., page 2o9 notices TWO OF these vessels IN Inc
following "AlOgcihr, there about fifty vessels
or clippers Of various sizes. generally we'll manned and
armed and fast saIes engaged in opium trati; The
schooner Of l39 tons convey occasion
half million of dollars from The northeast coast OF China
10 Hong Kong, the prucreds Of opium sold on The coast The
the finest boats The wOrl. TIE un,ck C. 2s3 IONS re-
siser bu Livrpco! els 100 belonging Ia Ja!ne
& Co. superior in sailing Wind 10 any man.u wa
made yuyu1 in her dUwr the China 10 Java IN
1915 in Of the h@n she ~1s md the
command If 81 hc most shiu and daring scamcH that
ever sailed Frequently w"rc rInnng cish. AZ! nIic
knots close hau!ed and carrying royals when innate
would reeed top s!l5 and courses. IN on. n her
yoyaue; lanrIck carried 1856 chests Of Bt:ga opium,
valued al E20Q 001 The ila,c Ike other vessels o her
class was fully armed with arg rinc Pourders muskcy.
ETC. These vessels give good i!en of the buccaneers
Which reuucnted Spanish main Their c0nlmanders are
generally educated men, II gentrmany MANNERS very hos.
prable o! generous dispositions w"skillcd in selmlnship
and OF courage and boliacss Lnsurplsscd These VESSELS
escfirad as admirably aientcd this business,
fast bein. superseded by steamships built expressly IN: the
PURPOSE They monthly from India 10 China, occupy
INC from fifteen twenty days and besides anspo the
government mail carry generally from 1900 1000 chests
of opium, The Steamship Gauges sailed from Bombay,
November H. 1852 with 2oUO chests OF opium The largest
quantity carried in one vessel
The following statistics, derived from the most authentic
sources will give idea If rapid progress aud pre-
nt extent trade: From 1874 to 1920 the amount 8"
opium exported Ia CHIN varied from 5000 10 1000 chests
zen year. In 1924 il Increased 2 639 chests and in
1884 81 7S5 chests, valued al 1913 In 1881 II
amounted 80 OG0 and 10 900 valued al
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