Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-06-18
From The London Times of My 26.

BR1TIsH, FREScH, AMERICAN INTERVENTION IN
CHNA.-The Geographic despatch which yesterday
rived only four days DID, from Alexandria strikngly IL
trates the tremendous responsibility Of Power which
embraces the whole world 1t informs of British
maments employed in populous regions about
is possible be, and hitherto sealed against
the advance of the civilized world. In both instances it
is evident that steam, and the rail- and the electric
wire have failed TO enghen our arms and to quicken
pace enough for the progress Of In the Burmese
empire deep in n of which the beginning this
conduct and the event all equally beyond control
and told in the eleventh hour that have beer
overreached into inacton by barbaric diplomacy,
cannot conquest without fresh army
Further the extreme eastern shore Of the old world
hear, to surprise, that the British the French
and the American ships OF have consented at the
urgent request of the Chinese authorities to guard the
great Of Chinese commerce-Nankn, Shanghai,
and the mouths of the Great Cana-against the rebel
army OF course assist the powers that befor such
the Emperor of China still be consdered-and
protect the property of customers, obvious and
ordinary lines OF proceedings but il is impossible not to
ask what good has the Emperor of China done
what friendship, what sense, what fidelity to
gagements has be shown that should make enthusiasts
in his To the existing dynasty and its Tartar
bigory owe the exclusion Of the outer barbarans,
the erocous preudces of the people, and the COMPARE
tive failure Of the ports ostensby opened
and our merchants II is difficult to what change
would not be for the better when the existing Govern
is adverse and mschievous the full extent Of its
power For many years it has been question whether
the noerabe barbarsm of the dominion that suppressed
energies of three hundred millions of the human spe-
ces and imprisoned them within their own land, not
itself for interference, in order TO establish
enlightened and indeed righteous rule. Certainly
fear of the Chinese that prevented such
interference but rather the trust that Power
and injurious not fated to endure and might
safely be left fall by its own weight That result has
earlier than expected and strange to
say, find ourselves, without having any voice in the
matter interfering to prop up this obsolete and injurious
Power. Questionable our late quarrel with China
friendship is not less But If what is reported be
true and the so-caed rebels Of more enlightened
politics. and with nklng of revealed truth,
certainly to be acting very suicidal part IN taking
against people whose crime is that they doing
the very thing have wished these many
breaking up the old empire Of China.
The probable explanation Of the affair is that each
Of the three commanders has nterfered to prevent the
others from doing before him. and carrying of the
benefits Of the is very conceivable that the
French the Americans might not be SO liberal as we
in dividing with the whole world the concessions we
extorted by arms after the opium quarrel The French
have frequently betrayed hankerng after another India
Of their own the East since they deprived OF the
FIRST and they opt are to wage wars for
the good OF mankind The Americans also are far more
ready to annex than to open.
But what Is to be the result Of this interference The
three protecting Powers are not likely to do more than
defend certain position They have not the means Of
advancing upon land indeed far up the inland
vgation any three conederates likely to agree
mere aggressive plan Of operations. That is all that
will probably be done When therefore, this mysterious
rebel army which has slowly worked its way from the
southwest provinces through the whole breadth of that
immense empire securing its ground far its goes
arrives last within sight OF the great mercantile cities
the eastern coast it will be simply compelled to direct
its steps elsewhere But according to the geography of
China il will find difficulty in turning northward in
the direction of Pekn and in doing win have the
sstance Of the various rivers and canals forming
pete network of communication throughout the whole
empire At Pekin, again. il may find itself confronted
by European allies but there is nothing hinder 1t
from mastering and holding the whole Of the open coun-
try and drawing from its with license
than If It had the responsibility of acknowledged empire
Here then is phase in the politics Of the east
and populous empire the chief ports and cities Of
which under the protection of the allied fleets and the
open country and great Of the people under the do
mnion Of native pretonder. Such state Of things
last long for 1t would, in fact be attempt to
maintain the head separated from its members IL must
be determined and concluded either by conquest OF the
pretenderno easy aair-or by acknowledging, as we
have done in many other cases. the right Of conquest
and the liberty Of nations to govern themselves and choose
their own rulers,