Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-09-26

orIsN-It stated in one of our English exchange
papers tina, the mai Of tie distinguished historian
Macauay, has been seriously impaired by the excessive
OF Opium. It would that the miserable fate Of
Campbell and the sad confessions Of De Quincy would
have been warning sufficient deter such man as Ma
clulay from ruinous habit
\ letter from China correspondent; OF the Pre,by
Of ;hi, city, dated Cautoa June q, 1858, tue fol-
lowing a. facts connected with the present. condition Ct
the Opium trade
The production in India hEs increased 10 600 cheats
per anuum from which the East Iuda Company derives
sl30ouOlO Of revenue; chests ats5Oo per chest
the receiving ship wUuli be SS7 OOJ uOUbut il pro-
badly SELF. after t leaves the Chinese smugglsrs bands
Tor 5000 per chest making the aggregate
600 uOu, which il the consumers. NOS by the
treaty Ui China with England this trade i cOuaband
aud yr-s, eng gel u liable u DE seized by the
Chinese Government aud conG-cAted; and Vet are
twenty receiving ships u te Chinese waters lying
other poins than The "nve ports, at which alone trade
/ Is lawfully conducted in Sbich opium j. Deposited
for the III DIV Of the ueichbofrg coasts The opium yris
. are - flOS- Cum.uEmDyn. between Hong Kong and
Canton Namol bet<eeu Hons Kong and Annoy Chin Chen
above Annoy mouth VI the Min rlver Fuchsuec, Look
= near Aiugpo and W"Jsurg, shau:uac. All these
t"tHiy I've ve-s-i- a. these ports carry tie British
eGc.pttu1, which the Utr State. These vessels are
al armed ~ the teeth. TIE Chinese g1verumrnts utterly
helpless 90 resist them. TO Or three have iii'n d
iereH into Ihe AIul- uf puates. You only Arus
rcin houses s-s 10 tie trade but what shame,
ul BOO i- - that CYr-I,- Canton AID Susu-hsr are
Jpt member ~ Ne--r- Russell a. Company house tie
largest American house % China, aud the Ia geai engaged
I IN tie opium tri.rc
I.c ute besides these receiving ships feet Of
fast sailing vc-ei-, called opium clippers, engaged 20 the
trau-rOgt-uJr from BImasy aud C.-4ta ~ Cbua Bot
recently iHr HHmDgr ~ transports b, Ir-~cHei r cJh-c-
qIeucs 81 tue steamer, at the Peu,u-Isr aud Oriental
Company which carry te mails. conveying the OPIUM and
b. makes their contract very lucrative. Nov il
tDit ti- trade might and ought be placed 10 the
same gIry piracy aHI ir African slave trade The
Congress % tie United States Of America the fret
government u declare the African slave taie Diyg~-
let decIre the opium trade % Jnua and all parts Of tie
hast Indian iu the category and urge all
other Couu,f,s- 70 pa- tie Tcg-i.Lous and II
England dare defend these pls- rO. OIr naval ve.el-.
The navy ~ hr-t woIii capture some rich pizss.-
All th. reasons against tbe African slave trade are
equally applicable % tie opium trade. AID iu terrible
force j. fus myfId- Tor time auI eternity, soul and
DyUg u A, AEI estate AZ has 100 such mixture Of good
r.li the slave uaIs which hs- brought myrais uu.
Or r- De-.ag-0 hc 2y.ie' IL yields aIesrnue 10 the
E,t inI ta..pauF Oh trg slave trade o. uo barba
rOl- princes ul Aiss L. Will cot as les u put stop
90 H by zu armed navy tnan TIC ttoppasg Of he African
slave ta1e Tue dong a~ay 81 these var on the coast
aus urr1 Of Africa opeus Increased mIikct igf man
.c-r. the t9ppsge IT the dfa!1 u $40 100000 for
opium would enable The Chine. o. iIy vat larger quaint
&C., o. our m4Ia4-lEsL 1hl-s E.f- On uu Ahciu cJ1st
uige se. grg., t,r.r % the access pi ui--iorte 20
GOO. opium Trade .Ii ~hrh causes the name Of foreign.
ar tJ bs Y h'D1 Ia China. IT,. efaat ty E 'yDI pr-Ju
Y4r p,opI. sI'h opium sou have uufIsirI Gyuids Oi
our men" Toe .rse trade iucfe.syl 4nngtly I'LL the
United sitc- CDIus declared rDcfi 20 ii' trade b.
Increasing Annually. Ii tHrrr BE- no hYIs Tor China Niil
l.. .,IvD,YIJ Oi immortal soI.., Jui in omc foreign
h,.p.
inc Ci..e.. f.i.t uc Opium trade aul even now u
l Boz press f,- .y0eg t..- Emperor isll.e. % derive
.r.sn4r f... licensing che trade I. ore Lu' admir-
i.stn.. EnpeIYf .Dhe p.rp.. iH contrast ailb ths
rs-' l.I t.uyIHy TO-. f"gcHl" FyII utv" been a,JIi
s9.. y-r though 10 .,l's 20 liu boo the fneuir.
r.. I.ua.Irg Iu fJ lreI- o., b; could De- over ,
.y ..u I. f.sfe w l.. Boo hyy ro'. cd 'D derive I.J
revenue Goa r. raa. r..eu Draga DEATH 10 bi5 ,uy-
i-.n.-H j .fou. a Ing