The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-15

startling character. We publish IN anosner
column the ''noteu agreed to by the Nur
Powers and rendered to the Porte for its ac-
ceptance.
Together with this document our readers
will find paternal article from the Times on
the Koszta affair Our British contemporary
reads lesson to both the Austrians and our
selves;-the fsrmer, however. being obviously
regarded as the worst boy Of the two. The
Times has made great progress Of late in its
studies Of American laws and institutions; If
it persevere little longer it will see how
very wide Of the truth its structures on Captain
Ingraham's conduct are. The source Of it's
error lies in the fact that, like all Englishmen,
the Times judges foreign institutions and
foreign laws by one unvarying standard-tbose
of Great Britain. Now, the alien laws OF Great
Britain are framed on one basis-viz. desire
to exclude foreigners from the country, and
build up dyke round the natives-ours on a to-
tally different principle that Of inviting and en-
cours ging IMMIGRATION. Hence our willingness
to protect foreigners who have thrown of their
allegiance to their native country and volun-
tarily pledged their faith to US, even though,
as in the case Of Koszta the period of domicili.
alton required as a collateral security for the
sincerity of their act of adoption has not yet
expired. A little more thought and study, and
the Times will see that Captain Ingraham, and
the cabinet, and the HERALD, were right
We are happy to find that the view taken of
the fishery question in England is sound and
liberal. The English are still ready to throw
open the colonial fisheries to our craft provided
we in return remove our protective duty on CO
lonial caught fish and abolish the bOunties
This latter concession, as our readers will recol-
lect was declined by General Pierce, but not,
as the Times supposes, from any wish on our
part to get the better of our neighbors in the
bargain. The Times is not aware that the es-
tablisbment OF the bounty system is one of those
internal arrangements with which it would be
unconstitutional for the executive o. is coun-
try to interfere. The power of fixing or repeal
ing bounties rests with Congress, and for our
part we have little doubt that if proposals Of a
similar nature to those recently prese lted by
Mr.. Champion. based on fair principles of reci-
procity are laid before the Senate next session.
they will be promptly acceded to 10y that body
Before many months elapse we feel convinced
that the fisheries will be placed on a safer more
liberal, and therefore more profitable basis than
they have ever occupied
But with the exception perhaps Of the state
of the corn trade and agriculture, the most
noticeable feature of the European news is the
waking up of the people OF England to the
Importance Of the Chinese revolution We re-
commend our readers to glance at an article
from the London Times on the subject, copied
elsewhere The event is treated perhaps with
more levity than it really deserves; but when
one thinks of the Brother of the Noon," the
Celestial Son." and the thousand cher ton-
fooleries that have hitherto been sssparably
connected with the Chinese Cover Slent, one
can well excuse little testing on the theme
Still justice is done to the Importance Of the
movement.
Europe is at last beginning to perceive what
we pointed out some weeks back, namely, that
the Chinese revolution ,Tas the greatest event
Of modern times. Greatest to the eye of the phi
losopher inasmuch as it sprung from the most
trivial causes, was carried on by the most in
significant instruments, and is likely to
achieve most msmentous results. Greatest to
the eye of the politician, as it must overthrow,
not only dynasty. but system of government
under which nearly four hundred millions Of
people have lived for centuries. Greatest to
the merchant. as it will open out new world
to his enterprise, and will generate more for
tunes for Americans and Englishmen than the
whole trade Of the last twenty years. Great
the inscrutable working of Divine agency. re-
storing by single stroke, halt the living
creatures Of the world to the fold of Christ
The mind is lost in contemplating the as
founding nature of the changes which the last
six years have brought forth on the Pacific and
it's shores. Six years ago this vast expanse of
waters was mere resort for whalers, bounded
on the one side by semi-barbafous nations,
fenced in by prejudice and Ignorance, and on
the other by an unknown coast AT the south
lay an Island larger than Europe, inhabited by
kangaroos and savages, to one corner Of which
England sent q batch Of convicts once or twice
year.
But Captain Suffer built his mill, and STUN
bled on those magic Jumps of gold In twelve
months myriads Of people from ell quarters of
the globe poured into California 1t became a
State, rich, powerful and aourishing. Oregon
was opened, and was found to vie with the
richest portions Of New York in fertility The
public mind aroused. Murchison shut himself
up with geological charts Of Australia and
predicted gold discoveries there. A very few
months elapsed before his prophecy was verified.
Fresh streams Of emigrants poured into Sydney
and Melbourne. Cities arose where mud huts
had been allowed to crumble to dust Powerful
communities Of intelligent freemen took the
place of convicts. Now Melbourne produces
the largest and among the best newspapers in
the world.