Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-04-26
The Revolution in CHINA.

correspondent OF the New York Herald writing from
Slangbae that is matter Of serious regret that
or late Commissioner in China, Hon. Humphrey Marshall
should have been recalled 10 view of his peculiar ecien
cy the representative of country in the presen,
critical and complicated state things the Celestia,
Empire. He had made himself he says practically con
with the peculiar diplomacy of the Chinese Go
vernmen its commercial usages, the character OF the
people, the of the Empire and the real merit
OF the revolutionary movements and if he bad been sds
ei by our Government would have effected most cd
vlrageous treaty with the celestial authorities We give
extract:
'The great crime of Marshall under Democratic nd.
mnisation has been the recognition OF the Imperial go.
vernment OF Hen fouug in all his oici. operations in
stead OF the revolutionary mock heroic and mock religious
dynasty BY Tiente, the leader Of the rebels Mr.
Marshall however has had the ssgacity perceive that
the commercial interests of the United States with China
be best advanced by preserving observation-disclosures
the Empre-he has discovered that with the final over
throw of the Imperial government all self government
China will be end. Lot the rebels succeed and
anarchy follows aud such state of anarchy that
charity the government Of Queen Victoria and her
fleets and armies, will have to take possession the
try and hold it, they hold the East Indies as nothing
nor less than portion Of her Brtanc Meestys CO
ones In Asia.
Mr. Marshall believing this to be the game of Master
Bonham and his suoordnaes, DESTROYS of stealing
match upon them 10y new treaty with the reignug En-
p-ror To this end, it has leaked among the Hongs
of Shanghai that he applied Commodore Perry for
ship of to take him up Pekin; but why Commodore
Perry refused 70 comply remains mystery"
The idea that England contemplates, in the event OF
the success OF the revouoniss establishing prctecto-
China is further developed in the extract which
follows:
Excepting the bloody operations at this place. the rev
oluOnsts have not been doing much lately The pros
is, that TIepe would put down but for thu
Vaccinations of the English. l. is their policy TO encour
ge the revoutou-to overthrow the imperial dynasty
reduce the country condition of anarchy, from
which il only be rescued hy the strong hand Sm
George Bonham has been OF late busy ABOUT Sha
haze Before there peace i'll any way this port will pro
ably be coded the possession of Brit.nc Ma
jesy. And when consider that Shanghae is at III,
outlet OF the mighty aud fruitful Tangse Keang, whcf
trains country subsisting third or more of the Who'll
population OF China, will be readily seen that the Dos
session OF Shanghae is but another experiment. on
srander scale, of the East India Company Toe sDois
have thus far blinded the eye. our American
merchants aud residents of this grand ultimate o. CT OF
lie English. Mr. Marshall was az cOus enough % de
tect it, and 10 take measures for resisting IL but ha IL
cal and pecuiary interests for the present. Of both
i-h and Americans, have thwArted him every
When he gets home he may PROBABLY ahe To eulignr
IN his government in regard to the proper Instructions
his successor.
The possession of Shanghae will give to Fndlsnd IN.
monopoly for her cheap cotton goods aud for East H.
ia OPIUM, Tree at duty, except such she NAV choose
TO pocket herself from her merchants IL will Civ.
her a commanding naval station; but more than all j.
will give her the key the ua occupation of the whol.
of China one Of Englinds oriental colonies Brfor,
you talk therefore, in the United States of lines OF searn
hips between San Francisco and Shanghae or Canton
would IL not be ns WELL far constitutional TO TAX
decisive hand Ia the Ilsimsnt Of the Chimes, reyou
ton?