The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-29

OF ICE currency, and the frl2htfGi acain ot !
fGcn. From end To- end Asia is revo,atioaized. |
In China the riveFs are ilcwing with blood |
Revolution il 'desolating Central aud South |
America in like manner. Wherever we look
Bofblng nrccts the eye but tnrmol, trouole,
var, eolre~ ard want. Only ia the United
States dc we iad plenty, peace, happiness aHd
prosperity.
The News from rudsn--tsreat Brltasa Ia Siie
Eass--Freece Ina E~eeops--HSld the Uastea
States Al America.
Our readers will fad so another part Of this
m0rHsngs paper, a batch of news from ladia
and China Viewed in connection with the
Developments made by our Paris correspou-
dent, and published en Monday, Of the great
scheme of England to strike at the integrity
of the Chinese empire, this news is not only
interesting but peculiarly significant.
Great Britain, known chiefly by her long
lessons read to us en- immortality Of aggres-
sions-ef the stronger upon the rights OF
weaker States and especially by the horror OF
her statesmen at the bCccaneering tendencies
of the American people, is just now organizing
an army in the interior of Bnrmah, on the
southwestern frontier Of China. She proposes
to put into the hands of the Sepoys all the un-
perverted implements Of war, and make them
aid her own ARMIES ia conquering aud over
coming the feeble obstacles which now lie in
the way of the establishment of her power in
the East. 1t is neither material or profitable.
to inquire how our ambitious and grasping
cousins happened to'fiad themselves struggling
with and subduing the semi-barbarous people
of the East; nor is it necessary to discuss the
question of benefts.and injuries which have
resulted, or may hereafter result, from her
| grand schemes, of conquest pursued in that
direction.
SO far as the United States have secured by
treaties commercial advantages of the half
civilized States of the countries now menaced
by British plans, it is undoubtedly the duty of
our government to see that they are not i'm
paired or weakened by what shall be done by
Great Britain or any other Power. It is not
our business or our interest to look after the
| integrity Of Chinese nationality; we have no
political relations, strictly speaking, with any
of the governments of Europe or ASIA Ours
are the interests Of trade-the higher interests
of .e;vilization-tke interests of commerce, to
tuc OUlIRdblOus III WulCu VIC ylcIA u idltuiu
obedience. Our political and industrial sys
TENS must find their destiny and oonine their
scope to the territories of the American con-
tinent.
LISA remarkable contrast that which we
present as an aggressive power and that which
we witness in the same line on the part of the
people and government of Great Britain
Not to armies do we appeal to carry our peO-
pie into the territories of other governments:
we look to the peaceful operations Of labor--to
the oonquests of industry and to the auxiliary
force of enterprise. These are our weapons of
aggression, and we appeal to their fruits, not
to show the extension of our strictly political
system, but to prove that we are serving the
cause OF humanity and securing vast benefits
to the hannah family.
Right on the other side of this picture let
us survey the plans of Great Britain in the
Eaet and the weapons she is employing to
carry out her grand schemes of political do
minion in that direction. Is it an honest, in
dustrial movement? Does it look to benefits to
her people and government other than such
as may be extorted from sHbdued and semi
baIbarous tcibes and clans? Are we bucca-
neers in our oonauests, leaving everywhere in
our trail the noblest fruits of civilization, po-
litical and social equality and universal hap
piness? Isit better to organize en- army in the
centre of Bufrsah, to SOW the seeds of dissen-
sion among the native population, to espOuse
the of this. or that faction, and in tura to
put the whole in subsection to a colonial gov
erpment looking solely to exactious which
may be made to recuperate the British ex-
ehequer, than to send q few husbsudmen to
the frontier OF MEXICO to till the soil, aegelope
the resources, aud to plant the standard OF
freedom and equality there?
The Chinese empire, SO called, is O mass OF
deeayed political matter. IL has neither vlta'i-
| ty Eor unity. -Four hundred millions Of PEG
| pie, slightly removed from the lowest state OF
| barbarian, but possessing a territory capable
| of producing the great staples OF sugar, cotton
| and rice, are q prey to intestine war; These
productions are now chiefly supplied by
the people Of the United States, rivai
commercial Power of Great Britain q Power
not only possessing The soil and climate adapt
cd to their production, but population, intelIi-
gence, industry aud enterprise equal to the
requirements. The object of our great rival
and Jealous opponent is to subvert that empire
and make it the resort of European emigration
and production, under British control. Toe
present war with Russia has evolved o grand
scheme of policy looking to the absolute do
Rinion OF France in Europe aud Great Britain
in Asis. The seeds have been sown for
the cepgaest OF China. Burmah is the door
which is to open England to Central China
The Kipgof Av&i and the chiefs of Burmah
are already in abe plan.
This is to be nSaaaged in secret by the Indian
governmen, The IEdian press will not d,vulge
this secret. lagoon will soon be point for
commercial .specu kt'on, and will be made to
rival Calcutta. The Latter has a population OF
y &al of Q.tlr