The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-10

may carry portion Of the Britain and other foreign In
ports into China, and We may d.eov. new articles q
for the Chinese markets IL sees u ~,
Mr. Chairrnap that In all these respects ~ cir.
than the BrI,iab and in sayng ypSttu
BILE being improved beyond those OF any other cphny,
In the FIRST place, swn popuhton and prc4seeons
are ,seres.ng - far more rapid . rsts n1a
Tor increased imports and exports msN nseeessrtgtP
ply also 70 the China trade aud thus the bfotAs 49,
on improvement Ia secured Second, W. 49,
power, from the advantages Of our gvogrnhisAlN
sition 20 diminish the distance between Eufcpsu "a
intelligence Among merchants on - ftlAs IN
Atlantic ccasts, and thereby 70 auttpb4e Sents, M
iets in advance of other nation Third w hsvO Hi
power with the Gimnished Distances to reduce the
EUROPE being not only able shall sndeAvor "a ah0W
hereafter 20 snrPort goods between these eountrie1
cheaper and quicker than they now carried but abb
10 ship cles which would deierorAt spoil long
voyages In this will perhaps consist greatsSt sd
vantage aud fourihly We have species of enter
from California 10 Cbna-opcned tn us, and to
retain u almost exclusively merchants and ship-
psrs the degree Of intelligence and wat:hful
ness Pacific that IL employed Ia secure that
trade the Atlantic, between Europe and the United
States propose, rr Chairman to treat Of these
advantages In the order have named them Our popu
laton may be computed at % 600 900, and win At
the close Of this century reach In tho neshborhood OF
hunored millions without sfpfoxmatng ratio Of den
sity that could impair either capacity 10 import
from, export 90, foreign countries Alcnander Won
humboldt and other writcrr America have estimated
that the Mississippi valley could comfortably feed and
clo,he three hyndred million. OF people, and II IL not
pr.suuing too much to allow hu millions for
each the Atlantic and Pacific slopes The United States
then, without counting any addition 10 our territory,
such ~ vii undoubtedly b. made In tho course o. this
aud the next century, can support i've hundred mil
lions Of people, and u the only nation ON earth
whose homogeneous numbers viii, in tho course
Of brief pace 81 time approach and surpass those OF
the Celestial Empire. consacfng at tho same time,
that the extent q country large climate
varied, and our productions dNersiaed a. those Of
China have At the largest baas or our iucreas
ing trade, and the greatest ned q operation between
mpa and mind that afforded 10 such exteu-
zive branches Of the human family On side Ia tho
oldest civilization earth mntabc and asaees
established through the extent Of ages, very high,
though stEonAry d'Rrr" y industry and great fond
ness ~ commercial pursuits, limited howeyyr by I'm.
perfect navigation tmd ,alor. and decided lnfenorty
In shrbuidnR on the other tour) side Of the Pacific
is patatyey hut energetic people coupling tho
strength and eastry Of youth with the gravity and
experience % past customs and habits evcrlast
ingly changing, great mobility actually and adaptA-
tion 70 the greatest variety ~ human pursuits anecas
ing activity Of mind. unconqusrable Industry great
fonln.fa Of commercial enterprise low OF the ocean
n native element and n nautical skin which IN already
stretelirr cut s hand - grasp the trident Of britain
Can donbt which side the commercial balance will
finally inc'not u possible for any present system 81
statistics to comprise all tie elements Of computation
ALI tho elements ~ combination AMI pcrrnu tston Of
which an ntsrcourse sitn China fn other words, our
trade with half ~ population o this gobe) .uscep
China but cotton fabrics principally cloth AMI -hlrtng,
cotton. lead and gnseuF But Who shalt say that
exports 10 China SHAH Away ho limited TO these
tcles 70 the contrRbsnd trade in opium am aware
that y not easy matter 20 manufacture goods for
China Not only have n" hna4e themselves attained
very high degree Of perfection II al fabrics OF fbrous
texture but wages IN CbnA NO los living cheap,
ana the aboring cLsSts frugal and simple la their
habits, that tie only Rn, 70 compete With them u BY
cbinery IL II by machinery that The British napu
fac,urcrs have been enabled % lnderse tho fabrics
Of HenarcH, even IA india an That they are new
able 10 sell the interior woo,ens TO ChnA.
Our manufacturers not interior 10 genius and enter
prise the Engislt ami there u species OF band
craft, poorly reinunorat,d that long
With III. ntor II machines Tar greater obstacle
ia uur trade with China + fH~ t.na-i,y with which tho
n
then established cnst0ns and aages. There Ia such
lng - f,shion IN chint y beng "a act ~ riey In
CbiEamHn 10 eat drink drnaf Tds and walk Tie his
ecsturs nothing IL China yrosH oil 0r out Of date,
and thore = consequently sop" Tor Innovation ia
thineae artlyan butIsa some Uausand Years ago
suddenly r,Hus,Atsi All placed IA possssson Of the
tools With vhiChl was arcu~omnf = .orA hs could
same Lind 81 customers stu Il rema rs 10 be seen
whether in close contact WITH aDd with Europeans,
they vii - able a. conSnug those bAats when With
u'm, partakt Of HE substance ~ religion Change
their religion, rather thor atry, and you will
change their habits. The Cn.s atye always been tho
mos civilized people q Asia and ovsrrn only ~ Tar
lars the aispose - Adhere 10 tber oil rules
u ie their customs AMI a. their eopaoerors
themselves adapted them non frasoBs Of
Eut ihe very fact that tie Chinese DO change their
fashions a. Do, renders u cay for TO
fnctIre for them by machinery American fabrics would
compete Iaucb succeasfny with European we're
itbot that Paris am London 80 be fashions and that the
European manufactures theray bsng nrst Ia
the market WbenouT iasfhises has been
The ia tho article oi fap@.lns 60 lane ready
10 enter into eompettior sfUh them the 'l..bon IL
changed and the mtnSfacturo - the Artici. longer
rsmunrHtiye H. In regard a. fashion 90 take
lit.s after the cins.e y wcuid % our Nov RsgiaBs
harm and keap larrer rarton n onr ,alio, NJ. yold
production ~ home IL s.fy, a. frnst 10, mes. .ns.r
must n0t pect 70 succeed VIA tarys taton 81 gufo
psan at clss II al b. l,ug tine bsfors c.inaspsp
pants or ratcntlathef bis Hsn-e ~ ma :, s,,y ,ieir
iassr manner ana eaitsns ana adapt oar fssres 20
ten Tbs 4 The ~ay rt~s does nov ara tha l. the
say M nysrssI Ysnss. Ea,on .ua % ~heasysr their
love IL onterpr.e slail ~ t,itnaia,s by ~.
prospect Of suecsss have a. fear that tLs Chinese
will .,tt manufacture by ra4Etnsry. Their asxrr,ty
IL wholly eonnn s a. manual alf AID Alr,ost entirely
excludes the idsa 81 tftgrsts 10 country 40 thlrsIy