New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-16
DEBATE IN THE house OF COahoN'-
Fr,1 TIE LoaS91 f,st', Fte ~ c,b1sn

Thai House has hea.a rrs concern 81 aathor
lie. Carton River Ant without e'Ps.'s NJ h.se 4,
.o,ss IN. eounTy cas-. u complain: re.peeirs 20
meat Of ibTt,,y Oi ~ tbs hose 80 .s.sb,h
III, ~ sroup q, fo violent r,s .a 70
The ise ,ss q ihe AFRO. 40 ga. REASON,
70 the extent 70 which he rston.l con-
.oiInce he aid had been moved on bis qle-l d.
ard The large amount Of sympsthy i'f ~lta reerenC
TO the object OF bis motion, and prem ehs ua' uS Isa
no motive bu. 10 arrive al Just dec5ioni VI, No'a
com uepeed with brief narr ative OF zoe isc'' ool
onen. upon the boarding OF toe lorche ArroT on 'ne
ab Of October up 20 the date OF the lat adv ees and
shed the House TO inquire how all this Devastation aad
.Nfare begsn, and who we're the authors, ana ne
ssLed II be .ad in defense OF cur own honor, aud az
e w had been dealing with strong Power, and not
ueak one He contracted the conduct si tue btlt'sn
Authorities 8. Hong-K oDg with that ~ni'h wouId IaVe
been pursued he esd, had the Government &c deA
With been at Washington and the rsn-f Ion hsd
taken Mace a. ChaIl, ston lie cited the opini) "a
fIrtessed by Lord Lyndburst, that, upon inc
pm cipes of international law, the Chlne7e Cove
nor Wa right with reference TO the ArIoW' "hlcn
vss in no respec, British vessel; and be urse1,
besides. other reasons why the whole proceed
inc was Illegal on our part. Admitting tns
and he detieo contradiction upon thi. pon'oook ne
SAID at the espondence between Consul Parkes
yonpg man and Yeb, tire Governor of province
T,ere was hot the slightest ind catiou on the pat OF
tne later Ct disposition to insult our authon
tee; on the contrary while cour'esy, toroearance
snd temper appeared on biz SIDE, arrogance ana pre-
sumption we're manlieet on the other In snort,
Mr.. PaIkes seemed TO have made up his mind no'
10 be sai,fed in spi'e of the log al arguments
tf c. eIror Yth, whose exposition of the law
upon the question he considered worthy OF west
Minister Hall. He conscientously believed, be SAD,
hat there had been a preconoeved design 10 PICK
quarrel with the Chinese, for which the whole worid
would cry shame upon Us. The papers recently iald
before the House Mr. Golden uestsd contemporary
as pabed record of trumpery com plants against the
: an pGu
book in orc er to make out osse for LORD Clarendon
90 the other hard he read letters some OF them from
Sir John Davis teet Ing to the c'vllty and lnoiensive
babns of the Chinese and 10 the overbe arns
of our own counuynen in China with whom Sir John
sald be fourd 1t more difficult to desl than
with the Chinese themselves and Mr. 0oodsn
suggested reasons why thu wss iKeiy 10 De
the case-that Epgstmen carried with them hsug1ty
o.ueanor and an inhexbe bearing toward the nalVes
Of other countres. lie strongly condemned Tue Nn;I
preeIsi ors put forth by mercantile men IN Eng ma
who dems,ded concessions from China 10 terms Wnioh
he characterized downright selfish violence AZ to
II e admission Of foreigners mo canton, ne wss OF
opinion that in the Treaty OF si2 It was contemplate
that foreigners should have Tree access to canton on
n would be found from the dispsches OF Sr George
Bonbsm and Lord Palmerson that there were the oest
pcsslbe grounds for not peTsevefing in TINS demand
The Cantonese being fierce ungovena Die ana noSue "
Eneshmen This was IN me opinion en ies hi.
mart of te treaty could lie enforced tomorrow woui
be Of no use In the last place MI Gordon con-
tended that Sir John Bow LIZ had not only voaed the
principles Of international law, but had acted contrary
10 bic instructions and TO express directions from
bis Government, ard that this rty squaoble might
il ad to complications with other nailons
Mr. Labou chere said that he did not complain of this
subject having been brought before the House, SINCE
the stion affected the reputation OF the brtlsh na
tion When the c6se fairly aDd lmparlally CON
sidored he wss persuaded that the House wou1 De OF
opinion that DO blame juetly attached 10 our local
authorities at Canton, 10 the Government al home
nt,ld have n a
taken without beray Ing the interests Entrusted to their
care and lowering the Brsh character In the eyes OF
lie world There was one fact OF importance, ne
obseiyed on the face of the papers namely, that
these uarssctiors had taken place, not 10 sn oo-
cure corner Of the world. but before the CREST COM
munity Of merchants, who, he affirmed, had been
hb,led by the language employed toSs'u tnem ~
Mr. Cobtcn. The French and American merchant.
bad coI ciced with in their view OF the condu;; o
the Chinere authorities, and Mr. Laooucheie read
| letter from the United Safes Chief superintendent
If Trade condemuIpg the character and prtfeedi ogs
of the Canton authorities. lie believed, he sdied,
that for some time psst the relations of the Chneee
authorities at Canton with every Earopesn Govern
ment had become thoroughly unsatisfactory as to be
at length absolutely intoerable and that the general
opinion that al the price Of temporary ntefru-
Il OF commercial TRANSACTIONS the Can on auth orltks
should be restrained fro setting aside treaty ooga-
toIs and committing acts Of violence Ater trlticisng
the form and terms Of the motion, Mr. Lsbouchere TO-
sited upon the Brtrh character OF the orcha and tn
when the outrage was committed, the governor Yen
knew be doing wrong. lie denied that the British
functonaes had evinced any ant OF rbearance and
that Cor sui Porkes had, Mr.. Golden alleged en-
deayored to pick quarrel with the Chinese his pro.
ceedirgs the contrary had he said been gentle and
Moderate AZ TO the right OF entry into Canon, this
had been conceded by treaty and although had been
postponed from time 10 time it had never been aban
dontd by the Bnsh Government, and he was not sat-
lifted that ii was an improper step on the part OF Sur
j. I'm Bowling, under the circumstance to take thus
opportunity to press this stipulation. Mr. Golden had
sad that Sir John had acted in violation Of the express
directions of Lord Grey TO avoid any act Of hostility
against the local Government without authority from
| home; but be (Mr Laboucberel was OF opinion that
Sir John Bowring had not rendered b. nself liable to
this iuputaton and he read dictuss OF Lord Sowel,
that commander cent to distant State carried with
in such portion Of sovereign authority as was neces
ssry to the exgences OF the service on winch ne was
employed. On the pNt Of the Government al home he
should regret he ssid if II bad been 20 weak and pu-
sillanimous to fail in supporting officials placed IN
difficult position whore conduct ID bsen sppauded by
the Representatives Of foreign nations We we're nor,
be observed at with the Court OF Peku, but ~ith
the local Government st Canton and he ped that the
result Of these hostes would De to place the relations
OF Europe with China upon safer aud more ssIsfac
| tory fooDg.
had succeeded in giving very satisfactory reply TO
TIE powerful arguments Of M Golden, and be unde;
took to STOW how goundess vas the position assumed
by Mr. Labouchere For this purpose he entered upon
an argument Ct some length to shov that By the inter-
national law since the treaty Of inkin the rsgustions
| OF the Government Of Hong hoDg could not co1fer
upon the lorcbs British character but, ming
t6st possessed such character he conended that
officials we're not justified In toeu proceedings. The
aps uase by Consul Parkes in hs ondence
with Commissioner Yeh be oensured a. repagnant 70
the iues of diplomatic intercourse and offensive and
be condemned with vehemenee the hostui,.s carried
on by our CONN snders upon the miserable plea Of an
alleged affront 10 dag for the refusal OF an entry
INTO Can't was net tenabe grt und il bt ing que
lion whether the Emperor OF China himself could prsc
tcay enforce that article of The treaty, or, ne could
Whether the Ell. CT would not be perncous. DE c1aed