New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-23
THE REMOHSTRANCE OF THE PEOPLE Ol
CANTON

THE REMOSSTRANCE OF THE PEOPLE OF
| CANTON.
TIE following letter was sent by the inhaoitants oil
| Canton 10 the Er gsh PenipotethNy, demonstrating
| e. anst the hosttIts;
"Eyery question has its rights every position ita
| contingencies Of advantage and Disadvantage. We
cannot refrain frem STATING those Incidental TO the
present one for the benefit o your Excelencys nation
"W We, the Cantonese-who have been born and
brought up in this place. some OF Us In the public ser
| vice some Of Us IN trade whatever our vocation
have ctcn one all property, very food and raj
mept in this city and to all of us, hundreds Of tod-
sands in number, the city is our base and our founds-
! ton.
"Your nation has traded at Canton for more than q
century during which It may be said that between you
and Ourselves the Cantonese there have been relations
| Of Friendship, and not OF hostility.
Tile late affair OF the loTcba was trlhe II was no
case for deep.seaed snimosy-no great ofense that
could not be forgotten Yet You have suddenly taxed
M arms and for several days you have been hring
sLell until you have burned dwellings ADD destroyed
people in untold numbers. 1t cannot be elher told
how many old people, infants and fem.es have len
their homes in affection. Ii your country have
not seen This they have surelJ heard have they not
that such il tie case What offense has bean Co
uititd by The people Of Canton that such calamity
"ARsip il has come to our knowledge that you are
sstiDc on official receptions within tue city. This
is coubtlets with view TO amicaoe relations; but
when your only proceeding Il to open nre upon US
which de stroys the people supposDg that you we're to
obtain admission into the city, stllhe sons bfothers
ard kindred OF tie people whom you have burned out
emo killed will be ready TO lag down their lives to be
avenged On your couniumen, nor Will The authorities
be able t. prevent them. The authorities are able 70
accord your admission into the city but they are not
able 10 assure 10 ch Of your countymen is d. snter
.erfect immunity from ham, II, then, your country
men were admitted, could ycu always have 4 large
force here Tor their protection protecting force can
lot main here any great length OF time add II death
al WOUNDS TO be the conc on OF your entering
IT, what boon would admission into the city be- even
wee yCu 10 obtain III
1h.re il another point: although shells have been
h,pg against the city for several days burning built
Igs al destroying life, no lire has been reufned oy
the TROOPS; ns s friendly ana conctding H. enough
TO content you and you resored to hosttles Tor
small matter 60 now for the sake Of the peoples lives,
Won nay suspend them; and considering wha has been
achieved at the preseLt stage OF proceedings there al
low them 10 terminate. Why add another dthcaity TO
tie elkiiBg one, and Cause an interruption o! the
friendly VI dersIanoiDg between our countries
"To conclude il il not we'll 10 trust power too i-r,
neither is it right 10 Lex f5ud so confirm Itself tat
taD1ot be ended There is point Of which you lose
sight: YOU do not remember tnat our authorities are
subject 20 pro motion translation, and sm ar changes
OF Office, which may remove them from kwADg-tung.
in the twink Ing OF ell eye l:s whole establishment may
b chsIsed but the native trader has been here, gen
eIation after geperaiion from father 70 son, from
clanC sire ~ grsId sOn for hundreds and THOUSANDS OF
SCpls without interruption Of the line. You do not re-
feet upon The distant fuue-ths!t to nhct injury on
the Cation ltOpe 70 make enemies OF thousands and
e.opeI rooted il viii be- that the pfotrscted the
trpy Gle II more pe;uous will be the zeal tor il!
il ID your power TO go The extreme length OF pury taat
can be Lhlcted To resolve on this IS trucaIcnty 10
contemplate the eIeI mnation Of every living oe,n2 u
CsnioI-is to contemplate the total Abandonment, Of 10
trade What in that Gaze, would De your gan Aod-
il resolved 70 90 this length, how are you ~ dispose Of
tie French, the Americans and other foreign naaons
The is tie uIuuimt declaration, m de WIN sin
celiy az q eanestncss, Of the CaLtcLeee. We submit
il in the hope that your ExcclleLcy vii Gegn 10 con-
dei IT, AID We respectfully present oar wishes tor yonr
E1c,l eucys peace and prosperity
F,ProRArIoS OF Africa FRoN Z.SzIBAE.-Cagt
Button aid Lieut.. SIeke have let. Tor Z1nZ9A, 70
.nuepCe series OF t0raiOus toto tue iefIJr, l9f
when two years have been assisLed then. hey ex
pect 20 T. joined by Dr. Seinhauser FROM Alden siri
b. con !Cts tie Arrangements OF the expe 1uJn II
j. rot supposed key thet The Tcyeiers 81 DC aJe -
rtuan NOE than IL clyCmonh st uue Ia IT, late
ri,r; wien they nl their suppes ard rfs,ore. begin
~ isll them, hey viii Probably VISIT I4nL5:', add
axe iresL c6pGi lDIznd IA5I hst Obj5c. Is ~
mile cr lie shores Of the G,e.t Lake or SEXES O.
l-kts Y Clr.tal Africa which - year: - were oa'y
krCyu by imperfect rumor AID from tine - time re
SISTED from or replaced on the map sc orr supposed
| know letLe Icgscing them ga1ec o. wane1. We
have every 10 believe ts5 heels ~ fre water
o. large exI cnse exist II Central Ac3, 1st Uad ~ TIE
Ire a. e. a. i1r south the tSeLhe parallel. Or
n, laby space Leally ss large IS Ia peninsula
.! UICCs:1n. That this i contuuOus i-lGud 80 We
ave 10 iiicieIt cruGUc iOr believing. Ih-th- akes
-rrsd e more u N proOaD.e tia. soma o. The n
sle Fl vast m6enuce 70 almost certain; bl. not only
sle gpCrani Of ih,r we, their e0nnsctiots Wltl
ana n aCLs 10 sch other, but ,e nlt 80 much 70
vic be- not they form great n9epen ien lske
al Iiy stem u CORRECTED Et tn oceea 0, gEebr
hey sy ut scid 0I portion of tber ga,eIs 20 the
| ga. CIT Burton Is OF opinion TIA, from sons CT
ttu ~ Me derives ifs snp; lies. And III trevelers
| Z a L,IzibaT are net without hope Of meeting the
Cff a. ON p-Tiys row proces ding s1u,1 from
| Egyp-. ttc 50 beiGeen them solyiOg pro ssm waien
has insd Tho u, steIy # tie past tgec.J cs6o tss
Tie o'eth se"sfsIher, ttoleTy :PesAs y two excl