The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-22

Now Americas Policy In Regard 20 tho East
-Co-opsrssaon with Rssssaa In Chi~s.
While Lord Napier Is seeking to repair In this
country he mistakes that Palmerstoa y continn-
ally making In his policy toward the United
States, and epdeavoring not only to reopen ne
gotiasions with our government In regard to Cen
tral America, but alse to reestablish that fair
weather that seemed to hail his announcement ON
st. Georges day Of q desire for cooperation,
little and seemingly unimportsnt event that has
occurred far away in the wilds Of Tsrtary threat
ems to overthrow ell his diplomacy, and give an
entirely new direction. to our policy in the great
contest that Is terminating in Eastern Asia The
satisfaction with which Napier viewed the recep-
ton Of bis cooperation speech here has been
blasted BY the sudden change that triumph in the
parliamentary elections produced in the mind of
Palmerstou To the surprise of Lord Napier, as
well as many Others, Ruatan is not to be returned
by England to Honduras, and the Dallas Claren-
don treaty Is flung back to Palmerston re-
verts to bis old intriguing and grasping policy
in tropical America, in the vain hope that the
progress Of this country may be stayed.
Meanwhile travelling American Consul, on
bis way TO his post in Eastern Tartary, visits the
Russian trading town of Kiachta There the
Chinese and the Tartar merchants meet to barter
their respective productions aid to compare
notes on political topics He is entertained
sumptuously by the Russian officials and mer
chants, together with the Chinese mandarins and
traders of the contiguous city of Maimatchin,
and after the healths of the President and the
Emperors have been duly toasted, be too makes
q cooperation speech, which Is received with as
great applause as that of Lord Napier at Del
moaico's short time since. he enlarges
upon the advantages of trade, and tells them
be hopes to see profitable commerce opened
between them and the United States, by the way of
the Pacific ocean and the Amoor river. They are
delighted with the thought aud both Russian
and Chinese promise their cooperation.
Here we have the key to the policy our go
vernment may pursue toward China with signal
advantage to our interests, and one that may be
adopted without any counter demand for assist
ance in reducing the rebellious Chinaman to
English or any other rule. The Russian policy
toward China has secured her college at Pekin,
whose services she tenders to Us Russian Off
cials pEoffer their assistance to open trade be-
tween our citizens and those Of Northern China.
In time of distress, not long since, the Russian
post of Petropalowsi sought and found relief
in San Francisco, and the day is not far distant
when American steamers from that port will be
navigating the AMOR river and demonstrating
to Chinese and to Tartar the advantage
of steam navigation for great rivers
How long it will take to transfsr our river craft
to the Yangec-Kiang and the Hoangho, after
they are once in operation upon river Of East
tern Asia, is no very difficult problem to solve.
Let this new field of cooperation be titled It
produces no "entangling alliances" 1t calls for no
outpouring Of blood or treasure; 1t is In accord
anse with the true spirit of the age-the spirit of
peaceful progress; and it win carry utilization
and the steam engine to the crowded East sooner
than any other method, and above all under the
energetic direction and ready adaptability to cir
cumstances that is characteristic of the American
people Ho, then for Eastern Asia
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