The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-01-29
MP pIrII. At CANTON.

1t would seem that this mild, moderate, considerable
phianthropic disinterested old gentleman is determined
there shall be peace in this world if he help He
getting into hot water everywhere In Africa he is
ryng on war Of determination against the Cafres; in
another quarter squabbng with the Persians in Central
America he is collecting debts at the lannon's mouth and
the last we hear Of him lie is the laures he lost
Sebastopo by blazing away at the valiant and warke
Chinese at Canton Being las he boass the represents
tive of tho civilization Of tho world he claims assumes
the right of teaching all others the way they should CO.
the pedagogue does his pupils by the application of the
birch. s 27aart Ia17 ~.
The late accounts from Canton which, it should be
objected present only side OF the question: afford fine
illustration of Mr. Balls patent mode of civilization. II
appears that the Chinese in the exercise Of right always
claimed by Mr. Bull had taken twelve Chinese from
coaster under the British flag that demand was made
for reparaton by the British consul these British con-
sus figure everywhere in all the Of the East and
West and strut and at great rate; that the
sui was osul,ed on making the demand that he applied
to Admiral Seymour commanding the British squadron
Of eight ten shipsowar assembled there for what
purpose may now be readily explaned and that the gal
liant admiral demanded that the viceroy should apologize
and salute his aag that the refusal of the Viceoy
feet Of Chinese unks burnt some of the FORTS occupied
others by detachmsnts "of the royal artillery and spiked
one hundred and twenty gums that the Vceroy still re-
fused to apologize but sent back twelve men, who not
proving the same taken from the Chinese vessel under
British colors rejected, and the gallant admiral
forthwith opened his fire the city, made breach in
the WALL carried the city by storm, and achieved this
brilliant victory with scarcely the loss of man. The city
of Canton the great mart of China now, therefore, vr
tuay in the hands and under the direct control Of Mr.
Bull and Of course in state of complete civilization.
1t obvious that the character OF this outrage depends
altogether on the circumstances attending the withdrawal
of the twelve Chinese from the Chinese vessel under the
British flag These either forgotten desgnedly
withheld. In the first place. how this Chinese vessel
under the British nag2 Everybody knows that by the
gestabshed maxins of the Chinese government and
indeed Of every other government we believe no vessel il
permitted to change her flag without FORGETTING the pro-
lection of her government We know, too that the max
inns of the Chinese government though it has been lately
forced into REIMBURSEMENT Of portion of its policy from
time mmemoria, still extremely rigid with regard tc
the expariaon employment Of Chinese subjects by
foreign power either soldiers mariners The employ
men Of Chinese vessel under British ag and manning
her with Chinese seamen have therefore not the slight
est doubt was conrvention Of the maxims and
laws of tho Chinese government Whether these twelv
men were volunteers whether they had been deceived
as to the character of the vessel been impressed by
British authority do not know, and probably shall
never know as the real state of the case at leas
the other side of tho case will probably rcacl
the United States. But, for our part, we firmly be
eve that this attack on Canton by the gallant Admira
Seymour outrage for which the alleged offence af
fords sufficient justification, and that it is of piect
with the famous opium war, which, according to the
ports of missionaries, has marveousy tended TO thu
civilization of the Chinese While expressing convic
ton that American officer naval military, will
lack the spirit resent national personal insult
would at the time suggest to them that they
gain laures by sinking Chinese junk or slenc
ing Chinese fort There is herosm in chastisng the
mpertinence Of decrepid old woman We cannot but
indulge hope that they will not be led asray by am
bition to emulate the triumph OF Mr. Bull the irwin
chile warriors Of the Celestial Empire