The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-21
British Designs on China-Prospect OF New
Chinese War.


Chinese War.
From the New York Herald, Nov. 20, 1858
We commend 10 the attentive perusal OF the pubic let
ter from Paris which publish in another column The
from which II comes entities TO consideration
and the views puts forward are equally and striking
has long been know that Great Britainor rather its
agent, the East India Company pushing is irium
plant up the valley OF the rawaddy, aud reducing
the kingdom Burmah 10 the condition of the
and municipalities Hndostan The fact has been noticed
and over again in American journals, conclusive
evidence that the rcmonsrances Of the British journals
with this country In relation 10 the acquisition OF foreign
territory were hypocTtica aud ncncere But Il has
been stated TO knowledge, that the chiefs Of the British
Indian empire only looked To Brmah "A a road
and that their real aim the southwestern Prov OF
China. This hypothesis Is thrown In the letter OF
correspondent and conicctual a. Is, and he for
the present appears 80 plausible that Il may well en-
gage discussion.
The Chinese empire n l. well known TO those no haye
paid any attention TO the books of travellers 10 China
the last stage Of decay. Everything Chinese coupt-the
government, the magstracy the army the judiciary, tho
clergy, and society at large The imperial government
far weak Ia assert control distant portion u
the empire; and the consequence has been thai o
robbers, organized for purposes or wholesale pner
have been enabled Ia the country from south
north, meeting with very little resistance from any
stutcd authorities and actually leading foreigners far
o. m-apprehcnd their purpose tO call their foray
tive revolution. The Chinese army the pure~t farce;
numbering several millions oi men, l. wholly incapable
OF making any head against the smallest disciplined Euro
poan force and would resist the East India
pany's army than the Greeks would withstand United
States troop. Up Ia latest the feeble
trail authority had not been positively thrown on by
any of the Provinces the strip Of coat
which the rebel Tacping Wang had subugaied.
But the bond was weak and the affinity be-
tween the Northern and southern provinces slender th
several travellers have been struck with astonishmen
the duration Of the empire and have predicted that tho
moment European energy and rostness penetrated tho
interior di-unon would follow and the -four hundred mil
lions Of Chinese would he split up into half dozen ma
tons warrng against each other and ready 70 fal an
easy prey 10 any active and unscrupulous invader.
such the country on which the Unsuitable STATE II
Great Britain have set their eye II they had followed
the policy pursued in lsIo, aud picked quarrel With tho
Chinese AT one or the i've ports, and waged by sea,
would have been impossible 90 hinder the United states
and France from sharing In the spos Al most, England
could only have hoped To obtain third OF tho rich
booty whereas, by pushing her gradually north.
wet and westward through rmah, the object Of the go
vcrnmeBt Is affirmed speedily and without attracting
amy attention The Briish soldiers may penetrate 10 the
heart Of China by the southwest hank-may espouse
the quarrel Of this party against that party,
and secure the victory b. whichever they please oond
ton of sul,-crvency "a British ntsresr-may, IN short
reduce half of the empire the condition OF British pro-
tcioric, before the world bali aware Of their dcsgns.
Whether the Emperor of The French i wholly rpornnt
&C this scheme, whether he willing shut bis eyes
British ACKNOWLEDGEMENT In the tast, in return for Ike
conpacency the part OF England when he proceeds to
extend the frontiers OF France IN Europe and the &c
her colonies n Africa, cannot be stated With anything ike
certainty. The schemes which on foot apparently ,or
the spread 81 intelligence and thought but realty for
the diffusion Of British and French influence. are absolutely
stupendous Only a. mention II thems-A telegraph
line b IN prucc Of construction that viii stretch from
london "a ,anisi, aud Melbourne, Australia, passing
through France io Corsica and Sardinia, from sardinia
Alger-. from Agcrs along the north shore 81 Africa
Ia Cairo aud SucI, from thence along the shore
&c Asia 10 llindo-tan, which Il will cross; from
Calcutta through Burmah the side 10 Canton and
the other along the co.t TO Polynesia and Australia What
most wonderful perhaps in this remarkable enterprise
The fact that IN the whole line from London IA Melbourne
and from london Canton there will only b. four hun
drcd miles ui submarine wire IN any one place The
canal the ihmus q Sgcz - another cnterpr1e "
the anne Kind and With The same purpose
Now III the United states DO not intend % be ft Oar be-
hind the for supremacy, these proceedings should
not be oycrlook~l. II We d. not want 10 wake up
fine morning aud find the whole ct Asia British the
whole ~ Erupc and North Africa French notice
should be taken Of these schemes Of annexation and sg
grandizcmcnt commissioner should be once 70
hlrfah and tho British government should BE- bottled
that "a adds another province 10 IL already rnormous
sspre IN the Vat the United states will for their own
protection take what they deem necdful for er-
tendug their this continent To sleep. be DesH
gent IN this sgc Of bsgraphs aud railroads, Is 10 die.