New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-16

N,. =, N. -eaoa 70 extreme neasu-es
si:hout The previous sanction Of ne 'me ~
g. ps-v Hkeyee srppcr.ed ne ulouon- tSe
sn T. ~ rsnS Cd. r.Lsd t.o qae.sioOs-whether
~ ~, - .rthorues were right in heir den snd lP'n
tle Chinese and, ii they hh ngh. on tOea -,
Wheeler they were ju.t NED N ae-s ,Ss a.. -
roreJ .hs. he Arrow never could s,aim The risn's oi
R,ti.h vessel; bat assuming that ne wss ~rong ~
his lag he maintained that the hostJices were no'
;r..Ss lie and be took view similar ~ NJ. CJoIen
~ ,be cha acter OF the European ueranhls community
OF Canton whose interests IN provoking brea3h VIA
the local authorities rendered them ne said, unsae
suidos.
dslized the mercantile community o. Canton, who, &c
laid, were as much addicted 20 pesce as NJ. Coooea
could be. II had ben fully understood. he Observed,
by Chinese and Europeans, tbs. the Arrow csrried
British asg. This, however, was only con,nusu1n
of insults which hsd been heaped upon us by tue Chi
nese Authorities fer series OF year. lie Iead
letter from British merchants long re-dent at Canton
iestiiyDg 20 this fact, and approving tie meas 1fes
adopted by the British authorities.
Lord j. Russell said lie had every disposition 20 pay
respect the opinions and w-hss OF the Brush ueT-
clients al Canton; st the same time the House mus
lot forget thu. became them seriously 70 contemplate
Nhst hsd tsken place and 70 decide the question 81.
corcirg to their opinion Of the rights the interests and
the honor of the country. With this view he hsd hs-
tered with great attention AID anxiety to the s,e neot
Of Mr.. Lsbouchere, hoping tbs, the ambiguity Snlcn
seemed 10 rest upon the policy OF tue Go'etnnenI
might be disleled aud some view might De- afforded
Of listirct policy 70 which Parliament might LOOK Tor
future security In al these respects the speech OF
Nj Lsbouohere had disappointed him; The question
be nsicered under there three hea1s-hfst tle IA
onaty of the Arrow; second, the right 70 enter An
ton; third the policy which the GoVernment IL
tended 10 pursue, and the oJec, at wmch they
aimed In hoshities. Neither Of me Two ptoVEs-
to1s be commended afforded q sufficient ground TOT
the extreme measures rec oTted to- which were not
proper mode Of settling such crest quesroa; ana
he thought her MsjestYs GoyeInmeat ought 70
have considered that me Briilsh ohcias had eoucu
serious oiense haN lng without suincleh Vauee Pu'
in jeopardy anicable relations with gea. ana poPd'
ous empire and prucs led 10 the solution OF question
which Secretary OK State had expressly oe'latSu
.hould not be decided without reference 10 the Govern
n ent at home. And where was the ahar % ehd ne
feared that in the disop aniZed state of emma, social
revelation might be produced and might cea,e to DO
country in wbich commercial operations coud DC ad-
ysntagecuy carried on Inc "Ir't Part Oh . .Ss @
IL that Sir John BowrBg, while he oeclsred that the
vessel had Loot all right to British prOsecilon set up
that claim against tne Chinese Commissioner, and re-
qued an apology to the Briti-h flag az having been
II, btfuy used. Much had bsen saii about Tue presse
Of this country but be had no wish to see l prestige
maintained VaIated irUm character homer ana Tepu-
| ia ion.
Mr. Lowe observed that the Argument that We could
not by al municipal law give right TO Chnese 81 oe,s
az aipst their Government proved 100 mucn, ior
the reeut would be that the greater portion OF the
Briiish sbps would lot be within the treaty lie con-
tended that tie ordinance under which the orchs VS.
70 pisie red was legal in i's inception; and "a 10 the
question whether the Chinese had violated the resty,
What an outcry would have been raised he said II the
| British Cousul hsd upon patry qUlbbe, repudlsed
be British character Of the vessel The real question,
he conended was Of Legality, bat of the an'11s
of the Chinese authorities and il impossible to ac-
quit them of bad in the matter. Mn n z, he
deplored the consequences it appeared TO h m that
upoa those authorities, not upon the Brush Govern
| meLt It's officials. rested the IepOnsiolry.
On the motion that the debate be adjourned
Mr. G bfon stated that it had been the intention o.
MI Golden 10 submit his motion in TWO Instinct res)u-
| tons but through some mistake it, fo.m had been
| altered, aid i: had been put resolution.
After 50 me discussion the motion was altered TO It's
| original FORM and the first part of the motion was
| moved a. enc OF the r, solutions.