The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-16
Prom the london Poet, April Is. ]

Prom the london Post, April Isl
appears frou the las intelligence received from
Fused commit IT eli any way Tn the European policy
which v about IN he carried out In China. We In.
formed by New Yoft contemporary that the British
government, through Lord Napier, has asked the aasce
~ the United Piaics IN the prosecution OF tho with
"ns al he same time announcing that moral coopera
all thst required and "tbat all the hghung
void he dope b. England and France"
To this proposal Gen Cass further informed, has
sven decided negative The United States govern nent
Gogbi has perfect nshi N sdoa policy OF ISOLATION
Ch,a. o' anywhere else and therefore, the people Of
.his country would scarcely be Justified taking
unn nelly spirit the refusal stitch cen. Cass has based
upon these sroubds-the recognition of the Monroe
doctrine by Enropeen Diplomacy, and the probability
hat the United -ates would nothing from the aid
~ any mrsi rurpors given by them W England
and France. The course, however, which the Ca
hnet q Washington ptoioecs Ia adopt, cannot fail 10
yiva IN Ensapd aud srance tina, practical moral sup.
Irrt Which government refuses. Tho Hon
". r. Reed, ~ In sdeirhis, An able lawyer has been
offered the f ~ United states Commissioner Minister
a. China: "a isdron including two large steam nj
gales has ordered ,he Chinese support
Amer moral force diplomacy In the unhappy COO
IN Dc receiving features Of sggrsvatoo-the
American Commissioner, IN a position OF isolatiDn, gill
certainly have extremely difficult part 10 play. 10 tho
rs place. what will he the effect of the presence
American squadron at the of ho-tiltes2 To nego
,ise he mast of fierce and sanRunary Is
psca,ma whicn sensible seriously entertain.
f7IJs1pay Vii hsr~ opportunity If making rOioe
A>orr WITT r r-poonns and afsquai, btnshmenf hIpe
'-,- ,naiuod uivn ne msnirps and oacuroy CAinesc.
ri observson, and n thev should 70 pretty close
the " rJs raiiops. provocAtnn-soms acc
d,ntsome chspce sh,t-nay compel them, though with
reluctance, 10 change hr position ~ diplomatic
N convenient beuta lio NJ open and undsguised
hostility Ofcourse n Tor = moment he supposed
hat the presence of the United States squadron would be
permitted any way Interfere with the operations OF
naval forces n his country. Should, for Instance
n,kod, ~ m rsvts 4 On'no h. dsidre tie nwrai s7uId
s-,pid, ossstss. t~ bohnd Do cvery u II would
seem, pp,n the whole that the policy of the United Stats
government y "a have C'mmssioner ana suf1ciin
sstey and Tor he pury~e q sschins the results of th.
ourtes Which England n engaged This may be deemed
IN be- eime~'s ~ors cf snpsrsrcsauon whcn u known
as matter 81 history that England 10 desiug vith China,
"a negnta'edfof no privileges 10 which abe has denied
participation tn foreign natens.
Rut vhst y the extent Of the npe alton moral
which England expected the hands ~ the United
utesf Before the recent outbreak Canton the reIa
iions between foreigners generally and the Chinese
tb0F had been thing but satisfactory For the pr.
frss ~ placing foreign trade ami intercourse
more honorable and secure bass, the government Of
The United States the expedercy Of sending fpiut
embassy 70 the Emperor of China. THIS Intention OBJ
yousy could n be carried into e 80 long as England,
ny the act n The late President, with, representa-
i've al VA bns'on RI, diplomatic relations having been
res'ored and in the meantime unhappy dispute having
arisen AZ Canton. the offer intended 10 have been
Under very different circumstances IL at length
Gated 70 the United States government AM s distinctly
pened the cer had been made at the period oreiuaIv
n'endedf We suspect that the United states government
sould have been inclined IN forget the secognon
~ the Monroe doctrine, and would have cheerfally
given 'ho moral support Of their aid the diplpnscy
of England and Of France. Now, bowever.
hey wiling to incur great expense, and 10 run grea
risk " in the hope that, N the chapter scciei
hey be enabled 10 obtain advantsg which would be
certainly ADD securely theirs II MI Of their vessels
bad len an American port. n England and France by
sful operations should establish their right 10 have
Amt assador resident Pekin ths United Stats Or,
missioner olloring in their wake would cisi n and no
doubt obta, the privilege This policy OF ISOLATION
confess appears " be selfish and unworthy OF great
and eniiss,ened reorie w. however, gratifying TO Oh
serve that he Upc States government Is pos Disposed "