The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-23

my ebus ana IeiioW C1ena who know and can measure
somt OF The personal SACRIFICES am making undertake the
importance OF the trust have assumed. IL certainly
no diplomatic sinecure. IL s no obscure function BY
one OF those sudden whirs planet sometimes makes
CDpa ano Chinese affairs have presented Themselves Ia
most imposing n rest 10 the eyes Of mankind They ds
tnrb' G'ea, Britain tho other dag the Fngish people
fancy pg whether rightly wrongly do not pretend 10
say, that point Of honor involved 1t ,upies the
attention OF the two great epres OF continental Europe
snd in fars and ST Petersburg there are saeasous, FAR
seeing men, now scanning the map Of the dist ant world
has stirred tho commercial policy Of the smaller States,
Tor observe they are despachDg ships Of aud d.
pomaic agents TO the Of trouble Tho sympahies
OF Christendom awakened from the venerable
OF The Church OF Rome through every denomination at
Protestant Christians which has made missionary
experiment; and China, which from 1910 10 this day
has been relatively forgotten, except by the never
sleeping vigilance OF commercial nteres ted
in III peculiar trace, China looms from the dim distance
a. the great object OF the worlds ipteree just and
venture 10 ai m that civilized nation has direct
AND important relations to China than the Uniled States.
Not England, with her string colonial settlements and
her military and meroai mhriDe In monk and
corner nj the world not imperial Russia with her
mnnus territory extending sixty degrees Of long
tude-none have rec interest than this republic.
mainy through its youthful settlement of the
Goa, to When Mr. Cushing after tue negt ta,ion of his
treaty OF 1874 turned his face bomeward by the way Of
the actc he had to seek his path through Mexico and
no friendly hand or voice. sound or his mother tongue,
greeted him on the soil Of this continent In four year,
the Gag Of this Union planted by the band of unexpected
copquest-planted by the Navy Of the United state,
always ready for gallant enterpsehoated In every part
OF California and now, thirteen years later still,
SIcot onc plosItfou1 community, American IN H9ne,
in organization, In feeling, and most American in
energy and enterprise, has been created, which claims
an interest In the commerce Of the East beyond ali
measurement Across the waters of tue Pacific ocean in
the extreme Northeast is a growing commerce of vast
amount or the beginning of H. with the Russian ports and
great rivers and in the South from Australia ana China
come to us the familiar sounds Of the English language
words We may always hope Of peace and frien tness
and good wt-o meet the echo from our chores OF tina
same friendly voices mingled with respectful add decisive
warning, that this continent is better for all parties
there should be no intrusion, ference-hat our
progress the progress Of free principles OF trade
security Of commerce under law everywhere, and no
enlightened nation need be afraid Of Gentlemen there
has always seemed 70 something sublime In the Last
centurys growth Of this language OF ours and that
the circle nearly complete all who speak may proud
y and gratefully think Of it Jus, one hundred and two
ears ago hostile army hung upon frontier
routed within twenty four hours ride OF this spot,
force between The Ohio and the sesboard and
threatened this city OF Philadelphia with desc
la:ion or conquest TIA English language and
East In India the struggle equally Doubtful and yet
In both hemispheres prevailed and row. have SAID
Frapchco Il wish both had Anglo SAXON nsmes are with
In hapg dist snce and the Of Pacdco be
increased to our benefit immeasuraby by freedom Of ia
tercourse with ChRas mainly Ia he hsnds 81 those who
speak our mother tonyue. II my mission shall succeed
in eDsrgipg and lberalzug the free commerce of the
world, OF which we Americans always manage get ,ur
Fu share, We have fair chance--lf something more
than mere superficial Intercourse with China be
creaedfthe free navigation, some FORM ofher graat
rivers can be secured without dscoerpg their waters by
ed from the outlaw hand that Yields I'll the just claims
our citizens can be acjusted-f ths, any thing like
this, Jean be accomplished shall feel and hope you,
he ambition to whose temptation l have nov
Welded has not been an unworthy ems
ny 70 look Al .his new function of mine from
elevated point of view, and, though diplomatic ex
pert, 10 cons mpate from mapike platorm and
his tn, with an intense Impulse OF selfish patriotism.
net In New York the other Day some most accomplished
iptelllRent Ren.emen
phicai aih, who sought convince that tho
re OF The worlds commerce was the Medterranean and
thai corner OF known the Levant that
by proper application Of the ensrgies Of man. Anne
RIGA a Ia contribute fun share Tyre and Side were
rise from their graves in the sea- and Carthage 70 be
restored and Venice become again commercial queen,
and the great route Of the worlds traffic be from
China and india across Persia and Asiaic Turkey; and
that all hs far better than Pacific railroads across
q dreary continent and long voyages In tho Western
seas II ws AL vary plausible and very captivating
but one element was wanting 20 sooonplsh my con;
distance from New Yord and Boston TO the Levant and
the Persian Gulf, and II showed how much shorter
inland " eat Of country. Il excluded that won
terful community Of enterprise on the Pacific csast IL
comment, and TUNED fom kindly and respectfully
10 IL projectors TO the homeke theory that the true
course OF tho worlds from the must be
Aeroes the PaeifenaIrosg every day by the power "
'team-and over territory-safer, surer and
more peaceful Than the fagHenary barbsrous OF
ASIA ever can be and protected BY the great charter
These my visions, sentemen. It ls, repeat, high
ambition 70 Try 70 them realized r. on my erraud
al, am sure you will Judge nue. kindly. III succeed
bow proudly and gratefully shah bring my honors back
Ind lay them G, the ieey Of the loving mother that
aurtured me, and now $, nds forth with her kind
wishes FER my welfare. Again thank you, aad now bid
lou farewell.
Mr. George NJ Wharton President or the selc.t Council
responded to tho toast In honor Of Phlsdepha He pre-
iicted that Commission Yeh would and very hard 70
'ay nay 10 Commissioner Reed.
Mr.. hcMIchael responded 10 tho toag Of Internal I'm
Commodore Stewart responded to the toast
IF the army and navy. Vim. D. Lewis responded 70 the
cast Of the commercial marine Other .oass we're offered
md responses made, and tae party separated in tgh
tpirits