The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1858-11-17

Mr.. Reed the American Minister in China,
has incurred the serious displeasurc of the Loa-
don Times. Thy immediate offence that he has
been guilty of appears to he that he has nego
eiated treaty with China, ihdependentof the
assistance of France and England and that he
has succeeded by peaceful and eOnciliatory
course, IN affecting as much for the interest oi
the commerce OF his own country, as the allies
did with their bayonets and their shells. This
is the report which comes from China, but this
is the fact which the "fimesp denies. 1t rot
only accuses him of having surrendered advan-
tages which might have been gained, but it
charges him with intriguing with the Russiau
Minister, to keep the, allies from advantages
which they wished to secure; and have mainly
done so, though some concessions from their
first demands were made by them, not because
Russia was feared, but because it would not
have been safe to daily longer with the oppose
tion of Russia, backed by the ''insensate assiss
tance OF America" .~.. 7.tF. t
These are the accusations ofthe Times, but
remen!btring the rancorous spirit in which ii
refCrs to every American, and knowing bow
apt it is to miirepresent Well known facts when
treating of American politics and diplomacy,
we must have some better authority for beliey.
ing that the natural shrewdness and knowledge
Of Mr.. Reed have become 50 stultifed abroad,
as TO permit himselfto be made either tool OF
a fool Of by either Russia or China. That he
did not sympathize very strongly with the par4
poses rthe Allies is very natural. His insvrucs
tons We're peacaabIc and his policy pacific. IIe
possibly did not think it his mission OF that
othis Government to commit aggressions upon
another country, for the purpose of carrying
them the blessings ofcvzaton, OF open ing be-
nightrd regions to the light of commerce. and.
Christianity. He may sen have rGgaded this
avowed philaL thropic purpose, as nothing uore
than respectable pretext for bold plan of
national outrage and territorial aggression.
Scarcely filbustfr but puts forth the same plea
when he wishes to plumber other countries.
That he did look upon this plea as hypocriticaL
when he saw those who presented /: engaged
extensively in introducing opium into China,
against the laws and policy of the coEntry--a
trade thousand times worse than the traffic in
runs not at all improbable, and it is quito
likely, when he put restriction upon this trads
in his own treaty, that he may have Eoiled the
philanthropic purpose Of the British diplomat
lists in wishing to get the Imperial sanction to
the lawless traffic, which has hitherto so Stub
bornly withheld, The spirit Of the comments
upon Mr.. Reeds conduct show that there is
something ranking beneath, proceeding from d
very different feeling than mere opinion Of
the policy Of his official conduct woud be likely
to produc,. And as the opium trade has been
really the true cause Of the war in China, it is
not unlikely that there viii beLitterness Of
spirit, if those who understood tie war should
have failed to secure beyond peradventure the
real object ofit,--- Philadelphia Letter.