New-York daily tribune., 1858-10-15
Nt,p4lcrk daily Gtibn,te
,yr RRITsH AND CHINESE TREATY



s.fore the public, adds, on the whole Ou' "'''. ~
,Ae information that had already 0etn 'vn,
Enough different other channels inc ".
a, last articles comprise in fact, the points !" INC
rat, Of exclusively English interest ny ''e
g., article othe supplementary treaty ano gen
".,.l ,ecn,,t;ons Of trade" stipulated after the
..la.;o. of .be treaty Of Nsnain, are "abro-
sm IT,. complementary treaty provided that
a. r,cl.b Consuls residing at Hong Kong and
81 - &C. chinese ports opened TO British commerce,
-. 10 coSperste with the Chinese authorities in
..., .py English vessels should arrive within the
nee Of their consular jurisdiction with opium on
s.,S A formal prohibition was thus laid upon
r,sH,h merchants to import the contraband drug,
.-I,hs English Government, 10 some degree con-
.,n,,d itself one Of the Custom House officers Of
a. Celestial Empire. That the second opium war
...0A end in removing the fctters by whirb the
g.. opium war still affected Ia check the opium
,,,ke appears result quite logical, and c0nsum-
,ton deyoutly called for by that part Of the Brit
a mercantile public which chanted most lusty
,.,lsuse TO PalmerstOns Canton fireworks. We
~, however, much mistaken if this official aban-
. lament on the part Of England Of her hypocritic
seostion 10 the opium trade is not to lead 10
,scsequcnces quite the reverse Of those expected
!, engaging the British Government To cooperate
tthe suppression of the opium traffic, the Chinese
Gmernncnt had recognized its inability 10 do
n On its own account. The supplementary
raty of Nankin was supreme and rather
5,psrate effort at getting rid of the opium trade
!, ioreign aid. This effort having failed,
,nd being now proclaimed II failure, the opium
tske being now, So far as England ls concerned,
krslfed, little doubt can remain that the Chinese
Coyepment will try method alike recommended
h, cohteal and financial considerations-yiz: legal
.ie The cultivation of the poppy IN China, ami iay
dutes ol the foreign opium imported. Whatever
msy he the intentions of the present Chinese CIV
srumept the very circumstances M which II finds
aself placed by the treaty OF Ilen-tsln show all
/ Tat way.
! That change once effected, the opium monopoly
II India, and with il the Indian Exchequer, must
reeve deadly blow, while the British opium
rsic will shrink TO the dimensions OF an ordinary
r7de. and very soon prove losing one. iii now,
thai been game played by John Bull with loaded
dee. TO have ballled its own object, seems,
therefore, the most obvious result OF the opium War
10. H.
Having declared ga just war on Russia, gen
,,ous England dcssted at the conclusion of peace.
rom demanding any indemnity for her war ex-
rnscs. Having, on the other hand all along pro-
ss,ed to be at peace with China itself, She accord
agy. cannot but make it pay for expenses incurred,
the opinion Of her own present Minister'S by
piracy on her own part. However the first tidng.
oitbe fifteen or twenty millions of pounds sterling to
be paid by the Celestials proved quicter to the
most scrupulous British conscience, and very
pleasant calculations as In the beneficial effects of
ts syeee silver upon the balance of trade, and the
metal reserve of the Bank Of England were entered
into by The Economist and the writers OF money
articles generally. But alas the first impress
sons which the Palmerstonan press had given itself
20 much trouble to produce and work upon, were
so tender to bear the shock of real information.
separate article provides that a sum of two
millions Of iacs" shah be paid :" on account of
"the losses sustained by British subjects through
the misconduct of the Chinese authorities at
I Canton; and further sum of two millions of
"tes on account of the expenses of the war
Now, these SUMS together amount Ia .tI,2H,.
0OO only while in i-42 the Emperor of China
had 10 pay Il, 200, 900. of which ti,200, coo was
indemnify ior the contraband opium couiiscatcd,
and f3000000 for the expenses OF the war. To
come down from f4, ,200, ,000, with Hong Kong into
The bargain. 10 simple cl.33l 000, seems no thriv
hg trade after all: but the worst remains still 10
b. sad. Since. says the Chinese Emperor yours
Mas no war with China bur a "provInclal war
With Canton only, try yourselves how 10 squeeze
cut Of the province of Kwang-Tung the damages
wl6h your amable war steamers have compelled
ne 10 adjndgc to you. Meanwhie. your illustrious
i Gen Straubenzee may keep Canton as material
paranty, and continue to make the British arms
4 tie laughing stock even of Chinese braves. The
iokful feelings of sangune John Bull at these
sAues, which the small booty of Ct ,33i 900 is en-.
0nbered with, have already vented themselves in
audible grOans. Instead" says one London pa
J per, "of being able To withdraw our 53 shps-0t-
war, and see them return triumphant with
Millions oi Syccc silver, we may look for
ward TO the pleasing necessity of sending an
army Of 5000 men to rccapturc aud hold
Canton, and 10 assst the feet IN carrying on that
PROVINCIAL war which the Consuls deputy has
declared. Bat will this provincial war have no
Consequences beyond driving cur Canton trade
To other Chinese ports VIII not the
contnualion of it the provincial war give
Russia "a large portion of the too trade
May not the Continent. and England her
self hrcnmr dependent 0u Russia and the United
States for their tea ?" John Balls anxiety
as the effects of the provincial wsr" upon
N Tea trade is not quite gratuit0us. From Me
Ctgors Commercial Tariffs II may bc seen that IN
ue Ast year of the former Chinese war, Russia
received 10000 chests of tea at Kiachts The
year aier the conclusion of peace with China the
Sessan demand iclI o0 ~ per cent, amounting 10
NN0 only. At all events, the costs still IL be IN
ared by the British in disirainIng kwang-TUng
Trre so 10 swell the wrong side OF the balance
A this second China war viii hardly bc selfpay-
n the greatest fault which, as Mr. Emerson
Isty remarks anything can be guilty of in British
eematon.
Another great success Of the English invasion is
easined in Art. 81, according 10 which - the term
barbarian is not 10 be applied 70 the British
GeVernment nor 10 British subjects many Chinese
eonealdoeGment issued by the Chinese authorities.
ne Chinese authorities styling themselves Celes-
'~a, how humble 10 their understanding must n0t
.P*ar John Bull, who, instead DIMINISHING on being
~leS S divine or Olyinpian, contents himself with
,scesag the character representing the word bar
~ "a out OF the official documents.
ite commercial articles of the treaty give En-
k4lQ NdXArfr.. l. H. h..r