The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-27

pow d, 1De, under the name o. the appreciate.
system; Cor the, too, has rich Weef Iodis island
which are rsSroductive for want Of labor. W,
sny that 10 ose can feel surprise at either o
these two natioas resuscitating the slave trade
howsv.r jmmo, ~ it may be, and however cca
| trsrv to the principles VIII ch have ever formed
the bas.s Of our legislation for necessity, As we
all know. has no law and the wretched condt
ton OF th<A Brltirh aud French West fndla islands
mar well caii for some violent remedy.
I But for ore Of thefe nati0ns-Eogiand-
which il Carrying on openly one regular slave
trade under fagned name, and organizing an
ether 70 he carried on hereafter in Hindostan,
| to reprcach us wiNt participation In the slave
I, sde on The Coaet of Africa, from which We do
not receive single negro and whence not q
negro is sert out in = slave ship that some Eng
lib berdhcfoer is sct benefited thereby for
Eug,ald, the author sod We may say the largest
prost cutor Of the slsse trade in the world, to
teach us lessons on the p~int Is really the most
rcmsr bah;. outhurst Of Pecksnifflan impudence
that we have ever heard. ,Iudeed there is no
thing in Pecksn'F equal to II
AMERICAN INTEwsRENOs N CHINA.-We per
ceive that the Chinese corresp ondence of some
of the LoDdon papers states H1at the United
States Minister in that part Of the world Is
about TO depart from ,he attieuth' Of neutrality
which he has hitherto held, and to share, wit
the French, Ruaian and English plcnipotea-
t,ari,s, the honor and risk Of hostile e1pedi-
ton against Northern China. It ~ added, in
corr, bors.ion Of this story, that Mr. Reed has
esnt home for more shipsof war and d,at one at
least is about 10 lie despatched to rein force his
s4usdron
AL this, as the published instruct Ions Of
Mr.. Reed and tho letter from Genenl Cas-
to Lord Napier, given elsewhere, shsw, 10
nero idle verbiage, without any ado quste
Foundation. Mr.. Reed can. have mad, no.
agreement to participate in any hostile move
ments against China, for his instructions ex-
pressly restricted his cooperation With the
maritime powers Of Europe to the contingency
Of peaceful negotiations With the Chinese. The
Pre.ident himself would, have had no right to
authorize Mr.. Reed 20 mako war upon the
Chinese; for the constitution expressly reserves
the war making power to Congress. Mr.. Reeds
instructions therefore simply directed him to
take pat n every peaceful endesvor that was
made. no matter by whom, to obtain the eotry
of the Chinese rivers and complete relsxa-
ton Of the present commercial restrictions Of
the Chinese laws; but on no account to mix him
eelf Up in the quarrel pending between the
Chinese and certain European nations. Mr..
Reed II TOO experienced lawyer and too judi
cious man to have expressed an opinion. how
ever Lightly, which could Justify the assertion
that, n the face Of these instructions, he was
about to take part in any hostile movement.
There Is no reason to believe that there will
be any serious fighting IN the North, at least
until the allies approach Pekin, should they
attempt to do 20. Neither the bOmbardment
nor the occupation Of Canton seem to have
created tho least stir at Sllenghae. The Chinese
empire is so vast, and tho means Of internal
communication 20 Inadequate, that Il is really no
exagyeTation 10 suppose that the Emperor will
never hear Of the loss Of Canton until the allies
tell him Of It. 1t would not be surprising if the
ambassadors OF tho various nationsnow represent
cd In the Chinese seas should find the Emperor
wholly unaware not only Of the recent ARRAY at
Canton. but likewise Of the treaty of 1876, which,
90 Mas been shown, was never sent to Pekin
an3 If, on calmly representing their moderate
desires and the intention at least Of some Of
them to carry matters to extremities If they
we're denied, the diplomats, met With q speedy
aad satisfactory rsply. 1t Is probably in this
hope that Mr.. Reed accompanies the expedition
20 the North.