The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-09

not iofpeaf congatuiang ourselves that we have from
The Outbreaks OF hostites maintained the necessity for
resort to force as the only means of placing our com
meroia relations with China on proper footing This
opinion was not haAarded . ii founded ON knowl-
edge o. the Chnese added to acreful consideration Of
the history OF oui traal connexion with that people,
from the treaty OF Nankin 70 the affair Of the Iorcla
Whether that event would in any other country with
any other people haye rendered resort to hostities
our part ustable may well be doubted but there Is
doubt whatever that ID furnished fitting opportunity
striking the blow long and 70 yanly deferred and
that, IN the events which have followed the British gov
eminent have had the support and sympathy of all the
maritime powers The gold discoveries in British Cos
lmba taken In connexon with the opening OF the trade
with Chlpa, present prospect of immense commercial
activity The Intercourse between the colony and
China must be rapid and extensive The latter county
may be expected 10 contribute that supply Of labor which
poured into California until the American government
saw fit TO interdict IT, AS British Columbia and Van
couyer rise in wealth nporance and stability, the trade
With China as matter Of course, increases with the
rapid growth of those colonies Here will be employment
r feet of British meichanten which dates from the
gold findings the Fraser and Thompson rivers and the
close OF the Chinese OF the valuable results Of this
power better convinced than that power which
has watched its progress with nnabatcd interest
Russia Ii rightly informed her telegraphic sys
TEN will shortly connect Pekn with st. Petersburgh
and She possesses aspendd river the confines of China
furnished with harbors in abundance for her future trade
In short the opening Of the ports of China event
which may affect the the civilized world
an extent which 1t is morally impossible accurately to
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WALTER SAVAGE LANDoR, THE POET, CONVICT
t ED OF ISLANDER. ga3ai i 5ties3
/ Ba [From London T1ncs Aug asa ris {gs5se
What strange and scandalous story it is that pub
dor e mist he ~ oId thot Ana & almost af,;d n
talk about his age. He has been famous writer in
his time that it would have been pleasant to think Of
him. If still alive surrounded by troops of friends who
smoothing the last furlong of his long pilgrimage
ua ehorl1 have ,t val tha III ,vi, of othars nJ a.
an;,nos;t;es Of b;s o heart Il ;s u;th ,,negpad ~
luctance that We perform the dy which MI een cast
ma Of 4 fe, xyrls ol,npt the trial to,
,,i,oe ~ R,;.to on Mo,day ast IN ,ybic NJ IanInr
was defendant Te rest was tb,t the Old man Las to
nav "a ooO as da oaps beds his lh;lity for cost ybo
can re,d the ,ort of tho nrocoenr,. yvithont saynv
i that e served him rightY
Mr. Yandor ns 4; suaic;ap III, ,,otoriois n,,ed ~
Isnoapl man ycars ago ,veary of bis gns,an
ton He fixed himself ultimately at Bath In that
;tv bo 10 IA an aco,,a nca ~ NJ on sJ,s
Thc la ,as III nlai,,tifr In ia .o,,t a,,;on A.
oinance rnened by eorocs into friendship or of least
into nt;macv and for MANY years Iondor and tbe Yes
conbes were ia constant almost In daily intercourse in
deed IL appeared that Iandor was In the habit of dining
with them about three times a weeI In their family
there resided for some time Young lady to whose name
ahopgb d wag mentioned at the trial we have M yy;sl
q, rive any i,ublicty 81 Nor some Gang. ,,ey
rlained Il was indeed right at she should leave thc
Yesconbes and p removed To CheIfenbam and tl;a e
was which roused Mr. Iandor and lad 81 the nnb
Ioaon Of the libels Omittine he dirt here arc few Of
the ,,o;nts cborged ogoinst 4 ladv bv WaIter 500
lander be saiI that she lad boen ouiltv of nar
iurv. that he had given her f1a to nav for him
and that She bad stolen half the money. that sbe
Iad stoln,, e. o,,t 70 I, latIar With he h,d e;n
ber N nut n the nost o6;ce tbat bc lad ,ta;nnd =
trndesn,an 4 ,eceintad NOT piven him the money Int
had ayaiIed herself of the recein that She La5 stolen
seven shillins from the counter Of tradesans shop
that she had obtained sIOO from him under false pre-
tences Now il was not pretended Inv Mr. Iandor's To-
cal advisors that there was not shadow of pretence for
onv of these CHARGES bev were tbe Mora 90
of n yenonous and oankerei spit One would sunnose
tbat ali this was bad enough. but far more remains mn
told. great disturbance at Bath natural, CON