Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-09-03

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New YORK August ~, 1893
The gree, c-ord Of daily n.D-Ths importance Of Pear
ai,t China comr- erc;giy tonstdsred-H John jacob
,,9r made has i9r,9re- Tie i,,or Library aud Us man
agement-Tke Tradc Of the Cri,ed States rih CHM n
False reports If The Yellco Fsusr-Gea. H1liams. 81
Kars-IEe Frazer River hers-Cable Celebration on The
Is. proximo, d..
Since my last letter news has crowded upon from
all directions 1t has reached IA by telegraph from
London, by the steamers from Europe and from Cali
| fornia.
The most important, however in political and com.
mercisl importance is that which left London on the
9th inssant aud reached here the Doth, announcing
that peace had been concluded between the allies
and the Emperor of China, and that all the terms de.
lnsuded by the English and French had been com
pied With.
At first merchants in this city left in doubt
garding the position m winch government had
| been left by the treaty. Whether, We had decn-
ed to join in the var, would be allowed equal pr
veges with the other powers. who bad waged host
ties against the Chinese This suspense, however,w was
removed yesterday by another dispatch from London
purpurtng to have left London on the saIne day, but
| which is probably continuation OF the same dis
| patch started the day previously, and which commu
ucated the further fact that all nations 10
| into the arrangements on an equal footing and re
| gous federation was TO be allowed.
Wa must not however, place too much faith in the
Observance Of treaties by uncViized people, and "a
pecally the Chinese, wlen the terms dictated by
force and conceded by fear The Chinese always aisn
such reaiises under mental reservations. and are NJ
ingenious in ldips modes of inracton "a the best old
! Bailey or Tombs lawyer ~ be found. Indeed, the
Chinese Empire il rent by rebellion and divisions
aud the rebes are so formidable, that inaking u
treaty with tbs Emperor, is after nil. treating with
abou, half Of the Chinese rsoDle. Ofs people in tho
world there is none which carries 10 tho person
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daAs ara equally as bgotted but it is bigotry without
hypocrisy. With less mental capacity than the Ma
homedsns Of Europe and Western Asia, they excsl
them in aud sciences Of various kinds which ap-
psreutly AS old az tine people. Their repugnance
10 European intercourse il founded in the shr-wd oh
servancs of manners and customs. Had the Emperor
at an early period allowed the country 10 have been As
accessible 10 crst.!ovDg Christian Europeans as
India one can doubt, but the country would long
since have been overrun and lis best ports aud dis
| rricrs Appropriated and the people robbed aud en-
shaved.
10 TO the commencement of the war which has
iust been concluded the commercial relations between
the United States and China have been egusted nv
the stipuations of the treaty eigned July 81, 1914
formed mainly on thu plan o! treaty negotiated by
Great Britain with China Two years previously. And
| We suppose that 10 the present case, Mr. Reed our
Minister, will BE- able TO negotiate new treaty COM
bnng all the privileges and imnunities for PEG.
pie and Government accorded TO other Powers.
Ia doing this he bring 10 the question The pres
tge of friendly feelings part Of the United Sates
aud can receive important aid from Mr.. Williams,
who ia American and the best Chinese scholar and
interpreter IN the Empire. He wss the person who
acted az interpreter 10 Commodore Perrys Japanese
expediyinn and negotiated the treaty for the United
States Government with the Emperor OF Japan
The Increased commercial intercourse promised
under the uew arrangements. must prove highly
Beneficial TO the trade of the United States. When
the population becomes convinced, that II ia not the
policy Of the Western powers 10 conquer, hold and
coionias The country, but simply OF friendly i'll
| .ercoursa and commerce. trsde be enormously
developed. The population Of the Empire Of China,
| il estimated by recent writers al 4OO 700 O00 This
vast population with that of Japan is nearer 10 our
| Pacific cosst Than 10 tins Atlantic hencs the time
will arrive, the China trade will CENTER probably
in California and pass Rail Road TO the Eastern
States for distribution. Teegraphs will soon be e1-
tended 10 California ali, probably, thence cross the
Pacific taking Islands in The way Ia stations, 10 Can
ton, from Whence a line may procsed 10 the South.
west, to meet another line from Bombay and Bengal,
and thus form continuous glrdle around The earth.
| rhs development OF the China trade may be
| imagined from the fact that the use of ira WAS
not known in England until the year 1860, in
| the reign of Cnar-s the ii, when duty OF Is cans
per gallon was mpo-ed upon lis asle, In state OF In
| fusion and not Of dry l-aves. The Portuguese
we're the first introduce tbs OF tea into Europe
A beverage which Dr. johnson rhonght 20 necessary
10 hi- intellectual vigor Raleigh, Shakespeare, Bacon
| and Spencer and NOT even the strong minded woman
! known AS Queen ;zabeth never used tea at all
The English the greatest tea drinkers IN the
world.
| In 1876 ths amount consumed reached about
d UUl. 100 pounds The total imports having been
| about 81 0UO QUO pounds Of which 30OO,OUO pounds
were re-eXp0red.
The annual average OF the consumption of tea over
| the world is estlmeted follows: