The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1859-11-30
From he London Star. aad.
Anuican Policy in China the Best.

American Policy in China the Best.
We see, in The success Of the Uol'ed
Sts,es mission 10 China. a complete con
domination Of our own conduct, and, unable
10 conceal Or deny the fact. the defenders Of
the Bruce system Of negoeis,ion endesycr to
accoun, for !, BY Of nsivey impuiing 10 ihe
American Minister and the American Gov
eminent humi!iaiing submission 10 'he
insulting pr tensions Of The Chnfse. y:
course. they do not believe anything 4 ,hr
kind; but /, is hoped. 10 this Nay, o. wesken
the ODD Of our defeat o. the Peho.
reckless Of the insult such q statement N
wolves to tile American government aud
people. That government, We should al
pretty well know BY this time, is not lc the
hsbl, Of lsmely submitting to insol, or injury
from any other power. It's not SO long
since we ourselves had good proof Of this,
and the igncminious dismissal OF Mr.. Cramp-
ton. By the Washington Cabines, nigh, have
suggested the wisdom 81 saying nothing
abyu, submitting 10 insult Or about American
humiliation.
No power In Europe would dare 10 offer
offence or in ult 10 the Western Republic.
for they well know thai il fears them not.
md il ever ready TO deiend lis int.res, ard
vindics,e lie honor. when either 10 mcnscec.
What xrelched stuff. therefore. is this about
Dir. Ward humilsting HE country and him
self By going % Pekin 10 the way that
accorded with Chinese law end custom!-
The Americans, who know how 70 make
their rights respected by suopg governments
know how 10 respect the pecuiiariiies, or
even prejudices Of weak once. They know
that in China thew have no right 70 insisl
upon the observance Of western forms. end
that II the government At Pekin chooses 10
consider itself Of celestial origin. and there
fore superior 10 the rest ofthe world. Il 10 &c
business Of theirs 10 70 10 war win il on
that account, 90 long % i performs i,s en-
gsgements. end scss 10 . spiri; u irendli-
ness. That Il hiss done 90 towards the Anne
ricsns, 10. in ~ degree. doubted. for The
Americans have never buIIisd. bornbaried
and extor,ed there, as we, unLappis, have
done.
A to the silly story. invented BY some
witiess Fsenchman, Of Mr.. WARDS having
been taken on 10 Psnkin In an enclosed box.
Il can impose upon nobody Who has any
knowIed Of The customary mode Of travel
ling IN Gains. TIE Celestisls hsve MT sr-
rived :, The sort OF civilization which r.joicesl
in express trains, post chaises, or state car
risges, as means 81 conveyance; they use fDr
that purpose what was no, long ago consid-
cred sIongst ourselves. far more digni6 d
and grand style of locomoicn for persons Of
rank; snd Mr. Ward. wiihost any doubt.
found himself carried to the cs2itai in the
honorable yellow sedsn chair which The art
lees Frenchman, aforesaid, has, with dismal
humor. dubbed box.
Il certainly Is humilia,ing 70 England ioI
find the United 5 aies 20 successfully nego-
usting treaties with Cains. while she. hersel
Ia alliance with France, has so egregiou ~
failed. But how will /, help us to send
military expedition up 70 Pelhoi Wight
would only De- plunging us deeper into the
q ficulty and making success nore end more
improbable. Instead Of acting 50 foolishy,
would i not be wiser 20 consider little,
aud zee whether We might not. BY adopting
the method Of the Americans, succeed a.
we'll a. theyl tits uue there . terrible
smount Of injuries 70 be stoned Tor before
The Chinese will come 70 consider the En-
glish - bIsmeless and friendly as they do
The Americans; but real change ID our tone
and conduct. vouched BY sc,s, would. We
dsrs say, speedily convince the Celes,iaIs
hat the past wss vo be past, and restore
10 our intentions.
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GA couple OF Ken,ukians islely visited
Qoafoo and so drx,u a.. l..~ u. 49,. m.