The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-01

have been forgotten. It related largely to important
American affairs would have enabled mo In tae am
Cult complication which 10 regulate my Goa iuos ny
full aud accurate .ege OF the whole truth Ia one
ves am sincerely reoicei that tue nadvertsnce or iu-
ientiop 10 which refer Kept these documents o IN me
Thy we're certainly the me'i Ptaa , s,Sn an as
Of ms empire Vet giveo I, mo world rney cannot
No read without co.,smptnous resentment; ana
have 70 such confidence IN my eluaoa NIFTY
end selfrod,ro as 10 determine What might have
heen my inclination before and after the fall Of tho
aKu fors had contents Of these papers been kno
10 me Nothg OF course, that the Chinese authorizes
hph low coaid say write would have materially in
nnoncef my OF action under without instruc
tons but had these papers been seen hy me an quite
the moderate confidence had Ia their professons
woui rave been eseneo, and my concatory teodel;es
net bite embarrassed. II It be, as think IL was, q
mistake the part of the Epgsn and French MINISTER'S
ooucealpg committing 10 communicate these things
without good fruits allo wing my peaceful
neiuatoDss to have full scope do not at ali regret
what done or omitted last summer, but depreosto
criticism the of the United States when,
ehber intentionally inconsderately inform ltion
hco eaitled ia the friendly operation which
supposed invited withheld Thus
gbteneo but acting und clear sense OF duty landed
at the iorls and baa two interviews with the Imperial CON
m sopers. They were in great measure formsl but
respects they were nor might have been significant
That treir powers limited aud that any treaty in the
aggregate was To be referred TO Picking for approval
found 10 be true; and yet have little doubt that had
not been restrained by OF what due to Others
under FANS powers treaty with every variety of ,s
favored causes, might have been made, which would
have been ratified in forty eight hours But to have done
sired TO act in good faith and at Of the interviews
the oea seriously entertained by They i'm
rese The necessity Of Welding to all The preliminary de-
m.nos of the beeerents the certainty Of defeat they
continued TO resst the and reasonaoleness OF
what | then understood the Interior deman1s ia
Short every persuasion and urgency o.ted TO
attain the very ends which all had in view. The deals
Of these interviews regularly communicated to Lori
Elgn Baron Gros and happy TO believe, were
properly estmated for another ter OF six days having
expired the 18th May the allies determined 10
Earl a Eiyin wrotn N
mel need not recapituate the history Of endeavors
TO be satisfied with Tans powers you already
mlfar with IL; but canno, refrain from expressing my
TO you for the eXertons you have
TO bring the Chinese authorities reasonable seut
mentsn On the 20th May the riRu forts were sum
moned and taken by assault, and the way ~ the capital
az las, seemed TO be opened 1t not however until
the 29ih that the allied Penpo,entaries made their
advance up the river, and OF the evening Of
The day Lord Egins Invitation, and
in pursuance of deter minsiion formed aud com
muncaled beforehand, the Russian Minister aod |
follower, reaching reintsn the following morning I
The honored guest of his Exceency C1unt euatoe
ano through his courtesy The flags Of Rusia and the
tire who and meant 30 b. at peace Cana
len days before the esignS OF Great Britain and France
had been to9her at mat head in the midst Of
battle ,nh the Ch,aese The negotiations, which began
aim S. Immediately after arrival at Teintsin with
new Commissioners who presented themselves, were
cessary distinct; bu far the peutral Powers
concerned, were shrouoed in no mystery. While Ger.
taLy there extreme confidence the of the
belgerent peDipotentaries towards us, there was,
my part at least, no reserve as To what dong
expected 10 accomplish The draft Of such treaty as
desired rather as thought practicable, sent to
Lord Elgn and Baron eros before entered the
river Baron Gros sketch / received at once-I,rd
Egns no. till some time after ,At Teintsin In pIr
c1rr altered my droft compli Nth e1rnes' lpish
expressed ty Lord Egi The details of each formal
view With the Commissioners duly inerchanged, and
there was not word of conference between the Cnlness
an1 me at any time, with any object tina. kept
cret or withheld On the other hand land not be
understood complaining Of , for reasons-doubt
less adequate what Of Conduct policy or neyo-
DellgereBtS not tn ne
All that we knew learned from the Chinese OH ;ais
and on their never ncour aged we could moi
depend and here reiterste the affr maton that when
thus made the repositories of we had no
wsh 10 learn from them no word passed nay lips,
except the way Of persuasion 10 yield 10 the demands
the allies The fact that al an early stage of the negota
tons eter was written by The lmper Commissioners
promising to nave the required concessions,
known by me til months afterwards | read 1t ia ia,
columns Of the newspapers The dark sh dow Of suspicion
OF Russian procivity between lamented it then
lament 1t for bu, for that, have every reason TO
think much less reservei policy would have been pu.
sued Even as it was, don't permit myself to doubt
that hal the representative Of The Ured States been
content TO have placed Sell al Lord gins disposal 10
have renamed insignifcantly silent aud passive till his
work done he would have aided me- by retaining his
forces there TO get treaty identical in his
thus have had the honor of making treaty America
we'll as for England. But required but amount
exclude such idea utterly from my mind snut out
thus rom the counses and the confidence those with
whom we supposed we were invited TO operate had
but one couTse open to us, which was to go on quietly
with our separate negotiations as best we might aud
interfere way the other, with those Of others
THIS We did, and the 18th and 18th Of June
lively, without unsind word thought by
OF friendly conference either directly through deputies
appointed each sdo, that vas most credtabe to the
Chuese, the Russian ani American treaties signed
There another for signing these
vance, rather whenever they happened TO be ready
which is due should stale There was more
than moment during the sojourn Teinsn when
seemed to u.s. and suspect to the allies there was no little
danger OF rupture between the Chinese and the English
aid lreDh Ct the being renewed and of their trea
ties beng indefinitely postponed Had that occurred, and
such lingering hoeites been instituted between Tentsin
and the capital must hare followed, have hesta-
tol saying, that in conformity with my instructions
and my utter disgust OF this strife Of strong with
the weak l should have retired from the That
such danger at times existed then believed and Still
believe, and can imagine nothing more dscreditable to
the parties who might have precptated the contest than
such war IN the north originating from such
Had the Imperial Commissioners, in despair at what
TO them the exhorbtant demands Of the allies
fled from Tentsin; had the Emperor as was surmised
might be the abandoned his capital and retired to
rarary had the military or diplomatic necessity existed
for tie allies, without cavalry artillery oommssariat
either TO occupy rentsin till renforcements should
noia yet in mutny), or TO advance Pekng had any
or all these results occurred, heavy responsibility
comparison with which the orcha Arrow hostiltes were
nothing would have rested those through whom the
evil c,me l. was the sense of this possible danger
| that never ceased to operate my mind, and
made 1t perfectly clear to me, that my public
| duty required me TO accelerate much as posi-
bic the signature OF my treaty. 10 one sincerely
gratey than that this danger was averted and tina.
the Chinese commissioners resorted to the expe
dents Of fight resistance. or theAmercan treaty
signed on the 18th of June am glad to have chance Of
speaking 1t has been adopted and ratified by my go
vernment, and with tsprvieges and its restraints is
DOW the law Of both lands It's provisions regulating the
public correspondence of the two nations, and requiring
the deposit OF tho treaty at Peking, and official pro-
Dugaton put end forever to that delegation OF duty
with reference to foreigners to distant provinces and SUBJ
ordinate provincial officials 1t contains the first conces
sion of the right to the capital that has in modern
times been ade TO nation Of the West not tributary
for the Russian treaty there but the recognition of
an ancient rehtand 1t was in the form and under the
limitations my judgment yet approves, and which,
venture 10 hope and forete unless Pekng doomed
to be ConstaLtinope, will ultimately adopted
by all as !. has been by Russia and France. 1t
recognized Christianity and secured the full i'm
nunity Of missionary effort. 1t protected Christian
converts It facilitated the purchase of real estate
by foreigners. 1t reduced the tonnage dues. It
settled the vexed question Of the place of official inter
course at the open ports and ctes, of which had
aseu Sir John Davis little Of lS47 and which had pro-
uacted sir John Bowrngs bigger conflict mot yet fear
erdeo), of 1856 1t opened ports. II regulated IN
great detail after the benefit Of twelve years experience
the commercial relations OF the East aud West, and
taking for s model the British treaty Of l842 By very
comprehensive 'most favored clauses (Which the Chi.
pese gladly assented toy, every thing that might