The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-09

silks were not known in Europe until 200 900 years after
900 years later e mariners compass was slso knowno
the Chinese long before applied in Europe and in the
ton they had attained the great Obstacle u tie uorsss
Of improvement In China Is the constant Recurrence 70 the
past Instead Of looking in advance, and many Of the
hundreds Of years ago. This state Of circumstances pre-
scented CREST advantages To manufacturing country that
much cheaper man they BE- n ~ ~ Ss
loom. A. present. however, the Chinese principally
weave sor themselves as there sa loom In every house,
ton Of the raw produce Of cotton and Of silk 10 supply the
manufacturing machines Of this country, We might be
enabled to supply them with and silk manufactures
ut cheaper rate than they can make them The cultya
ton OF cotton IN China is subject Sir John powrinr
observed, that deserves earnest consideration There
v ~ present large amount OF cotton grown 10 supply
the native looms and by the introduction Of better seeds
and an improved mode Of cultivation the Chinese might
which we might then return 70 them IN maslins. he
great advanta Of machinery had enabled the Enrlsh
manuac nrers the celebrated Dacca musns both
IT neapness and quality and we have possession OF
III acca markets. and Sir John hoped that the course
Of few years the same result would In China One
OF the advantages attending the with the Chi
nese was that they always ready 70 purchase the
best article at the cheapest price, without regard TO the
country whence me goods might come and the British
nose markets of better quality and cheaper than they
could DO made there, they would be bought without any
prejudice Sir John Bowrng said that the result Of his
experience taught him that the Chinese people who
may be easily deceived; and he expressed The opinion
that the Emperor Of China had been kept In ignorance Of
with the English and that If direct communication
to take place with the Emperor tho present difficulties
might be Teconcied he trusted, at least that better
knowledge Of the Chinese and OF the importance Of i'm
proving commercial relations with them, would have
the effect Of aaypg the present angry feelings and be
the Of bringing hostilitesH h0sties there must
be--shostly TO a close. Isl #.f.li 4sns8#
Sir John Bowrng again rose 10 return thanks, and in
CIRCUMSTANCE Of his refusing Inc demand by the Chinese
Commissioner 10 give up the Chinese sailors who had
taken refuge under the Enghsh flag The demand, he
said was made by man who had inundated more VIC
inns than any human being who ever existed and If he
(Sir John Bowrng) had delivered those men, who
were under the protection the British flag be vic.
tzed he should afterwards have enjoyed repose
He felt assured that there Engshman who, under
the same circumstances, would not have done the same
he sat down amid a tumuh Of applause.
NAPOLEoN's OBJECTS IN THE WAR WITH CHINA.
From the Paris Constitutional, Nov. %
Tho mission in which the French fleet and army
about to take part China is more especially Of moral
and civzng character The adversares Of the expedi
ton urgently remind as that our commerce with those
distant regions is limited to small number Of ships and
an Insignificant annual tonnage They seem 70 feel
degree Of pleasure in constantly paradng be-
lamensable fact that the French empire, with
China than the little republic Of Che and that absence of
any very important interests in those countries the
main reason which they alleged dssuade us from send
ing thhef our vessels sailors and soldiers The French
government has thought differently aud congratulate
i on the lire Of policy which has adopted. II
camille navy stands below that Of Chile, TO the extent
Of its relations with the Celestial Empire, think
fortune which cannot too be remeded II not by
proportions which would fain see it attain We have
made treaties In its interest which permit
the Chinese to violate with mpunity.
We see courageous men, and even humble women with
devoedness which is Of itself eloquent demonstra-
ton Of our moral superiority eager to introduce TIE
which for many centuries has lain torpid naughty
ignorance War and disorder do not follow in the tram
ard ~
ful messengers are only anxious TO TRANQUILITY ac.
complsh their work of self-denial, some in r.
Seng ana saHcans aeasr'ea S Others
ment and benefit Of higher civilization. Can China her
sef have forgotten the services rendered by the prede
Of those whom she persecutes to the deathS
Has she forgotten that at epoch when she
tolerant the seventeenth century Father Adam Scha
revised her astronomical calendar wrote Chinese
not less than $50 Volumes that Father verbest 70
deemed worthy Of occupying the post Of president OF the
council Of mathematics aud that three other missionaries
peror Kangh, drew up general map Of the empire-an
immense undertaking. which occupied them eight years,
far more extensive than any work Of the kind that has
ever been executed in Europe.
BRITISH JEALOUSY OF THE UNITED STATES MISSION
TO PEKrN-A nNT TO AMERICANS TO JOIN IN THE
WAR. ra
prom the london Herald ord Derby's organ Nov. -
Rochefouoauh tells that there " something in the
msfortunes Of mans best frends not altogether d.
pleasing 70 him. We trust Brother Jonathan VIII not vt
with his eternal dispeasure confess that are
unable condok with him his failure in China
II was certainly some consolation to most Engishmen
piomacy sad in war we had adopted STRAIGHTFORWARD
and Ineligible policy md that disaster the
ss snss Looked sss 1n e sSs
was generally entertained that the Yankees had stolen
march upon us- We were outside the Peibo, and Mr.
Ward was At Fekn The United government which
had taken no pains to create impression of invnc
bity In the minds Of the Cecsals had apparently obtain
ed all 1t asked England who had brought her line Of bat
ships the walls Of Nankn and had dictated her own
terms within easy distance Of the Chinese capital,
bad gained nothing by her display Of power but humia
ton and dehanceali this was Calling in thr extreme to
John Bull. He felt that his knsman had played par:
unworthy Of his position and played to advantage and
fire, whilst the Yankees had eisurey picked them up
and appropriated them The United States fact traded
on our own prestige and prowess The Anglo French
squadron bomharded the forts Of the Peho Yankee
ambassador looked on at the proceedings with this calm
determination TO profit by the Of either side
When victory favored the allies, when the Chinese forts
had been captured the booms removed and all chances
OF hostile reception were past, Mr. Reed steamed up
the river Peiho carefully in the wake Of the French and
English forces when, at length, the Celestial Emperor
gave way before the close proximity Of the invading
armament, then Mr. Reed stepped boldly for.
and Lord Eloin, hous he o,oed his peaceful progress Up
the Pho found in him Of the CHIEF obstacles to salts
factory settlement 10 Mgshmen there would have been
anything but matter for congratuation in this back
stairs sort Of diplomacy but went down the States
All Yankeedcm laughed at the dodge that had been per-
Reed petty rivalry of the English representative was
applauded rs masterpiece Of diplomatic skill. Nor was
the citation OF transatlantic cousins subdued by the
failure of recent attempt reach Pen and the sub
sequent reception Of Mr. Ward their present ambassador
Once more they had gone ahead Of the Brshers Their
own treaty was ratified, whilst the French and English
plenipotentiares were awaiting further orders from
home ut Shanghae A little display Of Cancellation had
disarmed Chinese prejudice and the old friends Russia
and America, were to meet in Pekin. Mr.. Wards
progress through China Is matter Of history. II
the Yankees choose 70 pocket the aonts put upon the
and the manifest nraction Of the treaty Of nentsin
no concern Of ours Mr. Ward, doubt, entertained
very proper Of what due 10 his dgnfed ap
pcarance Of the respect that to be expected
from barbarous poenate towards the representative Of
State whose strength he had felt and whose pride
might be fairly estimated by the indigniiies submitted 70
by its ambassador. The reception accorded sSas fact,
favor granted to beseehing and thoroughly huiated
SAL not the courtesy sho1n tods equd The whole affair
conceived and carried out In that spirit Of ignorant
excusiveness wich the ruest interest Of every civil
lied Power 70 destroy and had Mr. Wards visit 70
rek been attended with temporary the mode Of
It's aainmept would not have been the less degrading
q great and high spirited nation.
Strange to say, Mr. Ward is only another victim Of Chi
nese fraud No sooner Is he fairly out Of Chinese terri
tory than this treaty s annued. BE follows in the path
which greater men have rodden BEFORE from the days Of
Lord Mccartney TO those Of Lord Elgn. Frenchmen,
even Yankees, done BY the Chinaman