, 1859-10-17
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AN AMERICAN.
John auuspiszexs7gr,i;.. is AT tho tran1ts:
3ut upon lin il California aro tribe beside
le high indignity wAicl, lis government hns
,us upon the American peuipoientiury en- route
Or Pekiug, and which tint SCION Of chirp!ry'is
aid n bars nadstgQae without uurnat. Pre-;
:iaiug that the reported cnsing Of Minister |
Ward ma tf;s cony. lspcc to TUG Imperial pres~l
ence like = rare curiosity in the aninal king |
dom, is+tos+e1 add tha: 1t was done with his
preferable to being shut out from Pc
kiuglet us see where 1lc act Us in tue eycs
Of the civilized world. From time immemorial
it has beea the habit Of John Chinaman 10
insist that al the wofll save only tbs Celestial
Emp.fs; arc leeb!a barbariape. aud not only &c,
but that al nations coming au,ou. tho enlght-
caed aud powerful Kim. Kuapcs must ac-
knowledge their inreriori,y bv soma disgrace.
fal humiliation. l. is tho custom Of tho coun-
try TO CONNIE, the REPRESENTATIVES. Of foreign
powers 10 be boxed I'D like other baggage and
borze to the Imperial city, where negotiations
rnust l.. oD.ned ly Tho ko f,u- WHICH
IL ACCOMPLISHED by the p,en;ootept;ary ce,-
tIcr down On Ill fours and knocking Lis
head nipo Zines oa tie croundt This net con-
firms t|,e tradition tha, all ,'o world isdenend.
cut on the "brother ii the sun and moon -
that being tho modest title nrrpcated bv the
Emperor Of the Celes:ials. IT. as frequently
happens, Tho foreign diplonat;st brings few
hundred dollars worth Of presents to open the
heart Of the kinsmaa Of tue heavenly hodiet,
they are accepted as the '.tribute sent by tie
barbarian ruler" Of tho English, French.
Dutch, Russians or Americans. And it. as has
1,appcucd once or twice, present is made in
return. it il piycn aroress1r ~ The aora.uay
youchsased by tly brother Of the sun and ,nooa
to tho barbarian ruler t, ktep lin from starz-
tn9i" These things arc Of less consequence
than the other, but they sesye to show tue
anirauy o. Chinese diplomacy. The whole syx-
ten is predicated On the idea t1nt the so,e-
Ya;zu Of the picta;Is is immea.urably the Rrcat.
o.t n;,est and mich,iest noteutato m ,ho {occ
of thu a1rth. and that the fuct ia too pa3ent 10
1,e denIad br any mower under the sun
To accomnlish the humiliation Of foreian
din,onat;sts--,o bring them to tie perlorns,tr
~ ,ha In ton-,be mandarin. resort IN on.
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0on Us TIC nlanoa1an HEADS arc sicea OIL lor
neg'ec:ing to enforce the lio'fou among Chris
tlan Ambassadors. Tic question is simply
whether we shall submit to an indignity from
chop'snck barbarian. which nc would fight
the strongest power i'll tho world for talking