The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-11-19
q FIRST fs ate Notice sor Brother Jona-
H than as@#s Esa 4s&
fRronn faa l4andon Star. 22dl

from the LONDON 6sAIs SS0.l
". see in the success Of the United States
mission TO China complete condemnation OF
our ow u conduct, and, unable to conceal or DE-
ny he tact the defenders of the Bruce system
OF negotiation, endeavor 70 account for ~ ~
otfepslyely imputing TO the American Alnistef
and the American Government : hnmiiiat.ng
submission 70 the insulting pfetenslons OF lne
Chinese. OF course, they do not believe any
thing Of the kind but 1t 10 hoped in this way
10 weaken the wormwO0d of our defeat at the
Peihe reckless Of the insult such statement
involves TO the United States GoveEomens ana
people. That Government, we should al prttsy
we,i know BY this time, - not 10 the hsoat ~
tanely submitting 70 iasals Or injury from any
other power. Il 10 mot 90 long since se oar>
selves had good proof Of this, and the ignomin>
ions dismissal OF NJ Champion BY the Washing
ton Cabinet might have suggested the wisdom
Of saying nothing about submitting 70 insult oe
about American humiliation.
10 oower ia Europe would dare TO offer OF
fence Of insult TO the Western Republic. Tor they
/! well know that is fears them not, aud ID ever
ready to defend IL interests and vind'cate its
honor when either 10 meneced. what wretcnsd
| stun, therefore, 10 this aboas NJ. Waro neM.-
liatine his country and himself By going 20 fek'n
| in the vav that accorded with Chinese law and
i custom 1? The Americana, who know how 20
make their rights respected BY strong govern
ments. know also how TO respect the pecullasi- !
ties. or even prejudicea, Of weak ones. iney
know that Il China they have no right to insist
noon the observance Of Western aforns. and Il
the Government as Pekin chooses to considei
itself Of celestial origin, and, therefore, superior
10 the rest Of the world, it - no buMness q
theirs to 20 TO var with y on thas sccount e
long o. il performs its engagements, sno scs
IS ac;r;t Of friendlneas. That ID has done q
tovard the Americans 10 in no degtee donoti0l
, for the Americans have never bullied, lombard
! cd and extorted there, ~ we nnhappsty nav
, done. Az to the sily story, invented oy son'
vitless Freuchman, OF NJ. Ward having beel
| t.ken On 60 Pekin ia an enclosed box. It cal
; limuoee upon nobody who has any knosledge Q
the customary mode Of travelling in China. 10
Celeetals have not arrived o the sort OF cisiii
: xation which rejoices 10 express trains, POI
chaises or state carriages, % means OF convey
ancs; they use Tor that parpose woss - =. y
Ione aeo considered amongst ourselves y
D more diRui6ed and grand style Of locomot'o
. "a persons Of rank; and Ar. Ward, witho'
. any doubt fo0ud himself carried 90 the capt.
. il the honorable yellow sedan chair. which q
. artless Frenchmam afosesaid has, with dism
. humOf, dubbed . box.
a Il certainly u humiliating 70 England 70 nr
p Tho United States 20 successfully negoeaatst
g treaties with China while she horself. In sil'.n
: % France, has % egereeiously failed Nut %
q vill il help % 70 ssad military expedition
y ths Peihoi Why, il would only 6e PaunG'l
. 10 deeper into difaculsy, and making succe
n more and more improbable. Instead o. acl.'
= "a foolishly, would il not b wser 70 consider
j. Eht,le ana see whether We might not, By ador
20 ine .be method Of the Americans, succeed
ID veii a theyi Il 10 true there is teTrit
amount OF injuries 70 be atoned for before
i'll Chinese viii come to consider the English
y blameIess ana q friendly - they do the Am
= icsn !: bus real change In our tone ana g
IS duet. youchsd By acts. would, we dare =
y, speedily convines The Celes'ials tnas sne ?
VS. % b past. and restore confidence 70
i. intan1ioos. -. .sa e.