The New York herald., 1860-12-08


J.hs .niaamsn sAa sns UAited states
Tue Cn'iese are puz1se at the best, but In
'e.ir a'pl matte customs they are mystery.
Tn. inpss,tsnts of the Flo very Land ara
gnid-d by the past more tn An any other nation
uno-r the sun. They are never happy but
when doing exactly what has been done from
,n. .mmemor,sl. They love an exact copy,
pes,r 10 pe word which is allowed no place
u 'b-,r vocabulary. The Englishman who
CAV. be o,d patched coat to q Chinese az q
Vnc. Tor h,m TO make q new one by had q
r.co instance If the native popularity when
h c-'eeta' tailor not only produced q coat
"a. . ne o,Rirai in h@ patches alec.
Tt., ~. bow puzzling the English just a.
h.N ,uzz "A them In the three previous
,.tn.rs ssr- 20 hat the plenipotentisries In
..''lns up..n t'- Majesty the Emperor In the
.'pn"srnood # Pekin are no less perplexed
nan ~.,e their predecessors, and perhaps q
''ne more 70. as to what they onent to do
Id h"~ soo- H. Dup,city, ostent4tion and
4atc'ec -imp',c''y aud surprise are the prevail
~ ,basaut-rs,ics of an imperial commits
-iorer
+ th- recent attack Of tbs Chinese upon
>renseae to which the Ecgiisn and French
~ r,.os- so actively responded, they, upon
canning h, me foreign commanders were de-
,iuiu.d q "a hpln the place and chassise them.
.iof-ss.o ar'opishI'sDt Mt su, b perversity, but,
y c"i siderx',"n of IN. wisbee ot those gentle
unsr. to+y ipnms,rd that II would be their plea
-ure 10 to,.so the destruction OF the city. Here
aas specimen Of their hypocrisy. They
knew vel siougb. woen they commenced ths
y ack 'hat IL ~ouId be resisted by It's protect
rs. although 'he Chinese were In that instance
t.h,iip only sYsiDss their own rebels. There
: perhaps. not one man oat Of million who
uLcers'ands -xscuy why England Is carrying
~ rn,- css,iy and unsstrfacsory war. In most
-, u is the object Of the enemy to weaken
.nd ce-troy as much .. possible; but in the
se Of ,be Aries it is different They
van, 10 punish and Illuminate the foe just e
much a- y necessary for the protection Of fu-
'rld- and to enable them to insist upon In
a.u,uincstion. such o-dnite and unique OBJ
-, as this, 20 nicely reduced to an exact oal-
u,xtion, may, In the method adopted for ita
,'hieveuent. well make The rebels wonder and
n. regular government occasionally sanguins
oi = uIunph.
The Chipese make weapon Of habitual in
-ncsnn trosiDg by experience the embsr-
ca,.us,' ~h'ch they thereby occasion their
c,.'rrrier Az open, straightforward CON-
~, .,b.nt ~ aoy neg citation would be wholly
variance wsh their national traditions.
" epvoys W In t1e case Of those from
s.esip VINO sr~ quite aware that they have no
r.r Snst~ssr, 40 not hesitate. II there is q
.lsrrx themselves plenipotentiaries. They
l4lot res, i,e treaty without providing q
oophol. ,os ,~ future infringement, and 1t is
ro~ questionable whether, If the Allies succeed
m.tirg l.sts socer the walls Of Pekin, Il
uta be 6os sna trustworthy, 30 as TO dispense
s,.tr peroo,vs, resort 10 arms.
. 'sr - the preseD. war Is concerned, ths
ti.~ Ave prcseooted their military measures
s1nsunmsfe tact and vigor-s matter for
ls,s'ois',sr considering the large force that
20 y. moved over bad roads through q
susrg. country. 1t was fortunate for them
,ba' ITO Chinese population trea. their invaders
wrh ss much couI a~y as II they were friends,
20 allow he presence Of troops to be no
slsc'. IN 49, way Of 'rade and industry.
H Ne seit of thlift and trading, which u
.a - rom the existence OF the natives Of
n. ' q Land. that will secure for foreign
-ult ma'siy 40 what the government may
!. isrse commercial intercourse. A China
mans ROCKET has good deal to do with his
e'incip,es, aIo No one bS q quicker eye 10 mo-
o.y mai ing no mstter where and when the
oap"riulis, may occur. We have grand in
s,,pcs, o' this In the Chinese immigration to
f,iiforna, Australia Singapore, Manila, and
ven that te,l upon earth, The Chnchs guano
siaIds- Every where they are hard working,
sf deny ing. energetic aud perrevsring, and Il
appears 10 he almost an instinct with them 10
buy In TIE cheapett market and cell In the
desrest true principles OF commerce..
No, more than g fourth part of the Chinese
empire is yet open 70 foreign trade, 90 tina. al
extensive market is yet to be opened. There ,
nothing 10 this fact, of course, to justify tho
EpRlish In making customers by conquest; but
In th.se days OF revolution AMI irreprsssible
conflicts 1t Ia hard TO cay yea or nay. There Is
no doubt that our own interests In China arc
ldertic with those OF the Allies, and that
whatever concessions they may gain viii bs
also gain to ua.
The recent Walt Of our Ministo PekIn ter
and the moderate diplomatic triumph which
be there achieved, we're owing to the pre-
vious acts Of the Allied forces, and al nations
alike agree 'hs. China should open her gates Of
commerce. to tie West II Is gratifying In the
midst Of all this 10 6nd BY the Presidents last
Message that the friendly and peaceful policy
pursued By the government Of the United States
towards the empire has produced tho most
satisfactory rssults--that our treaties have been
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