The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-08-25

Having met with newspaper illusions TO
q College at Pekin. during the visit OF Mr..
Burlingame we applied TO him for lntor2ca-
lion on the subject. The following Is the
substance of what we learned 1t appears
that several wears ago, American merchants.
missionaries and others. residing at Canton,
received injuries in their property 10 the
amount OF several hundred thousand dollars.
4 demand was made upon the Chinese
Government. through Mr.. Burlingame. An
arrangement was effected. and the Chinese
paid $4,000. Those who had claims now
brought them forward and were settled with.
but after all were paid there remained a bal
ance of over 100000. Mr.. BuriIngame
offered 10 return this amount 10 the Chinese,
but they declined receiving II. The queS-
ton then arose, what shall be done with
this money. which, in the meantime, has
been we'll invested. II has been proposed 10
endow an American College ut Pekln, and
invest this money in a Board of Trustees,
consisting of the Minister Plenipotentiary at
Pekin. and a certain number OF American
Consuls in China, together with a lumber
of American Missionaries, who shall be
elected from time to time 10 that office, IN
all, say ten Trustees. 1t Is furthermore
proposed 10 admit young men from the
OnlIeu suits, II STA iINSANS III "H
STIPEND 10 defrav their expenses while at
tending this College. While enjoying its
advantages, il is proposed TO educate them
so that thew may become interpreters and
translators at the American Embassy and
the various Consulates in China.
1t is also proposed to admit deserving
Young Chinese, who may there learn the
English language and become acquainted
with the knowledge of " outside barbarians.'
There is no doubt such an institution. II
once established. would be of inCalculable
good to both Americans and Chinese. We
furthermore learned that the necessary steps
Tor the attainment of the end proposed were
now being taken by the President and the
leading men at Washington. As the inter-
course between the Chinese and Americans
increases, it is seen that something of this
kind IS necessary. Hitherto, the Govern
ment has been compelled to depend upon
missionaries for TRANSACTIONS. The present
Secretary of Legation at Pekin, 5. w. VIII
liams, Esq, was for many years connected
with the American Boards missionary OPP
rations in China. He is now admitted to
be one of the most profound adopts in Chi
nese Antiquities and language. His Mine
die Kingdom" is n standard work on China.
He originally went out as printer TO the
MISSION, out mas risen 10 ellllileHce ilIOuSA
interchangeable labors and studies.
Should this College become established,
and the d" New Foreign Policy referred to
in our last issue, be carried out, it will place
American interests in China upon an eX-
ceedingly advantageous basis. Well may
the country be proud of the diplomatic skill
ar-l achievements of Mr.. B%urlingame and
others, who have been foremost in bringing
about these important results. We shall
not forget one remark of our distinguished
countryman, Mr.. Burlingame. He remarked
that the collapse of the Southern Confed.
eracy and triumph of the Union cause was
a most potent moral argument to effect the
accomplishment of the American policy in
China. Americans in China were not the
only Americans abroad who felt the moral
influence of the triumph of the Union cause