Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-01-12
CHINA PRosPRcTs.


The telegraph recently informed us
that the discrimination against foreign
tonnage in France had been removed
from all but American tonnage. The
dispatch to-day states that American
and French tonnage is on the same foot
ing in both4 countries. This is q very
gratifying announcement, and is another
instance Of the progress of commercial
intelligence throughout the world, and
it augurs well for the great enterprise
we have now undertaken in attempting,
through the aid of steam, to bring China
into the great family Of nations. In
deed, when We look back to the close Of
the last century, and reflect how hope
lessly exclusive were the commercial
laws of England and Europe, and con-
slider the agency we have had in bring
ing about the present state OF compare
tive freedom, the commercial conquest
of China seems to be an easy task.
When this nation sprung into life by the
union Of thirteen States, the policy OF
England was as Chinese as is that of
the Celestials now ; and when the bit
of striped bunting" flying from the gait
of ga pine frigate," FIRST appeared in
British waters, it had a harder task be-
fore it than it now has, displayed from
the peak of the magnificent steamer we
have just dispatched to the China seas.
Since that period, under the agis Of the
Stars and Stripes, commerce has won
many victories. We have interpointed
into international law the principle that
the Flag shall cover the ship and the
goods we have abolished the right Of
search in time of peace /; we have en-
forced the abrogation Of the old naviga-
ton laws; we have compelled the
equality Of American tonnage; we have
made reciprocity treaties and extradition
treaties necessary ; W. have caused the
removal of prohibitions upon exports,
and also upon imports we have taken
off the surplus population Of Europe to
the extent Of 5000, 900 souls, and set
them to work on fertile land, which
we have covered with railroads; we
have contributed the steamboat and
the telegraph we have made
our ships models for the rest Of
of the world; we have promoted the pro-
duction Of wealth everywhere, by the
introduction of countless labor-saving
machines in every branch of industry.
The result of all these, and other
changes, has been that the surplus
wealth Of commercial countries has in
creased 6ve-fold-that is to say, the
official export values Of France, the
United States and Great Britain, in
1920, were, in the aggregate, three hun
bred and fifty millions of dollars ; in
1860 they were one thousand four hum
dred and forty millions-sn increase Of
ive-fold in commodities inter-
changed, the largest portion of which
was due to American invention and en-
terprise; and it was interchanged in the
cheap tonnage furnished by the United
States.
China is now to be brought under
influences. W. send q steamer
freighted with American enterprise, in
ventions, energy and genius. The way
is, in some degree, prepared BY u
Ministers. They are disposed to re-
move restriction upon migration, and
to adopt steam, the telegraph and rail-
roads. We shall do by them as we did
by Europe; we shall take their surplus
population, and set them to work; We
shall innoculate them with machine in
dustry; we shall q~uadruple their pro-
auctions, and we shall make a market
among 500, 0o0, 900 Asiatics for all u
own produce, resulting in a commerce
for San Francisco far greater than that
any city has hitherto enjoyed. The vast
wealth which has there been accumula-
ting through four thousand years is to
be vitalized and set in motion. If we
Undue them with American inventions
we will stimulate them with American
banking. The vast commerce which
must inevitably center here will be
and controlled by Chinese CAPT
tai in American connections, concentrat-
ing the exchanges in such a hammer as to
forever American transactions
from that tribute long paid British CAPT.
tai conferred in London.-S. F. Alta.