The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-06
very Interesting one, and the writer advocates
very straightforward policy towardshis own country
and Europeans think IL deserves publication.

and Europeans, think 1t deserves publication.
TRANSLATION OF A MEMORIAL ON THE REVISION OF
THE CHINESE TREATY. &C.,
Tseng, Acting Governor General OF the two CnlanR,
In obedience to the imperial WILL reverentally draws
up secret memorial on the subject Of prrpalnvn
Tor tine revision OF the treaty, and, LOOKING uP' p"'
for the sacred glance thereon, ,oo,n cato
Your Minister on the twenty third moon !2otn ueto
Der, 1887 received secret despatch rom he ~ "a
Council OF State from which n appeared Una, "a
ply to memorial by the Tsang-il lasn pr The
tas ~ S Se% 81 ae q he high military
authorities In whose jurisdiction were ssuaot rsns
coasts and river ers np eps win was Expressed
to the effect that "the term OF zen years. a. ,u
end of which the treaty Is 70 be revised oeg nc Fly
nrayer an Tsnnp-li Yamen that the Northern ana
Southern superintendent OF Trade SHOULD eacn DC
offcers about them to make report, which report
should be forwarded TO the capital In the tenth moon.
Sunerlnfendenr be directed to select officers, Is
solely to obtain the advantage OF cooperation I'm
General bearings Of the questions being still reserved
lfor the high ollcers themseves). The twelfth moon
being the date within SIX months after which
treaty, the nigh authorities shall punctualy send in
their memorial within the eleventh moon. These
high authorities, on receipt OF the confidential note
from The Isungi Yamen, renlarking each article,
SHAH together take the times and circumstances into
consideration, thus Tightening the difficulties (or the
crisis and fulfilling the purpose OF their appointment.
Respect tnisn
Your Minister is deeply gratlned to perceive that
ing opinions nom every quarter. lie mas
carefully perused the confidential note from
the Tsnng-li Yamen polnt by point. The
Yamen has with great pains acted up 10 the true
account viz, to devise the most unansweraoe and
irresistible arguments, without ut the same time
damaging the great interest at stake, and to cherish
the thought OF wping out our shame without at the
same time allowing the other parties to suspect it,
Your Minister on receipt OF the Tsungli Yanen note
OF the fourth moon has already issued directions the
several superintepdents OF customs to forward their
views, which. with annotations OF his own, he has
forwarded under care OF Sun Smata and another to
the capital to be silted and weighed
Your Minister has humbly to state his replies to
the questions which have been gracously put before
him.
He conceives that in intercourse with foreign ma
tons the great requisites are good faith aud integ
rlty, and, still more, decision.
What we cannot accede to must be refused from
the rs aud this refusal must not be departed from;
what we can accede to should be announced In the
plainest and shortest terms.
There should not be alternate concession and re-
iusai literally now splitting out ana now swallow
would give the other party an opening Tor their So
Foreigners in the East and West for several hun
dred years have been making and unmakng king
doms, each kingdom wishing to deprive It's neigh.
that its own subjects might ultimately profit thereby.
Their object In coming to China, setting up places
OF business everywhere and trading largely in
goods Is to follow out their nefarous devices OF de-
priving others OF advantages, and they wish to
damage our merchants. Ever since the commence
pie Of China have suffered long ana severely. tLit.
orally, have long suffered fire aud waterl
nve ports and Of the liver has been
agony and will Be driven to extremity. s trade
chants viii shifar IN business II the building Of
sSaowas IN the e INTERIOR the sstabllshmsnts
allowed in the interior native craft OF every SIZE
sailors and pilots will suffer; II they are allowed TO
mules, chairs and linus and the coolies Livelihood
will suffer-
The same may be said Of all their demands, with
the exception OF the coal mines. It would enrich
China TO borrow foreign appliances for extracting
aG IN % S h
consider feasible, and have marked 1t approvingly
10 my apostils. As to the remainder, small
ioregnsrs viii monopolizs the whole who '', Of
to JOIN with foreigners in introducing them the rich
would get the profit at tho expense OF the poor;
sent under the care Of sun suta, this Colleague,
your Minister, has made observations on each or
the Of sso nj iio
press or these concessons with instance 1t win be
sufficient to intimate TO them that even were 1.-THE
authorities at Pekln to put 80 much force them
selves as to consent there would sill remain your
Ministers In the provinces who would strenuously
gained over, the millions Of China in the depth
Of their poverty would revolye thoughts OF change
as would be beyond the power OF the officials Of
China to check. The princes and high ministers OF
emma can be AZ no oss ior words In pleading Tor the
There would be no empty cdsus oels were We to
catastrophe on these points No fear or remorse can
have place where the principles actuatng us are IN
accord with everything from Heaven and earth and
our sainted emperors down to the Inhabitants within
every sea.
On the subjects OF admission into the Presence,
sending embassies to foreign Courts and throwing
open the interior for religion your Minister did not
touch In the memorandum already sent to the capi-
tai.
In the fifteenth year OF the term Kiang-hsi, his
imperial Majesty, canonzed as the Humane, admit
ted to the Presence the Japanese Ntka.ai. the
followed, however. In the Same reign the Russians,
during the negotiations on the boundary and COM
mon mart, were treated as an equal Power, very diff
ferent, indeed, from the forms pursued with the
Coreans, who are debarred from direct access. Sine,
France and America have all been treated accord
ing to the precedent OF Russia during Kang-hse's
viewing them as equal Powers. For our saintei
dynasty is beneacent and has respect for t,he
rites OF hospitality tol those from a distance,
and has no wish TO arrogate to itself the vast
eNpanse OF the outer ocean, or TO treat the powers
there as Minister'S doing homage. Your Minister
now suggests that the question should be deferred
until your imperial Majesty shall take the rcins OF
government into your own hands, when they may be
admitted TO the presence.
Mnen tne ne comes, tne forms 70 DC ooseryed
their ENJOYS on the footing Of equal states, di.
cuties should DC made with reference 10 the iorms.
This BELTS the status Of equality and our own
With respect TO the question OF an embassy.
the terms OF anits between us and other nations
VIII necessarily bring about constant inter-
course. These are, however, subjects of anxious
consideration "a 10 the possibility OF disgrace
accruns from the action OF ENJOYS and as TO the
expense. IL would appear proper that the high min
listers In the capital and provinces should from time
to time recommend persons. after careful investiga
ton OF their character aud abilities as TO keep in
readiness constant succession OF men III TO serve
the state without reference to the rank are sei:
youth or tho parties IL should be wholly with
our option "a e whether an embassy was sent or
not And the other Powers should not consider IL a
c4ISus beUi II none were sent. Your Minister had
the honor TO he Informed by the fsung II farich
that Il had memorialized the throne In favor OF send
irg Chihkang and bis colleagues TO Europe as en-
This IA the initiative OF a constant interchange OF
ciyties Subjects OF negotiations lit.the business
OF an envoy will gradually accumulate, and though
one or two persons may prove unit Tor diplomatic
work how can We tell that such statesmen "a SuWu,
Pan.chas Fu-p and Hung-hus NAV not arise
The duty OF an envoy IN 10 represent the dignity OF
thu. 10 smnnfn dinculLlna- I'm