New-York tribune., 1868-09-22
THE LONDON TIMES ON THE CHINESE MISSION.

and are stopping at the Grosvenor Hotel.
THE LONDON TIMES on THE CHINESE MISSION.
The London Times of the 18th inst has what
it calls glance at the history Of British relations with
the Chinese Empire during the last 80 years The article
proceeds But, indeed, II is 70 something beyond
6at the present is dsStsS sx
cred it from the Jaws OF ruin And how has repaid ths
clause Of the treaty that could be wrssed out of
single OF complaint been redressedt Ihe dispatches
Of Mce ana s preset as tSss ss dp
matists we're masters Sf the situation: They laugh
aS H TSey ssS Jockey into Sues native
rebellion. They again laugh our treaty to scorn and
US the so6y as pripcipai ana leading power in their
foreign relations They send mission with the ayowed
the right Of access TO the interior IN which
they feel they no longer eysde and which, though
Sas for some Se"H reason or other been paetesy
dead letter for eight years The Chinese sS.
as in days gone by; /, resorts therefore to artince
and cajCey for the time being be kept out 2,
waving the right in the case OF access to the city
sS hope a wn turn s he
to account IN poisoning the minds OF the people ar ana
@ that III sn$ Ta'n p se
meet population arrayed in fanatic hostility IL de.
to On Ss !s Sasr AZ
And we do not take care, there is little doubt Of
the Government, as heretofore, but with the people
well as Government. The Chinese rulers are acnated
by the mistaken views which bound their very narrow
horizon. They are adversares from ignorance and
fear and such they win continue so long as we fall to
furnish them with the experience needed for their en-
ighenment and conviction Progress s our necessary
ally; she alone provide the needful experience
nv which the statesmen Of China are TO be moved
on ward. And hence policy OF negatlon on our aide
is totally nadmissble The duty OF guidance devoves
upon u.s. utterly unsafe TO leave our relations to be
guided by tne has OF late been the case The people,
on the other hand, animated by totally different
disposition from that Of their rulers They have uni,
formly evnced the greatest frendiness toward
eigners, and where different temper has
manifested itself, it has been trsceable TO ofh-
cial pronpting Sufficient prominence cannot De
gwen 70 this Important truth. The people are eager
for intercourse exists so far as they are
concerned, why China should not be thrown open TO.
morrow 70 unrestricted intercourse The permission
proclaimed would be hailed by them with delight Wa
have now 10 the ground lost We can effect this
by simply telling the Chinese Ministers that II they wish
for war desire peace; that We perceive plainly the
drift present diplomacy 10 forestal our atienps
TO form friendly acquaintance with their SUBJECTS hst
we have treaty carried into eneet wthout
further delay and that consequently we shall decline 10
sign any clause clauses calculated toc0nvey the NOTION
that that determination has been rellnoiishe III We
thus the Chinese Government, Do ~ 700 "eah
show teeth will 8cquesce, and there VIII De peace
III do and allow it time 10 alienate tne people
our intercourse will grow for grow t must anna con-
tests that must conquest since ai means o per
suaso and coercion short Of that Will have Dceb eh
hausted