New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-26
TILE CHINESE TREATY.

Tic ronort from Hong Kong that the
Burlingame treaty has been rejected Una.
China i not ready to enter into the fanny Vi
nations. that Mr.. Burlingame has been mum
huGoed and. what is more, that the whole OF
tI;ia country has been humbugged likewise, Is
sucb an awful dashing Of rosy hopes that we
naturally hesitate to believe it until belief
ia forced mon us. Stories OF similar
character have come to us from tue Ehs,i'h
settlements in China ever since MI Duiilh-
game started on his mission. ms mIesU le
mort has. however, color of continuation Ill
the rumor that the Chinese Government mas
sionifed its unwillingness to receive the Duhe
of Edinburgh on footing of equality Win ING
Imperial family that royal young man beng Dc
inc entirely beneath the notice OF the boy-em-
royor of the Flowery Kingdom, and the white
devils generally nothing but a lot OF Ignorant
borbarions whose first duty ought to be TO
pay tribute. ...;,.od
The treaty which Mr.. Burlingame negotiated
ot Washington was drawn up by HIM ana ms
Chinese colleagues, and was not substantially
modified in the United States Senate 1t was
therefore. an offer from China to us
and if it has been Withdrawn there
mnst ne some special difficulty which the dis
match this morning does not reveal,-or else MI
| Burlingame Inns most egregiously mi9tahcu MS
functions and exceeded his authority
The special difficulty, we dare say may re-
solve itself into tho opposition OF the BRUSH
residents in China and the old hard-httlh6
statesmen who have been for hundred years
or more buttng their heads against the Chinese
wall in the vain attempt to batter 1t down
Their formula for diplomatic negotiation "itn
China has generally been, "Trade with us OF
e" our own terms, or VIC III mash your head
and we are not surprised that they should
loo,, with disfayOr upon more ratloha
modes of procedure. We are surprised
however, that Mr.. j. Ross browne
who has just been relieved from
dirty IA United States Minister TO China, shOulC
have assumed on tho strength Of his very shor
ocouaintance with the present rulers OF thu
empire and the disposition of the people, L
publicly declare tho policy OF his predecessor
a huge mistake, and intercourse with emma OF
a footing of equality at present impossible MI
Burlingame had the advantage OF a long, iainl
lar and confidential intercourse with the Cour
of Pekin, and is likely to have been pretty
well informed about its disposition and he a
any rate would not admit that there was any
insuperabls difficulty in the way OF bringing
the Eastern and Western civilizations mt
friendly contact. 1t seems to us that th'
opportunities for fair treaty with China ar'
better now than they ever have been before
China is sending thousands of her people to TIN
country, and their immigration during thu
next few years will probably increase at
greatly accelerated rate How we shall trea
them, what rights we shall confer upoI
them, whether we shall protect them II
the practice of their national customs
and give them facilities to send home to thel
native country tho wealth which they gathe
in exile, are becoming important questions II
our domestic policy, and the answer to then
will depend in a great measure upon the polio.
of the Emperor at Pokin. China can hardl.
be blind to this fact, and we await an expla
nation of this mornings dispatch with consider
able curiosity.