The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-12-01
FIRST EDITION
THE HIN Il q Z.
Why the Ratification of the United
States Treaty is Deferred Conf
dence in Mr.. Burlingame-
The Opposition to the
Embassy.
A correspondent of the New York Times writes as

A correspondent of the New York Times writes as
PEKIN, Thursday Oct 7.-Arivng at shanghae
few weeks ago, was startled to lind a rumOr cur
rent to the effect that the Chinese Government had
rejected Mr.. Burlingames treaty with the United
States That rumor has ere this spread all over the
the western world, everywhere doing damage to the
prestige OF the Embassy, and injury to the credit OF
the Chinese Government Originating in China, it
is, of course received as authentlce-few persons
taking the trouble to reflect how unlikely it is that
treaty which was objected to in America as too
favorable to the Chinese would be rejected by the
favored Pr rty and how impoltic 1t would be Tor the
Chinese Government, by repudating the first act of
their ENJOYS, to cut the ground from under their
feet and defeat the objects of their mission.
On reaching this capital took pains to ascertain tan
ing at the Foreign Office in Company with DR.. VIII
liams, our Charge dAlares. -Four OF the FIVE Minis;
surprise, amounting almost to CONSERVATION, on
learning that such a report had gained currency.
els 1t probable" said Wensiang, the President of the
Council 'that we would reject treaty that was
negotiated for our special advantage" He was
rumor and on being told it probably founded on
their despatch to our late Minister, Mr.. Browne, on
the exchange OF ratifcatlons he produced copy OF
that despatch, and while we read the document for
ourselves he favored us with his comments. you
see" said he, "that this merely defers the rat1ca-
tion-it does decline it. No time place is fixed
in the treaty for the exchange, and as our Mission
has not completed their work, we preferred to walt
until should have the results of their negotiations
with other countries, and comparing them with each
other, consider and dispose OF the whole subject at
one time"
AS to the Mission itself, the Ministers expressed
BurIDRdule
while they gave utterance to sentiments OF morta-
cation and disappointment at the opposition their
ment,n said Wensiang, lis an adoption on our part
Of Western usages. Hitherto China has never sent
such an Embassy and in sending this one we eX-
pected that it would find open road and a smooth
path but on the contrary, everybody seems in
clined to throw snares and pitfalls in its way:
IT," he continued, 1--WE had had native of sufficient
experience, we should have placed him at
the head OF it. But having no native of suitable
qualifications we chose for that position foreigner
of wel-known character and abilities The other
foreign Ministers seemed pleased with the appoint
ment, but now they seem TO wish for nothing so
much as the defeat of his understanding" He re-
ferred TO the adverse tone OF the newspapers, in
quiring II nothing could be done to restrain them
from circulating mischevous reports, and added
with good deal OF bitterness :-"A1ter such an eX-
perience with our first Embassy we shall be almost
afraid to send another"
from Those of His Associatese
A correspondent of the San Francisco Alta Cali
tornid writes as follows:-
HONG KONG, Tuesday, Oct. 19-The most import
since the departure of the last Pacific Mail steamer,
is the question of the validity otherwise of the
credentials OF Mr.. Burlingame. This question was
raised some three months ago by letter written by
q Mr.. James B. Robertson to one OF the Shanghae
reached your readers A few days ago the transla-
hons which are appended appeared in the Shanghae
Daily NeGS, which, account OF the wide difference
between them, have set the public entirely agog.
OFFICIAL TRANSLATION.
Ellis Majesty the Emperor of China salutes lher)
Majesty (the Queen) of England In virtue of the
ea'en' anu as oHina anu oledgn mons az
Ders VI one lahly, We are ooihailS uSsiouS "
placig on rn an anu asElng 3aSis @ .e [eUs t; b ol
Irendshlp anu goou UNDERSTANDING nOW SAistlng oe-
tween US anu tne natons M az AMY WILL WiGl Cna t H. ,
And as prcol Oh our genuine S aeslre Ior tnat & 9D
lec we nave specaliy selecIeu an olcer vi wortn'
talents and WISDOM Ans9n Burngame, late Minis
ter at our caplta ior tle onlCeu oIaes ui Aelloa;
VINO IS tnnIaugniy coIVersanC WIN OIinesH aau I
foreign relations, anu III WHO'LL ~ uahsaaCtlnB al,
business III which tne bWo f1nplres VI ~ oinm INA anu
tEhgiandl nave common interest we nave luli Cons
ndence as our representative anu Tile exponent ol
our IDEAS -.,, ,,,r ,-. u, Co..
we nave also coLnmssioneu MIS- M Cnln hang anu gun sun
gh oncers Will une hNory % TALE oi 'o to
second grade, 10 accompany MI. ~; ;buriiugame 10
England, WneTe MI. burllngsine, I WIN tne Two 80
appointed, VIII acI as our Hlgh MINISTER EAIraoroi-
nary anu rlehip pole1glary. A. ,,. 100, 49,,
we nave lal cOnhdehce In the loyalty, zeal anu
ulscIeuon Vi ine saiu Iliree EsIgIs, hh9 are are
sey H & VIII M renos st ba @
iniIusteo 70 uei anu we eaIesIy req9est IlS q, Cne
iuIlest credence ana trust may DC aSGorueu 70 te,
lat lnerepy our relaIlonsoi IienusP inas pe maui @
permahent anu that poCn natUna may oJuS t tue
DRESSINGS Oh peace "a ana tranquSy, M S result WHICH
we are certain VIII DE oeepy gratlylhe.
"DAIIY NEWS TRANSLATION. .a..
''H. M. the Emperor of China to ii. NJ. the Sove-
reign Ruler of Great Brittany greeting.
received from Heaven (RepardinQ\ the central and