The New York herald., 1870-10-29
CHINA.
The Rsoept kassacres and q Coming Rctribu.
ron-ngltish Policy Towards the Celestialc.

The London saturday Rerfeic says:--There can be
no doubt that the Chinese people and government
regard all foreign nations as forming, IN contrast
with themselves, single community. Although no
mutual guarantees have been exchanged by the par
ties 10 the various commercial treaties, the Chinese.
BY Infringing their contract with any western Power
understand that they are 10 greater or less extent
repudla,ipg the Obligation OF all their other en-
gaeements. In minor matters each or the treaty
Powers may ba loft 10 protect its own interests
against encioachment but deliberate act OF h0atl-
NY aXa nst any sect0n oi foreigners indicates hos
TIE disposition which IL IL the business or al the
governments 10 restrain. The tigit of the french
10 MAINTAIN religious establishments at tho treaty
poris y covered by tue saue sancto0 which protects
the trading interests OF Englana. Ine massacre az
Tient-sn and the atr0cieus crelte. hy which Il was
accompanied were menace oi prospective
injury 10 the English residents AZ well al to lhe
Mencn government and its subjects. An the com
municatiuns which have sinco been received lrom
China SHOW that The outrage WAS generaly under
stood 10 be part OF concerted plan against iofslgu
ers. The perpetrators 0t the deed ana their abeors
may perhaps nave been cunning enougi 10 reckon
on the national or scCtaiian differences which,
might, as they would imagine, p,evenJ Eng isn Poo.
tcslant laymcn IRON sympathizng Win wronss
inntcied on French missionaries and NUNS but, on
the other hand, tbe contrivers OF tue piot were
probably unntuepced by RELIGIOUS anlmpaty,
although tney propasated among the mbbe mon
s,rous stories OF abuclon ana WltchcrAfl said 10 be
practiced by tie SISTERS OF Charity. The patron.
ana perhaps the nstpator OF the criminals, has been
entrusted py The government Of Peki wlth the duty
OF inluirng Into the transactOn, ana OF punisniuy
tls onendefS; aud consequently, as might be OK.
pected. IA single ring cader has ncen subjected 10
capital punishment In country where the judicial
sacrifice Ol lie Is regarded rs tho most common
place Of occurrences. The enemies OF the ioregn
residents. encouraged by mptnlly have pfohably
been restrained from further acts Of violence on,y
by The viz bic determination OF the settlement TO
proteutit itself.
but It Is Impossible that a few hundred volunteers,
VINO must neglect tneir own important bl,siue
wnen they are IN arms, can permanently provide
for the security OF trade ana ot lie. The Cniae4e
troops have forgotten OF misinterpretel the ess0a
which they learned in The former war; and although
they might hesitate 20 match thenlseiyes with a
European sodcry, they uay probably ihnh them
selves superior, III quality as wen o. II, nulbcr, to
any CIVILIAN bodies which can BE- collected.
The London SATURDAY ReUieD urges that II IL IN
the power Of tho English government 10 render
France almost tho only essential service when
could not be regarded by Germany as wrong or an
0ifront. the wioe English naval force on the
u CHINA ought TO be placed at tao disposal or tue
embassy, and the charge d'aialres ought 80 he
suueted 10 act as NJ dc Eochcchouart wouil have
acted II he had not been embarrassed Gy unex-
pected difficulties IL may indeed he hoped that
such Instructions have already been given, 80 mat
the Eu.ilsh admiral may II necessary, have antici-
pa.ei me closing Of tho feho by ice II - hign'y
probabe that local demonstration may be
more eleetlve tnan direct menace to the imperial
goNclntuent. III the Chlnese government protects
ipe lcu.tsn assassns II VIII leave the lives OF All
foreign tradcs AZ tue mercy Of the abble and OF tho
competitive prlZeHen. III an enterprise which wa5
lonhd conparatife!y easy dozen years ago now
acquicsce IN me degradation which would IN thai
case seem to be the principal consequence or odern
IcIOtlHS duu improvements, nut thcre Wou'u 90 no
difficulty Ia pr0vidag, at home aud IN India, n
sufficient force for the coercion Of q contuna-
cious government and sclnIcisized community.
Even Mr.. Giadstone's aversion TO strong mcasurai
may be shaken by regard TO the interest. OF English
trade, and by sympathy for the innocent victims OF
Chinese Darbarism. a timely and effective support
OF toe French demands wonld perhaps not be fol-
lowed by extraordinary gratitude nor would 1t III
dIcc NJ Victor Hugo, IN his next rhapsody, TO insert
Lord Granyile's name Ia RS tst of ac0r teS bet,ceos
CchfucluS ant Nio0dJ1us; but IL ~ sometimes
pedicnt 10 do what is right, even without lTme.
diaLc prospect OF reward.
Tne London Specd or inquiries why Lord Gran
vile does not announce In one one OF The hundred
ways open 10 him what he Is dom. 10 AVOID disaster
III China. Has lie sent three regiments or Skins to
singapore; or warned LORD Mayo, VINO Is accessible
by telegraph though he Is 81 Jeypore 800 miles from
railway; or asked Prin or the Netherlands govern
ment TO lend troops II Iequsitiou reaches Manila
or Batavia; or done any thing besides promise heipa
The accounts get worse and worse, anu We may
hear as soon rs Pekin has heard OF Sedan, OF uni
yersai massacre OF foreigners Lord Mayo Is ener-
geiic, and the fleet Is large but Lord Mayo far
from Pekin as from Lonaon, ana the fleet has
army to uiscmDark. owe sna never be really sale
IN China until we possess an island on tao coast
large enough 10 maintain an expedition VI III owG.n