The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-01-08
Burlingams and his Imperial Haster-Ths Chan
ces for his Head TO Ornament Pole.

d.. The New York Word concludes an article on
Chinese affairs and the Burlngame- Browne
complications as follows: .-r.
In all the speculation and reasoning about
Chinese international relations, one thing is
entirely lost sight of-that between the Impe-
rial authority, AS embodied in the person of
the Emperor, and the representatives of outer
nations there is not and there never has been.
any communion whatever. No Christian man
has laid eyes on Chinese Emperor since 1896,
when Lord Mccarthy, under great difficulties,
had "a glimpse OF one. The treaties made with
China down 10 1858, were not known or recog-
nizcd at Pekiu. Mr. Cushing's treaty of 1914
was found in Yeh's Yamau, in Canton, where
ii had been left as useless rubbish and given
by Lord Elgin 10 Mr.. Reed. Hence II WAS,
that in 1858. the Western Ambassadors eKRctcd
the production 1f full powers with the lmpe-
rial signature, before they would enter upon
any Negotiations Mr.. Burlingame We imag.
inc, does not pretend to have an imperial com.
mission; and il he has none, indeed if lac
has one, il is equally fond Imagination that
anything he does will bc held 10 bind the
Government he prrtends To represent The
fate OF all those Chinese officials who have
ever seemed tn favor the cause of progress,
shows the real Chinese sentiment about the
mntter- The Imperial Commissioners of 1858
uhu did ILotkihS except nndcr bellig-rcnt pres
sure, sank int ohscurity. II they did not incul
penalties. But the slddcst fate Of all, (and
we commend IL To Mr.. Burlingame when Il,
carries his baskctful Of little treaties back tt
his oriental Tn sSterl was that of Krying TIL,
iuost advanced Of Chinese statcSmen-hc who
was the personal friend of our townsman, Mr.
Forbes, now busy with Sickles and SrrrAiIO
md the ncgn,iator of rhe Gushing treaty Il
1858, he was sent 10 Tei"sin To "prnpitiate'
the advancing foreigner. The belligerent am
bassadors refused to see him. TIE American,
and Russians interviewed" him, and. within
fortnight Of the time he was ''hobnobbing'
with Connt Plutiatin and Mr.. Reed, at Tein
sin, his bloody head was on "a pole, over th'
gates Of the Imperial capital. Here, literally
is the decree which determined his fntc, anC
which, in warning, we commend to Mr.. Bur
lingame when he goes bacl: (Which he nevc
will do) to report progress:
Though we, the Emperor, knowing tina
Keying had many deficiencies, we still saw Il
10 appoint him 10 manage the affairs of for
eigners, even though he expressed SON,
doubt ~ To his own ability to fill the post
Before the great points in debate with foreign
ers had been concluded, and without waitin;
for the expression Of our will. he had the pre-
sumption Ia return to the Capitol, by whicl
act he not only sighted our favor, but put u
TO shame in the eyes Of the world, and there
by, in fact, has fastened his own death. lie
San Keinstin nj once send an officer To brin
Keying in fetters and, when he is brought /,
Pekin, let him be handed over to the Genera
Council Of State, that they may, in conunC
ton with the Prince Of Blood and Bonrd q
Punishment, examine him and report to IN
Throne. The employment upon the presen
occasion waS somewhat forced upon u.s. an
We therefore hoped he would have done homo
to the trust. All who recommended him ar
turned over to the proper Boards for eXamin
alton and punishment. This from the Empe
ror."
Gaze Imperdtorem, Burlngnme.