The New York herald., 1876-11-09
CHINA.
TH1 APOLOGY yoS THE MARoARY AFFAIR NOT
SATISFACTORY TO GREAT BRITAIN


sArIsYAcroRY TO GREAT BRITAIN.
SHANGHAI, Oct S, 1870
The publication Of the details OF Sir Thomas wade's
agreement with Ii Hung Chang for the settlement OF
tho Marqary affair has only deepened feeling OF dis
satisfaction with which tho result regarded by Brit
ish residents in China 1t is more clearly than ever
seen that the native authorities offer hing that can
be looked upon practical atonement and that the
few concessions they have agreed to are granted
IN manner that carries appearance OF regret or
submission with It, For example,
rnE so-cALLED AroLoGErrc DECREE
published in the Peking Gazette the cxacon OF which
ana worded a. TO virtually put tho British Minister.
ard the cause he represents, In position of down
right nerorty. Tho Imperial voice ia certainly raised
in sorrow but 10 not over the actual fact OF the
sacre, II was expected u would be. Tho only grief
expressed is At the circumstance that the ocas OF
Yubnan should have been dIsobedient the instruc-
tiops OF the central government, and thus brought
about disagrceabe complication. Agn.n Sir Thomas
Wade distinctly represented having requested that
no punshments should be inflicted upon the duas
charged with participation in the crime The
decree states that .'ihe British Envoy considering
security for the future 10 he preferable TO vengeance
for the past has requested that the prisoners awaiting
sentence be exempted" II adds:-"wc command
that this request be compiled with We decree that
inc sentences cniaicd by law be- OF grace
rcmitled.n Whatever Sir Thomas may have done or
lett undonc needless 10 say that he could not have
dcncd Tho feeling OF his countrymcn 10 such extent
as the Chinese nation thus told, by the highest
authority that he has dened them. It Is generally
dcrstood on the contrary that he exericd himself
the utmost 10 obtain pledge that the Governor Of
Yunnan and HIS suOordinatcs should DO strictly held
TO account and was
UxcoxprrIoSALLY REFUSED.
II is useless now, however. To consider what the
varying course Of the negotiations may have been
Tho conclusion.is apt aren't Nothing IS secured In
tho way OF rcir ion for the murder, nuess the pay
mont of 200 Sis the iamiss OF the slaughtered
men be taken as such But for this the Chinese
nothing. Money indemnitics never disturb their
tranquility. As for tho trifilns diplomatic and COM
merci~i rcadjustments which havc been promised IN
connection with the general setcm nj IL tolera6ly
we'll known that they insignificant III comparison
With the for ig, traders are sirvng Tor; that
they would probs bly, havo been grained without any
reference TO thls particular Yunnan business, and
that far they be connected with II,
tho association is regarded as disgraceful ono
Engand since II affords evidence that II is only
pcccssary 10 hold up tho red Official stamp which
promises new markets for the sale OF British wares 70
eace all recoecion OF tho stain Of British blood. In
Wow OF this unfortunate case there anything 70
approve upon the English side. Tho settlement Is
derlded by tho Chinese, contemned by Sir Thomas
wade's countrymen and looked upon as DANGEROUS
precedent by all observers from other nations. IL
affords no true redress for misdecds o the past and
contains elements OF mischief II not OF disaster for
the future.