The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-01-25

Thus, instead Of developing these resour
Ces. thus giving employment to her peopl
and keeping her money at home, she con
tinues TO gether supplies from abroad thu
INrovERlslIlSG HERSELF.
The trade in tea, which Is their chief ar
tiCle Of commerce, Is threatened from va
rious sources. Every year the produc
ton Of tea In India Is increasing. Las
year several millions OF dollars worth o.
Indian tea was sold in English and Eu
ropean markets; and notice the ex.
pertinent OF tea culture is being tried In
the Southern States OF the union-and
there Is no reason why the United States
should not be able within q few years to
produce her own tea. japan is also ris
Ing in importance as tea producing
country. Thus II seems the last and chief
source OF revenue is threatened. Rice, II
is true, Is largely raised, but as II forms
the staff OF life OF the empire, after they
have fed their own people they cannot
compete with any other countries to any
advantage in this trade. The only ma.
Chinery and methods OF modern times
that China has adopted have been ARISEN.
ais and navy dockyards. have visited
one Of their Rrsenals at Marking, where
they have good building and steam pow
er machinery, and employ a large mum.
Der OF men in the manufacture OF arms
and munitions Of war. But these articles
are the last things that China needs in her
impoverished condition. At all points
along her navigable rivers and her sea.
boards she Is busy constructing and
equipping them. The empire is prepar.
ing for somebody, they don't exactly
know who. The soldiers have had little
drill in Western tactics, and they feel
equal to any foreign country, and this
NOTION OF MILITARY SUPERIORITY
is so general That China will be easily in.
duced to engage in war with some Eu.
lopean power. have seen thousands OF
soldiers at work in tho construction Of
these forts, and they reminded me OF vii
Iage OF ants building houses. 4 contimu-
Gus stream OF men carrying their little
baskets full Of earth, while others sat with
a pestlc and pounded the mud from morn
ing till night. And notwithstanding the
great amount Of labor expended and the
immense cost OF these forts, foreign fleet
could either pass or dGmolish them at
pleasure. The guns are mounted in such
a position as to be servlceable only in one
direction. They evidently calculate the
enemy to come and anchor with their
broad side in range with their guns.
They have taken no precautions against
land force, and the marines from any
English or Russian man.Of.war could take
any battery have seen by landing and at
lacking from the rear. The influence OF
steam navigation has also set vast mum.
Der Of native bONtmen adriit. 4 native
craft OF five tons burden will carry crew
as large us river or coast steamer, while
the latter will carry us much freight as
several hundred Of the former. The gov.
eminent has long controlled the suit trade
as u monopoly, and they employ In this
IN immense fleet OF junks. They have
protected themselves against the steamers
by holding all salt shipped by steamers rs
COntraband goods. And custom house otl.
GERS search every vessel ut every port ur
landing for salt, and cOniiscatc or throw
overheard all salt found Yet in spite Of
THEIR VIGILANCE,
it is struggled through, and scarcely
week passes that seizures are not made
Thus far the iang.tSG river has boon navi-
gated by steamers only from Shanghi to
llankow. But among the acquisitions in
Of the last murder Of an Eng.
lish subject imagery, Consul-that the
Chinese government had to pay for, was
one to open port ut Tehang, on the up.
per Iang.tSe, to foreign trade and resi-.
,lencc. Since then stenmcr has hoUn put
on that part Of the river TO build UP a
trade, but the native bOatmcn have organ.
lied against the enterprise and are trying
10 prevent the native merchants from ship.
ping by the steam limo. They say, and
truly, too, that II steamers ar0 introduced
there, not only will hundreds OF thou.
sands Of men be- thrown out of employ.
ImGnt, but also the large capital now invest.
ell In ships anA boats will be rendered
worthless. Stock o~HGIs in sailing craft
in the United Suites will appreciate This
feature OF their protest against the intro.
duction Of steamers. China is wise in OPP
posing railroads for the present, because
ifthey were built now it would have to be
done by foreign copital, and hence the IA.
tive carrying trade would he superseded,
and profits that might accrue go into the
hands Of barbariauS. Thus it appears that
European commerce is waglnS fatal war
with Chinese commerce at all points. and
the future destiny of the Monaghan race
is involved in the issue. Their long sccIu-
sion has beOn broken, and their prcjud.
ices are bringing tlIOm
FACE To FACE WITH srAlsI ArIUS
through the onward march OF the ships
and merchants Of civilization. 1t is the
same old story being repeated, that has
been going on Since iimU began, Of the
conflict between the rOntcnding r;l,us
And in this, as ii has ever been in the
past, tho weaker must inevitably fall be.
fore the stronger The law OF evolution,
Of the survival Of the iittrSt, IL Rg inevitable
in the conflicts between the races Of men
as it is with other phenomena OF nature.
The fate OF the Mongolan race found in
possession Of the North American cont.
ncnt when the European took Possession
Of it illustrates the probable, nay, inrvltu.
bic fate Of their pr0genitGrs in Asia.
know philNnthrOpistS lament the sad fate
Of the indian lrib0S, but nevertheless, the
innovations Of tho prnd0mlnQtIng rare
continue To crowd thn red men toward the
setting sun, until tho line VI rctrrat has
been cut off by the possession Ut tho
Pacific coast, thus shutting them in ,thr
mountains md lava beds, and placing our
army rs guard oyer them to keep them
quiet. One century has brought the
conflict home to tn" great plains aud rioh
mountains OF Asia, and the issue has be-.
come one OF international Importance
Thus it Is evident that the United States
affords the only rotreaI ii this conscrva.
tive,
SrLLEN AND DOOMED RACE.
They have no western plains, whittier
they can retreat ms hal the Indian tribes,