Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1883-09-27
CANTON.
The Position of the city in Case of war.

New York Herald
The city of Canton is the wealthiest
and most active in China. Apart from
its large foreign trade il has n ureat
domestic trade. a considerable no tion
of which is carried in coas,inu vessels.
Any blockade of this port would very
seriously interfere with the commerce.
of c alma, and it would certainly bc ibc
objective of n blockadinU souadron.
But in the city Of Canton A portion of
ground is set apart for FOREIGN resi-
dcncc under conditions similar if not
identical 40 those which prcyail in thc
other treaty ports of the empire. If
the ASSUMPTION that FOREIGN residence
deprfyes n hostile mower of the rirbt
of blockade be sound. Canton is free
city, but no nation would submit to n
construction being placed upon con.
ycntions made With ncu,rals whiab
should DEPRIVE her of one of the mo.t
formidable means of coercion and stul.
tifv, in Il measure, her naval forces.
The effect of a blockade may be
Judged from the action Of the British
Government in REGARD to Canton in
1857. That mort was blocl;oded and
all trade was nterdicted The r;ghts
of residence of those foreigners Who
desired to remain in the settlement of
Canton were "respcctcd" rs far MS cir
cumstancrs would hermit. but no dis
tinction wasmadn between Chinese and
foreign trade. The blockade was in
tended to be effective. and NOT even a
neutral steamer was permitted ia AS
ccnd the river without the permission
of the British admiral.
In the narrative OF Lord Elrin's mis-
sion to China may be found n short nc.
count Of the blockade Of Canton. Itis
there stated that "the ambassador,
were anxious 10 effect the spredy re.
moval of this restriction. The naval
authorities fully roncurrrd with them
in this desire, and were no les, uuXip,I,
to put an end To q blorl.adr which.
while il tended TO exercise Il drmoraIiz-
n~ influence upgn fine elias, of vessels
specially cmpIoIcd in cnforciu9 il, had
failed in the object il WAS DESIGNED ,o
acconplish. Instead Of prryeplino all
trade with Canton. II had simply di-
verted it To the Broadway and other
channels not guarded by our cruisers.
Thus il was both inrlIr,tuala illcgaI.
a circumstance which. fortunately, il
did not occur 10 auy neutral powGr TO
complan off, The Lluckole was only
martial consequently il wrs ilIog,i onj
arrnrJin~ =, tbo I.,y nf notions nny
n,utroi noy,hr had im., nomsn nf cnn.
nlaint IIrd tbr binrloJr boon ctlGc,-
H." if wnnIJ %oyr hrnn Ir%nI orI nm
arornd nf com"i.in, NV non,rai n",yars ,w ,
wnnIJ bovo nvi.tnJ y " '''
Trors of =, risin~ oyoirst T,rn,oons
in ,b" towns ,rI Ti,iTs nf China IN tLn
"rcnt nf wor .ro ave. nnIr i,n woll
,rnnrdoL Tbn rras,r, ,io, IL nnI,.
NM IN a S,,.ias of nn,ra.,os ponon,I,,.
. Fl"rch n,i.si,rory 6orn Tnrross.
nL six,ocm rotivr Cbri.,i,ns warn
moss,crnJ in Ymnnor nom. tLo T,n.
rmin frnr,ior Tbn Ii,,Ir n,iss;,n whirL
MOT with snrh trooir fotn was o.toh,
IishoL in tbo town Hf yong.ni ro, fr,.
frnr 'ro.li-fr II wnsr yi,iinI hy
Wossr. Coin"horn ,,J Iy,LaL in ,bri,
aJycntnrnn. inmrnnr o,ross : ,ntb"rn
tsia and tbc fnrmcr bos givnn "s an
intsr.Sting orcnnnt of lis mrr,irT
wi,r pnro Tnrr,ssn ,rno ,,iy.inno,.r,
or.n.,aJ ,Lo t,.n,,,,nr os Lo ,m,,rnJ .h51
lawn with tho ,ingIo w"rI "En%Iish. M
manp', uttered intcrroo atiyriV and
with strong French accent.
The person addressed. who was
buried in deep rcyrric. his thoughts