The Rise And Progress of British Opium Smuggling the Illegality of the East Ind
The Rise And Progress of British Opium Smuggling the Illegality of the East Ind
R Alexander
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All her good patriots wish Eng- nese. ^^^^ ^^ f^]gJ jjgj. FiigJiest destiuies, and not to be con- tent with providing for her national rights, while she persists in her national wrongs. No, let her by all means secure her national rights there is for- tunately little fear at present of her not doing so but let her also avoid all wrong to other nations. She does so in the case of the strong, let her do so also in the case of the weak. Lord Clarendon judiciously refrained from doing all that he m...ight have done, in order to avoid the risk of giving' offence to the Government of the United States, when re- cruits were required for the Russian war j let him now adopt a similar policy when it becomes his duty to conclude a Chinese peace. Let him declare to the Chinese victims of the Indian Government, that their case has at length been favourably considered ; that from this time forth, the importation of opium into China from British India will gradually cease. Our Ambassador will otherwise be placed in a false posi- tion, when it becomes his duty to enter upon terms of peace : for thus, and thus only, can we have peace with honour to our countr}-.
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