TllU WAR WITH i A.
Bt TrtOSlS ROOD,
'Mistress of horelf, though China fall."
Pope.
I can't understand it !" sajd my uncle, throwing
down on tho tnblo the pamphlet be had been read
Ing, and looking up over tha flre-ptaco at the great
picture of Canton, painted by hi elder brother
when he Was mam of an East Indiaman. My aunt
was seated beside my undo, with her cotton-box,
I laying at working and cousin Tom was working
at playing, in cornor. Aa for my father and my
self, we had dropped in m usual after walk, to
lake cur tea, which, through an old connection wiih
Cathy, wai certain to bo first rate at tho collage.
Why on earth," continued my uncle, "why on
rnrth we should go to war about the Opium busi
ness quite passes my comprehension."
And mine Joo," chimed in my aunt, whose bent
was to put in a word and put out an argument, aa
often its she had an opportunity ; "I alwaya thought
Opium wa a lulling, euothing eort of thing, mora
likely to compoeo pceple'e passions than to stir
them op,"
My undo looked at the speaker with much the
same expression aa that of the gr at girl in Wilkie's
picture, who is at once frowning and smiling at tho
boy's grotesque mockery of the Uliud Fiddler fur
my aunt's allusion to the sedative qualities of Opi
um was amusing in itself, but provoking, as inter
rupting the discourse.
The Sulphur question," she continued, "is quite
a different thing. That's all about brimstone and
combustibles ; and it would only be of a piece If
we were to send our men of war, and frigates, and
fire-ships, to bombard Mount Vesuvius-
"I should like to see it 1" said my father, in his
quietest tone, and with his gravest fare, for he wss
laughing inwardly at the proposed Grand Display
of Pyrotechnics 1
"To go back," resumed my uncle, 'lo the very
beginning of tho business first, we have Captain
Elliot, who wishes to give the Chinese admiral a
rhnn"
a.i - ::i ,m. r i.i
...... m v..ii uuug v. u.iu siu
uij sunt.
"Eh ! what 1" exploded my uncle, os snappishly
as a Wateiloo cracker.
"To be sure," said my aunt, la a deprecating
tone, "it might bo a Friday and a fM day, as to
meat"
As to what!"
"As to meat," repeated my aunt, resolutely. !
have olwaya understood that the Catholic priests
and the Jesuite were the first to go converting the
Chinese."
"Phoo! nonsense!" ejaculated my uncle. A
chop is a document."
"Well, it's not my fault," retorted my annt, "If
things abroad are called by their wrong names.
What is a chop, then, in Chinese I moan a poik
or a mutton one is it called a document t"
My uncle gave a look upward, worthy of Job
himself. He was aorely tempted, but he translated
the rising English oath intj a French shrug and
grimace. My futher tried to mend matters as usu
al. "After all, brother," he said, "my sister's mis
take was natural, and womanly -eajiccially in
mistress of a boose, who has to think occasionally
of chops and steaks. Besides she has had greater
blunderers to keep her in countenance you re
member the needless resentment there was about
the 'Barbarian Eye.' "
"To be sure he docs," said my aunt, "and why
should I be expected to know Chinese any more
than Lord Melbourne, or Lord Pslmen-ton, or Lord
Kuowe-Whol especially When it's suie a difficult
language beside, and a single letter standi fir i
whole chapter, like the Egyptian hieroglyphics."
"But what says the pamphleteer 1" siid my fa
Iher, deliberately pulling on his spectacles, and to.
king up the brochure from iho table.
"Why he says," replied my undo, that opium
is a baneful drug, that it produces the most dcuio-
morulizing effect on the consumers ; and that wo
have no right to go to war to force a not iou article
down the throats of our fellow creatures."
"No, nor a wholesome one neither," returned my
father, "as the judge said to the woman when she
killed her child for not luking its physic. But whnt
have we here a return of our exports to the Ce
lestial Empire 1"
"The author meat. to imply," said my undo,
that if the Chinese did no! ahew and smoke so much
opium, they would have more money to lay out on
our Birmingham and Manchester manufactures,
"Pretty nonsense, indeed 1" exclaimed my aunt.
"As if the Chinese could smoke printed cottons and
calicoes, and chew Brumtmgen hardware, and cut-
lory, like the ostriches !"
-For aught we know," said my und , "it may le
allegory and I have often fancied that the point
inga on their vessels were scenes from the r tales or
poem. In tha mean time we may gather some
hint of tho character of the people from their por
celain that they are literary and musical, and frprn
tha frequent occurrences of figure of children, hat
Ihey are of affectionate and domestic habits. And,
above all, that they are eminently unwaibke, and
incline! only to peaceful and pastoral i ursuil I
do not recoiled ever seeing an armed figuie, wea
pons, or any allusion to war, and its attributes, In
any of their enamels."
So ainch the worse for them," said my father ;
for they are threatened with something worse th-n
tempest In a teapot. It will be like the China
Teasel in the old fable, coming in c mlact wiih the
brazon one. There will be a flue awash, brother,
of your favorite ware 1"
"A stnnah ! where 1" inquired my sunt, who bad
jusl entered the room, and imperfectly overh-ard
the lost senienco. "What are you ut'king ofl"
"Of a Dull in a China Shap." said rny father,
with a hard wink t my uncle.
"YeiAatia a dreadful smash, ure eunugh."
said my aunt "There was a Mrs. Surkey, who
keep the great Sluffujd.hii warehouse at Siuiltv
field Bars the had su overdriven beast run into
her shop riily last wek- Al first, the a)s, he was
quiet enough, for besides racing up and down St
John street, ha had been bullock-hunbd all over
Islington, and Hox'on fields, and that had taken
the wildrios out of him. So at fiist he only stood
staring at the jugs, and meg, and things, as if ad
miring the patterns."
"And pray, Inquired my uncle, "where was Mrs.
Starkey in the moan timet"
'Why, tho shopman, you soe, had crept Undor
the counter for safety, and Mrs. Staikcy was in the
back parlor, And saw evi ry thing by peeping through
a crack ;f the green curtain, over ihe glass door.
So the mad Dull slood staring at the crockery, quiet
enough t when unluckily with a switch of his tail,
ho lirought down on his back a whole row of pip
kioe that hung over head. I suppose he remem
berij being pelted about tho streets ; for the clatter
of the earthenware bIkju! his ears, seemed to put
turn up again j fr he gave a stump and a bdlow
lint made the whole shop shake again, end down
nttled a great jug on his hind quarters. Well,
round lurns the Hull, quite savage with another
loud lctlow, as much as to say, 'I should like to
know who did thai V when what should he see by
bad luck, but a China figure of a Mandarin, aa big
as our Tom there, a-griuning and nodding at him
with Its head."
"Commissioner Lin," said my father, with a sig.
nificant nod to my undo.
"Mrs. Starkey thinks," continued my aunt, "that
the mad Bull took the China figure for a human
creature, and particularly as (is motions made it
look so life-like, however, ihe mora the bull stam
ped and bellowed, the more iho Mandarin, grin
ned and nodded his head, till at long and at last,
the Dull got so aggravated, that slicking his tail up
right, Mrs. Staikey says, as stiff as the kitchen po
ker, he made but one ru h at the China Mandaiin,
and smsshed him all into shivers-"
And there you have the whole hUtorv,"s,id my
father, with another nod to my uncle, "uf a War
with China."
IRISH SALMON. Ol the best quality, con-
" " ""1 ""J for sale by
IHIIV Ull I1MIU BII
Sept. 13, 1840.
If. D MA8SER
MADEIRA WINE. Fiist
quality Madiera
Wine, for sslo low by
II. D. MASTER,
8ept. 12, 1840.
FOURTH PROOF U RANDY. -A ...nun-
article always on hand and for ante by
H.B. MASSER
Sept. 12, 1840-
HOLLAND GIN, Of the best oualitv olwav.
on hund and for sale ly
II. D. aVASSER.
Sept. 12, lfi40.
LOAF AND LUMP
SUGAR.-Always on
IT. D. MASSER.
hand end for sale by
Sept. 12, 1 MO.
BOSTON NY UUP MOLASSES Of
a supe-
rior quality, for sale by
H. B. MASSE R,
8ept 12, 1810.
NEW ORLEANS SUGAR HOUSE MO-
LASHES. Ol tho best ouilily ulways on hand
ur,d for sale by
II. D. MASSERR,
Sept. 12, 1810.
DROWN SUGAR. Of a go, nu dity, for sub
low by 11. 13. M AS -ER.
Sept. 12, 1840.
LIQUORS. Of all kinds and of the best quali
ties, always on hund and fur sale by
H. U. MASSER.
Sept. 12, 1840.
GREEN AND DLACK TEAS. Of the I!
quality always on hand and f r sale by
II. H. MASSER.
Sept. 12, 1S10.
OOFFI E, Java, Rio und Lauuira Coffc, con
stantly on hand ami fur sule by
II. I). MASSER.
Sept. 12, IH40.
SPEKM OIL. Winter and Mummer strain. d
Sperm Oil, of the lest quality, always on band and
for sale by H. U, MASSER.
Sept 12, 1840.
STEEL. Cast and Blister Hte. I, fr sale by
11. D. MASSER.
Sept. 12. 1840.
HrKINIt H I KEI.. Of various ize for Elintie
opringt, lor ante iy
II. U. MASSER.
Sert. 12,1810.
LARGE OUARIO BIBLES. For sale at
very reduced prices by
II. U. MASSER,
Set it. 12. 1840.
BLANK BOOKS. Of all kinds, for sale by
II. B. MASSER.
Sept. 12, 1840.
BLANK DEEDS. Bonds, Mnrtsaires. cVc. for
ale by II. B. MANSER,
Sept. 12, 1840.
JUSTICES' DLANK8.r.r sale by
II. B. MASSER.
Sept. 12, 1840.
CLOTHS, Blue, Black. Inviaible Green. cVc
for sule by H. D. M ASSER,
Sept. 12, l40.
CAriSl.MEUES AND SATTIN ETTS. For
sale very 'ow I.y H. U. MASSER.
Hepl. 12, 1810.
CARPETING. Eor ale cheap by
II. D. MASSER.
Sept. 12, 1840.
BLANKETS For sale cheap hfj
II. D. MASSER,
Sept. 12. 1840.
UNBLE CHED MUSLINS. For sale by
II. U. MASSER.
Seplemlwr 12, 1840.
COTTON YARN AN D COTT' N LAPS
roi sl I.y II. D- MASEK.
September 12, 1810.
HEMP AND COTTON TWINE. For sale
by II. B. MASSER.
Sep-ember 12, 1840-
TOWING LINES, CORDS AND ROPES
For sale by H. B. MASSER.
Sepumbt r 12, IglO.
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MONTHLY REVIEW,
WTTTILL pr.-sent its Sixth and Seventh Vol-
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or len copies for J20, cash. Printed in Inrge octavo,
white thick paper, go id type, etc. Each number
contains as much matter as a volume of a novel;
iho illustrations are of the fi si qualitv. During
he past ye.r ncarlv fiCi of the most sunerior
Engravings, including three of 8artiiu's splendid
Mei.otints, wero engraved exptess y for this work.
Esch nrmbcr contains two or mor.t Enmavinus.
New Designs, rxtcuted on steel, by the fiist Artists,
are in progress for the coming vo'ume,
The list of contributors embraces ihe names of
most or the principal writers in America, wi'h a re
pectattie sprinkling of bnglisb authors. Unginal
articlea have appeared during the l ist year rrm
the pens of the flowing Professor Ingraham,
author of La Fitlc; Pro. John Frosl, Philadelphia ;
'ro. W. L. U rxks, Baltimore t Pro. C. F. Wines,
Philadelphia, Author of Two Years in the Navy s
Captain Many ait, Author of Pe er Simple, etc.
iienernl u. r. Morns, New York i l.e gh Hunt,
England; Mis. Fani y Kemble Bull r, Phil.; Pnik
Benj tmin, New York ; D.nslis Jerrold, England i
Joseph C. Neal, (Cha-conl sketches,) The Amcri
can Uoz; J ones r . Utis, INew ork ; K S. bllmlt,
bditor f Harnsburg Intelligencer, Pa ; 1) .vid
Hoffman, Ballim re; Charles West Thomson, Phil
adelphia ; Judge Tremr Dresden, New Yoik (
n Liu Solle, Editor of Saturday bvening post ;
Orenville Mdlen, New York ; P. B. Elder, Editor
of Columbia Spy, Pa t The Author of "Stanly,''
Mis. L. Sigourney, Hartford! Miss Catherine H. I
Waterman, Philadelphia ; Mrs. Ann Steohcns,
N w York ; Benson Hill, England, Editor of ihe
New Monthly Magniine; Dr. J. K. Mitchell, Phil
adelphia ; James Mon'gomcry, England; A.
M M.ikin, and E. Kolden, Editors ofSnturdty Cou
rcr. Philadelphia: J. Beourhamp Jones, D .l imorc:
J. E. Dow, Washington C'ny ; Mrs. E. F. Ellet,
Boston? Dr Thomas Dunn English, I'liilad.-lphit.
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Portrait of William Cullen Bryant, Ihe American
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Etayitg. Miss Mary W. Hale. Professor
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terman, Eliza Eai'e, Miss H. F. Gould, Mrs. Hi.
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t James MomRinery, Mtss iul.ct H,
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Beet her Slowe, Mrs. M, St. Leon Loud, Scba
Smth.
Of the above eminent writers, celebrated in our
own, and most of them well known in other coun
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)eir.
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will contain this year, may be estimated at about
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Baron Wibon editor or London La Hello Assent-
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valuable works; James Montgomery, author of
-Omnipresence of the Deity, etc ; I homas Miller,
author of Fair Rosamond and Koyston Gowcr ;
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