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they were when these teas sold at 25 to 80 cents higher 

 in England.'' In what manner the trade may have been 

 rectified in 1849 and 1850, would be difficult to tell. 

 Prices in England have been much the same. 



Of course, China has the ball at her foot. She will 

 not go out of her own port to buy or to sell. She sees 

 England, the United States of America, France, the East 

 India Company, &c., &c., waiting at her door for her to 

 buy what she may require, or to sell what she pleases. 

 England is trading with her at a loss of 35 per cent. ; 

 possibly America, too, may be obliging to her. However, 

 America has been more careful than England ; the latter 

 finds it difficult to slacken her pace in any trade, to the 

 injury of herself and others. Both nations are forcing 

 their goods and their money on China. England sells her 

 $10,000,000 worth of goods, and gives her $10,000,000 

 of cash, for tea and silk, a little sugar-candy, and cam- 

 phor. America gives her all her goods, with some 

 6,000,000 dollars besides in cash, for tea, silk, &c. 

 Then, in steps the British East India Company, laughs 

 in his sleeve at the English, American, and Chinese, 

 slily points at 100,000 chests of smuggled opium behind 

 the scene ; and says, u Well done America ! well done 

 England ! Contribute your shares to China, that she 

 may add them to her own means, and buy these 100,000 

 chests, and so supply us with nn addition to our Indian 

 revenue of 5,000,000, or $25,000,000, upon which our 

 political existence depends." The English merchant 

 cries out "Let us buy more tea from China, and she 

 will buy more of our cotton piece goods.' 7 The Ameri- 

 can says " Cannot we increase our trade with China." 

 And the Chinese cry " Come, John Bull ! come 



