180 OPIUM TEA CHESTS. 



home in suppressing disturbance, so as to prevent them 

 looking after her affairs over the world, or to the misery 

 of the Irish. That is her policy. She would crush 

 every spark of liberty to-morrow on the continent of 

 Europe, as well as poison the Chinese, if it tended to her 

 aggrandizement, or extension of her trade. 



Let Americans, in the name of God, do all in their power 

 to discourage this nefarious trade, and adhere to their 

 treaty with China, and compel every citizen to do so. If 

 America will do this, England, from shame, will be 

 obliged to suppress this trade, and a healthy commerce 

 will then spring up with China. Probably America 

 may, from her western coasts, open a trade in rice, 

 grain, timber, and cotton, and of ten-fold more con 

 sideration than it now is with China, or a trade altogether 

 greater in itself, than that now with Great Britain. 

 Would not this be better, yea, would not the sacrifice of 

 all trade be better, than that any of her citizens should 

 be permitted to violate the solemn treaties entered 

 into, and which she is solemnly bound to maintain in 

 full force and spirit 1 No American should be allowed 

 to encourage and abet, or aid or participate, in the 

 trade, in any way whatever. Is it better that one or 

 two individuals should make a few hundreds of thousands 

 of dollars, to the detriment of American honor, than that 

 the whole country should derive the benefit of an exten 

 sive commerce and a free intercourse with so many 

 millions of people ? 



I will mention an article, of seemingly very trifling 

 consideration, with which America might at any time 

 have supplied China, viz., a tea-chest. The boards 

 could be cut and prepared to be put together in China, 



