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and conveyed from America. The bottoms, lids, sides, 

 and ends of each box should be carefully placed with 

 each other, so that no confusion would arise, and that the 

 boards or board of one box might not get mixed with the 

 other. The box should be made of the lightest timber, 

 no matter how soft, or inferior the wood, but pine wood, 

 or any wood having a strong smell, would not be suitable, 

 as it would injure the flavor of the tea. China exports 

 120,000,000 Ibs. I believe her boxes, the largest, do 

 not hold much more than half a pecul, 661 Ibs. to 80 lbs 

 Therefore, she requires nearly 2,000,000 of chests at 

 that dimension ; but as the tea is packed in boxes con 

 taining five cattie chests, ten cattie, &c., &c. to the 

 largest size, there would be some 3,000,000 of chests 

 required and for domestic use, she would require several 

 times that amount. America, judiciously entering on 

 this one branch of business, and carrying to China tea- 

 chests of all sizes, packed up in boards, which would not 

 occupy much storage, would make ten times as much 

 as she can by any connection through a few individuals 

 in the infamous trade of opium. And if there be this 

 opening in a branch of trade heretofore un thought of, 

 what must be the amount of trade that may be carried on 

 with 500,000,000 of people. Let America act honorably 

 and conscientiously. 



Americans, your glorious stars and stripes are become 

 the inglorious flag of smugglers ; your solemn treaty is 

 torn into shreds ; your faith is violated ; your colors 

 float, and your eagle spreads his wings from the mast 

 heads of seven opium smugglers : four on the coast of 

 China, and three between China and East India; and 

 through the agency of a few, the ensigns of your country 



