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execution, and not trial, as murderer

white

allegiance was demanded, at

the same since that the equal

protection of

I was

one of

the laws was

refused,

the foremost to expose

the absurdity of any

talk about

international law: When even the

worthless

signature of a

(and that general term well expresses

the ritual equality among

the Slaves

of a despot) was obtained by

were,

Settlement.

as,

Chr

that side

far

cd ever

From

his

for

fears

02...

would soon

make him evade

discovered what his person

had extorted.

The s

But when the uninterrupted

progress of our

arms had reached the

vitals

vitals of the Empire, in involving

the subsistence of the Capital and

upper provinces - when misrepresentation no

longer

will

of

misled the Sovereign

Chinese, the assent

Emperor confirmed

the treaty

Sovereign.

the

which

the power of the Queen dictated. Having

thus been admitted, as

other compelled, for the first time

in the history of the world, into

the family of civilized nations, the

Chinese are

rights,

and

fully long

obligations of

as

entitled to all the

they fulfil the

the connection.

It will scarcely

have

escaped your Lordship's observation that our arms, however unmatched,

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execution, and not trial, asu murderer

white

allegiance was demanded, at

the saine since that the equal

protection of

I was

one of

the laws was

refused,

the foremont to expose

the absurdity of any

talk about

international law: When even the

worthless

a Mandarin.

signature of a

(and that general term well expresses

the ritual equality among

the Slaves

of d. despot ) was obtained by

were,

Settlement.

QA

us,

Chr

that side

far

cd ever

From

his

for

fears

02...

would soon.

make heim evade

discavored what his peros

had extorted.

The s

But when the uninterrupted

progress of mus

arms had reached the

vitals

vitals of the Empire, in involving

de subsistence of the Capital and

upper provinces _ when mesrepresent =

-

ation no

longer

will

of

misted the stoveree

Chesine, the assent

Emperor confirmed

the treaty

Sovereign.

the

which

the power of the Queen dictated. Haring

thus been admitted, Ag

rother compelled, for the first time

in the history of the world, into

the family of civilized nations, the

chinese are

rights,

ad

Fully long

obligations of

QA

entitled to all the

they fulfil the

the connection.

It will scarelly

have

-cased your Lordship's observation that our arms, however unmatched,

تصلة محمد بوسم

les instrumental

not exclusively

in

མིམ། "

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