CO129-006 - Sir John Davis - 1844 — Page 50

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And

friendship, and to excite jealousy

and ill-will by openly countenancing

that drug

at their

very door,

Settlement which we had

just erected from them; if by

any means

from other source

we can

discover

any

of Colonial Revenues,

we incur the "Odium, sine pretio,

criminis".

As avowed in a former declaration

of Sir Robert Peel in Parliament, that it was not intended to

countenance Opium at Hong Kong,

any

than at the five

Ports.

But the first impulse of conscience in individuals, then first views of expediency

are

After the best and safest guides

it can be shown that in

the present instance, the

honestum

and the utile would be united, and mere

Conjectures

suggest expediency our not countenancing Opium at Hong Kong, clearly sending all

the other trades

and

smuggling

by admitting this, or insult -

annoy the Chinese Government by drawing Revenue from it under their

very

nose?

Reasonable

The extremely low rates of the Tariff annexed to the Treaty surely entitle the Chinese to all its duties in the fair

Course

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And friendship, and to excite jealousy and ill-will by openly countenancing that drug at their very door, in Settlement which we had just erected from them; if by any means from other source we can discover any of Colonial Revenues, we incur the "Odium, sine pretio, criminis". As avowed in a former declaration of Sir Robert Peel in Parliament, that it was not intended to countenance Opium at Hong Kong, any more than at the five Ports. But the first impulse of conscience in individuals, then first views of expediency are 48 After the best and safest guides it can be shown that in the present instance, the honestum and the utile would be united, and mere Conjectures suggest expediency our not countenancing Opium at Hong Kong, clearly sending all the other trades and smuggling by admitting this, or insult - annoy the Chinese Government by drawing Revenue from it under their very nose? Reasonable The extremely low rates of the Tariff annexed to the Treaty surely entitle the Chinese to all its duties in the fair Course

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And friendship, and to excite jealousy and ill. will by openly countenancing that ding that very at their very door, in Settlement which we had Ive can just erected from them ; if lee any means other source discover any of Colonial Revenues, loky incur the "Odlucim, aine pretio, criminis "". Jajored in a former declaustion of Sir Robert Peel in Parliament, that it was not intended to Countenance Opium at Hong Kong, any more than at the five Pate. bite the first impulsed of conscience. in individuals, then first views of posing are 48 Efter the bist and suvedl guides it can be shown that in If it the present mitance, the honestum and the elite would be unite d., and mere Conecths sulger expedious y our not countenancing Openne at Hong Kong, caky senden all the other trade s and somuggling by admitting this, or insult - annoy the Okinne Government by drawing Revenue from it under their recry Rose ? Reasonable The extremely sex and low rates of the Pariff annexed to the Treaty surely entitle the Chinese you to all its duties in the fair Couron

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And

friendship, and to excite jealousy

and ill. will by openly countenancing

that ding

that

very

at their

very door,

Settlement which we had

Ive can

just erected from them ; if lee

any means

other source

discover

any

of Colonial Revenues,

loky incur the "Odlucim, aine pretio,

criminis "".

Jajored in a former declaustion

of Sir Robert Peel in Parliament, that it was not intended to

Countenance Opium at Hong Kong,

any

than at the five

Pate.

bite the first impulsed of conscience. in individuals, then first views of posing

are

Efter the bist and suvedl guides

it can be shown that in

If it

the present mitance, the

honestum

and the elite would be unite d., and mere

Conecths

sulger expedious y our not countenancing Openne at Hong Kong, caky senden all

the other trade s

and

somuggling

by admitting this, or insult -

annoy the Okinne Government by drawing Revenue from it under their

recry

Rose ?

Reasonable

The extremely sex and low rates of the Pariff annexed to the Treaty surely entitle the Chinese you to all its duties in the fair

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