Our old friend George Francis Train is very indignant that Li Hung-chang was received in ex-Secretary Whitney's New York mansion instead of in the White House, and after casting all sorts of hard words——with capital letters—at those responsible he goes on as follows My Business Relations with China through Great American Firms Russell & Ca-Augustine Heard & Ca-and: Gideon Nye, (Hongkong, Canton and Shanghai,) For Half Century is plainly 1 Flying Cloud-Sovereign of-the-Seas, my excuse for talking: to America's Friend so Jacket-and-Staffordshire, (2000 lens Clippers) were some of The Clipper Fleet under my control despatched to China almost Five decades ago! The Sovervign-of-the-Seas, 200 Tons,) stood in my name at the Custom House (1849) when I was but Nineteen Years Old! As Merchants-Bankers and Tradesmen the Chinese are most honest people in the World!
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