New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-12-25

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fu-ui,h gsr.l 70 THE fortune The nens~r aud zoe.
ey Of she ycins s,i-s, tie strength ssd essent d
is hold upon the psogo, let u VS. o. v''roo'n- ~ IN
itol.tr0u. latin tlsf otsfy ~" nh 10 ii-aof hss
IL sfer the lsoss a more than tso hundred yesrs 70
covered th- sn. hs.sg fooiaOd where once II smose
/ pos.e,,-f IN. sd 80 ist-nsc wac ths drcsd oil me
japanese Of th proscrocd istn that among the insua'
ucus of government then eel 1p and uacef vnen "e
s,ecs lived. department. Wa ors.nifed iof me spsse
duty 10 guard revival Of tho Chrsusn rensoe
In tie Empire Ihey farther illustrated their nosnhY
\ By dsvotDs 20 distraction the professors OF tntn
which SD Dot deer from thu Chrisusn enough 10 save
I from thu sane iste. Mr. M-ylsn stss~s the ain V
question usually referred Brshminicsl origin -
once was nearly universal 10 Jspss According 70
J.psnes- chronology II ~ss Introduced there 10 Ne
time Of the Chinsse Emperor Mint. who rsiGne1
about the nreth year Of the Chrlsrsn lie pre-
fessOrs believed 10 rrinity the csstL Of ssvfoas
oorr Of virgin. nor vss 10 q thing ipcreciose
with them that God should raiss the sesd :" The
reasonable cstseture nss ben hssSdcd that this wss
tn Gospel borne BY early apostle to The eastern
exr-nty OF Ass spd possioy 70 toe sancs mselvss
To us who have learned the Importance OF usdnoe
only preserve In purity religious lain ana mesneo.
IL ~u speesr proosoe thst 10 the sPss OF ases snd ne
Absence II Holy Scriptures THE fsitn bad become
~-.aeGsd and perhaps corrupted IL YOU'D 90 srsny'
Ing q know whether the Native seet held anytnas u
With the C.tholics save the cardinal ooeuisce
above o., forth Wa their Chrsts nity Identical 10 form
~th that OF thu Poupgueset II IL were not II argues
the Protestant form would BE- aussf-a ~ the japanese
As the Cs,hoie. ard the hope 10 destroyed tesi Chns
nso, their sstes With Ices objection There can
BE- question the form OF religion Introduced ~ the
Ssgts 10 OcOus 10 the Jpsnes- ss In the days OF
the civil for o. abiding their hatred that apoe
occasion OF tho meeting Of tb- President OF the fsctery
and the Governor of Nssss.k imperial edct 10 sui
read commanding the Dutch sbstsin from ell Inter
communion the Portuguese ADD. In 1919.
when an Ensish ship attempted o open eouoeroid
utercoure with them, tho Fret QUESTION sshe1 wss,
shelter u ~.s long siocs Eoslisn kius had married
dsaset-r OF the kios Of Portugal ihs, alliance vO
10 Ia nj IN hO
terccurse ~hstever with the trslish
10 the Of ths.s Shris,cndom mls look 10 the
people but Chrissndom seems content with the 0ts OF
Holland and SEEKS little else. When has Dstch book
c'eu translated into Eogsh mot since the Gays OF
rsyso s-ms This 10 not tbs fault OF the Detch for
they have vrtten. Mr.. Meylan. spon whose suthony
mos; of the foregoing pm-ns made. VA fcs
many yesrs rescrn, 10 The Dsch factory 10 Japan. sn1
his country his observations of that country
sod peopls 10 . voum- Of Sketches Of japan" pub
l.hea 10 Am,sertsm 10 ls3o Another valuable coetrf
button ~edse OF the country and its ins,itu
lions made BY Mr. Fischer. who wa n,tsd Tor the
purpose by long residence there aud also ~ PHI.
gunsss 10 Jsjdo Ia the year le22 IN tbs capacity Of
secretary Ia the Dutch embassy His narrative zee
published 10 Amsterdam 10 1888 and delightful review
II both these works appeared 10 thu London Quarterly
From those sources the Information here embodied 10
derived An American publisher misbt dnd IL TO his
account 20 give usnssuons of the books W tho pubue
fypse and Omoo no, superior to shen 10 ireshusss
.nd Interest
FROM the clo.s Of the sixteenth century the nsutu.
tons OF govsrnment which this day givs psscs aud
curity thirty six millions OF peopls In japan. have
been In exercise with the like resat Not
oresch OF public order known TO have happened soos
they founded Tue history of government acioo0
men does present instance OF success or stability
se this Much OF tho success OF the syss-m due 10
the Circumstance that although the eoverousnt Be
d.spousm IL 10 not despotsm OF iocisitusl wl. bat
OF l.w-iph,x0ls. immutsols Law. Another element Of
s success snd repsth resides Ia the total separation
of the temperatures from the ecclesiastical conceGas Of
| Thass wa n. davtcs of Isy Sama Ia
shout the period slr-ady Indicated psrtitousd the
Dir. ito two grand divisions lay and spiritus and
90 wisely and clearly defined the duties and privileges
OF each that not the slightest collision between hen
| has yet occurred
mirsbe tor iu purposes lie head 10 tho psyrie %
u,.dso the spiritual Emperor Who 10 regarded the
,.~nt.tive OF God on earth. and whose supremacy
/. not TO be- QUESTIONED That admitted no farther
c-s.ou. arc dsmsnded, aud Singular hospitality opens
| the Japaness temples 10 stranger gods Never ssys
! Mr. M.,lsn do W. hs.r OF any religious disputes
.mops the Japanese much lees discern that they bear
-.ch other any mutual hse on religious erounds They
esteem H. on contrary en- sct OF courtesy 10 vstt
from tim. 20 time ssch others code and do them rsvsr
.ucs While the k~ Doe sends an embassy 10 the Snto
t-mus a. Ts- offer prayers 10 ais nsme 10 the Ia
,ole God hs sssisns Al the same time, cum Tor the
-r.ctiou of temples to Couucus; sud tho spiritnal
| Emperor slow. strange gods, imported from Siam
Cnins 20 placed Tor the convenience OF such a. fsel
e.ii ~or.hp them. '. Ins s'u'a .emp'es Win ,he
-. ami by what II Is msioAiuedi-l reply from thie
| ma. worshpers of si persnasons In japan scknoW
| -d,. sud obey ona superior namely tho Dsyns ~
| so,itusl Emperor Az the representative and linesi
ssc.ndsnt of God earth be 10 bfmseH object cs
,or.bo .nd AS such he protect. equally all wboss Oh
c, IL 4. 10 v-nerss tbs D-iiy th-ir mode Of doing
| ,.ios inc tf-r-nt 10 him" Mr. Meysn divides the
80. oninious OF Jspsn into lssses the sinto aud
me B.5.o. tbs former b-ing tho sect which has been
.,.b,b-d there from time Immortal. and tho latter
locl linz The multif0rm bottoms imported from Iodis
,od chles One OF ths results Of tho religious tosrs
10, of the J.p.n-ss has been greatly to sbrcge The
urfession OF tho ancient fsitn Out OF siSyons TOM
Die. IN sasssk only seven belong To tho snto persus
40 In. fuDc,ions Of the Office Of the D.yrs par
,,usa by an offsis, denOminstrd the van bskf Who
l,o represents bis psrson tor ths D.yris hinsslf 10
,n.,u. ori.on.r 10 bic palscs ct Mako, except upon
oces.ioos and lar b.t~een, OF visit TO certain
| ,.uul, He confinement 10 soisced By vile and
Tn, ,,cIu.iou Of tho nominal from the real executive
...m. feature of J.pan-ss economy Tor The hoeoos.
ar Emperor 10 p-rmttd - liuls iatefersnce 10 the
- Of tho civil sov@rument OF which
n- /. In theory the head as 10 the Dsyns 10 tbs eoels
,.cs Like tbs Dsyre h. too 10 iittls better thsn
,.oo,r In his palace Jeddo. The real power Of the
go COMMUNICATION resides In councillors Of the
s,, c.., .Ir of the scond and too others whose duty
~. hs.n mentioned namely TO guard sgsnst sny re-
| ,ivsl OF Christian religion 10 toe smPis prime
nl,i,,,r d-s bis csbuet sn', 10 case OF dit
e,nc. II ouoion among its members the question 10
,.t-rr,d TO III. srbrsoD-s 81 ,hs hmperor-out OF
hr.. Of HE ossst relations "nien OF c"ufsr includes
- ~, ,uo.r,nt With THE council tho governors Of
-. x,y.iyht provinces of tns empire comm uoiests
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=, tn,r hr s.cretares 10 whom sssin tue resi- admin.
conhde5 Ths Jspanese have been wise enough
a. mes. . disturbing element ambition BY not mailing
nj, ei. disnes posts Of e.se or prohi heocc thess
ov,nor, whose Offices are hereditary Ahs tho earisss
o,.ns opportunity 10 sbdicste 10 favor OF thef cons
.s tsss atsrnsts turns OF fesidsncs 81 the
-, ~ th.ir government and a! the capital their wives
,or families, however always remaining At Jeddo -
! bo,t.se, While 10 the provinces they arc closely
,cned by ,p.s OF the govrrnmeot forbidden ell com
,,ion v,h the other and thsif hours OF risInG.
-.roy .leepns Sc are prescnb-d BY irnetios rule.
,y,,su u e,vionsze probably persadrs the empire.
Al N.gs.ssi ~ A,y OBSERVED and thus desorbed ~
~, ony /. the hssd OF every islniy snswsfsse Tor
., hi. children bis servants, and tho stranger within
81 g.,s. ou, the ely b.os divided into collections OF
! s,.f.miH.s every number Of soeh division 10 fsspoe
- ~, the conduct OF %. Otnors ssd 10 coos~q isnco
,s., rbeh according 70 European idsss wesd os the
-, Of ind.eretOn, becomes here tbs duty OF every
] - Tor every esusordinsry occurrrnee which falls
Us, nou..hold 10 reported ~ four curious Witnesses
| -" rnsobers OF The civil sdminisrsron House
" 4 a. usual penalty Of rrSgalariy thus reported.
80 ,.y,re one Tho doors and sindows OF tbs onea-
49,, house. are closed. generally for hundred days,
80 .oooyusss ere ssspsBdet, sssry, any stopped.
- 49, friend snd tho osr1er alike forbidden entrance"
m utt.r hoosessnssso Escape from detection or pun
,.nueot Operates srong Incentive 10 ocedirncs TO
~, 80. sn6 ia E.sAsskL under this systsm propsry
.nd u-r.on arc sDsBlsry secure The Idea Of pardon
fr crime ruct lsss the pferos.rve seems not to exist