The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-09-27
INTERCOURSE WITH IApAN

Int,
ung 10 commerce with other nations.
Why theJdpdaese Exclude ,Foreieu.rs Tn
hrs' intercourse between Europeans and tho 7,
Pahese TOOK place insthe year I543. when POI
ouSuese snip touched at one OF the islands
nose OF BOARD were received with Kindness an
i udpe was freely opened with them. Fire
arms were hrst introduced by these stranger.
VINO also instructed the Japanese in the mann
lecture OF gunpowder. The superior intelligen nc
'ney eAnioned, and their scientific know iedo o
"nicn .he japanese were ready to appreciate a
onee rdlsed them TO favor, and lucrative inter
oOu.se gre" up In consequence. The mission
ary spirit was then rife win the Roman CatbnIin
oil Europe, aud the Jesuits we're promnt in avail
ing themselves OF the opening which WAS nre
sen'eu' 10 introduce Christianity in Japan Tbei,
priests arrived, were kindly received and M i'm,
Peuiheht OHered to their preaching and introdu
eng new religion The high moral princinle.
incuicated and practiced by these missionaries
thelr devotion to the unseen God thew vvorsb;nl
pea thelr just and upright conduct and tbeir
SeheFal know Wedge, soon won the hearts of the
faPahese' thousands OF their people were con
~ CHRISTIANITY, and such was the success
- He nlssiohailes, that the ancient religion Of
inc country bid fair to be supplanted 1ntar
marriages took place between the portngnss "a
anu the Japanese, and the most friendly relations
continued between them,
ABOUT the year 1900, civil war broke ont in
yapah, growing out of rival claims TO the over
elgnty OF the country, held in the person Of Tho
ziogooh The country continued in an unset.
uea STATE tlli the year l6I5, when high officer
81 me EMPIRE, who had acted as regent for the
l !. sovereign, usurped the throne. The na-
i've Inrisuans' as well as the Jesuits supported
'no .ial,.s oi 'he lawful heir, whose father, dur
ing his lifetime, had been a friend r. Chais,;In
NY. They had other reasons Tor so doing a. tIay
noPed mat the young Prince, when sealed IN HI
"Ione' would not only profess the doctrines tbey
were ihculcating, but make them the established
religion otJapan '"e OS'aoii7ileu
. ~ 'ouier haa the usurper attained the soker.
elShty' than he began apersecution aaainsa ,ho
supporters OF his rival The native f2brisIan.
a. wen as the Jesuits and foreigners, were muir.
ueteu Wherever they could be found. anditrom
has been followed " eA''usi0i
notwithstanding this persecution and excu.
SON. II is asserted by Won Seboc. the latest wri
yer on Japan, thatit is from political, and not re-
no'iVes on the part of the japanese, that
'oi elSners are so vigorously excluded The Pc
ruiar Ienglon OF this people is such, (a5 far as
we are apie to Judge from the imperfect account
We nave OF it, that of all people in the world.
zone would SO readily embrace the doctrines OF
IhrlStlanity il properly introduced amoug them
ne introduction OF Christianity and European !
lVlIizatIoh Is cut of by an event which has rem h
cred the former to be regarded with fear and ba C
ed by this race.
Alter the determination Of the Christians. and =
Puislon OIL the Portuguese, the Dutch Esst In.
Cohnpany succeeded IN making an arrange.
'ht WIN the Japanese. which they were :
rhltten TO send two ships from Batavia annu.
y These ships have the privilege OF comnu.i
eating only with Nsugasaki, town arr the
u,hern extremity oil the country. Here the
utch have factory at a small island cont suous
the town called Dezima, where the oppor-
'0Id, or president, resides. They are not al
'wsd to have any other intercourse. being rieor.
1sly excluded from entering the town
various attempts have bee n made by the Eue
Ism ana russians TO open an intercourse with ia
IN, in all (Which they have failed The Dutch
rave, no doubt, exerted influence with the
japanese in rePelhng all the efforts Of other ma
ions to trade with them. During the war be +,
ween Holland and England at the close OF ts
asst century, the Dutch were obliged TO empo5
neutral ships for their trade with Japan and the
ship Eliza, OF New York, Capt Stewart, bearing
the Dutch flag, made the first voyage in this Ga
pacity, in 1897. The Japanese were satisfied
with the explanation, and permitted Capt. Stew
ART to trade. Capt Stewart, in 1903 made the
attempt to open trade the American account,
but was refused. Other attempts by American
ships met with no better reception. I'll
In 1887 an American vessel was sent from
Canton to Japan to carry back some shipwreckel
Japanese, but were not permitted to lands being
fired upon from the shore. The particulars 4
this voyage are familiar to American readers.+
These Japanese are now living with Mr. l.
Wells Williams in Canton, and have been his ID.
structors in the Japanese language. Mr.. W.
lams is an American, and is doubtless the fiBt
Chinese and Japanese scholar now living, With T
the exception of the natives. He lett the U5i.
ted States about year since on his returato
China. M
The japanese are very different people rpm
the Chinese. In the arts, sciences, laws andre
iigion, they are as much in advance OF the qhi-
nese as the English are in advance Of the Turks.
INTERESTING News FROM FLORIDA. I'VE
understand that the following gratifying nflli-
gence has beeG recelyed at the War Departtent |
from General Twiggs AN interview had dken
place between an officer OF our Governments and
some of the leading men Of the Florida SemiBles,
which resulted most satisfactorily. 1t has been
ascertained that the outrages committed In
dian river and Pease Greek were committesby a
party OF five young Indians, one of whom las
refugee, who thought that he mi sht escapitrom
juflice by embrohing his people in a wa with
the United States. The Seminoles dsciued
all connection with the perpetrators OF II out.
RACES, and stated that Immediately aterfne Of
fence was committed on Indian river, effort
was made to capture the offenders, but III they
were not taken until after the second outage -
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