Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-02-13
MEMORIAL
AARON HAICIT PALMER, OF N. Y.

tires ~ the United States Of America IN
Congress assembled
Your Memorialist respectfully repre-
sents
That at the request Of the late Secretary
Of State, he prepared a series Of Papers,
giving a comprehensive view OF the present
state, productive resources, manufactures,
trade aud commerce of Japan, and the 9TH
er Independent maritime nations Of the far
East
That the substance of these papers was
drawn by HIM from the latest aud most au
thenic original sources, Oriental, Euro
pean, and American, including the archives
of the Department of State.
That they submit plan for opening and
extending American diplomatic relations.
consular establishments, and commercial
intercourse with all those countries, and
particularly with Japan.
That they indicate the best mode of es-
tablishing steam communication between
California, Japan, China, China-luda, the
Indian Archipelago, British India, Polyne-
sia, and Auslral Asia, and point out the ex-
is.ence of coal, and the most -siishi- , ,:.
for coalIng stations in those regions.
That they afford variety of the most re-
cent geographical. political, commercial,
and Biographical information Eesnecting
those countries, not to be found IN auy 9th
er work of the kind extant.
That they contain brief notices OF their
languages, and lists of the best grammars
and dictionaries ofihe Arabic, Persian, Bur-
man, Chinese, Cochin-Chinese, Siamese,
Malay japanese, &c.
What they are enriched with tables Of
currencies, weights and measures of the
principal Oriental nations, aud their com
mercIal regulations copies of u. S. trea-
ties with China Siam, Muscat, and 500 Loo,
together with Synopses of the latest Brit
lsh treaties with the Arab States, with Per-
STA, Barmah, Siam, Acheen, and Borneo
Proper.
That they are illustrated with chart,
on which are laid down the principal trad
ing ports of Eastern Africa, aud the ada
cent Islands of AbyssinIa, the Peninsula
OF Arabia, Continental Asia, the Empire Of
Japan, aud its dependencies, the Indian
Archipelago. PolynesIs, Anstral Asa, Sc,
together with Lieutenant Maury's project
ed routes of steam communication on the
Pacific, &c.
That these papers, which bear the title
of JAPAN, Sc, orENED, OR THE ExrEN-
SION or AMERICAN COMMERCE IN THE FAR
EAsr," are the result of many years labo-
: rious research, both at home and abroad
involving a large sacrifice of time and ex.
, penditure.
= That they contain mass OF useful and
, reliable information, of special value for in
, telligent legislation aud action by Govern
ment IA our present and future relations
with the East; and also of great interest
and Importance TO our commerce.
, That the character Of the work, aud the
} peculiar nature of its contents preclude it.
; publication, with any hope Of profit TO the
: author, except il be done under the imme
1 date auspices and liberal patronage of oul
| Government.
} And your memorlalist further represents
} that, at various times, within the last five
B years, and at the SPECIAL Invitation of Gov
; eminent, lac contributed largely to the ex
, tension Of American commerce IN the East
I by furnishing four valuable documents OF
/ the subject.
That two of them, in addition to their
important commercial statistics, contained
variety VI undressing Bco8'nphiSa anu
. hydrogr Gphical information, respecting ths
Japan seas, the islands aud coasts of North,
eastern Asia. Behring's Strait and the Are
tic Ocean, which have enabled our enter
: prislng whalers to open up new and ~
precedentedly profitable whale fishery ii
f. those seas during the past season.
That between Two and three thousand
copies of one of these documents were pub
lished BY your memoriolist. at his own ex
: pense; that two of them we're printed bj
E order of Congress. aad one by the Depart.
! meni of State, and that the demand fol
them was so great as TO induce him to prln
extra copies for distribution, at has own
charge. ld.t
That one Of these documents, printed b,
order Of the Senate, was illustrated by two
large maps, which he prepared with grea
labor, at the special request of the late Mr.
Calhoun aud several other senators; that
owing 10 the undae delays on the part .
the photographers aud public printers, h
was compelled to remain at the seat Of Coy
= fernment for several moeths, TO supernten'
|. the correct execution Of these maps, ava n
e revise The proof sheets OF Sud-