New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-04-13


Tns '.p.S Espsbfias gtyc the following extract
from letter of x ofthe Baltimore Sun relative to the
Japan expedition, about which somuch is being said;
The expedition to Japanis ennenty BETTING our pre-
sent political and geographical position For the first
time as far as our knowledge Of history extends is
powerful nation of European origin firmly seated on the
shores Of the Pacihs Hitherto European nations have
only soourned the shores Of that great ocean, but
are now at home its vast shores and from California
focus Of modern Christian civilization, new
reformation must spread over the Asistc Continent
China and Japan may claim the right of continuing their
vegetable life and existence but nasmuSh as themseye
tons members of the same human family they cannot
properly seek shelter under that law till they mad
to respect it people chooses to throw its ris inertia
between nations disposed to cultivate friendly relations
and by nterchanging commodities and thoughts con-
tribute to the general progress and happiness the human
race question well arise whether such armed
neutrality may not itself be consideredas hostile demon
sraon +aganst those who thereby hwarted or in.
jured in their common interests.
All civilized nations of antiquity and of modern times
have acknowledged the right Of hospitality which is the
most universal recognition of humanity others China
and Japan treat the whole world as barbarans towards
whom they acknowledge no other obligations than those
which fear and regard for their own self preservation
have taught them to respect To ask such nation to
sailors or to grant the right of way Asia or depot
OF coal for our steamers without being armed and dis
playing power would be the most ridiculous enterprise
which our government could possibly be guilty.
The Japanese expedition is not Largo enough for any ag-
gressve purpose of the United States but it is in all
probability. sufficiently strong to protect us from insult
and that, opiue, is all that Mr. Webster intended Ali
Eastern nations mistake cunning for diplomacy and
would be absurd therefore tell them before hand what
we do not mean to do and what the commander of the
squadron is not permittedto accomplish When treating
with civilized nation which respects ambassadors we re-
qure no fleet: but when treating with hauty sembar-
barous Oriental cannon and muskets and
necessary cour-dre white and kid gloves
and when employed accessories skful negotiation
scarcely harmless Our merchants would never sub
fhp S1IHa fpr
privilege of sending annually three ships to Naugasak
(Which number has in latter times decreased to two and
is now reduced to one and the Dutch themselves would
not submit to them If their relations with Japan were not
indirectly giving them presge in those seas of which
they as sku merchants avail themselves in their inter-
course with the people of the Indian archipelago
The japanese naturally good natured people and
they have been hosptable before their eaouses were
excited by European rival nations audit is also shrewdy
suspected that the Holanders have nursed those eaou
sizes and filled the minds of the japanese with all sorts of
unworthy suspicious toward other nations Many ia
panese mobiles know, speak the Dutch language and
are acquainted with Dutch literature, They have i'm
proved upon the Chinese language of images by giving
these phonetic value and thus better prepared
partake of an advanced civilization than the Chinese
whom they otherwise strongly resemble. There no
reason at all events why the japanese who such apt
scholars should not acquire knowledge of the English
as well Dutch The expedition under Commodore Per-
ry may in this respect do all the Office of Websters Die
tionary. s7'lL - GE
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The TYKAsT OF NApLEs-The friends of freedom were
Naples the codblooded tyran had almost nvountarily
paid homage to the popular sentiment of Europe and the
world and about to relax the stern cruel policy
which has characterized his reign All such hopes have
however been dspated by recent acts of this second
Nero The following sad tale is taken from letter to the
London Daily News and obtained by the writer from an
eyewitness: ft
son the 9th of February, royal steamer called at
Ischa and other island prisons to take up some xy
ltica victims of the Constitution among whom were Po
eric. Pironti. Braico, Dono Erricheo and Nsco from
lschia, From Procida: Count Castropedno. DeLucca
Cavalier Calvello and other welknown gentlemen The
whole brought to the arsenal of the city of Naples
chained and roned hand and foot and in that state kept
from their arrival at until O'Clock after midnight
when they We're placed in sixteen coaches surrounded by
strong military force, under the command of the cee
brated inspector Of police, campagna They took the
road to Aveno Here the authorities on their arrival
sought to get up public manifestation against the prs
oners but 1t entirely failed the inhabitants were moved
BY profound pity During this long journey (about 81
mile) they not allowed any refreshmen-,epye III
soddtye pn mpoene nscesstd-nor were their chains
for one moment removed. On arriving at Montefusco
some ten miles further they conducted to their
cells unprovdsd with any sleeping accommodation what
ever nor could they procure any food but bread md
water The prison of Mortfusco is out Of the high road
and difficult of access The relatives of the unhappy
PRISONERS are told hey will not be allowed communicate
with the Victims 80
The FALL RosAs--The fall of Rosas the great Tic
taor of Buenos Ayres is being commented on at length
both in England and America The NewYork Courier
Ind Enquirer deems it the most important event that has
ranspred in the history of the South American States
nce the establishment of their independence 1t reoce
hat the system of tyranny has been ovethrown and the
more, because it has been effected by South Americans
themselves. instead of by European intervention Had
Rosas yielded to the diplomacy the threats or the yio
enee which for the last dozen have been directed
against him by England and France the Courier weuld
have regretted it. giving to foreign powers an influence
American soil which would have reduced the famous
Monroe doctrine to practical nullity
Fatal. AFrRAyOn the 9th ut. an ARRAY occurred in
Clay county KY. between Stephen Robert
son and Graham Bowling in which the former was stabbed
md badly bruised Eli Bowling interfered in the tiebt
md was shot in the left breast from the effects of which
is thought he will die Robertson shot four times two
the shots striking he intended the others slightly
rounding man and boy who were lookers-on
LOUISVILLE CHARTER ELEcrIoN-The election in Louis
e on the 3D. inst resulted in the election of the follow
ne officers
Nayor.-James s. Speed
.a,lditor.---John d Pope.
Tdr Collector Of HE Eastern Distrtct-J G Alexander
Tar Collector Of the West7n Disrict-T c. Pomeroy
Street Inspector Of the Easter, District VIM Richard
on.
Street Inspector Of The Heste,7, Dstyfct-A. II Speed
.4tdermen-First Ward Dr. Weatherford Third Ward
:. 3 Llthgow; Fifth Ward, j. W. Kafus Seventh Ward
Birch Musseman '-i
Co1ncitnen-First Ward G R. RAIDER and W. j. GRAY
, ward Daniel Lavise and NJ. G. Holmes Third
Yard u o. Alfriend and T. L. Jefferson Foul tn Ward
$ Carpenter and B. W Pollard Fifth Ward, ] W
iamblc and Emmett Garvn; Sixth Ward John O Coch
an and Bland Ballard Seventh Ward William strin.o,
no H. H. Tunstall Eighth Ward, L. S. Kelsey and 7 p
'yrne
City Intelligence.
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