New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-20
IauruaIjsm for Japans

Errn noruns N1iVi DE-
has for many years bee.l the practice OF tne
Dutch Government at Bat ds 70 po9lsI; nSnmation
review Of European pStics, for the ,'n anIapv
az the people 81 Jetjtn and "heh ~. ,;ao
,hip makes as yearly voyage 20 tnat IenS ~ 81 ~
carrier with Il twenty thousand SoP, " a. Ss,her
Tins h. ned under the authority OF the kng OF tne e,nel
i.nd. Tbe Japepese buy up with aTldry tne iea'uns
ionr,ai OF the Eastern Archipelago ms curious arfage
.enf aaofds an sy6 complication OF the " esterh cru
SADIE against the nnmoDity OF I9s Lea ~ T., ,be,
btheto known % quarter Of the world only py tneH
hsYed of strangers and their Ignorance OF pcTpecuVe,
are brought within the sphere OF Western ntengenoe
and civilization. European Journalism has opthheu
footing ut Jeddo Dangeroul leading srtcic5 are pun
shed without aarmn gtae police authorities Inc Dulch
editor Of The japanese Times has receivod no warning
from the Inister Of Police, nor - hs paper stOppe
the Custom House. The most cautious emu -,
Of empires permits free and open discussion o. CUES
tons which are never frosted with inquiry on 'n'"'n
tinent Of Europe :, 49,, ,,o
onrpal;s,ic ettors OF the Datch Government deserve
The highe,t nrsse IL is great thing " nave tn2ne
bsrbsrous people 10 study political dsquisblohs anu l
elm intelligence We envy the Duch their ia
,yonaosndisfp In this country, when is pro.e5seIy
31eJ there i the greatest difficulty in drawing the
attention OF certain classes 10 those important aesuos
of social economy which ere daily discu se1 IN tle
met, opothn press but the sqres Of Japan appear 10
be an en- ightened and NOTWITHSTANDING race; I'M,
however we cordially congratulate Ducn Phiihn'hioPy
on the hairy re OF s efforts 70 educate ana improve
the Japanete landowners wc are more lmie iistely
concerned with tins very Peculir ueeci Vi yDi
p,Jsm as sfordng an impartial expresion OF opinion
on the put lie events OF Europe 1t is OF some import
snce 10 us 10 aceran The Light in which unbis SEQ Tor
eiepeJs regard our aairs We are naturally anxious 10
examine the criticisms pronounced upon Us by writers
who are clearly unntuenced by personal pTedllecuohs
nnd unfottcTcd by patty tier
An opportunity has been recently afforded us o.
sxamine the journals thus printed and circulated oy ne
Dutch Government for the information OF the inhaolt
ants of Jspen There many things in these singular
ruhlcatons W 81 which might be disposed to quarrel
we not recognize the claims Of the great naon oil hol
handlers 20 rank the leading European Power-a doc
trne wi ich the Jealous Dutch employs have from tl'
,nner ORAL impressed upon the Japanese public MOI
are we by any means atpiicd with the inslgniicanc'
which the Dutch official journalists npute 70 England
and iho United sieies With some appearance OF plan
,ibiy il stated that Great Britain an leland envei
opcd Ia perpetual iJgs necessarily vexed with potca
,putes and nha ted by race whose soundncss oi III
telcct i worse than questOn Toe United> State
do NOT FIRE much better for they are said 20 CONSIST
communities OF very garruus men, perfectly desttut
OF all re-. ord for tie rights Of property But certainly
isby 10 means logical inferopcc, TINT TIC natives OF th'
countries thus discoureou'y Characterized are ncces
sarily ihout power or influence TO extend their do
fninion in the East