The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-09-14


&IilE ApAS ExpEDlrIos.---Thc Stats.
iCourant the official organ of the Dutch
government, publishes an interesting
communication from the colonial dc.
partment, explanatory of the present
and past relations of Holland with the
empire Of japan but with especialre-
ference to the rumors which have
heen alloat respecting the naval
expedition proposed in the United
States, to compel the emperor Of that
great territory to open his ports to
foreign traffic, under the cover. of Ger
tain alleged maltrcatmcnt of ship
wrecked American sailors, Oh the
Japanese territory. 1t results from
this official statement, that the re-
ports OF Dutch interference to. pre-
vent tho sailing of the American
expedition, and Of the government Of
the United States having consented
to torcgo their purpose in considcra-
ton of the authorised intermission of
the Dutch authorities in Java to
arrange the points i'll dispute with
Japan have nu foundation in fact.
All that the Dutch government has
proposed in tho case, is the address Of
Il friendly despatch to that of Ja-
pan smoothing the way for an AMIGA
bic reception Of the squadron of Com.
Perry, aud suggesting the cXpcdicncy
and advantage, under circumstances, Of
the opening Of the Japanese ports to
foreign trade, as in 1912 had been
tho case with his ncighbors of
the Chinese empire. 1t will thus
be seen that there is some probability
of success in the object in view, and
that Commodore Perry, on his ar
rival off the coast, may meet with
no difficulties in communication di-
rect with the imperial court ut Nam
gasaki, the capital of the empire. 1t
is only due, i'll justice to the Dutch
authorities, to state that their CT
forts appear TO have been mccasing
since lS.l4, to induce the imperial
government to relax the stringcncy Of
their exclusive system, as the pas
sage Of various dispatches, which arc
cited with dates, would seem to
testify, So far rs their contents are
referred 70. Ani, in fact, athu 81
their ct'urts in the poiitico cnn{ncr-
cla' sense have produced l.o alyi-
bic result, yet it is not without IN
porlance that they have clicitGd au-
toSraph replies tro'n The Emperor,
couc'icd IN courteous AMI hrltre,',ciiIiia,orv,
terms, III W,jciI, Whilst d.clinipg t.
depart iron. the ancient policy OF tl,,
rmpirc, it has hurn si.nilicl tina.
orders nave bccu - ii! the slbbor-
.,i''n,;r officials OF the coasts, that
Tho strict prohibition Of tho entry or
approach OF foreign vessels, either
suffering from stress of weather, or
II condition OF wreck, should not
DC enforced, but, that under certain
regulations they should be allor-
dcd succor; and the crews, who might
be cast ashore, treated with humun-
ty and Kindness; but that they could
only be rcconductcd into their own
country by DuicA anal Chinese voa-
,s1"s- as The la'-s OF lhe ruPirc woplAt
not "dh.it ". that Office being per
formed by the vessels ofLaral.-Lon-
do~ .lircrtscr, -l"yuSt Is.
W GRITTY OF a BAHNER.--One of the
prccnts in Madison county, (.Ala..)
says the Chambers Tribune ut the re-
cent election, polIc'l II votes. \ box
for dimc-contribuiions to the Washinr
ton Monument was kept at the polls,
and it contained II dimes when the
election closed. just from this fact,
we'll venture to say that the people of
that prccint are Il moral, enlightened
and thrifty community.
PosTMIsTREssEs.- are in the
United States cighty-onc women hold
lnS the Office OF post master (!) thirty
one of whom are in pcnnsylvunia.-
Some ofthcsc are important offices.
A report is in circulation that the
Hon. 1hos. II. Benton is lying serious
ly i'll at frankfort, Ky.
Present FROM AIns. CLAy.-Thc
Rev. Edward l.. Berkeley. OF Lcxiny-
ton, n.y., who received Mr.. Clay into
the church by baptism, and whose
ministrations he constantly attended,
has been presented by Mrs. Clay with
Il massive gold seal ring, set with a
large and very precious stone. 1t was
Il itvoritc ring Of Mr.. Clay, and worn
by linn during the last five or six
years Of his life.
SINGULAR SHIPMENT ny ExrREss.-
On Thursday last, the editor of the
Cincinnati GrZcttc saw at the Office of
the Express Company i'll that city, a
little girl about ten years Of age, who
had been shipped by express from
Washington City to her father Mr..
PcrryInan, at Dayton, Ohio. The
cost Of Observation-Disclosures boar
ding and extra fare was only SIS.
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