The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1852-06-26
Tho Japan Expedition What il u,

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'apa". We seem, for once. To be the tonic
OF special praise through all Europe. The
English. the French and the Dutch. all
speak with common sentiment of uncoo,.
mon admiration for the greatness and enter.
PRISE OF America especially for the disin,
terested magnanimty with which we arc
about to batter down the barriers with which
The Japanese have fenced themselves in from
all communication with other nations and
compel them to open their ports to the com.
merce OF the world, and enter into the 40.
ciety OF nations. John Bull, in particular.
recalls with some pride his own success in
forcing open the ports OF China and forcing
III ms opium upon the Celestial empire
and, comparing our expedition 10 his. he is
very much obliged to us for taking the
trouble for which he is willing we should
have all the second hand glory-of con
qneHng an Asiatic empire into habits of
aeNlIity and trade. We dou feel So highly
eraiiiiod at thi, tribute to our anticipaird
uiunphs, in such field, as we might do If
we had not, rs - nation, almost universally
reprobaied the opium war mon China
which Great Britain made pretext for
compelling the Emperor to open some OF his
portsto general Commcro. We have shared
in the common benefit of this treaty. but
this could hardly have changed the usual
estimate Of tho justice Of the English Nar.
We then heard scarcely ans opit on ex,
pressed in the uted tatcs other than that
China had the absolute right to decide for
herself the relations she would occupy to.
wards other nations, whether of commercial
intercourse, more or less, or total isolation
and that aEy Interference from without, to
compel a change OF her policy, was moth.
ing better in principle than brlgaudage IL
the language OF this day it would be called
tilihusteri,m, aud that would do the dibus.
iers hardly justice, for they assumed a ua>
tipnal desire for their lnicrposition, of which
the Ccestials gave no sign
Il is to this expedition that England fiat
tiers Us hy comparing ours and some OF our
contemporaries are really delighted it
would seem, at the equiyoeal compliment
Tho Dutch appear to take the same view of
It's objects, aud the officers OF the Prince of
Orange, the Dutch ship which has visited
New olk, have been cautioung our oils
GERS that we have not made our expedition
strong enough Tor the conquest OF japan,
or even for forcing an entrance into Jeddo :
The Emperor has heard, it seeius, OF what
we are about. and has nation OF soldiers
equipped with which to meet Us, aud his
coast fortified to repcI Our squadron at every
point. The Dutch Government has been
ri,il enough TO send MS all it, charts, sur.
vcys and reports, to help Us encounter these
dangers and fight our way through. | ndcr
the influence OF these considerations of
pleased vanity, aud anxious to deserve tho
culoeie- with which Europe is encouraging
rs. some OF our journals are calling for
large increase of the fleet. Failure TO an
swcr the expectation OF Europe is pro.
nonnccd to be n national disgrace; and Is
treated as Indispensable to our credit that
we should go on and compel this healhen
government To change its policy towards
the rest of mankind. The cry Is attempted
to be- raised that Japan must be assailed by
au adequate force to eNlort what we want,
and what the rest OF the admitting Worli
wants to get for them, shonll the japanese
be So uucrifed as To suppose they have
ANY right to direct the'' ""'"h'' "'''s III
thrr own was,
We are unable to dhoo'or whai warrant
except newspaper declaration, Europeans
hay, for putting So imposing character
on this expedition. ihe people OF to' u.
ted States have no knowledge ON '"'.'
own t'oyernment to lu'ul' 'neh an 's"'
maic There have indeed p''n cN',"'"'
giant speculallous elAhorat'il l"' '"," ~
newspapers oil note, Wh'eh s'ehcu 10 "''
fond policy already adopted '"' lnv "'v'
throw OF lhn na'''.A' ''s'',' '"f" IT,
and i'r'''h l'"'.''' .''' en-
strain, aud o.. 1"''',t ' '' r. '.'l' a. ,, V
ernmcW oiH"''' nave '-'' II va, '.'. ~
with 'hesf'h''g''S' ""''" "''''' D., 49,.
make huge 'uo,'S W So. ao.,
Government ol the l'"cu ''''e' '''' ~
nothing to JUSTIFY sneh expectations W. ~
confirm the cohl'e'u'' '''' 49,, w. ".' -
war at all N 'h', eN't''' ''',''S '",'. .i.,'
with an empire IN Ns'a' LOT 'uc' 'os,''" ''''
purposes, and on snoh s'a0" l'"'
universal philanthropy ana p''l'S ,''''',,''
There mas pee" 700 '''uo" III Ia ,,"1.. anr
that so vast an enterprise e9a', p'opr a o",
laws and habits De g''u W',,o1 . Wv ~ ""n
assent and regular ao'n9'l.,od ~ ,,, ' ,.I
grcss Oar Executive u''u'' ''''i''1 W" -
the limitations ct has power aNo ,'i' n'","
sentiment which snch an a,t Won" V,''''N'
to make any such use oil inc Puo'' '''''"
The President has done no sach thing