Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-11-19
FROM THE PITTSBURGH "uS1oS.

IS copied is Democratic one and the views presented
do credit to the intelligence good sense and candor
the editor.
FROM THE PITTSBURGH "USIoS"
The recent successful undertaking of Com Pyrpr mn
der the direction Of the Government Of the United States
to obtain hearing in the hitherto impenetrabe councils
OF JAPAN gives additional be proud of the
energy and perseverance, which so strongly mark our M
tional character. And yet say that the fact
authorizes any extraordinary ebulition Of vanity While
it considered achievement to have obtained an in
PRODUCTION we orcby reminded by that very circum
stance that to an immense empire commanding powerful
armies and formidable feet we have been hitherto al
most unknown ons Of people in that far of Eastern
island have lived and died in the last half century and
have neither known nor cared whether the United States
had government or not. Our wars have been nothing
to them. They have had greater wars at home Our
steamboats, have pulled in mighty rivers our vessels
have been en- every ocean railroads have stretched
our continent but it has been all Of little consideration
to the magnificent sefmportant empire Of Japan There
Il has been in undsturbed selfish grandeur considering
itself the greatest Power earth while Young nation
at mighty distance the waters, was ndulgng in
the same grateful reflection in relation to itself There
is strange blending Of humiliation in the glory Of an
enterprise which has for w object only the recognition
OF our national existence by people who are too proud
70 own our superiority and too powerful to be easily in
suucted In that important lesson. Il is not enough
attribute to the ignorance and stupidity Of wealthy
stranger the humbing fact that he does not know how to
pronounce your name when kind mutual friend IA
Vors you with Introduction Think what you may Of
his neglected education when he reveals his deplorable
want Of intelligence n not having read -FOUR last speech
there will be still some lurking degree Of modification in
anding that you are only among many, and Of
consequence to yourself than to all Of TIE majority
Beside. Alexander, it's said did weep for another
world to conquer until his weared army refused to march
any further into this little ignorance is great
support to vanity and il very fortunate that in this
instance limited knowledge Of the population and
sources Of the East prevented any modification to the
conqueror's self-esteem
We think there some lessons Of wisdom and mo.
desy to be learned from event which many will regard
only as national triumph. That havs succeeded in
securing interview with his royal hgh1ess the Empe-
rcr Of Japan is certainly considerable under the crcum
stances but il is rather painful admit that with
al our progress in engines and teegraphs we had
wait half century to obtain It. 1t docsnot look much
ke recognition Of the authority Of America 10 dictate
terms to the world II will hardly sustain the Kossuth
doctrine that the time has for our interference in
regulating the affairs Of nations II does not quite sus-
tain the omnpotence Of the stars and stripes pro-
clairned in fourth Of July speeches and sophomore
destinations. And yst would not be understood to
from its true greatness, But let not like Alexander
consider that the aose which is but the beginning Of
our destiny We have here opened up that other world
to conquer which he emily pined There il is powerful
snd wealthy, but ignorant and pre2diced it has been
Tor ages waiting nat for the Of armies but for
the refinement of eivzaon-tha knowledge Of the SCI
snees and the gbS Of Christian truth. We would not
anderrate the magnitude OF which has perhaps
given us the keys % the East Aut would remember
that the work is not done,