The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-03-26

trade msds eor, open tho way for with Japan
embassy tbs of feddo which resulted
nothing the prejudice against having perhaps
been increased towards the authorities II Great Britain
Of tho violence thsy praclced towards the Dutch
hen the English shpofwar Piston, under The command
of Csplaa Peew, visited that country IN loOo Ia 1914
Rafiss addressed the governorgenoS OF India, lLord
M,nlo) stating that The trade hitherto carried on wan
Japan forms no criterion by which the extent and value OF
The trade is be Judged when liberal and upnght
system is practices - that the restrictions which exist do
much from the limitations and institutions OF
The Japanese from the nature and constitution OF ue
Du CHI factory the degreged state OF which would appear 70
have sunk the Dutch character very low ~ estimaon
that the suhecs every point Of view Is most important
" the blishment Of British interests was al
within his grasp, and that he should consider II
derecton Of pubic duty did he strain every nerve 10
effect the accomplishment of object IN every way so IA
wing and SO Interesting"
by unheedd the part Of the BRUSH government; The
treaty of 1913 enforced insisted upon, ana
the subsequent visit the Bay Of Yeddo, in 1878 Of Capt
Cor ion comm hiding ig war, Captain SIR Ed sad
Belcher IN 1885, IN the Saramang, and the last VISIT IN
lSi9 Of Captain Malheson of the soopof-war Mariner,
resulted in nothing promove of commercial intercourse
Nor have the visits of the Ru aud French differ
ent u mes, been successful.
sngu fact that the fist direct aggressive act upon
the restrictive policy Of japan the part OF Amer
lean merchant ship, Eliza, in 1897 commanded by Captain
Stewart, WHICH was employed by the Dltch 10 carry on
their trade with the Japanese account OF The between
Ensni and Holland, during the lection OF the latter TO
France. Since then, times, Anne lean vessels
have put INFO japanese ports In distress; ships have
been wrecked and driven their shores exposing their
crews 10 the certainty of cruel treatment and Imprisonment
These accidents and ouages arace the attention OF gov
ernmen TO the necessity Of protecting merchant vessels
in those a'tudes and especially the squadrons OF whaling
ships TIA the Japanese their lawful VOCATION
passing the RATS of Sngar which the great island
Of Nippon the north from the island of Yesso Accord
ngly, in 1876 negotiations attempted with the
of Japan, through Commodore Bldde, commanding The
Columbus OF ninety guns and accompanied by the United
States gate Vncennes bearing with him letter from the
President of the United States the Emperor of Japan
10 promote friendship and commerce between the two
countries"
The imperial reply was, that g trade can be allowed
with any foreign naon except Holland" And in c49 the
United States ship Preblc dis patched num-
Der OF sailors belonging the whaeshp Ladoga, who had
been held in close confinement and captivity for year,
and cruelty treated by the Japanese authorities. The
cessy for decisive step for the protection of COM
merce in the Japanese and for the extension of The
gators quest of the products Of the cp and in lawful
trade, being Enthusiastically manifest led to the present pro-
posed expedition, which is fitting out for the east
Of qualification to every American that this exped
uon with con pement of four thousand men, and three
hundred and thirty guns bearing ali the evidences Of
the civilization, Improvement and power of our country,
is commensurate with the important and humane purpose
which government has in view.
This expedition will rendezvous at the Sandwich islands
These islands ten in number, and the largest Ha-~a
has surface Of four thousand square miles and popnla
ton of one hundred thousand persona This remarkable
group, which occupies prominent position in Poly
nesa Justly zen regarded the natural stopping place
for vessels sailing from the of California China and
Japan and the Of hundreds Of whangshps
every year. Indeed they destined at no very remote
PERIOD be the grand depot Of nations trading between the
western and eastern continents.
The great Humboldt declared that the sthmus of Daren
principal barrier free intercourse between Europe
and Japan in his day, amounting almost iasrdct.
He predicted that this nterdct would until the At
lantc and Pacific united 10y ishmean canal
at Panama; regarding that narrow neck of land az the
buwark hch d for ages forbidden all attempts
mount IT, has been forciby said, by very able poic Al
and commercial IN London, that this " buwark has
been cached and various have anspred TO
alter the features of and bring about change
In the tide of nmerce and the progress of trade " that The
British have established themselves the frontiers Of
China and in the heart of the eastern Archipelago aid
have compelled r-spect thelr flag and freedom Their
trade ~ that energy and enterprise have constructed rail
road the 10 hmus Of Panama and The gold discov
cries of California, and the oonz of Vancouver
snnd have settled vas, and industrious population the
seaponrd Of the American continent, and led the
establishment Of new Ines Of steam nav ation and i'm
menso tide Of and navigation !" that the open
log of the Nicaragua Tehuant and practical
Of lnt-rcom nunla,oa between different points the At
antc and PAcihc has undertaken by various cpmpa-
nes that steam communication has been extended from
India to China and recently TO the Brush Australian
dement's by the way of Sngipa and Java - that nere
also been great IN the Eur pran and American
shipping employed IL the lpdan and Cana in general
commerce. and the whale fishery the c6c - 9TH
Americans have largely extended their whaling feet and
osecued The fisheries very successfully the and
of Japa aud her dependencies to the euf-
Of Tartary and Okosk the of Kamscha ka Behring's
Straits, aud the Arcc ocean," and 'the p, of San
and enrepot Tor American the Pacific with
China Iapan, and all the countries Of ASIA Poly
nesia Oceaca and Aust alta, which embrace aggregate
population of upwards of six hun ired millions ~
The refers the fact of position which
japan occupies to American the Pac hc
To the crowds of American wbaers In her and ii
certainty of robbery and death when unfortunate whnr
driven upon her shores and iorciby represents that her
insuar geographical POSITION her excellent ports ard har
oo's dense and ndusrous population her bound pro-
ducye resources, and Capabilities for her
superior intelligence refinement of her princes and
oes, together with the skill energy, and enterprise of the
Japanese people justly ene her above every other
Asntc nauon " unit by udicious relaxation Of her
rctve policy, all these unnvacd natural and political ud
vsntages could be made available for conducting very ex
and profitable trade with various countries both on
the Atlantic and Pacific, without compromising either her
sovereignty national religion peculiar ~ and
that she will be compelled by force Of
tn soccumo the progressive commercial spnt of The
and the Japanese islands will eventually become the
what the British islands the west Such the golden
prospect before for realization Of which
hastening this government Let begin then, by the i'm
mediate Of law by which will be prepared
tor the future. Let first aud establish this steam
oceanic line Of with the gre, port Of
Shanghai China, distance of only five thousand seven
hundred and seventy five miles from the commercial
porlum Of the Pacific shown upon sketch map which
have had cpared Mercators projection and which
would ask the attention of senator's indicates at
glance the position we occupy commercially, ard the sew
era distances from ports the trading
In the of South America, Of the islands of Polynesia
Oceanca, and Australia Let seek for a actvc and
enlarged participation IN the immense trade with the
Chinese empire, in which share extent
How possible that should remain nsensble to the
importance of this subject when every days experience
gees to us the splendid monopoly ade which great