The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-22
Japan and Loo ChOO.

Bayard Taylor delivered the hrst Of second course
of lectures Friday evening before the members the
Mercantile Library Association and very large audience
subjectJspan ard Loo Choo. Mr. Taylor spoke In sub
stance ~ follovs Of had asked for information
concerning Japan three years since, the would
have been, I'VE know nothing about it'' but now,
find that re know quite much about 1t knew OF
any Eastern nation half century ago. hunt red de-
scrptcns cannot exhaust the Of country
two persons with the feelings This be-
my plea for talking a subject which l oommu-
nicAte facts merely give the experience Of
who has been traveller In th, county la Loo Choo
my facilities for acquiring information greater
than In japan. With regard to the p.opls, they
more original and tslectual than Is generally sap
posed. They differ MATERIAL, from the Chinese.
Though both belong to the great Munsosn family
gusges dssimsr 1t is u Us that the Chinese writ
ten In comraon use Ia Japan, bu ia iasous
ton scent the languages have similarity No
language 20 disasreeable, with its Continued ruu Of
cor sonantf as the Chinese The japan language she
very ievr's In Their physical con ma ION alo there
countries The Chinese face oks like lump of yellow
clay, Their toN sre coarse and upgrs,sfui shough
often athletic TIE complexion Of III. japanese is
dark oliveheir eyes dsrksr and THAR foreheais
broader than the Chnefe. Their countsuances agree
able and and a,, motions ua s
-Geldom betrAyins surprise. Our own hardy sesmsn
often found It dcu to keep pace with japanese
boatmsn It Is sipeu' fact that their boats built
very much after the fashion Of yaseh Aerio They
to have inventive wen initiative genius
shipbuildrg There Is gre aer difference between
the Chnee and JApaneie in their moral than in their
physical naure the former peaceful, modest, but
wiiha given to usury tbs latter ar, wsrks and ener
getic In China you oppressed with the feeling Of
universal ssgnation. Nothing progresses The mental
energy Of the people seems bs hops.ss
spsthy in the midt OF the present revolution On
the other hand the curiosity Of the Japanese
posted mp in a. that so.s en- In Il World and to rscsive
this inteisepce is the reason OF their friendship with
the Dutch On the occasion OF Comm odore Perry landing
large mum 9er OF JspAresc officers aud examined
weapons &a with the greatest curiosity This thirst
for Information IA o hopeful trait 1t shows what pro
greet might expect from the II It's crashing GO
verpment removed will mention ire differ.
cree between the Chnese and Jspanese Tho former
have NOT the slightest idea ody Wills the taste OF
the latter for music plainly shown when band
began to play. crisis Is undoubtedly hanging
both these countries TIE revolution in China will
throw open that empire TO foreign commerce T,e Anne
rsan expedition Japan ia the entering wedge and the
crevice already made will bee wider and wider. Ths
epopsse which It ia difficult to iusgne how any pso
pie can have borne In Loo Cnoo, . dependency OF
Japan, we bad as,ier opportunities for obysriston
poetic Imagination, but Commodore Perry has off
TIE etAk which concealed the ecformties Of its in
account Of its de- encsess position tho Loo Caoosua
pretend that they belong 10 China but the pilary
between thtir language and that thu Japanese is su
Client to give this denial The anterior Of the island
fertile resembles much the given by Dut,h
travellers Of the southern part We ouy suooeeied 10
wild and uanhabited. We took with . email boats
ensign and carried 1t into the centre OF the capital town.
and around the walls Of the Vce oys Caste After pass
ing through the town We struck towards the oher
shore Of tho i,lapd. The lovely villages with wh.oh
try ted were deserted 81 approsch and
people conceal themselves that we could not
dioover where they bad gone. Thus although entered
many houses could And no inmates and unsb!s TO
Ike ys~A aster OF the domestic habits OF peops
The few people that did see betrayed the most
anxious 10. ss'r on Bs0,sS 1hi hOs .ss
soutt part vast garden. Is is hot
bat that OF the hills Is always cool and rsehog The
people seemed Kindly disposed toward. s sad moth
ira tbsi dread OF tn. government prsyented
their being friendly TO The exclusive Icy OF japan
L. no doub, in opposition to the viii OF s ina.s.nts
We always found the people ready 70 NEE. half ~ay
During reside the leland Of Loo Choo faucsd
TIA could recognise strong feeling of sym pathy grow
cislike from the govern ment have notcei that there
IL stirling resemblance between Peruas 10 was under
the oJnstty Of tbs Incss-and japan The vissroys Of
each country governed the people tenure precisely
smilar Society In Peru divided into satss which
we're hereditary, ss 10 Japao 10 their s'csl aud
great singplsrity between the two nations Ia tbs
fall of Peru We may see foreshsdo~iog Of the
whether pan has not right to rhut hsrse out from
the rect Of the world IL she chooses Destiny does not
stay to consider this s be, only yield FOO; % s.ouns
her despotism over The physical power OF japan
has been greatly rated % our arrival there W
few hours. Although not wanting In bravery ;hey ars
little disciplined that small band Of three hundred
,Ss ns hs1s a.d -. result RE reason shy s
ports Of japan hiss not ben opened bsoee this 10 the
world has been the mistaken policy OF tbose have
carried on the regotAions The policy Of tne Japan
gov,rr ment has pointed ont the ter policy whioh
shorId be adopted in this respect (Mr Taylor here
reviewed briefly the manner In which several expe.
titions had attempted to negotiate with tbs japan
government abiding especially to the Witt Of Com
mcdore Biddle In ls48 and ib unsuooes full tsrmna
ten Commodore Perry the RESULT he's prove adopt
ed tho OF " true policy When his boats ordered
Away be returned for that he would only speak 10
envoy from the En- psror While be was waiting for
reply he examine the soundngs Of the
bay in direct violation Of the laws Of the cou ,uy aud
usned himself on the ground that he vas looking For
safe harbor for the squsdron 10 the event OF storm.