Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-07-10

contempiates, shortly, making to the House the
full report concerning the cost of the japan
expedition to the Treasury, which is, of course,
necessary to enable Congress to legislate intel
lightly on coming to appropriate to foot the
expeditions bill, We take for granted that
great hubbaboo will be raised over this re.
port, as it will embrace expenses which are
Extraordinary, under this Government atleast.
For instance, we have never before sent steam
ships so fur from home for so long time and,
more especially to regions wherein coal was
not obtainable without exporting it for their
supply from home. We hear, incidentally,
that the freight Of much of the coal sent from
the United States to the Chinese sea, cost $27
per ton. This item alone will, therefore, fig
ure enormously in the bill. We have no
means of knowing what its aggregate will be,
though it cannot possibly be that at any cost
which can have been incurred, the expedition
will prove aught but of incalculable advantage
to the United States. We really know of no.
thing promising just now to do as much for
our manufacturing and commercial future, as
the opening Of japan to the trade of the
United States, more especially with California
as the eutrepot for our commerce with that
country. We have watched the progress Of
our trade growing out Of the acquisition OF
California-its statistics-with establishment
| though accustomed to study closely the hourly
increasing results of the development of our
national home resources of all descriptions
NoSh 10 Lo
fore exhibited such q wonderful increase of
| substantial wealth, and of the elements of
future riches for a nation, as have already
resulted from our occupation of California
Yet those accustomed to study and digest COM
| mercial history, are all aware that we have
not yet commenced to realize one hundredth
Fart of what California is to be the means of
doing for the rest of the Union, estimating, Us
We do, the opening of Japan to American enter
prise as really one of the results of that aequi-
sition. But for the Judgment of great American
| commercial interest on the Pacific side of this
| continent, no effort would have been made to
obtain another Judgment in Japan. According
to the general understanding here, such are
the terms for frank, cordial, and fair CONNER
cial intercourse with the Japanese, successful
ly negotiate by Commodore Perry, as that
our enterprise in that quarter, if wisely gov
| erned and guided by the authorities of the
United States, will, in turn, open to American
| merchants, manufacturers, and ship.owners,
other countries in the East wherein American
business influences may, in q wonderful short
time, prove overshadowing, when compared
| with those Of other outside nations There
can be no doubt that the Japanese have frank.
| ly come forward to meet US half way, imposip g
| no odious or oppressive restrictions on our COM
merce, and making their terms upon the prin-
ciple that we mean to deal fairly in all things
by them, and to seek no Judgment in their
country with the view to the final obtainment
| of political position there. In entertaining
| this generous sentiment, concerning our ma.
tional purpose, they do us no more than justice,
| as both the Administration initiating the ex-
petition and that prosecuting it to its success.
full issue, have certainly contemplated simply
the advantages of increased trade to grow out
of the Japan connection.
But, to return to our original point. The
| enormous cost of this expedition, which is 80
soon to be made apparent, should not be
charged to naval account, as it has not been
| incurred for the Navy. Indeed, the Navy has
| simply been called on to aid in the business
for the benefit Of our commerce. Although
the appropriations necessary to foot the bill
must be charged to the Navy, as such things
are divided of in keeping the public accounts,
| they are legitimately chargeable only to the
eountry's commerce and diplomacy.
Gen. VIM. o. Butler.-We have taken pains
to inquire of parties in Congress who should
know best how General Butler received and
replied 10 the appointment Of Governor of
Nebraska, and have been satisfied by them
that all the stories concerning his alleged
dudgeon and indignant reply sent from
Washington in letters to distant newspapers
are mere {. bosch" We learn that though he
answered that his increasing years compelled
him to decline acceptance his letter of declen-
sion was couched in as kind words as could be
wished by those who are his friends, as well
as friends of the President. Indeed, the won
E-mOukoIo uctcI uIou WlucI lIOm ZIG udIh,
than in getting up their story concerning his
dissatisfaction with the Presidents act in of.
fering him the position he has declined.
Invalid Pensioners in the Public Service
The proviso to the act of April 80, 1874, chap
ter 10, declares" that no person in the Army,
Navy or Marine Corps, shall be allowed to
draw both a pension as an invalid, and the
pay of his rank or station in the service &C. -
Yet, in the settlement of an account recently
by the officer of the Treasury. it was held that
the prohibition in this law was not applicable
to the case of an invalid pensioner who was
employed on hire at an Arsenal, and that the
invalid was legally entitled to his pension
The Reciprocity Treaty.-It appears tina.
the New York Herald is trying to defeat the
ratification of the Fisheries treaty. Its friends,
We presume, will be glad to hear this, inasmuch
as up to this time every point that paper has
attempted to make In connection with the action
Of either branch Of Congress since the incom-
ing of the present Administration, has proved
an abortion. We want no better insurance of
the ratification of the treaty, than the fact that
the Herald is against it. 1t is needless to
name all the cases of this sort in which the