The true Democrat., 1854-05-30
From the Savannah News, April 26 The Japan Expedition, or how the Japanese are to be Civilized Sketch of MT. Kennedy's Speech. The Power of Chamraone

OwO4 VI Sud1upd0uG,
 At dinner party on board of the steamo,
 Seminole, on Monday, Mr. Kennedy made
 very happy speech in reply to the toast relative
 to the Japan expedition. He said that we had
 sent out an expedition on a voyage of explora.
 tion to Japan, hoping that we shall civilize that
 country by teaching it some of the arts of
 Christendom- particularly the art of drinkine
 wine and making after dinner speeches. Hea
 hoped that the expedition would be successful
 and that as we intended to establish very inti'
 mate relations with them, the great men of that
 empire would soon be drinking the wine of tho
 Empire State of the South.
 A gentleman-Ths rain water here? "A
 wine on the table had been nicknamed rain
 water, from its peculiar color)
 MT. Kennedy-No; we will give them some
 coarser liquors to begin with-we will end with
 the rain water We have sent them Perry
 and if that does not agree with them, perhans Porter may serve: and if they are not satisfied
 with either we will be obliged, perhaps to put
 them on their Bier
 A gentleman tried to make pun on the ey.
 Presidents name, by asking if, after tasting it they would cry " fill more." (We were sorrv
 that such good intentions should fail after com.
 ing so very near to success
 Mir. Kennedy replied in the negative. Fill. more would be the first word they spoke after
 they had learned their lessons. He then gave
 humorous description of the first Japan expe-
 ditions. Some years ago, Captain Riddle went
 out there, charged with the duty of bringing
 home several Americans, who had been impris.
 oned by the authorities of the island The
 funk of the officials of the empire came out to
 him as soon as he had anchored. An Ameri-
 rican officer stepped on board; but in conse-
 quence of his having violated the etiquette of
 that country by boarding government vessel
 before the official bell had been rung, Japa-
 nese knocked him overheard, and the junk re-
 turned to the shore. Now, although our officer
 had been guilty, doubtless of very serious
 offence in stepping on board before the official
 bell rang, he thought himself rather badly
 used An apology was demanded. Next day
 the Captain of our ship received a message.
 stating that the Japanese who had knocked the
 American over the gangwav would be sent on
 board, with his father and mother, brothers and
 sisters, grandmother, wife and wife's sister. and
 that they would all rip themselves open before
 the Captain, for his satisfaction But the Cap tain did not want to witness that sort of satis-
 faction, and as he could not ascertain anything
 about the prisoners he set sal~for home We
 learned afterward that the Japanese entertained a very poor opinion of the American people in
 consequence of the conduct of the Captain on that occasion. A nation, they thought, that , would not allow men to rip themselves open must be a nation of towards. The next expe-
 dition to Japan was conducted by Capt. Glenn
 who determined to take a more resoute course. The speaker described Glenn's personal appear : ance, and said that notwithstanding that he was by no means Goliah in stature, he was a very good fellow and full of fun. Capt. Glenn was deternned to make an example of the Japa-
 nese. As soon as the American ship approach ed the shore junk came off to her. When the junk came near the American ship, parch- ! ment was extended toward our officers on q reed.
 The captain took the parchment and threw } It into the water. In an instant four or five , Japanese jumped overheard and recovered the parchment because, as the Captain was told } afterwards, they would have been ripped open
 if the parchment had been lost. As the an , chorage usually allotted to foreigners did not please Capt. Glenn, he moved towards a more convenient haven. Suddenly a voice in the , junk shouted, You must go no furder-vou must go no furder.'' The Captain, on hearing his own language said to the speaker you are the very man want" He hove to and got ' the man on deck. "Who are you sir?'' asked } the Captain. :" am the interpreter" said he '" Are you one of the big men of this countrv?'' asked Glenn. He answered in the negative but told the Captain that he must go no nearer the shore, as it was contrary to Japanese laws ? to do so Stranger" said the Captain. "vou 7 be d-d; I'll just go where please, and don't mean to speak tO any ono on the island uder
 the Prince or Governor" So onward he sailed until he came to place that suited him. where l he dropped his anchor Next day the Prince
 of the district, with great cortege, consisting of about fifty men in yellow robes. were seen . walking along the shore They entered funk l and approached the ship. The yellow men entered hrst, and, as soon as they did so. they
 put theirtoreheads to the deck and kept them
 there. When the great functionarv entered. instead of going aft, as is the practice with us, he walked forward. Glenn went up to him. D clapped him on the shoulder and said. "I.ook
 you here, friend, you must come the other wav.'
 ne Japanese officers and men were aStonished at this audacious familiarity of the Amercan s hey thought that their Prince was going to be g martyred. It IS customary in Japanese state Junks, to have an elevated platform forward :, and that IS the place of honor. The Japanese ofhcer was astonshed, on going on the quarter
 deck ot our ship, to see that no platform had l been provided and so after looking round for the
 seat of honor, he went to the helm and perched
 himself on the rudder post. Glenn sent for a
 chair and pointed to it. inlanguage which, if not suitable for polite literature, was at least very : perspicuous, bade him to put himself into it. } "Now," said he, turning to the interpreter, "tel him that!' The interpreter replied that he
 could not do so, as such remark from him
 would insure his being ripped open on the spot.
 The Captain told him if he didn't obey him, he , would blow his brains out So the interpreter as choice of evils, compiled with his com mand: Oaughter.) Assoon as the Prince had seated himself, the Captain ordered bottle of sherry wine, of which he offered him glass Theinterpreter said. "The Prince never drinks"
 He IS with me now, and he must drink" re- piled Glenn. The Prince put the glass to his lips, but did not drink the liquor. The Cap | tain then turned round to the interpreter and asked, "Will you have it?'' Unanswered very firmly in the negative That, said Mir. K, was : the first degree in the process of Japanese ci- vilizaton. The Captain then ordered cham pagne When the Prince saw howpleasantly it
 sparkled and loaned his constitutional scruples f ,,-oro oyarcome and ha dropk if oN do