The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1854-06-29

lConoeIFeS' anu placeQ one UeSlue edCh
officer The regalement seems 10 have
been much the same as that which in
China generally precedes the transaction
OF business with foreign officials; and
while it was going on there was time 10
take a note Of the place Of meeting. The
hail. which had been run up with great
celebrity, was about fifty feet long, forty
wide, and twelve high, and surrounded
with magnificent japonicas, some Of them
thirty feet in height, and in iulI bloom -
Seats and tables about two feet high.
covered with red cloth, extended the
whole length of the apartment. The floor
was covered with white mast about three
feet long by two wide; and the place was
heated by highly ornamented braziers
placed on beautiful Japan stands. The
pillars supporting the erection we're or.
namented with purple Grape, and the
wallswere richly adorned with paintings
Of birds and flowers. The hall was sit.
uated about five hundred yards from the
landing J.place, and was commanded by
the ships, which lay with their broad
side 10 it. Several natives artists were
present taking sketches of the stranger.
The refreshments being over, the Com.
modore and his personal staff were con.
Quoted by the Japanise Commissioners
into another room in the rear, the en-.
trace to which was covered with purple
Grape. The conference lasted three
hours, and was carried on through the
Dutch language, with the Japanise in
terpreters, Mats,ma-ki, and Mich-i-taso,
and Mr.. Portman, the Commodore S clerk
spoke huently. fl very favorable ansver
icas giren TO the Presidents letter, which
we presume was in terms repetition of
President Fillmore S and it is stated that
Commodore Perry was fully satisfied on
all points suggested by him, which we
again presume were in accordance with
Mr.. Secretary Webster's letter of instruc-
tons to Commodore Aulick accompany
ing the first letter to the Emperor. A
draft Treaty, in English, Dutch, Chinese,
and JapaniSe, was put into the hands of
the Japanese Commissioners, who said it
would receive due consideration but the
old Emperor had died since Commodore
Perry was there last year, and his sue
cessor was a young man, who would re-
quirc to consult his Council before coming
to determination and the Commodore
was reminded that Japanise did not act
with the same rapidity as Americans did;
which was thus illustrated: Should sew
eral Japanise meet together, desiring to
visit the American ships, one would say
"It is beautiful morning." to which
another would add, "How pleasant it is !!
Then third would remark, "There is
not then wave to be seen upon the wa
ter;' at length a fourth would suggest,
"Come, let us go and see the ships
That the prelimnaries of treaty
would be settled during the present visit
was, however, more than probable. Its
leading provisions, it is said, will be the
opening of three OF more of the ports of
Japan to the Commerce of the United
States, and securing supplies of Goals for
the steamers of that country. In other
respects the treaty concluded or propo-
Sed, is understood to be nearly counter
part of that with China, except, it is said,
that the JapaniSe objected tOa clause ad-
mitting all other countries 10 the same
privileges as America not like the Chi
nese, by whom, andnot by Sir Henry Pot
finger, as is generally supposed, the priv
ileges of the English Treaty were exten-
ded to all foreign countries. The Japan
ise would manifest more sagacity, and
save themselves from incalculable vcxa,
ton, were they to determine on allowing
other nations to enjoy the same immuni-
ties as America, and no other, modelling
all future treaties on precisely the same
terms. But nothing can be as yet GER
tainly known on the subject, for the Sus-
quehanca, having been placed at the dis
posalEof Mr.. McLane, the Minister to
China, and being under orders to be in
Hong Cong in the beginning of April, was
dispatched on the morning of the Gath Of
March, the very day conference was to
have been held for the purpose of consid-
ering the treaty.
During the conference on the 9th. Com.
modore Perry mentioned that one of the
marines had died, and he was desirous to
have a piece of ground pointed out where
this man and any others of the squadron
that might die in Japan could be buried.
The Commissioners first suggested Mana
saki, and next Uraga, but on both being
objected TO, spot near the place of meet
ing was fixed upon. An account of the
funeral by Captain Slack, the officer COM
manding the marines, is given in another
column, and cannot fail to be read with
interest. We have only to add, that be-
fore the funeral took place the Japanise
officials came on board to view the body,
for which purpose the coffin was opened
and after the burial one ofthem remarked
that, according to the inscription on the
lid, the man was native of Ireland, not
of America but the explanation that fol-
lowed proved quite satisfactory. In the
course of the arrangements for the fune.
raj, the prudence of President Fillmore's
and Secretary Webster's assurance on the
subject of religion was shown. The ia
panese said they had observed it with
pleasure, and quite understood the dis
tinction between Protestants and Roman
Catholics.