The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-07-31
THE JAPANEs Captain Adams, of

the United States. Navy, who recent
ly returned with the Japanese treaty
found the japanese officials EXTREMITY
corteous and friendly, and the people
social and communicative. Their for.
mer disfrust and jealousy seemed great
ly diminished. There was some diff.
Guilty in procuring the signature of the
Emperor to the treaty, as it was the
custom for the supreme council to act
in his stead. But the difficulty was
overcome, and the treaty with The
United States, is the first that has ever
received the signature OF a japanese
Emperor The privileges of trade
secured are more liberal and advan-
tageous than have been secuted by
any other nation that has obtained
access to this insulated people.
The japanese officials made many
inquiries after Com Perry, to whom
they sent messages Of circumference.
The circular railroad and locomotive
he took out had been put up in Yedo
and the japanese could now manage
them very well. the locomotive max
ing its trips every day. They had
also the life boat in the water. with a
special crew detailed for her. tn.
magnetic telegraph, however, was rat
her too difficult for them, and they
bad not SUCCEEDED to get it to work
properly. During the visit of Com.
Perry's squadron they took measure
ments of the storeship Southampton,
and they had vessel of the same mo-
del and dimcnsionsions nearly ready
for launching. The old japanese law
restricting the size and model Of their
juDks has recently been abrogated, and
the Government is now ambitious to
possess a squadron similar to ours
From this fact it will be seen how IA.
pid is the growth of new ideas in this
secluded nation, and what vast changes
must necessarily results from their
further intercourse with America.
The only American article they OBJ
ject to the introduction of, was ligion.
They preferred their own, and the
Commissioners returned to Captain
bundle of religious books
and tracts, which one of the American
chaplalns had distributed among, the
people, requesting him to take them
back to America. They remonstrat-
ed at this attempt to proselyte the
Japanese, as in violation of the prin-
,ipal of the treaty, and contrary to the
Japaneses law.-National Intell;.
ye1acer
The SMELsER CAsE.-The poison
ng of Mr.. Smelser, in New Orleans,
he other day, by his wife; man by
he name of Scott, and female salve,
low fills column of the city papers.
The Picayune says:
We are in possession of the facts of
bis case last night, but at the request
t the Deputy Coroner abstained from
aking any notice Of them, until he
hould intimate to us that the verdict
f the jury had been rendered, aud
he case had been put in such a train
hat it should be considered safe and
roper to publish the result Of The in
uisition. This intimation did not
each us.
The evidence it is intended to sup {
ress until the case shall be tried be- q
're the Criminal Court upon the mar .
'w and fallacious plea that the publ r
alton of-'he truth mi. ht prejudice the q
lse. What will be the effect of the
utilization Of possibly erroneous re-
orts, varied and exaggerated as they
i'll of course be in travelling from t
'outh to mouth. amplifed and color d
as they will be by credulous or
;eptical readers is disregarded. If
b should contribute to error in this
'spect ii will be only because access
the actual evidence is denied U.S. d
UGH accounts as have reached us our b
'aders have right to expect from o
), and we consider ourselves bound t.
I'd under existing circumstances free o
, give. "
The three parties are under arrest, b
I'd the proof Of their guilt seems very 81 ~
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