New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-31
PANORAMAS OF CHINA AND JAPAN.

series OF Panoramic Views of any country where
FORM perspective, color and size contribute to initiate
realities is the next best thing TO seeing the original
Indeed, when take into consideration the sea-sck
ness of voyage, and the thousand dissgreeabe at
tendants Of land travel much prefer the panorama
TO the veritabe thing. Travelling at best, soon be-
comes tresome and the mind capable Of generaliLng,
soon dissolves humanity with all its phases into
idium of laws, that take it for granted that in
nine parts out of ten, alike all over the world
and in the odd 1.-THE where they differ, the differences
can be determined with almost mathematical prec-
sion, soon ascertain the nature Of their Gov
ernment their advance in aborsaying machinery, and
the fact whether they do do not belong to the great
race of the Caucasian.
We felt all this Monday night in seeing the panor
amc views of China and Japan and hearing the lectures
thereupon-the exhibition just being opened at Acad-
envy Hall, No. 663 Broadway Here we have China
and Japan without the trouble of voyage. The his
tory of this very remarkable and admirable series Of
panoramas is simply this Two American artists, Mr..
George X. West and Mr.. VIM. Heine, whose names
should be inscribed in golden letters have succeeded
assisted by j. Kyle and j. III. Dallas in transferring TO
canvas paintings Of the curi0sities-the penetrsa--
the inner life and natural scenery Of China and Japan
All that Is necessary for the visitor 10 do IL TO ST
still and the great canvas reels on while the salient
points of life and scenery, exhibited in thry-tbree
panoramas of China and twcnty.four of japan,
come like shadows, so depart and two hours Of
such artistic turning with the accompanying lecture
give better idea Of these countries than any amouG
Of ordinary reading.
The leading ports, cities, harbors, temples, houses
fields arts, sciences, amusements fuss and feathers
generally of the grand pompons, antique, fastian,
sublime and ridiculous empires Of the ORIENT wind
before the eye like dream. As it is 80 cay TO see,
We shall not enter into particular description.
Mr. West the artist on China, went thlther with
Mr. Cushing United States Minister, seven years
ago. and Travelled extensively to make hE sketches
Mr. Heine, who delineated Japan, was with Commo-
dore Perry hence all the japanese radatons Of thai
expedition are wildly portrayed, and in q manner Of
unsurpassed attractveness. There were two lectur-
ers; not given. The first very good, apci-
ogziDg for the want of occasional readiness, because
he had but day to prepare himself
The second was more fluent, but should temper
his voice little more. He was thoroughly familiar
with the Japan Of this day, but we do not think be
did the japanese Justice as regards their exclusive
policy. The facts on this head simply these: 200
wears ago. when Europeans sought to make decisive
settlement in japan, the Jesuts asked TO introduce
their religion The Emperor thereapon demanded
Of his minister of religion how many different creeds
there were in his domniOns Thrty-siI, Sire, was tho
reply One more then, said his Majesty, can do Do
harm; go admit the Jesuits. Admitted they wers
but, in all similar cases religion las the Dutch cap
tain said of his fellow-Dutchmen) got proud s'd
sassy" and accordingly japanese official was u
due time one bright morning belabored by me
Christians for not doing the proper honon 90
highroad 10 some Christian or Catholic symbols eS'
red in procession; and the desire of the Jesair "
mix.up Church.and-State, or in other words 70 ~S
low up the japanese State, being evident the EmPe~
very properly thrust out the whole lot of outadsr
and outside they have remained to the time Of CON-
modore Perry's mission IN iss3-that v, Sv
are now inside Japan, which we very much s'0S |"