The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-15
England, Japan and the United States.

The text Of the convention between Japan and Grea.
Britain is nov before U.S. and as might be expected adds
70 that singular country, the state Of own rea
items with the Japanese. The convention ~ similar to
the one which had been already signed between the
United States and the Japanese empire and represents
nothing but the minimum which could BIO conceded under
prehenson Of still more serious attack. 1t ia idle to
suppose that things will remain Ut their present point
The islands which constitute The japanese empire n,
longer ain Aec,uded from the usual highways Of the
world For sail that entered the wsefs of Japan ut
the beginning OF the century fifty may now b. seen
by the fishermen of Nippon they follow their
usual trade along seaboard Of rhe great island The
growing intercourse WITH China, especially with the
northern portions of the ompie attracted NUNS
dents OF the gigantic wfich The Western Powers
are at this moment eas 40 Russia nave added to
men. The war ships Al vain and France
the stzaits ami shallow which we're among the
drcasisima of navigation to all mariners, save
perhaps to Go'ownin and few Russians Now, last
summer, Intellectual as Admiral Sdrliua's operations
against the PeropAuowski fleet undoubtedly we're, at
from that aborvc cruise the Of the French
and British naves have acqui cd an Intimate kaoWedss
Of the Japanese We hear moreover, by the last
arrivals that the allies have taken of
of those seppingstones to j. which laid
down in eur charts ana maps as the durile Islands.
From Cape Lopatka to the Straits IF La Perouse these
though provlioDaly seized hostile mea sure against
Russia, they may in time become a formidable msnace to
japan ITSELF The COVER nment at Jecdo just IS well
SWars Of all tins ourselves. They know, ,re
over the event Of the operations carried by the Bril-
tsh against the Chinese In the Years is.2 and al.
formidable character than the Chinese eyes 1t would be
simply preposterous to suppose that could be brought
rofe or the United States. If it should unhappy como
to war, there cam according TO all human calculation, be
ss o Sne INGENIOUS sns highly od
against mot that they have inflicted upon any alb
soute injury but that they will not permit to thrust
II is quite clear that Japan independent sovereign
w. and is entitled 70 oil the respect which such Power
can claim at hands according to tho law OF nations
Unless g.eat torbesran,e ana discretion be used We
are not without apprehension that the problem'or as
yet it but problenwi'l BE- decided in another way
Violence viii take the place Of reason-hostity Of what
might have been friendship In plaza Of establishing
oImercai intercourse upon lasting and profitable foun
cur tran atlantic friends resolved to carry
ganst Japan. according to ths b.st established
that dreadful science say that We succeeded 10 our
that the Japanese were reduced to subsection, let
think Of them as Of the Japanese uncer
u rue Ss We nps 70
com commercial fellowship With people whom
we had ciscrsetly woed, not roughly forced ioto
intercourse. Would Japanese slaves under Ameri-
or English taskmasters do for the word what theY
would do for the nseves LETT to the prosecution of their
own industry in their way Depend upon il. there
d something in the Japanese hand and in the japanese
mind which win Be OF service 10 humanity. Toe els-
merits Of their civil ization different from our own
So much the better That they may have far more TO
learn than to teach willingly admit but thing -
certan-that il they be brought to nd ,ot Of
will educe the virtues OF their soil and profit BY
the resources OF their climate better than
and far better than they could themselves under the
mnion Of strangers.
The last intelligence received from Japan is TO the
effect that have already broken
betveen the Japanese and certain citizens Of the United
states with regard TO the construction Of particular
cisuse in the treaty Some Americans wiShod to estab
liar thsmseves, Tor indefinite time, at OF the
omen por,s whereas the treaty only provides for permsy
cn for temporary residence The Japanese said fairly
s.orgh ,IName your own time. aud, IL be at all
tss the bounds OF reason we will admit OF the resi-
lance. bu, IL must be Of temporary, not OF an
iadear,lt act II rcrmsaent character" 1t II