Butte record., 1856-02-09
A X. N.COuntry.

In recent issue, the Eeitor of the
Albany Evening Journal sketches very
pleasantly group of Islands that dot
the blue Pacific just off the eastern shore
Of Asia, upon the snow capped noun
iains, tall camphor trees and quaint fan
tastic houses, at which the passing mar
iner gazes with curiosity and longing.
The enchanted isles of the poets was
hardly more mysteriousIy attractive.
In those Islands is the paradise of Ma
tiveism; the Utopia of the "Sams !"
The doctrines of the Know Nothing or
der have been in full faith and force
there for several hundred years. n"
foreign font may tread that soil; no for
eign eye profanc its sights. Foreigner
and devil are synonymous terms in the
language spoken in that happy realm.
There are no immigrants there; no nat
uralization laws. There is no foreign
vote. The mace of office is welded by
native hands alone. The one great fun
damental principle is, that none but ia
pancse shall rule Japan.
In that land they teach their children
to trample under foot the cross of Christ
for the simple and sufficient reason that
it was brought there by the Jesuts.
Purely Fl ON motives of conscience they
mob the missionary and sack his chapel
of its silver and his gold. They hate
the Pope, but worship spiritual En-
peror of their own, whose name in their
melihuous tongue, has a sound not un-
like Barker.
The foreign ship that puts into those
quiet harbors, in famine or distress is
warned by level matehlocks to up anchor
and heave about The American sea-
man who is ship-wrecked on those sun
ny shores iss traightway put in prison as
a theft. The stranger who begs there
for bread gets stone-sometimes doz-
en- or two at once. For as the Japanes
benevoleatly remark, s.What business
have the ID foreign panpers to come
here"
None vote in that fortunate Empire
but the members of the Grand Council,
and they are sworn always to vote as the
spiritual member bids them. But if one
votes according to his own private judy
ment, they only publicly placard him
traitor, and brand, condemn aud execute
him. And it is astonishing what unan-
unity of sentiment exists on most occa-
sions between the spiritual Emperor and
Grand Council
Thanks to vigilant exertion, it is be-
lieved that there is not copy OF the
Douay Bible in the EN-, ire. There are
no Catholic Orphan asylums, and no
converts in that favored cline Such
little vagrants as have not devout Jap
anese parents are left TO starve in the
streets-that course being conducive to
the great glory of God, and the stability
OF true religion.
The hight of Japanese ambition is to
hold Office. To reach the age of thirty
five without having attained the honor of
wearing the red or yellow button in
ones cap. is by some natives sufficient
justification for suicide, by others for
eternal misanthropv To exchange a
spotless reputation for high sounding
title is generally considered good bar
gain. To cheat foreigner is com
mendible act, and to lie skifully, an
honorable distinction. Some high off
cials visited Commodore Perry's ship in
disguise, and evidently plumed them
selves on the apparent stolidity with
which they pretend to Know Nothing of
the government thew served