New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-01
JAPAN AND THE JAPANE Sc.

JAPAN AM lnE jar dNESL'
Alenottsned residence In the East hssled me to Judge
Of Affairs, Of persons, places and things, with quite
different Judgment from Whist would have possessed
had I never been q spectator Of the varied scenes
which have lately transpired in tbs, r.OH world.
ann now enabled TO conscientousy brand the late war
with ChiIa ss the great outrage of the nineteenth
century. thing which will stink in the nosrils OF
civilized nations as a nasty Of injustice toward
people vhose great fault is that they are peaceable
and vish to be allowed TO mind their own business
Waiting Japan and seeing the people in their houses
Learned TO Judge of that people in an entirely different
way from what wx before prepared to do: that
they were both overestmsted and underrated.
Tco much stress he's been laid upon the importance
of commercial relations with japan. The eHssgera
ton on this score mainly the result Of spirit OF sell
eorifc alton Of those poteDtates who have bad ana
who have to do with this strange people Not sltusSed
within the tropics but possessing climate resembling
tba, Of cur Northern and Middle States, the Empire
Of japan unlike the fsbled Indies produces but few OF
those oostly products which has from time nmemo-
ri ade the trade with the far East Of snch transcend
ant importance OF preciou, spices, there are zone
produced. Their climate being Ike unto our own, a.
with u.s. the counry s mainly prolific Of hfe-snstanng
ce,esl, the luxurious exotic Of sunny lsnds-tns
u.ures Of tropc production are not to be had a. the
growth of the soil Of Japan. / was forcibly struck
with the similarity Of their fora vegetation &c, to
To-, Of our own land And the parallel extends also
10 the ainal kingdom Tie lofty bills are tersced and
cultivated to the very top, great cones whose tops are
sometimes seen towering up into cioud-land, AZ made
10 Weld their tribute Of food for the myisds who dwell
in peace in this secluded land. The valleys are made
to smile with loveiness as they, too give Of thei'
abundance to the people amopg whom there is Literally
10 want Laid out garden like into squares and para-
leogrsms each division is family property and manly
produces great staple food Of the inhabitants OF
the Esst-rce II is the production OF great quaint
ties OF this grain, together With t' prolhc tsheres
which enables these nands to sustsin the large popua
| ton they do. Grain will never become a. .Eicle Of
export for il is well known that the producing powers
Of the saEds are now taxed to the utmost to ahori
| support for the twenty-five millions who nhabi the
kingdom proper. Tie fisheries Of Japsn viii be Of
s0r,e importance 10 the commercial world The ak
and cotton abrics Of the country are entirely inferior
TO those Of China ard would not meet With market
outside Of its own bounds l have seen their bes;
goods, and they would no. compare with the common
es. Of Chinese manufacture. know Of hone Of iheil
articles Of Manufacture which viii be FL subjects tol
con meree keep, their unrivaed lsc9uered ware an
Of this, the quantity exported viii doubtless be sna
beir z more euIieus And elegant than useful.
We have N herited our IDEAS Of the great ninera
wealth Of this Ctpa1s from tie accounts uansnite<
to Us BY the somewhat doubtful Marco Psulo, whose
truihfulness a. writer Tot yet faly demonstrated
Whether or not this Empire possesses The s1ps1buni
srce Of the precious metals which il was and is ssd 10
BY Psao and subsequent writers, We may rest assure
Of the fact tha, iis know their full value and a.
as tenacious Of their disposal ss we are. Foreigners Al
ro to 20 there snd be permitted to shove! gold AL
silver up the streets OF the cities. One mineral pro
duct they DO possess, whoee value 10 the maritime rs
tons Of the world far surpasses thai q their fabuou
gold ard silver mines. / coal II s ny opinion
speaking frSm experience in asng H. ths; there u u
better coal in the world for sesui2g purposes than
to be hsi in the creates; abundance in Japan. Accss
10 these mines VII Of iise. be o: trarscendsni inpx
tAnce to theconmercia word. The enormous eIpep-
heretofore attendant upor The use Of steamers IN Es;
err waters in Consequence Of tas necessy Of traIs
porting fuel from Great Br;sn or America VII BE =
retncsi BY tie facilities for supplies 10 b bsd a
japan, tbs. We may look ior a. immense ineresse o
TIE steam marine now employed IN Eastern waters
Of the Other sivsrtsses which mast be the reecl @
procuring this esser.iA sr.ele in Jxps- We VIII 10
spsAk snPly expressing the opinion thai Of the aan
boassed Ard oysrrsed advantages Of the recent tsa
tee, those secrlirs frOu tbs sl be the gres,es..
To the japanese themselves, l 90 not for . momsc
suppose that Intercourse viii foleisRsrs VIII be
blessing HereicfcEe. they hsvs been people va
intellectually and morally, tose' bead aIi shoulie-
ever evry eihsr Asistic IsticI. They have cng 60
jcyei a ratora eIisietee, gcverred BY laws wAieh
though absolute and to Cur eyes Arbitrary, have cor
ierrej The creates; amount of happiness UP'1 II
Argest namte. of people Of ary human eois Of lsS
&c; sp.r for TIE govern neri Ct sratcn- They Asv
been happy IL their seclasor, and secDdei IN iAs-
isp2iress; AID rsver hss been ny lot 10 sc
people upon Whoa the EPri 81 Pescs AID eoC:ertlnsn
hsd 20 truly sstted, n JaPaa. And then, saw IL
pecr,e in TIER Lcue. fievs may be<t Judge them
How lorg they VII uairiaiE thar simplicity SD fres
don Eorl rsto1A vices, ro~ ;llf tAey lave cone 1
soztse, with igicr errEi-silss, \; tie history Q