Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-02-10

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ton of tie letter of Tie President Of shs
United States 70 The Emperor Of JspAu.
viii b fssd With TIA interest which st.
taches 70 everything connected With our
rslstions With the Eastern World. These
letters. written With conversational free
dom and rot intended for the public eye.
We sre grati6ed to have the opportunity to
lay before the sesders Of the Onion.-
Whatsver may be thought Of some Of the
pscvIiasities ssd incidents u tiis estrs.
ordinssy reception 81 our Conssl General
~ the representative Of the Executive of
the United States, Il cannot fail to convey
70 the reader IN agreeable impression Of
the respect and considerssion with which,
in that remote and isoiatsd empire, our
and government sse regarded.
u. s. CONSULATE GssrsAL, ~.
bod S;nedA Japan, July 3, 1858. ~.
Nv psAR ---. You are aware that ]
brought wi.h me 70 this country letter
from the President of the United States,
addressed 10 the Emperor Of Japan. In
the month Of October, 1856, wrote to
The government Of Yedo that I wished to
70 to the city for The purpose Of deliver
ing letter with which ! had been intrust-
ed. II would not interest you to read On
account Of the various means used by the
japanese 70 induce me TO- deliver the let
tor at Simods, nor 10 read sn account Of
the negotiations thsreupon, which were
spus out for some ten months. At last,
finding that could not be moved from my
original determination, they yielded al
the points ss issue, and agreed that
should 70 to Yedo and deliver the letter.
at public audience, to the Emperor.
This was decided success. and ! drew
favorable ouens from this removal Of the
great barrier I ich had hitherto prevented
> pessoaal communication with the gov
More than two months were
by the ,Iapaaess in making their
preparations for my journey and for my
reception at Yedo. VAS informed tha,
the Emperor had given orders iha,
should receive the same honore A. are Paid
10 the princes of the blood, as web on the
road A. in ths towns and villages through
which ! would pass. i was told that the
vice governor Of Simods would attend me,
in the character Of . courier. and that be
would implicitly obey all my instructions.
My tain numbered some one hundred
and fifty persons, composed Of guards,
{my own ,norrimon bearers, cooks, grooms.
sbo< -bearers, cane.bearers, bearers,
and last, though not least, . standard.
bearer, and large number Of cos.;es.
had permitted the japanese to arrange
and dress my train according to their ideas
Of propriety, aud what they conceived was
due to the representative Of the President /
Of the United States. Ny guards, each
with two swords in the girdle, and clad in
new silk dresses, As they swelled and strut
ted about, appeared to be " nightly up
lifted in heart while they and my bear
ers and grooms appeared to have "broken
out" al over their bodies with "spread
eagles" ~ the back, breast, and sleeves
Of their dresses were sprinkled oyef with
the arms Of the United States, which we're
neatly painted on them. ! performed the
journey partly on horseback and partly in
q norrimon, which is the japanese name
af a palanquin. The japanese norrimon
will compare with the celebrated iron
,ages Of Cardinal Balne Of France, in
which the poor inmate could neither lie
lown nor stand up. In the norrimon the
Japanese kneel and place their feet close
cge.l'er, and then sis on their heels; il
hey wish 70 reposs themselves they lean
orward, and rest the chin on their knees,
. that the bsdy and limbs form three
folds or plies positios that
hey - sumo and keep without annoyance
rom 10 ng practice, and from the great
iex;b;li.y Of their joints, but which is u
MOST ensttssinable W d white man. and is
,b.oiutefy y unendufsb,e. ~ zi aa K
Ihad . norftnon made for me seven
eet long, ai'i'sn i. I pu. . ma,,rrss and
,iliows, v hich made It as cornFtf,as'e as
he indian palahqnin bu.of alp,he nddey
,f travelling, the canel, the elephant, and
he palanqa in are the most fatieuing.
On tie 10 sely morning Of Moaday, No.
,smber ~, I started for the long. desired
.osf Of ny wishes- Hedo. -Four lads, with
mali bssnboo wsods, led the way - har.
Fingers. and their voices sounded quite
nusicai u hey sang the japanese words
or "cisar tie way" ''ksssl down. "tnsel
|own." Next followed . Japanese officer
N horseback thea came large lackessd
abiet, bearing my name and titles 10 im
nenss Chiasse characters. The tablet
sas supported by t~o huge transparea,
anterss. which bore similar inscriptions.
Wien ! halted. the tablet was placed il
sons Of ny quarters, and I: aigh. she
snsefns wers Rghsehcd snd hune up "vcr
Ne gate of tho house Ncs, CAME n
'sbut iellowbearire the .Nsrs nna stripes
'ah four guards followed .ither on
rrseosck Or in my norrimor, and attend.
= ~ t~e'~ eaMd~ NrN ean,e Mr..
ieu,kin. ti"'e-rw+tsr \ aud after him I
10 mi seeolkcs hos !. VI. srsansed, es.
sP. ,Ass ~ viss governor bropshs - .hs
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