The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-05-03

me to Marquette, from which point Capt Marvin q
has conducted me hitler5@ At the Sault i learned
that Mr. Ashwell had returned to Cleaveland, / am
now on my way thther. I. - e 60
/ CHRISTIANITY IN JAPAN.
The Empire is composed of three large islands
off the coasts of China lis population is said to
/ be about thirty millions. Our Consul-General,
! Mr. Harris, has negotiated commercial treaty
which also guarantees the liberation of the Chris
/ tain religion The Foreign Committee of the Epis-
copal Church, have appointed two.of the Mission.
aries now in CHINA open up a mission in Japan
The Portuguese at one time, had large missionary
and trading establis shments in that Empire; in fact
Francis Xavies the celebrated Apostle ofthe East,
made Japan the theatre of his most successful
labors. a7rfs III asai ri zglu aEzisfik .ltt
| But these Roman Catholic Missionaries, after
a series of almost unheard of prosecutions, were
| driven out of Japan, and on chest containing
the dead bodies ofthe last detachment, was written:
''Henceforward, so long as the sun shall shine upon
the earth, let not any Christian be so daring as to
set his foot in japan" For fully 2l0 years this
threat has been enforced, So rgidly was this en-
forced that even her own citizens who left home,
were never permitted to return In 1881
/ japanese vessel was driven across the Atlantic
and wrecked near the mouth of the Columbia river.
Our government, at great expense, sent this crew
back to their own country but they were not per-
mltteQ 70 lana, ana the sui was OTucTeu from IHo
harbor In 1916, Commodore Biddle made an
attempt to open negotiations, but failed In l849,
! the T. S. ship Preble rescued some shipwrecked
! seamen, but was forbidden to -communicate with
the: people. s.E r9..Ifg-ax y s5g.E s.-4s -. =
It was not until the Successful expedition of
| Com. Perry, largely made. known by Its brilliant
results, that access was gained. to that densely
. populated Empire Now. every year is adding
largely to the results thus commenced, until now
Messrs Reed and Harris, by their treaties, have
opened up to civilization and. Christianity China
/ and Japan, containing at least two-ffths- of the
/ human race. n We suppose that if our globe now
contains population of LOCO 100000, fully 400,
! 100000, of these are found in these two Empires.
+ AFFAIRS IN UTAH.---It would appear from the
/ latest dates from Utah. that apostacy is rapidly on
the spread among the Saints and thatanexpectation
prevailed that large numbers Of them, Disguised
with the church and its practices, would leave the
Territory in the spring. The charge of, Judge
Cradlebaueh in the third judicial district court at
Provo, had created great sensation, from the
fact that he recommended to the grand jury
searching investigation into the Mountain Meadow
massacre of 1857, the Springfield murders, and
other offences attributed by the Saints to the
Indians, but the. perpetrators Of which are well
known to have been white men. 1t is stated that
the captain of the large party which was so
ruthlessly murdered in 1857, and the only one
who escaped, is now at Camp Floyd and will act
in concert with the authorities in ferrettng cut
the authors of the most wholesale massacre ever
committed on our continent, &C.. h L.
/ HoT SPRINGS OF RIO VERDRs-4A correspond
ent of the New Orleans Picaynne gives a de-
scrption of very beautiful spot on the lsthmus Of
Tehaunterec, where are found some hot springs
The "bathng poo" is situated at the foot of a
cliff which rises perpendiculary, with parallel
-; H.. +bo nf hundred feet.
giant wall or ledge reaches down tothe surface of
the water and is cut down from the top with all
u the regularity of work carved by human hands.
The pool is about forty feet length by twelve in
D breadth and in the middle s fully nine feet deep;
is scooped out of the solid rock and is perfectly
adapted in all its natural arrangements to bathing
e purposes The temperature of the water IN the
pooi is about 81 deg. Fahrenheit but few yards
I above where the springs first make their appear
ance it is SO hot as to be uncomfortable in its
pIicaten to the hands or feet and yet strange as
it seems in This stream Of almost boiling water,
numbers of curious and beautiful fishes are found,
each different from his fellows, and all variegated
with spots and stripes. The water possesses re-
S nlarkaby curative properties in cases Of suudry
T disorders of the human body. The bites ofposon-
Gus insects are Immediately cured bya plunge IN
y the fountain. -If sasa - tfts
0 TIE MEN AND WOMEN OF PAaAGUAY.--Eyery.
IS thing relating to Paraguay rs now ot INTEREST anu
c We therefore give below extract from letter
h received in Washington, from an of6ccr ct the
:. navy. The letter Is dated Asunction, Jan. 70:
d was ashore yesterday, and can assure you that
e this is not fine city by any means and falls taE
IS below my expectation--the houses are low, gen
L leray of one story, with brick or clay foars am
d filed with verlnin. The men wear ye.y wid'
d white pants. coming to the knees, from which
g fringe extends TO the ankle; and the women gen
y eraliy wear only chcmise Qf tha. isthe name o
s tY which serves very well for what it Is intended
e. viz: free ventilation. The people are very polite
re taking off their hats when meeting us, and ex
ii tending every courtesy Lopez has large army
y saw IL 900 men all dressed IN white pants ard Sc
shirts, and making fine appearance. Both to
y men and women here remarkably good looking
" and the Ia ter have the NEST beautiful eyes, bal
s. and teeth ever saw Their eyes are large, in
IL tensely black and brilliant hair very long am
ey black, and teeth regular and of pearly whitehes'
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