The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-15
PRESIDENTS LETTER TO the EMPEROR or JAPAN.
VISIT TO YEDo.
RECEPTION OF THE AMERICAN CONSUL
aet5 M GENERAL


Al NENGhhL.
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The sulioiuel u,rfaiye of the visit of Iowus.nI Ar
ia .o Initial st,tes cons,l eor I,n,n A. NJ "a and
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''' pe'e''o" VI e ie'e VI ''e iieSie'' VI '"' un'
ted states =" the Emperor OF Japan VIII DC read Win
the interest which attaches TO everything connected with
our relations with the Eastern World These letters
xrit.n WITH roovarsst;o,sI foe,,o, ,d not ;ta,dd
~ ~, ,,,s - . ~ ..a~1, a,
NV p"'''S 80 w ",s sAs0' ~ ""'' wy opp'se"'
70 my oe'o'e 'he e.uefs oi tie onso" whatever may
DC thought OF some OF the peculiacs and incidents OF
this extraordinary reception of Consul General the
renrsenttiye of the Executxe of tbe limited states II
.a,o, s,;t 90 o,,,,o,,, u al, x, - ,a.,, ;.
-, s,, -. ', = 1N, -. 80, - e,,S, .N'i s, ,
''o" oi '"o anu oonSueio" WV" ~ '"'''
remote ana isolated Emre our country ana government
regarded. a'au
U. s. CONSULATE GENERAL,
smoda, Japan, July 3, 1893
Mx ps.p you ms, ava,e that / broupbt with
me ~ this country letter from he President Of the
ITn;tnd S,,,os a,,es.d to ,Le Eone,,, ~ Janan In
the month Of octohcr ,s5s wrote to The government
of Yeo the wished to go 10 that city for the purpose
of d,iyar;n the Latter with which had hse, otrusd
n wonld not interest Won 10 read an account s the va
r;ons means sea v the I,pesc T., induce me to deliver
the letter at Simod nor tn read an account of the ne
otintons tberepoon which were soyo nj for some ten
snoths Atlast nndioo tbat con,d uo, he moved from
nv o,;gnai d,emnation thsv yielea al, ill., noints n
;s, and aoreed that 7 shouM 70 ~ Yedo and deliver
ths let,nr at ! nnhr audience ~ the Emncror This
,yas , dc.d snccess and drew favorable omens from
th ,ovI ~ ,he ,,at h,rer Which had b;thert,, mo-
,antad ,sr,naI on,,;ca,ion ,vith tIa ovornn,snt
Mr. ,hai ,, were ronsup,ad ~, he aoanese IN
aa n f nv ;oy and for M, recen
flor t yedo ,as ;sy,oa TIA, tbc imnero, hal riven
or,rs tbt shond aive tbe same honors M are noid
~ th nyinces of tb hool nc ,yll n The road az IN thc
ts "a ;,,os ,hrn,,rh ,rlcb I ,ynn,a 49, I Ne
tI, a., tha is o.ran &c si,no,a ,you,d attend no
in ~, la,ctar - 2 oa,,,r ana tJ,at Ia ,o,n, ,nlicit
No ia; nTahrI s, ons bnnare and ,ftv ,eysons
,,oso f r,arls ,,, o, ! ,rr;,,,,n b.ar,rs ,,oI,s
ons oetars,s cane heareys fan hearrrs and last
tbonob no east ! t,ndara h,r and lnrye humber Of
oo,,is MA n.n,;Ited tbe Ianancse ~ nr,ange and
drss nv t occoriinr b thoir Haas of n,onr;etv md
v,at thev x1s ue Ia tho Of liza
pes;lant ~ tbo ITo;tod states NJ rnards each viii
t,, e,rs A.; III ;,tIl nd olad l., ,a,y s d,o .es ne
80 ,,ad d tr,,td ho,,t o,,ea,as ~ M. s,,,;e,,,;lv
''',;f,ad :; haat v;, 49, nj ~ sas,s ana Ton,s
yaJ ~ Nav, I, rnten ontn al oyer tbeir hodics
;i, q reaJ ao,es ne the h,cr breast md s,sxes
~ ther Iessas ,y.ra snrpklea over With the arms
10 tia Tfn;t., stat,s witch war;. ,,a,tl, rantoa
an tla, ,,,rs,r,noI tbo i,rney n,,,ly IN bo,s.},c
ana ,,rt,,, IN ,,;,o, vh,.h t. the i,nar.s, name
far a nainnonn Tbe J,nanese norimon Will comp,re
,h t ;yon f n sr,;nal p,,ne of ty,n,.
In ,,;cb tbe ,oor inn,,t conld neither s down nor
stand nm In the noyr;o,on the ,,ane knee And nIoce
be;r sne lo togcthar ana tlcn IN IN their heels r.
thev via, m cnsc themselves thcv lean forward and
,ba ch;n ~ tb;, / ,e.s u th,i ia hodv nnl I;uI,s
Earn, fhrna borx f,I,is mr. ,,sitinp
ass,,, d lcnn ithnut annoronc rom lnr nracce
and from tbe ,,,at acxi,y of their Joints hut which
alnost nnatta;nable Nv i White man and il absolutely
,,ncndurnhle 9 l'
T Lod norr;moo ,noda f,r mo se,,ap faet l,,ny
aud n II MT mottrass ond n;lJowu which made
~ ~ oxt>tila 49, ~ Id;a, rIarn,,;,, Nj nf ,l az
nocs of a., vellng tle c,,nel the cIcoban and the
~, J,,o,;, ora tIe n,ost f.t;,,,,nc n @ aEf
~ tha lo,.o,v ,nr,;ne, of Mnndo, tNovar,,,er %
sta,tJ fr ~ lonodes;,od ,ynal ~ nv xv;shes yab
E,,, lads ;th ofj hamIoo ,,nds Ii ,l,o yav ,s har
h;nmrs and thir Voices nrndJ uit ,n,,aicaI as thev
& ~, Jo,roso ,,,nr, 81, .r tlo ,y,,- ..c,a,r tlo
ay al nal down ..Lne.l down Next f,lloyd
Ianeso oCcY IN ho,se hack tlen came n Iatce lark,
, ,,,a, hea;, ~ ,,,n al ,;tl, =; ;,,,,.,,s,, ,li
,,aa h,.. ,t,ha ~ ilIt .s s,,nr,I l trn h,,or
ransn,ya,t I,mtorns which ho,,. similar ns,i,tons
lyvhsn h,lt tha thIt ,yas n,aced III fron, ,f NV
,a,t.rs anil ~ Mn, ~, Inta,,i ,. nd nm,
~ nyar M aat ~ tIe housel y,xt c, ] sto,t G.i
IN hao,in tl ...ta,s AMI ;;n,s !, y;th Gnr e,,,I
flloveJ etbrr ON hoscll or i, nv ,nrr;mou and at
to,lo, ~, t,,,Iyo ,,,nrds Novt c.,n NJ U.ush, In
tsr,ar'., ,J So 'b i H. NJ, ,a,r,ot hor 4, ,,s
arranged exccpt that The vice Governor broebt up tho
rear
For the first three days tic route was cptacld among
the mountains and deep ravincs which t,mpose the DC.
ninsua of Iisu The path (lor il could not be called
road was narrow and ia many places was formed by cut
ting steps in the Juf rocks and sometimes it ran over
900 feet high On the second ay reached
Ugs,sima and as emerged from the gorccs of Mount
Anni had my first view of "Fusi Yuma the match
less Mountain lhe sight was grand beyond lescrip-
ton AS Vowed from the Temple at IIg,sina the noun
tain appears to be entirely isolated and shoots up in
glorious and perfect cone 10 900 feet high 1t was COW
cred with snow and in the bright sunlight il plittercd
like frosted silver. In its majestic solitude it struck
as being even moro grand aud imposing than the cclc-