Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-02-17

uIuCOIt. AS tue Ioeos gave aneu WeTc
new, they bad no terms in their language
to express them had, therefore, to il
lustrate the meanings Of many axioms BY
such illusions to familiar topics as would
best convey the IDEAS. The axiom that
"demand and supply regulate each other,
took some days to be understood by them,
for it brought up the whole principle of
entire freedom Of action among the pro-
ducing classes Of country. Now, nothing
could possibly be more directly opposed
to japanese ideas and customs than this
very freedom Of action. The government
interferes in everything; even in affairs SO
lriflng as to throw an air Of ridicule over
the whole matter. labored necessarily
to show them that the absence Of protec.
ton, or Of interference on the part Of a
govern men,, Was the surest mode of en-
couragng and developing the industry of
. country; quoted Adam Smith and all
the maxims I could remember; and for
examples Of the soundness Of my views !
pointed to the condition of the various
States Of the western world, and showed
them that the relative prosperity Of those
States was in the exact ratio Of the free
dom of action which was enjoyed by the
people.
1t is impossible to give you an idea OF
the mental anxiety suffered for months
vas without any adviser or assistant.
had no wei ls,ore4 library to which could
resort, nor anything to rely On but my
own unaided memory. 1t cost me many
days of care and nights Of wakefulness.
At length, began to see that my argu
me nts were about to. bear fruit; this slim
ulated me to make new exertions, and, al
last, l made converts of the Emperor, Ito
whom all my arguments we're reported, of
all the members of the Crest Council Of
State, and many of the Princes. This
was followed by the appointment Of my
old friend, the Prince Of Snano, and the
Prince Of Higo, as commissioners to ne.
gotiate with me.
AT our first meeting We exchanged our
powers. and found theirs to be as full Of
words could make them but. before nv
ser0nd interview with them was over,
was convinced that they were, in fact. on.
" Intermediates, and that ! was. in real
ity, negotiating with the whole CoguciI Of
State
! cannot give you detail of the neg
tiations, for that would be to divuge the
treaty. When we came to the articles
regulating trade. had to give them his.
tory Of revenue laws. and to enter into
very minute details Of custom house reg
uIations. and the manner in which they
were executed Ny labor was enhanced
by the TACT that the arguing of any given
point, and getting them to agree to It's de-
cision, was far from terminating the ques.
ton for. after matter had been delibe.
rately settled, they would. at a subsequent
meeting, open it anew. and proceed to ar
que it as graveIy as though it had never
been referred TO, AID there was not one
Of the articles but what was thus reargued.
at least three times, and some Of them as
many as ten times. In these negotiations
found the benefit Of my previous comm er.
cial education. and also Of the course |
had adopted for my intercourse with the
japanese from my first arrival in the
country, which was, to be particularly
careful to be perfectly exact in every state
ment made to them, and to be cautious
how | took any position but, when it
was once taken, never to recede from it.
As the negotiations proceeded, ANNOYING
and embarrassing as they we're in many
respects,) | was cheered by seeing that
my labors would ultimately be crowned
with success far beyond my most san
guine expectations. At length a treaty
was agreed on, and ordered to be engross
ed.
You are well aware that am not per
mitted to divulge the details Of the treaty
until it has been laid before the President
and recel2ed bis approval still, cannot
deny myself the pleasure Of commani
eating one of its provision. to you. All
Americaes in Japan are to enjoy the free
exercise Of their religion, and they have
the right to build churches. The prac
tice OF tramping on the Cruciix is abol.
ished. When you remember that two
hundred and twenty five years ago Chris.
tianity was extihgulshed in japan, in the
blood Of quarter OF million Of japan.
ese converts, and when you call to minI
The blasphemous proclamation OF the thea
Emperor OF japan, in which he said, al
the God of the Christians himself comes
to Japan. ! will put him to death ~ you
will be ready to admit that this resu, is
as gratifying as it is surprising. ! am
proud and happy that this has been
achieved by our country. 1t will be
good answer to the sneer of Burke. which
has often been applied to our conntrymen,
:" Your God is gold your Bible is led,
ger" The pleasure feel in having made
the treaty is enbanceesby the reflection
that there has been no show Of coercion,
nor was menace in the least used by me
10 obtain il There was 10 American
man of..ar within one thousand miles OF
re for M ,nlhs before anl alter the ,e-o-