The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-11-14
From the Boston TranscriDt 7
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his statements, and best of all, he loves Japan
America and Australia are familiar to him as his
native home. Mr.. Cornwallis, by his good conduct
iusinuated himself into the good will of a gentle
man in scarlet; Mr.. NoskotOska, who lives in sweet
NagaOaki, with a wife and two sons This ladv in
splred ''vlrtuous admiration" in the travellers
breast upon his first introduction to her ,Japan is
an intellectual land, for one-hrd of the sbops be-
long to booksellers and statiOners. 1t is a land of
religious freedom, for NAV be of any reli-
gous sect he pleases, and nobody discusses the sub
ect, but all sects 'piously" adore the Emperor
and trample on the symbols of Christianity accord
ing to Rome. 1t is a moral land, vet in one set
of very moral islands Mr.. COrnWas found that
there were two husbands to wife-implying
female scarcity, that to a more statistical person
would have suggested female nranticide. The IA
cility which a stranger has of introducing himself
to Japanese young lady, and the passion of these
young ladies for reading are illustrated in the fol
lowing extract, page Al, vol. /. The traveller was
in the city of SimOda, so miles from the metropolis
Simoda is a small town, and witlesS are the man
ners of its ladies.
On our way back, passing along the street run
ming parallel with the beach, and formed of two
rows of picturesque two storied wooden houses
plastered over with stOuC-like cement the Intel
or door post of each being sUrmounted bya Budd-
ha head, or some such device intended as charm.
l saw a young girl standing fan in hand at an
open door reading. She simply clad in a loose
Grape half petticOat half dressing-gown sort of
dress, reaching as far down as the ancles. and
bound by sash of yellow silk round the waist
rested on the common high straw sandals of the
country. Over this dress, which left the bosom
partly uncovered, she light cream coored
open Jacket, of muslin texture, with wide sleeve
extending little below the elbow Her soft black
hair was beautifully drawn back from off the fore
head, and bound in peculiar cluster at the back
OF the head, where it held by two gold pins
one OF great length, and with scorpion-like device
attached to it, and which moved to and fro with
every motion of its fair wearer. Her complexion
was bright and pale, much more than the Chi
nese, her features animated and expressive and
her teeth white and as finely formed as the entire
figure
By the latter | saw she was a virgin, the invari.
able japanese custom being, that on the marriage
OF every female the teeth are dyed black. and in
some cases the eyebrows shaven of. [ halted
nearly in front of where she stood; she did not
look proud and turn away, as the fair damsels Of
my own country would likely have done: but she
favored Inc with steady gaze and smile, though
| could scarce detect the movement of a feature
while her eyes, like souls of eloquence plowed in
fascinating beauty.
She was reading a book saluted her with a
low bow; she returned the compliment by some
what similar movement.
Observing my curiosity to see the book which
she held, she handed it to me- 1t was thin and of
nearly the quartO size; the lettcr-preSs was inter
mixed with numerous wood cuts-a common cir
cumstance in japan, as | subsequently, agcertainad
where nearly every book published abnunds with
numerous illustrations In weight the book was
exceedingly light and the cover was of a verv
thick coored paper, highly ornamented, the exter-
@ I', oeina tn!I OF c'uciuAi"h the paper
the printed sides were alone presented to the eve
me work, one OF an ordinary KIND, was OF excel
lent Typography. Gifts literary merits, the Young
lady might have formed an opinion; but. being any
thing but japanese, | could do no such pleasant
thing. The beginning of japanese book is at the
other end of it; that Is, the book commences, and
the numbers advance, from the last page. Begin
ming at the right hand upper corner, and running
% Won '0p 70 o3tlom' the lines succeed regularly
~ .hSt p'2NS are c"ilP"seu o! TWO very dit
!erenC hluus OF characters, VIZ: Chne5c ldcngraph-
lc ana . japanese syllable mingled
the CillHcse characters are geheraHN contracted.
:tL. G "I NY "G n1t c%Paoie o' peInE detlpuereQ
MituouG lne SyIiaoic characters, or letters placed
neHt tueu, where lhe Chlhese characters are
omitted. ms IS frequently the case with those
LEY reprGSehI Ihe numbers, thc months, man, big,
ltdie 10 be, to do, to say, and 50 forth,
Inc japanese letters syllable characters are for
y-elght IN number, written IN various ways. The
pl3lnest kInd OF letters, called hatakana, appeared
only to be used in learned books, transatinns and
commentaries. Inc commoneSt knd OF letters are
called AlraEama. These are used in all the coul-
lol literature, works OF natural science histories,
anu such iiEe. saw small japanese hooN-the
seven alPhaoetS-m winch there were seven aGdi-
lloh' k'hGS OF letters Whlch appear t" b" used as
luch aS "iu Eng lish ana Hcrman text are with Us,
~ L'tle pages ana TO uSPiay the 'eainng
anu shiII oi the scfloes'
III us structure, the LANGUAGE Is analogous TO
IL. no.
III tue ieNic"graPhlc portion II diners from All
0theTs OF that class, TINS can hardly be louuda-
tioh Ior making general distinction, because even
those dlher very considerably from each other in
'"lS respect.
HON EDWARD RATES IN grAyEpy
Tho r. -. 80, ''''
"1 NV'a"'J 'e"S' ol d. LOUIS pupliSheS Il long
'rticle giving the views OF the Hon. Edward Bates
on the Slavery question. The main points are as
G,IIn,ys.
NJ. .p..1.,,.
tG: 80 Ioes t,I DcIle'c I"at african Hla'tfF
al 4 @ II;; i 4s't'"''%H ci'neI IN a s"C'ti' P"i''-
oa,,, :. ;7sI - 80. y. !" P"'ll'S't' SENSE, "t
tbt .,i ~ " - IVY VI ''>c".,'' "',"H'h h'Ii1hs
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ll,"S anu ui's'HcrcS, ana mas thded often IN bo"dr
~ IA Ieig,ouI sense because IT.
I .ne M"i w. uou stalGu Doc" 10 Tue SaYe
t,r. 7ba ~ 49, Nv % % ~ VI " human mas"
sL,II Nv ~ - SsS W: ooty W every c't'tr" oeihS
Ne netiy gwen =, I''1 SeF'''H ol """- be
;4i, G"eS l;,I og':e't l.' slavery -
~ I;; '' r oIlTe' 'h d '"c'''' P"ii'ic"l "'
Seise e /: unaIter4oIy opposed Z" It's eS
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~ ' ToiS'I'"'i"h c"Iti'S slavery INTO an the Ter
IT, lI vl"1 nay e py 'he United states.
t; - T'IS' i = e'"oi - lie i"'e ana slavery lhe
it i ar, t;t a' 11,i'I' ,It' slavery can
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a., r'It 'iee H,. "altS "en'.s 'hat inc eN
"s"" VI Si"'T P'"'c''S "oui tv'Illo'N acquire"
p9tI!I ~ un nIoo" an" !. e's"'I "t '"o Ih!"h cs
taol!SheS an lhEdl"us ulstnc1lon beiWee"n the two
sections oi the uni"n and asserts that the distinction
G"mlianed OF Is coeyal with the government, and
tlat tAG ProhlDllon o! slavery from free territory
was embodied IN the original compact of the Union