Daily national Democrat., 1860-06-20
1aiIg WationaI Democrat.
Peculiarities OF the Japanese.

We make the following extract from a
Washington letter to the Daily Wisconsin
Republican, which we have Just received.
II contains new matter:
"The ceremonies at the presentation of
the japanese Embassy to the President of
the United States have been generally noticed
by the press OF the country, but as yet there
has been no intelligent explanation of them
ciyen to the public. AS the whole arrange
ment was their own, and carried out only
after being practiced in advance in their par.
lors at the hotel, the inquisitive Yankee
might wish to know what it all meant. The
Ministers desired the use of three rooms on
tlir arrival at the Executive manson-one
for themselves, one for their principal liicers
and one for their servants in Attendance
They also arranged the manner of entering
into the presence of the President. bowins
retiring, DC. 1t will be remembered that
the four princes approached abreast until
they reached the threshold of the folding
doors leading into the East room. There
they bowed, and the fourth in rank. who is
the Treasurer The other three approached
a few steps, bowed, then few steps further
and bowed again.
The President in the mean time, retained
lis place, as he had been previously instructed,
only bowling each time the Ministers bowed.
The Chief Minister then drew out short ad-
dress and read it to the President. This was
presenting the compliments Of the Tycoon, -
ar Great Master" to the President of the
United States. Having done tnis they re.
fred again to the threshold, bowing twice
"a they retired. Now, the Treasurer. or
fourth in rank, joined them, and four abreast
thev agaiu approached, bowling rs before
onS the address which has been given to the
Londs with the President, and were intro
duced to his Cabinet and others
According to the idea of the japanese Min
;sters they represented in their first an
nroach to the President, the person of the
tycoon himself, and to do this the fourth
prince was not worthy. Hence he remained
standing at the doorway-nor were the
three who approached touched by any one
not even hy the hand of the President. After
delivering the compliments of their Imperial
Master, they retired TO the door, joined their
other associate, and again approached in
their ministerial or diplomatic capacity
delivered the common address of mortals
They were then no longer too sacred to be
touched by mere man. but shook hands and
greatly enjoyed the pageantry around them
Their dress was the highest known to civil
mnk, and was all manufactured for the occa-
sion. It will never be put on again, as it
would be regarded as an indignity to the
President.
Persons have expressed their astonishment
at the load of presents brougha to the Pres
ident-seventeen boxes-but what will such
persons think when they hear the whole truth
that there were eighty baxes of presents
ready to be shipped, but Commodore TAT
NALL could only store on his ship, in addition
to what he was compelled to bring, seven
teen boxes, leaving sixty-three in the store
house of samoda. The ministers were not
aware OF this fact until few days since they
determined to unpack the boxes to see if
every thing was in order, hen they express
ed great modification at the disappointment.
The most costly and snowy presents are left
behind, to be forwarded whenever AN oppor-
tunity offers.