Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-04-27
Tho Japanese Embassy.

The arrival Of this the first official cXpedi-
tion from that strange people to any govern
lnent, is another triumph Of that liberal and
enlightened system Of diplomacy pursued by
the American Cabinets. The governments OF
Europe, by still adhering To the forms OF Tai
lcyrand ana his intriguing rivals, anu adopting
the satauic maxim, that words. instead ot be-
ing vehicles for thoughts, were hut wells to con-
ccal them continue 10 conduct all their official
and International transactions upon the lGSiS /"
suspicion AMI mutual slr'Ist. Every whisper,
therefore, every smile, every irown Of sore
reigns and ministers. arc supposed 10 convey
some .rrat meaning, and thus the financial and
colnuercla world daily wait upon the coad-
ton of the emperor; brnws and watch the
play Of pamersturl'$ p!!z with impatient eager
ness and r"ncrru Il! the h#hr Prince Imperial
wears the uniform OF the odd GHartl' the
British minister takes il that Waterloo is to be
avengr,i If the i.inncrmt !;Ite ONES ii Wind
Sor invite llr diplomatic liclgllngS 10 cal royal
bou-nn$ and drink impcria! butter milk, and
To the rctitrS pcliS>icr$, Ill" British lion and
! the Polar bear are :,aplaScd to hr con-
cuctins treason to lie treaties; and Louis
Napnlco; has int 10 give M additional qaanti'
" ri ''Paa,de iIungroiSe" tn his ,InbrageuS
nu.tacllr.-cnlliyalc.i according III john Mitch
| el. lrr the very purh-c ut con:ca!ing MS
.ul,l al f,,-st
fact that Hungary is 10 lac stolen from Austria
or ;ha. the Nculcnatel Is 10 he gulpci down iht
! Imperial lhrua; u; Frarcr
Tlr> il Is that no matter what is DONE. II,
public ur private, something is supposed t" o'
ibchind. and something sinister inscnieIi ana
| thus the BnurSe anu the Cansols are continual
ly going nr and down, like Gerna: See-Saw',
and notes 90 hc;c ani there, FROM bank lt
bank, like Il river" lrnuh!rd by the tnle, tE'
Tide lciTG ties. gl1.rr authi'iG> Snii'"srd Ia
mcau more than appears.
Ali this proceeds from the intriguing anl
untGT. handle" policy the: universally adopt tt
accomplish any government purpose. Nhil'
oars, on ths contrary j. like the frank dcaln.
of hightoncd tradcSlnan. conducting 4 hil>i
ness notwithstanding honestly and tairl!
with all, until he proves them 10 ''r false, ani
then rs freely and learlcssly, just III maintain
ing his rights. And thus il is, tina; the Euro
pean powers entering tho race for the gliItcrins
prizes Of China and JAPAN upon eGria! tccl:i:
with uE, haze been lc!L .ir hrhia':. MlIie w,
have easily graSped the treasure.
The advantages To hc derived ir'il this con
templalcd treaty are III present beyond the kt1
Of The most lar.secing It's influence upon onl
trade and oolu.ncicc aud upon the social, reli
B giu,is and political cconolny "f the Japanese l.
at once apparent. But the effects upon those
blinded heathcnS near and around ;hcnl-upoI
China. the Indies. and the Islands ol the In
dian Ocean; when our enlightened aud Christian
customs shall Ilage been Introduced into japan
when an intercoGlInrlnicatiun among them shal
have been established aud our trade and iha
of the world freely carried on in those seas, IS
moral question yet 10 be uniavriled. And th'
most sanguinc Statesman and liiimnsh"cpis
has never dreamed If the ctlrc! ol .h:S !1:n
Iutiun upon that dark anu ignorant Easter!
world.