The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-08

surprising impressions and experiences whcl
VIII shortly be imprinted on the open. .eyet
ininus OF the Japanese Princes. A photograph
oi inese impressions and experiences, coul,
| the brain like the face be photographed woul,
he curious study tor highly civilized ant
| iuii-blown citizen Of the United States AM
| It rs highly probable that he might become tn
possassor OF some novel and perhaps usefu
Iaeas from the contemplation of the sharp
| sighted and subtle reflections of the Asiati
| visitors.
! Government cen trolling quietly and effectual
| ly some iU,0c0,t00 semi i.civilized and un.christ
| ianiZed islanders, may well be surprised wher
they come to visit Washington and to examin,
| the confused and chaotic machinery through
which the nation transacts its business BE
| ileVing, In their simple, old fashioned way
| that the word gorerament implies the will ant
we power 10 govern, our guests will b.
| shocked At the apparent feebeness of the Gen
eral Government in carrying it's laws in to eff
| feet at the want of unity and concerted pur
pose between the Executive and the Repre-
| sentative bodies, and at the freouent fai)
| nres of the nation to en- force its own DEGREES
| when they enter the halls OF Congress thei,
| unacc toned ears will be greeted with tn,
! ontlnual wrangling of tongues too often un
| ruiy and fierce, or with a perpetual and mo
notonons flow Of speech or perhaps they viii
| behold one of those exciting scenes which ar,
enlIvened by blows and drawn weapons anC
| which may lead them to believe they have
| failen INTO den of wild beasts. When they
come to understand the stupid and common.
| place debates on questions not at issue or OF
no prac ttcal consequence; to notice the noise
| ana CONFUSION which keep the Capitol in an
| uproar; when they ascertain how few of the
| holders OF office are men OF high charac.
ter, or OF modest and dignified behavior, and
| now lnslncere and corrupt is the great class OF
| poltical advenfurers VINO pull the wires Of
! party and control the avenues of power-it is
| not impossible that our japanese friends will
| Judge us from appearances, and contrast our
system to our disadvantage, with their own
| mid and patriarchal despotism, which, how
ever defective at the core. is efficient. orderly
| and diguified
| Recovering from the qualms of the stomach
| occasioned by Washington politics and poll
| ticiaGs, our tawny guests will come to New
! York TO behold METROPOLITAN splendors and
| to taste the luxuries of metropolitan hospi-
| tality. Here again, they will meet with in
| consistencles and deficiencies disagreeable to
tneir taste and habits. Accustomed to ,hp
| clean, well-swept streets of Yeddo. the disa.
greeable compound of dried mud and man ure
with which our thOroughfares are ptyed will
irritate their noses and destroy their fine ap-
pare! from their national habit of the use
OF the daily bath, it. is possible that they ha q
views in regard to personal cleanlines utterly
inconsistent with the theory and prac tice of
the miscellaneous crowd by which they Will
b.' surrounded. AT night they will gaze with
ash onishment ar q certain endless procession
on lsroadway; fol in Japan they shut up the
WON en- i'll secluded villages. They have the
good aste TO keep them out Of sight at least t.
Feaste,i on the gross vlands of the Aldermen, s
commit tee, the Japanese stomach accus tened
to rice and delicate jellies. will inevitably be-
come dis ordered, If not dyspeptic. If the
liquors principally used at the City Hall are
forced upo!n the Ambassadors, it is highly
probable that their constitutions. habituatad
only to the delicate favors of japanese tea
will entirely give way before the potency of
poisoned municipal beverages.
As they wander about the city they will
wonder at the magnif ficent warehouses barri-
caded by ru hhish. and at the disgusting pla-
cards posted on the corners. They will see
the statue OF Washington in the Park in the
attitude of Il beggar holding out his hat for a
penny. Another American General repoees
under q monument surrounded by Il miserable
fence, decorated i'll its turn by quack adyer-
tisements. All these public spec tacles will in
terest, if they do not charm the delicate ia
panese gentleman. and give him food for
thought. But his astonishment will reach its
climax when he coInes to read the metropuli-
tan newspapers. He VIII wonder how people
who see themselves attacked in the ungen tie
manly columns of The Herald, do not instantly
disem bowel themselves with sharp sword as
Japanese etiquette requires when one is in
suited. As for the police reports, full OF stories
ofdroWned women found IN the rivers, OF myS-
teriOus murders, robberies and disappearancts
running over With records of deserted ctil-
dren educated III crime, and OF the sufferings
and exploits of the perlshing and dangerous
class, how will these things affect men accus-
toned TO orderly and well-goyerned cities!
For example, what will they think of New
OFk CIVILIZATION W1en tIlty Tettu tndt Il ueaO
baby is eaten by rats iii IA public hospital for
the sick! Truly, we Christians must look into
our affairs little before receive these
Northumberland Of Commerce..
APPROBATIvE DEMONsTRATION.-The citi-
Zens of Sumpter, in goOdly numbers, assem-
bled together on Tuesday evening last, for the
purpose of making some demonstration in ap-
proba ton of the act of such OF our Southern
delegates as seeded from the Squatter Soy.
eregnty Eree-Soll Platform, adopted by the
National Convention on Monday last. Much
enthusiasm and warmth of feeling prevailed,
which was exhibited in frequent outburSts OF
cheering.
The performances consisted of the firing of
cannon, and a display OF rockets. Transparent
cies', &c, together with music. Upon the first
side OF a large Transparency eXhl 0ted, was the
nam Yancey, in large and conspicuous let
ters the second side the names of the follow
ing States, in the following order Alabama,
Miss ssippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas and
So atn Carolina, Oregon and California: on
the tn ird side the following: Whitley, of Della
ware7 Fisher, OF Virginia Lamar, of Georgia;
Bn rrpWs, OF Arkansas: Sneed, of Missouri; :;
CIR cen, of New York on the fourth side the
toIl owing; "The South Carolina Delegates
VIII 0 have done their duty
S, ,me twenty or thirty rounds from the cam
non were fired in quick succession, amid the
rap s succession OF wheel and sky rockets and
mu, n cheering. There seemed to be Il spon-
tant .ous Outburst OF approbative feeling in re-
garo' 10 the steps taken by those States who
with tireW from the Convention, prominent
and first arr ong which was the gallant State
of A, Ia ba ma and its noble leader, Yancey, who
led he sec ading cOlumn.-SUUter( IS. C.) Watch
man.
KILLED BY A RATTLEsNAKE-Some three
nf Ppyton w RaiipV residing