The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-06-30

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that 10 70 cay, u Z worldly point OF view.
WHEN . man has played such . prominent
part upon the theatre OF life ~ 70 have elected
the admiration Of the whole world. II is i'm.
portant 70 his fame that he should make his
exit while sun In the fnll bla.s Of his rsputA-
ton. The dagger Of Bnurvs, In this view,
sealed the unvaryins fortune Of CEsAh since
II rendered loss Of fame fmpossibie' ana te'
lisved him from the danger Of siaAlns in'o
second childhood. The words OF inc poet anu
moralist have weighty signincance.
fs ,s:, scene: "a 40 a.iies ~ sSs
from Msri6orousSs eyes the strsAms Of dotass
And sVitt sxpirss driveller and show"
Those tho wish TO astonish the world should
>.k> c.re not TO wear out q sensation. Let
.nch persons learn wisdom from the comet
which shows itself bat for short periods at
long intervals.
Tho japanese are to embark to-day. They
have staid here quite long enough. Curiosity
has been satisfied, and attention has begun to
1lag. We have NO doubt that while the trip
was vastly amusing to US, it was very inn
proving to them. The public receptions, the
balls, entertainments, &c, were, 1t Is to be pre-
xumed, great bores. But these annoyances
were no more than the price they paid for their
instruction. While everybody was occupied
with them, criticising their appearance, their
dress, their department, their language, their
furniture, their baggage every thing, in u
word. that appertained to them-they were
busy taking notes and sketches of all tho
scenes that were presented to them. Es-
pecialiy did they interest themselves with
the machinery Of every description which
they saw In operation. Their drawings of
ships, guns aud forts, and their models of all
the machinery which they saw. plainly enough
indicate that if their main object in coming
here was to establish relations of amity and
commerce with us, it was not their only object.
They are not only a highly civilized, but they
are a most observant race. Their seclusion,
hitherto, has been the result Of profound CAL
culation. They are, and always have been,
well aware Of the great superiority in every
thing relating to war, which European civili-
zation possesses over their own. Shut out
apparently, from the world, they have never
theless been enabled to learn and to appre-
ciate the mighty advances which have been
made in the arts, by the nations whom they
regard as barharians. They dread these bal
barians, and for that reason, as long as it was
possible to avoid it, they held no communica-
ton with them. There certainly has been
nothing in the history Of European inter-
course with Asiatic nations to reassure them.
They have seen Spain, Portugal, England
France, and Prussia, successfully subjugating
them wherever they come in contact with
them. They see, even now, China lying like
a huge carcass, inviting the eagles TO the BAN
Quet. 1t is natural that they should be
alarmed, and should feel a greater repugnance
than ever to establishing an intercourse with
Western nations. Hence their embassy to this
country, to learn everything which may be Of
service to their defence. 1t was this, we sus-
pect, more than the desire to establish com.
mercial relations, that brought them here
We have no doubt they intend 10 introduce
into their own coantry the various machinery
which they have seen at work here, and if it
be true that they made rifle after SHARP's
pattern, with considerable Improvements
upon the original, they will shortly be as we'll
provided with all the materials of war as any
people whatever.
So far from seeing in this embassy of the
Japanese, or in the manner in which its mem
bers employed themselves while here, any
cause for hoping that their country will be
thrown open to intercourse with the world at
large. we are disposed to believe that the in
formation they have received will be used as
the means of continuing their system Of seclu-
sion. We are well aware that one part, at
least, of the embassy favor intercourse, and
may have nothing but the means of promoting
1t in view. But it is extremely dou btful at pre-
sent which party is the stronger in Japan,
and late accounts indicate that the question
is undergoing the arbitrament of civil war;
Should the seclusion party obtain a triumph,
in the meantime, the knowledge which the
embassy will carry home with them will I'M
questionably be used to enforce their politi-
cal views At present, it is probable that they
could not resist the attempts Of any great
Power to force intercourse, after the fashion
of the French and English in China, for
week. But when they shall have cast guns
on the DAHLGREN model, supplied themselves
with howitzers and field-pieces, furnished
their arsenals with shells, caps and fixed am
munition, disciplined their men as they see
men disciplined here, armed their troops with
improved rifles, and built steamers upon the
most improved plan, it may be that they will
use all these appliances of war to keep Off
foreigners. We say, we have no idea that the
liberal portion Of the embassy entertain any
design to make this use of the knowledge they
have acquired here. But the party opposed
to snem may do it. 1t may be said it will take
a long time to make the preparations indicated
All this is true enough but it should be re-
membered that they have shown themselves
Qui,s capable OF manufacturing and even i'm
proving upon models Of weapons obtained
from this country, and that their means of
compelling labor are almost unlimited.
The japanese were reported, while at Wash
tngton, to have expressed great apprehensions
of Russia. Iii evident, then, that they under
stand the character Of that kind of In Intercourse
which exists between Europeans and Asiatics.
and are well aware Of the result which has here
tofore inevitably followed. Wecannot but feel
that the japanese policy, as we'll as that of
china, how much sOever stigmatixed as bar.
barous BY the Western nations, has been the
only one BY which they could have so far es-
capped subjugation; nor can we ind it in our
hearts to blame the party in Japan who op-
pose any change in It, 1t is plain enough to
us that, In the end, Japan, as well as China,
must become the prey OF some European ma
ton.
Rev. DR.. Bellows.
This windy New York divine has been re-
Gently refreshing the people Of Cincinnati
with blast from his instrument. His rever-
ence 10 alweys blowing up something or other,
and this time II was ~ b. :" of Washin rton :.