The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-07-06
r.... and the Japsnesc.


Japan and the Japanese.
~ 1roe New York Isussv certslaly dor not en-
terrain very high opinion Of the late Japan
csc Embassy. II dsscoarses Of them as fol-
lows: 81
,ls snisiortune 10 rest upon stunted, Ill saaFeu,
harrow headed yellow sk,nnsd nsS s, ,.sngi
makes. our blood tiagie through every vein wnen
we reflect that the virtue OF Amer,csn woman
,on on nc" sssosn. OF saeh hslf-hamaa aecr'onse
Not aman in he embassy kFsw the nad ssv S
Rsass sad "a. suit. q ally clothes Each,
which the wore without esrn no q until
ina from the da> they leit Nyphon a" .,afr linen
If the Princes did not change the'i -
wh,,e they were here. how long has u peen
aimee TOMMY. who is no Prince, ehanseo
rh.,s. s,r, In The rule OF three, which ""
- ..-...,,ndsnts. who overwhelmed him
go, . ,iIa of letters a foot high every day,
....,,,.h ,r,erested in working. The "Princes'
In Ia ga accomplished a feat surprising any
nnon record. when they shall have arrived at
seddo. They will have circumnavigated the
globe upon single liner or cotton garment,
worn next to the skin, the name of which we
shall not give. for fear of making the ingenu-
Gus youth of this generation blush. We have
every day proofs of their extreme delicacy.
We hope, however, it will not be considered
iadecorous to remark that-the fact stated be-
ing admitied-the Princes will be very apt to
import into Jsddo certain American predue-
tons which they have not paid fer
We feel at q loss sometimes 10 conjecture
what will be the fate OF our ambassadors when
they get home. Will they be received with
open arms by the triumphant party which
sent them out, or will they resort to this pa
per (the Happy Dispatch y by way of ad-
justing their claims We have before us two
letters from Kaugawa, one published in the
New York Hsraid, dated April 22d, the other
published in the New York Times, and dated
April 18th. In the first letter we are told
that foreigners are on a very precarious foot
ing, and that every man of that sort "cocks
his revolver" when he hears q noise at his
door. ard leaves his house with a feeling of
doubt as to whether be shall ever re-enter 1t
alive. They are, in the meantime as exclusive
as ever A foreigner got into a fort rhey are
building and as soon as they saw MIN they
began 10 stone him. Two others had attempted
TO make their way into a temple, but they
could not succeed, although access was stipu-
lated in the treaty. 1t is just such meddling
fools as these that will embroil us with Japan,
II is ever done. Not content with offending
forcing bibles on them when here, and en-
deavoring to get TO them TO harrangue them,
they must be poking into their temples. which
they consider dissertation. One such act is
sufficient to rouse a whole population of idol
atrous fanatics, When will our countrymsn
abroad learn how to behave themselves
The correspondent OF the Tins takes
much more rational view of the subject, pro-
try and knows better how to account for what
has happened The murder of the two Dutch
Captains was, he thinks, beyond doubt, per-
petrated by the agents of the disgraced Prince,
MITo. This man, it is also now known, in
stigated and diree ted the assassination of The
Regent. He has, it appears, claims to succeed
to the crown, which the Regent continually
opposes. Be attempted to assassinate him
four years ago, and was banished, or rather
escaped into his own domain, where he reigns
supreme, and sets the government at defiance.
All the murders of foreigners are ascribed to
hfm, enI ne has these murders perpetrated in
order to get the present government into a war
with the nations to which these foreigners be-
long. In the course of the confusion he hopes
so it is supposed-to get the throne. His
agents made distinctions, notwithstanding, in
favor OF Americans LOT an ANeTlC;lI, passing
by the same place on three several nights, had
been stopped by three luen armed, and q fourth
with a lantern, and had been permitted to
pass soon as he was found to be an Ameri-
can. In each case they asked if he was an
American. These murders had created great
stir among both foreigners and natives. The
foreigners were fearful they would be muir
dered. The japanese were afraid a Russian
frigate lying there would bonn bard the town
The government manifested great concern for
the safety of the foreigners but at first their
sincerity was suspected, because they caught
none of the criminals concerned in the late
murders. AT i meeting of the foreign con-
suls, however, it had been determined to ac-
cept the additional police offered, although
they were suspected to be spies. At each gate,
therefore, three soldiers, armed with couple
of swords each, stand continually, day and
night. Confidence was strengthening in the
good in tentions of the government