The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-05-29
BALTIMORE.
TUESDAY, MAY 30 1860

dirty. political story which he called "The Adcen-
t.,,rl, of an Ato0, he could imagine no droller
,ore effective shape in which 10 present his
tire than that of a chapter from the history of |
ronan. A strange medley he made of it-fllinc |
m. with Chinese customs and British caricatures.
the meagre outline OF japanese manners and insti
buttons which was then to be had from travellers,
and throwing in, with a free and unclean hand.
all the vivid, coarse colors of his own which the
picture .oemed TO him 10 need. Long ago forgot
ten except by curious or casual readers the story
comes as it WERE to life again, in these first days
of japanese sei-revelation, and can imagine, as
we rccur to it, that among the tawny strangers
who are now stared at and bored at WHLARDs |
there may possibly be found some humorous
fellow. who will venture, one day or other, to
sot;rize or cnlighten the good people of Yeddo or
Miiako by touching up the things he saw, orthought
he saw. in the domnons of his portly Imperial
Majesty of Washington. Viewing the possibility
ofsuch an occurrence and desiring to stand well
with all the world, our fellow-ctizens will GER
tainly rejoice that this City of Monuments is
taking steps to make its best appearance before the
sharp eyes of the iustrous travellers, and that a
portion of the moneys from our overlooking trea-
surv, which might otherwise be spent by our City
Councilmen on themselves or their friends, is TO
be dedicated to the hospitable reception and enter
tainment of guests, who may hereafter speak
much profitable good Of us, far away among the
Asiatc Isles. Amid the various platform convul-
sions which now shake the UNION and the disrup-
tons which may follow, it is far from impossible
that Baltimore may realize, ere long, the large
ideas and patriotic wishes of its present enght-
ened Chief Notwithstanding not merely
free and independent city, with a constitutional
Sphere of lis own, but separate republic, with
Eastern and Western Shore dependencies In con-
temptation of a contingency so reasonable and
proXimate, the cultivation of friendly relations
with the temporal potentate of Niphon, is mat
ter too serious to be lightly dealt WITH since there
is no telling at how early n period the junks of
Simoda may be loading tobacco at the ware
houses which are to be erected at Canton, while
the clippers of Fes' Point may be hasteningfrom
Nagasaki to the Patapsco groanlng beneath the
weight of lacquered tea-caddies and campbor-
chests. Who knows, indeed whether the period
is distant, when the copper-mines of Kiusiu may
glorfy the Brokers Board in lieu of the forgotten
Baltimore Il Buugo' may be the 'leading
Speculative, in the place of ''Spring-
'feld" or "Guilford?' The child may be
already born who shall see procession
of japanese Ambassadors, with work-basket head
dresses, escorting treaty, carried in bird cage
on the top of passengercar lin default of an omni-
bus which is the Federal etquette) to our contem-
plated City Hall, where the Municipal Tycoon ofth
generation, with the SPICER and MCPHAT of the
day-his mysterious and spiritual Dairis or dou-
bles-shall give audience and ratification, and
hold high revel. 1t is therefore we repeat, a
grave and serious good-and not mere matter
of municipal jobbing, vulgarity, drink, gluttony
and nonsense, as it sometimes is-for which our
$1,000 are to be expended. We are consequently
gratifed to be able to state, from private and pc
cnliar sources of information, that the speech, or
we should say the address, y of our eloquent Ex-
ecuhve to the Ambassadors last week. has produ-
ced on them the most favorable impression, in adj
vance. We have reason to believe indeed that
translation of it, written backwards in most ele-
CANT japanese, was Immediately prepared for the
archives of the Embassy and the special inspec-
ton of the Tycoon himself illustrated by the best
artists Of the expedition with portrait of the elo-
quent speaker, in his most effective attitude, sur
rounded by the admiring members of the Council
Committee. Having before US g favorable speci-
men of japanese Typography and engraving, we
are enabled to appreciate the justice which was
doubtless done to the sentiments and personal APP
pearauCe Of our distinguished Chief Magistrate and
his associates. We are compelled, therefore, with
peculiar regret, 10 add that the copy thus care
fully prepared was ignorantly mistaken by one of
the walters at WIZARDS "a foreigner) for the en-
velope of tcg-chest and was unfortunately des-
troyed. 1t is understood, however, that in con-
sequence, His Honor has yielded to the request of
the Chief Ambassador and will repeat the address,
at the Maryland Institute on the day of the recep-
ton. It is said, by those who heard it, to have
partaken of the sober and dignifed character of
the orators late speech at Carroll Hall, though
without any allusiOn 10 the new Police laws or
the building Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
So far as may be judged from the report which
appeared few days back, in the columns of The
-fmerieaR, the Joint Committee of the Councils do
not intend to be outdone, even by His Honor the
MAYOR, in their efforts favorably to impress the
Ylslters Subcommittee have been appointed to
meet every contingent subdivision of duty. There
is one on "Barouches," by themselves, and
one on 'Iheatricals and Barouches" together-a
COMMITTEE of Arrangements, COMMITTEE on
the Maryland Institute, and still fifth, "on
the Convenience and Comfort of the Guests
Inc duties OF the last mentioned Committee will
oei OF course, of Il somewhat multifarious charac-
Ter, hardly to be described but their general func
Ton obviously will be to prevent the other Com
mttees, as far as possible, from having anything
10 do with the strangers. The Ambassadors are
TO be escorted by the military to their quarters at
the G!LMoR House, and it is understood that the
Propnetors of the carriages in which they are
10 be driven have contracted with the Committee
That the drivers shall all appear in the damaged hats
and ragged and dirty coats, which are a speciality
oil Baltimore public conveyances, on all ceremo-
NAL occasions From the balconies of the Hotel
an eloquent friend of the cause is to explain the
history of the Battle Monument, so that the
visitors may be suitably impressed with Balti-
more proves. Standing as it were behind the
scenes of the late Constitutional Union scaffold-
'ng' they will be made acquainted with its objects
anu purposes, by the MAYOR, with occasional
thterlude from the mathematical bell, which was
'ne chief speaker at the late mass meeting, and
WHICH, we learn, has been procured at great
expense, tor the day from the enterprising pro
plie'ors OF the ''vermin destroyer" The guests
Will then proceed to the Institute where thew will
oe presented to the authorities This cere-
mony it is understood, will be performed by n we'll
known railway gentleman, who in procuring the
passage of celebrated ordinance is said to have
never presented anything to the authorities
that was not accepted. After being addressed"
shaken hands with, pulled, hauled, jostled, felt
and otherwise badgered, the Survivors of the En-
bassy will then visit 'some of our most interesting
institutions. Of these last, none have as vet
been definitely named, except the Maryland Hos
pital for the 1nsane-the presumption from the
fact that the Ambassadors have consented to stop
here, being, we infer, in favor of their apprecia
ting the advantages of that excellent establish
ment. 1t is rumored, however, that in order to
enable them to see our people to the best advan-
tage, they will be carried to the Criminal Court,
the New Jail, the Pententary, the Almshouse.
and the House Of Refuge, and will attend special
session of the City Councils in the afternoon.
after 'dinng privately with the MAYOR and
Councils and invited guests in the front room of
the GILMoR House, while the Fire Department is
on exhibition in the Square. Should the weather
permit they will take rapid glance Mt the