The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-05-30
Origin of the Japanese.

Many have supposed that the Jspa-
ncse are descended from the Chinese !:
hut il is not So The evidences ere
that they are Oh original nation. The
language of the two people is entirely
different. both in construction and pro-
annexation. So the religion of the
TWO nations differed The original
religion Of Japan was the Sintoo, the
gods aud idols of which were SIN snd
Edme.
Buddhism which now prevails, was
not introduced into the Empire until
Sc years after the birth of Christ.
t'hireee settled in Japan in the seventh
year Of the 8th monarch of the En-
pire, Kekem, ard there was considera-
hle trade between the two Empires
prior to 1887. after which it was re-
stricted. They introduced and COM
municstcd by these sparse settlements,
from time to time, the arts and scien-
ces to Japan, which had long before
honrished in China. Kemfer, besides
these reasons for denying that the
Chinese and japanese are the same
people inha biting different countries,
inclihes to the opinion that the Japa-
nrse ere descendants of the first in
habiisnts Of Babylon, and their Ian
rnage one of those which God, as q
punishment, and for the confusion of
lis vain and conceited, builders, infused
into the minds of those wAe. common
ced the tower of Babel. He thinks
that the confusion of tongues brought
the people, who then dwell on the
plains of Shinar, to separate and be
dispersed over tie world This is an
ingerlous theory but the general
epinio'a is, that the japanese belonged
originality to the great Tartar race.
Information is too limited, however,
10 solve the question satisfactorily.
The Empire Of Japan has two EN-
porers, one ecclesiastical and the other
secnlar. The first is called the M5kado,
and resides in Mikae He is the first
in rank, and is regarded with excessive
Yeneration, but has no political power
whatever. The second is called the
ZSogoon, who resides at Yeddo. He
commands the army, has the revenues
at his disposal, is Emperor de facto,
and visits The 1fakado once in seven
gears Ritl, great pompand pageantry.
a council Of State consists of thirteen,
Of which ave are taken from the he
reditary vassal princes, and eight from
she hereditary nobility below the saak
Of princes
This council of State governs the
name of the Emperor, Mogoo7s Among
these councillors there is one called the
Governor of the Empire, to whom
the Others are subordinate. There are
Numerous other inferior officials, but
the Empire is ruled by those already
made; and while the laws are sangui-
nary-death being the penalty in most
cases Of offenee-the whole system is
e government of spies, and as absolute
ss.any, if not the most absolute ia the
world.
1T vas oas purpose TO make a brief
review of the progress Of Christianity
in Japan subsequently to its introduc-
ton in T549 by the Jesaits, of the
hitter prosecutions also to which it
was exposed, and the martyrdoms
which preceded its bloody extirpation
hut we have already trespasSed so
mueh upon the readers of THE PRESS,
that we must defer our wishes in that
respect to more opportune time, if
indeed we shah consider it of sufficient
interest to pursue the subject hereafter.
FL the hope, then. that this rapidly
drawn sketch of Japan and its people
may be interesting in connection with
the Embassy to the United States, we
shall without further ado conclude it..
Philadelphia Press.