Daily national Democrat., 1860-06-21
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Niphon. Under promise to conceal the norno
OF the writer, he has been authorized to nub
lish it, and has kindly placed it in our hands
We insert it below:
FROM THE SACRED Cry OF WAsnINaroN.
Most Esteemed IIakodia: We have been in.
yited to visit, next in order, the great citv of
Philadelphia, or, the place consecrated to
| iraternal affection" the capital of the prov
lnce which IS the birthplace Of the American
tycoon. Our reception, we are informed
VIII oe attended with most august ceremo-
MES that the city ever offers to its most dis
tlnguished guests The Councilmen. after
examining our credentials, have decided to
place us on footing with the most favored
foreign Fire Companies.
The details of our reception by the Amer
lean Tycoon you have in my former letter.
lie is called not Tycoon, but president"
sometimes, however, by strange analogy of
language, "old COON" | at first thought
TINS an attempt to pronounce our Japanese
phrase, but am assured that it is strictly lido
matte, and implies astuteness and age. 1t
eertainl y seemed applicable to the head of
the nation who received u.s.
We find it very difficult to comnlv with
the demands of our sovereign. forliddinp ma
TO touch the women of this country. Not
rom any disposition on our part to disobev
Dut from their desire to seize us by our hands
Ahty are apparently allowed here the great.
est freedom, but it is only in appearance-
i1Very woman, married or single, is fastened
III cage OF bamboo or flexible steel extend
ing from the waist to the feet. This seems
10 oe so arranged as to give them no uneasi-
ness, but they are very much ashamed of II
or cp
u renders their appearance quite ludierous
They are unrestricted as TO the unpcr mart Of
their persons, which they are permitted to
expose as much as they wish. This thev seem
TO avail themselves of, and on all occasions of
hlgh ceremony wear very low dresses Asin
all oaruarous nations, they slit their ears and
suspend from them ornaments of gold and
SILVER lhey also paint and powder them.
selves and after greasng their hair, twist il
into fantastic shapes, and fsten it up with
long pins and combs. Some of them would
be fine looking, if they did not disfgure
themselves 10y the hdeous and vulgar custom
OF wearing eyebrows, and keeping their
teeth white. Be assured, therefore. that we
are in no danger of being captivated by their
appearance; we feel nothiI G but regret that
the harbarous and absurd customs of man
should thus destroy the charms which cult
vation and refinement would so much i'm
prove.
Nothing strikes us so much as the want of
respect these barbarians show even to their
highest dgnitares; they never hesitate to
spit before them, and it requires considerable
activity to prevent being spat upon at all
times The custom Of wearing one sword. it
seems, originated from this cause as it enables
you to avoid with greater facility the saliva
of your neighbor Chewing tobacco is much |
priced, it seems, from the saliva it produces
which is preserved if possible, in handsome
vases Of porcelain, and placed in prominent
positions. None of the inhabitants do reve-
renee 10y crawling on their bellies. except af- |
ter the election of new Tycoon, when those
in search of office come to the central city
and perform that ceremony. Those who are
fortunate enough to meet with honor from
the Tycoon seldom walk uprightly during
their whole term of office. The unfortunate
applicants become at once censors or spies
upon the others, and their silence has to be
bought at high price. All public servants
have their price, which rises or falls accord
ing to the necessities of the Tycoon But
shall reserve my reflections on political topics
till have another opportunity to address
you. Until then, rest in peace
THE FORTUNE OF PmNoEs.-While the Ca
nadians and the flunkeys of royalty in the !
States are all agog to receive the eldest son
of Queen Victoria with grand honors on his |
arrival in the New World, the New York |
papers iuform us that the Prince de Joinville, |
second son of Louis Philippe, late King of
the French, recently arrived in that city, |
incog., as a private individual, coming on one
of the Cunard steamships, without previous
taking lodgings at hotel, |
where he is perHtted to pass his days and |
nights as little honored by tho public as Jo-
seph Bonaparte in the seclusion of Borden |
town. The first of these characters is the
scion of lucky house, and his life is opening
on cloudless sky De Joinvies star has
set. He, like his father, has tasted the Bit
terness of adversely. The family of Orleans,
to which he belongs, is remarkable, in the
last century, only for its ill-luck and strange
vicissitudes. His grandfather, Duke of Or
leans in the early stages of the Revolution of
1871, had the sagacity to foresee the terrors
of the storm which was to annihilate the an
cient mobiles of France and very early trim
ed his sails so as to weather it. He desert
ed the cause of Louis XVI, and enthusiast
cally espoused that of the noisy sans HLotteS
for hi; obsequiousness he was rewarded with
the title of "Egaiite." But he was weak and
vain to repose confidence in a nation that
seemed imbued for the hour, with the in
stincts of blood hound The Revolution
rolled onward. and poor old "EgaLite" was
crushed under its wheels in 1893 His son,
Louis Philippe, escaped with the "emigrants"
into Austria and the estates Of Orleans were
seized by the Revolutionary Government and
conhscated The father of de Joinville for
IL. 6.
in his wanderings. His poverty was great,
and he at one time taught a school in eastern
Pennsylvania for subsistence. After the
Revolution of 1880, which dethroned the
Bourbon, Charles X, the star of the fallen
house frightened and the vagrant school
master became King of the French. The Rev
oluton Of 1913 dethroned him, and the sub
sequent succession of Louis Napoleon to his
uncle's throne, leaves little hope for the chill
dren of Louis Philippe.
1t was in the spring Of the year 1912, just
Is years ago, that the Prince de Joinville
visited America, like the Prince of Wales now
does, for the first time. and in a national
ship, accompanied by splendid suite. Those
eighteen years have wrought marvellous
changes In his fortune. II now comes clone,
AS "John smith, to fish in Canada and hunt
buffalo in the wids of the far West.-San
Andreds Independent.
THE SEIZURE OF THE AMERICAN suIP Law
ToN.-Previous news from Victoria mentions
ed the seizure of the American ship Lawton
by the Harbor Master, for not having the
proper clearance papers, and only bringing
6S passengers when her list called for 2SO
The Victoria Gazette saVs.
We have seen Capt Watts, and he states,