The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-02

from public life, and spend the remainder AZ
his days in inglorious ease. II d to be hoped
that grateful country will take him-Anosher
Cincinnatus-from bis anug tavern, and hiscola
brandy and water behind the bar, and ssAA
him TO Parliament Gully sat for Pontefract.
and why should not SAyers represent Some
fighting distxict-say Tower HAmletf A for
Hssnan hs ought to be elected to Congress fer
Life, In order to teach manners 10 the builiss
who are always talking shout lighting ana
never doing 1t.
The JAPANESE AND TIE LADKs.-Accounts
from Warrington state that the Japanese on
cials are seriously exercised In their minds. md
not little frightened, at the strange scenes ana
queer people about the capital. II Is said also
that they begin to look upon their contemplated
journey to New York with fear and trembling,
and that they wish themselves well out of the
country. Various causes have been assigned
by philosophers, who have been doing an in
mense amount Of Japanese examining isttsrIy
Some say it is the liquor in Washington; others.
| the carnivorous propeusities and unciesn habits
Of the Washington politicians; Others the leak
In the Niagara; Others that they are afraid Of
Gen. Scott; others, the natural trepidatioa
caused by the prospect even remote, of comiag
| In contact with New York alderman; othevs,
the big guns and steam engines In the navy
yards. But they are all wrong. The troubleis
about the American women. The Japanese
have been overwhelmed In . sea Of crinoiine.
They have been encompassed by hoops of steel.
| They have been stared out Of countensace by
the bright eyes Of Columbia's maids and
matrons In Congress assembled. Wherever
| iaey have been, there has been the same
| impenstrable wall Of American female chatter
ing, nrting, staring, giggiing, wondering,
guessing, reckoning or calculating, according
to the line OF country from whence she hails.
The feminine rush after the Japanese has been
something tremendous; and ~ tho atmosphsrs
Of Washington Is not favorable to the growth
Of modesty the Ambassador have been terribly
shocked. In their country, when Stranger ar
rive In city or village, the women all rum away
and hide themselves. Here, when Distinguished
foreigner turns up, the women all run asber
him, ~ II they desired to eat him up, and wcre
afraid there would not be apiece Lett II they did
mot make haste. nt
We state the case fairly to the women Of
Manhattan, who are just and generous ~ they
are All lovely. II an Amazoniaa raid Is to be
made on the Japanese here, we win not be an
swerable for the consequences The Japaness
are singular people and have queer customs,
one Of which II suicide when they are Tighten.
ed, or bored, or dIsgustsd with anytAlag.
II ell the women In New York initiate
the example Of the Warrington bsllss,
the eject would be terrible. We
should not be surprised u the Ambassadors
ripped themselves openHand expired on our
hAnds. Then We woald be In nice ok, with
brace Of dead diplomats 10 send back 10 ~
Tycoon. What would Mr.. Townsend Harris
sayf Whist would become Of the great Japsa
trsds tAeus II "a really awful 70 think OF.
1t d more probsbls, however, that the Japan
ess may b % anfightsd by the womsa that
they will not come here at all-in which cAss
where would the hotel keepers, opera ssA
theatre managers, and Broadway shopksepers,
ber Plunged In afiicdon, we should say.
In view of all these terrible prob abilitissy
we suggest to the women Of New York that
they should immediately proceed to hold
meeting In the Academy of Music, and pass .
resolution pledging themselves, BY their hopes
of Heaven by-sndby, and Japanese silks df
rectly, to refrain from running after the En-
bassy, and more especially to abstain from
cAresing Tommy, or any other Of the young
fellows attached 10 the Legation The dtuA-
ton IL important The crisis Is imminent
We may lose The japanese altogether. South
street expects every woman 10 do her duty.
Let the meeting be called At once.
THx SLAVE TRADE FLoUREHS0.-Anothse
SLAYER this time sailing under French COLOR
has been captured of the coast OF Cuba BY ose
of our cruisers, and its cargo Of I've hundred
Africans conveyed TO Key West This capture
makes the number Of rescued negroes now in
Florida about fifteen hundred, who will have to
be maintained during their stay, and returned
TO their homes In Africa. at . vast expense to
our government. This h the Ehird or fourth
SLAYER, freighted with III human cargo, which
has been captured in the Gulf within ~ many
weeks; and there are, no doubt, ut this very
moment, several others fitting out for ths same
traffic In several Of our Northern ports. Never
did the slsvc uwds Sppssr 70 DC IN rs ffosHisk-
ing condition - now. The activity Of our
national vessels has 10 far succeeded In pre-
venting the landing of negroes In Cuba and
Porto Rico, but ct an immense expense TO the
United States government and psople- Mean-
time England, with all her outory against the
inhumanity OF slavery and Ma slave Trade, Ia
doing nothing TO prevent the running OF e.
negroes from the African Coast, nor Is abe sa