Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-05-23


Though the japanese embassy Ia t country is the first
hat has been to any proiSedy Christian nation by The
other only emsnsns from dnet The facts
uecon with that nteesg the present moment and
convey by them imp an times Let st
by observing a while that GCenmet resembles the Chi
n,e 10 some lent n rs lrrgl policy the difference 10 most
other respects Is striking The belong
tally dde ent their languages are unlike a sancr and Cher
okee their gosernm, diverse patarchal
aud feu The native 81 Japan considers insult 10 be even
compared with John CLiEanau
The exclusion Of uup Tor many aghy the japanese
also owing TO different inm those operating their
Western neighbour. Ia the the imperial policy aimed At
fostering az cuture the dcoure foreign
quest hy powerful nations Tie pie have uuf ruy
rnceI uuWupugss accept ideas improvements
advanced communities The oher have been invariably
ready % take advantage o every opportunity n learn until e
fslt ua with Crrsiin science andsrt the Chrn reidoa
e. b. introduced and win the latsf nat ona sub uston and
ultimate extinction would J l,E. wg r"greDg result which
h"k'I' generous peope3' long h 'etu h ana comparative
darkness let due cr be awarded the patriotic ami far seeing
policy which dctard The CONVENIENT doctrine mat Tie earth
Is he Lorus mat ic has given u he saints mat we are ihi
saints therefore 1T take possession wssby confined
10 n et5 Pur an settlers OF New fhHaud 1t was principle
universally acted upon nree or fourcat1es ago whtneyer the
when the Portuguese Gst reached shores accompanied by
missionaries o the Society Of Jesus cut D. 1872 Japan Ike
Germany, divided into large number Of petty pTnepates
owing y 70 the Emperor whose authority however was often
llt more man nominal We are cftdt ue account ~
Francis Xavier and his immediate anB often endowed
with the power 81 performing the mos supcnduou9 miracles
Al all events their earnsn and boness the au'ity Of her
lives Joined 10 the superior tact Which they pos
s,3cd soon had the elect ot commanding Their doctrines 10
number Of the great vassa Of the empre especially on the South
ern island
they aim Iarcei for the honor ohs acquaintance and
log the hrst estlhshnsnt for the faith. Portuguese settle
mel sfdogy sprtng points Naetsli among
nc,ry FORTY ,til was stimte hat the number Of ma
tive Chs approached million souls Among N .se
the Princes OF Omur, ito Bungo lEd Arma The conversion
of fsumltaDl t Grst chief AIN who embraced Cb-a ity WA.
especially proptous his death proved the signal for those d
sassfs which ultimately overwhelmed then.
The imperial throne was at that m' filled by the celebrated
Tako Sama who had risen from the lublest iou ami who
po seed an unusual AMOUNT Of penetration and decision ofehar
had begun show marked dt towards the missionaries
ed to embassy Pope the King spain
cordngy four Japanese Of the highest rank forthwith d
patched on that erand They yao received at Rome
and Madrid rayesed the greater part Of Italy and Spain, and
returned highly delighted with her treatment and what they had
seen.
Unfortunately short time aerward sumitsnda died.
fairs began gloomy aspect The Emperor despatched
the Christians forcing their creed subjects Of the Empire
Why they had destroyed temples and prosecuted the BONES
Why they consumed useful animals for food and why they car
red his subjects and sold them India slaves: To some
were admitted Indeed The fAhss Doasted oi having eVe'd
thousand temples other idarous efces the ground
An eiet az tnst prop gAhs e new an lo"ed ana los'
some twenyhEe or trty persons were executed All TIE m
sonae At the time were expelled aud forbidden to retnrn
T. the country.
That storm blew past again the Fathers upon the
work IN comparative Indifference the part Of the central Gov
In 1890 burst oh second me when twenty
thousand Ch s,an put TO dean us ways The lead
Jesus aI plunged deeply into ngue and the at
he utmost alarm at headquarters Persecution recommended
l7g7 when priests cruehed Shortly afterwards the
10 Spain and the Pope weued their natural Ayarcousress
rivalry for the Of Japan the
consequence.
The errors by Portuguese priests duly turned tC
aud made use OF to rame the native mind
against Catholic religion When the last took place
thirty thousand Christians were buceed at the sack
Of snnabarra on the 2in Of April 1884,
Town by cannon Since that date the Catholic gon has
never itself in those Islands people, except
the Dutch have been alo we'd to trade there.
the faihesne and apady Of these traders. who sub
ned tampe upon the symbol Of Chris anly and a6jured III
Founder subjected hems lives fate little better They
REQUIRED m their factories because built Of too costly
materials and bearing the date Of tho Christian In spite
every at.mpt popae the japanese they treated will
Erear adignies and thr privileges st further restricted unit
only one island (Decma) 70 their vessels This spot
go by 240 fewas duly fenced in and Its limits Chris
an dared veature under the penalty Of death Spies watched
every movement made and recorded cred At las
an'y a solitary Dutch ship eyeyyear permitted TO make th
sorry pilgrimage the trade previously Commodore Perry
expedition, had dwinded down TO almost nothing