The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-18

Nespolitan kingdom. The London Times,
which has alternately petted and sneered at
him, may well say that such q feat of arms has
been seldom related in history.
The Old Easts Greeting 70 the New West.
First among the important events in the
history of the metropolis, since the keel Of
Hendrick Hudsons ships kissed the noble river
which bears his name, we account the official
witt Of the Japanese dignitaries, who were re-
ceived on Saturday with all due pomp and cere-
mony. The details of the affair, the splendid
appearance Of the corsege, the magnificent en-
sem1se presented by our great avenue, the gu
perb military display, the immense masses of
people who filed Broadway and the adjacent
streets, were fully described in our ample
reports.
We are grati6ed to say that in almost every
respect the reception was q grand affair, and
one worthy the occasion and of the city. No
more remarkable scene has been presented to
the civilized world than that which New York
witnessed on Saturday. Japan, nation which
has existed in compact form during more than
thirty centuries, sends first class Embassy to
pave the way for relations Of amity and COM
merce between the old East and the new
West. This Embassy comes from vet
eran Japan to young America, the ado
descent giant of the West, as yet not three GEN.
turtles of age. Through the energy, perseve-
verance and diplomatic skill of New York
merchant-one of the few happy selections for
| diplomatic honors that our government has
ever made-the imperial government of Japan
has been induced to send its first mission to us,
| ignoring, for the time being, the European
Powers, and;magnifying the commercial import
ance Of the United States to very great extent.
To us the manners and customs of the Japa-
nese are as leaf from an Oriental book; while
to them the habits the speech, the social con-
| dition, the sayings and doings Of the strange
people who have made so much Of them, must
present an inexplicable mystery. This inter-
change of relations between nations so widely
| differing from each other in almost every re-
| spect is indeed q curious spectacle. 1t has,
however, deeper significance than may be ap-
parent at first sight All these shows and
parades mean something.
When the cannon from the Battery opened
| their rude throats 70 shout an iron welcome to
the Japanese, million Of people responded
most heartily to the salutation, which expressed
at once our pride at the magni6cence Of our
city, and our qualification that II should be thus
honored over and above the great cities Of the
Old World, for this is lpot only the first Japa-
nese mission, but it is the first important EN-
bassy from the far Orient ever sent freely to o
Western power.
We presented to the japanese on Saturday
the imperial city Of the West in Its finest aspect
We gave them the types of the new civiiiza-
| ton towards which they are advancing. Japan
| has now reached only the medieval era, the
feudal period. We, on the contrary, have
passed far beyond that, and are trying the ex-
pertinent of free institutions, perfect equality
before the law between man and man, the abo-
liton of all hereditary distinctions, and self
government In Its most active sense The sys-
TEN has never before been tried upon grand
scale; and while II has its imperfectons, like all
| other human inventions, we have managed
| under il TO present to the world the most won
derful example Of national progress that II has
ever seen. These facts will recommend them
selves especially 10 the attention Of our guests.
They win notice As well the great diversity OF
religious opinion which prevails among US. They
will find here representatives Of all the different
sects of Christians which sprung up In Asia Nj
nor-the Jew and the Gentle alike free TO wor-
ship In such form and manner as may seem to
him best They will perceive, too, that the wise
/ action of the founders of our government has
prevented any evil results from arising out of
this conflict of theories; that religion with US Is,
as Il appears to be with them, asocial and fami-
" matter; and that no particular. creed or sect
has official recognition here. They must per-
ceive that to this perfect freedom of opinion,
this careful limitation Of the powers Of the go
vernment, this jealous shielding Of the natural
rights of the individual the great prosperity OF
the nation, its vast commerce and material pro-
gress, Is in great degree due Thus ,the CT
feet of their visit cannot fail to have most i'm
poriant bearing on the social and political condi
ton of japan, while 1t gives us proper recog
milton as the Power which will yet be, II 1t l.
not now, freely acknowledged as commercially
the first in the world.
II is emnently fitting, therefore, that We
should all unite to pay due Inequalities TO the
Japanese Princes. Letu send them away from
the Empire City with the confirmation OF theil
preconceived and most correct idea, that New
York Is America.
TIE PROGRAMME or SUMNER SENSATIONS
| The oncnino scene In the drama Of metropoli