, 1860-08-03
Another Japanese LetteI.

Last week we published letter from one Of
the Japanese Ambassadors to his master at home.
Below we publish another letter, from the same
source, which will be found worth reading:
MooRAGAKE's LETTER
To 4OOnsli, Son Of FFum.
Though distant from the shores Of Niphon; OH
thou loved one Of the Planets, my soul goes
across the waters, and all its thoughts are with
thee Not even the smiles, which the lavish
maidens Of this land shower on every stranger
IS the sun docs his beams, can win my heart from
Jeddo. Again do pour out the sentiments Of
my soul upon paper, that the swih ships Of this
people may bear them to the bosom Of the ar
NOR bearer whom Moo1gake loves.
Il were not well, oh son OG Frum, to institute
0 comparison between the institutions Of this
country and those Of Niphon, for the reason
that this country is yet young. Civilization, o.
thou ean'st well divine, is not attained In day.
The march Of refinement Is like that OF the sun.
When the night Of Barbarism beginneth first to
break, we see faint glow upon the hill-tops;
gradual y the light increaseth until the earth is
bAthed in glory, and We say, Behold! It 10
day. Thus, the sun Is now high above NiphOn,
but with this people it is yet dawn. II is not
probable that in another century the young men
Of this country will spit in the presence Of
Prince, or seize upon the folds Of his tOiskd with
unwashed hands, Nor Is It probable that the
maidens will wear garments which trail upon
the ground IN luxuriant length, and yet expose
bOsoms Ike fullorbed moons TO the gaze Of AM
bassadOrs who come from strange land. They
will Tut Ihe supertluous silk from the bottom Of
III ir dre,s,s and place il upon the neck, where
il cannot be trod upon. Nor will Il be necessary,
when the light Of civiiEAti0n is perfect that they
incloSe themselves in these curiOusy wrought
cages Of steel, without which, in this day, no wO-
man has assurance Of safety.
But the Government Of this country, oh son
Of Frum, is that which has most filled the soul
e thy cousin with wonder. The people choose
Tycoon from among themselves once IN four
years. In making choices they do not say: Has
this man wisdOmI Have the planets rained their
treasures upon himI But they say: Can he
run! Thus, one party has chosen man whose
legs are longer than the mandates Of the Mika-
d.; for they say: Behold he can run like the
bird Of the desert And they say Of him, He
Is used tO the splitting Of rails. In the wonder
OF my soul | said T. ten. Scott kami, Is rail
splitting one Of the qualifications Of thy Tycoonsl
And he made answer that this people designed
to fence their country in, and that Honest Abe
will do it Oh son Of Frum, lord Of the moon,
and kissed Of The stars, over the province which
Niu Raj has given 70 thy charge thou reignest
well, and yet none Of thy ErVent admirers as
Sert that thou excellest in rai-splittingi Namoo
AHadt. Another party desire to have Tycoon
whom they call Dug-a.las; but the people say
be cannot run well; which must be true, as his
legs are exceedingly short and his stomach Is
round. Another party say thatfor Tycoon they
wish . great scribe whose i'ame Is ~ eF-at-il.
dc delineatea the sentiments Of his soul upon =
paper called the Ledger, and he signs himself
Bon-ner. Il was this great scribe who wrote
that book called Tho Gun nla-ker Of AcSe0a',
which, ~ thou viii remember, y translated into
the language Of NiPhon, and which the Grand
Lama reads with Joy. Should Ev eF-atit be
made Tycoon, his friend, whose surname Is Cob,
will siI at his right hand, and their united wis
dom will be published to the land In the Ledger.
Truly, oh son Of Frum, this Is singular people.
.,, ~ f4ae 4ss.
This people have also Mikado; his name il
BeechtF, and bis thfoneis called . pulpit They
have built him pTayermill In Brooklyn, and
thousands 60 there TO worship Of his feet. When
The Mikado has made prayer, the people have
. singular custom Of coughing and blowing their
noses, which, J am told, signifies assent To what
the MikAdo has Said, and Is equivalent to our
NaMOO AmddI N
Next 10 the Mkado In rank Is q man Of won
derfGl muscle called Hee-nan; be is not now