Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-06-16
tFrom the Philadelphia Inquirer.
JAPANESE EPISTLE'

actefistic Japanese epistle. Inc doupie
translation, first into Dutch and then into
English, makes It impossible to preserve
the pecuiiarities Of The Japanese language,
but the sentiments, we are assured, are
rendered with perfect accuracy;
THs CssraAt err on wAsHiseres.
Fsrrrurp HAHopADI will per-
eel We by the date of my letter that we are
stiii at the Central City, the sacred resi-
dence Of his Majesty the Sly Coon. We
have been devoting ourselves, since wrote
to you, to the study Of the manners and
customs of this new and singular people.
Their most marked popularity appears 10
be their strange restlessnesa. II is one Of
their holy maxifns. delivered to them by
one Of the fathers Of the republic, "that
eternal vigilence il the price Of liberty"
and from recent events IL has also been
discovered "thst eternal vigilsnce Is the
price Of slavery" All portions Of the
country are. therefore, in obedience TO these
wise saws kept In n constant state Of aetiv-
ity. Their countenances bear evidence OF
fearful anxiety. They never for moment
seem to enjoy the luxury Of repose 90 dear
to all Eastern nations, and although they
appear 70 be Illuminating animals, they
the sacred COW. They eat fast, drink fast,
smoke fast, aud tals fast. To call them
to thcir meals, they have imported the
great Chinese war gong. When this is
| sounded. every association is fvrsaken and
| they rush with violence to be fed. They
| arm themselves with brohd fork. with
! fonr pronqs. knife and q spoon, and they
| All themsel ves In an incredibly short spsce
Of time. Their diet lie mainly the flesh Of
| animals: aud that Of the filthy creature,
tho hog, ~ one OF their fsvorite dishes (,
the hind legs are the most esteemed ror-
tions, and the lard or grease IL used uni.
verss,ly. 1t ia odd, that with such tastes,
they should have n prejudice against eat
| ing a m ch cleaner animal, the dog, so
| great a favorite with the Chinese. The
dogs are kept, as with US, for the chase, or
81 pets. They use the came Precaution to
prevent their dong mischief, that they
] employ TO restrain their women, only they
| place the wire cap on tho dogs head.
Drinking IL the only national smuse-
ment, aud INDUCED m by all classes at all
times. IL IL generally performed In a
standing position, and IL highly esteemed
from its interfering 40 little with the pur-
suits Of business. They uac mainly the
fermented Juice Of the grape, out Of which
various liquors are made, most delectable
to the palate, and far exceeding in flavor
our own saki. They obtain liquor from
the Dutch called "Gin." out Of which they
make a mixture bearing the name Of the
tail Of the male fowl imported from Shang
hal. They also man faoture out tfa liquol
called "Brsndy," drink Intended to com
memorate the introduction Of railroads
".msshes," our interpreter Gale them
hut an Undertaking wine called "Cham
payne" which explodes. In more TO on,
taste than either gin cocktails or brand,
smashers, and 1t IL not 40 powerful. Th'
drink Of the Sly Coon IL called whisky /; !
|. made by q religious sect. settled In hi'
native province. Its use 10 also permitted
to the Senators, being part Of the treaty
making power, always employed in tina
connection with the Ahorigines, TIL
stronger liquors IRE drunk In the morning
and at night, and the milder ones duriLl
the afternoon.
The people here rarely sleep-never II
the day time, except upon the first day o
the week, when they perform their religi
Gus exercise; during those they are said Z
sleep quite souudly. The active part l
taken by the "BouJe,' and tho worship
pers are not obliged, az with us, to turn
praying machine themselves. They mr.
taught "a the highest exercise of virtue
TO forgive their enemies. In this the sly
Coon, Il said to excel when their wrath i
| epkindied against him. he gives then
what are called Post Oflica Blanks W
have no term for this in our language, bu
they quiet the most violent until they or
printed. BY this means he has conciliste
all his enemies and lost his friends. ii
will soon, however, retire from his hig
| station, which 1t seems he never sought
except during the last sixty-fve years q
his life. His successor, IL IL said, will b
either splitter Of bamboos, or y maker G
teapots. Some of the people are anxiou
to place O venerable statesman on tn
throne, but he was unfortunately educate
In early life, by tho excrtions Of hts iniu
dicious parent, and has not, therefore
been able TO exhibit the necessary self-re
, lance. How solemn q warningihis, oh
Hakodadi, against parental indulgence
| which often, with the best intention, plant
q thorn which no after exertions can era
: dictate, All the people have voice m N
election oftheir ruler, and he who has th
y greater number Of voices Is chosen. tn
> head m en- here talk of nothing but th
chances of their favorites, IL is essentii
. that he should he in favor OF free trad
and q high tariff, Of peace and annoxatio
of Cuba. together with strict economy J
the finances and the construction ola rail
, road 10 the Pacific ocean. But the gre,
difficulty seems to be about set of peopl
with black faces and woody heads. The
, cannot 60, it appears, into certain parts ,
the country where 1t is very cold, and the
masters think the Sly-Coon ought to hei
1t for them ~ the Constitution gives thei
= right to 60 there on the other han,
= the white people, who own mono Of then
r insist that tho country where the blacl
: only can work should be made cold cuoug
= for free white labor. Those aspirin
!. TO be Tycoons strive very hard to bio
, hot aud cold, but are not able to sa
isfy both parties. Such questions
q these we leave to Buddha, the great spir
Y who rules the world, but the superstitio,
I, barbarians of this country believe that q