Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-05-30

letter from am ArnerIcan /,
an Japan 20 a lady In ICo!umnnsEii u
POLITICS ON the 9tnsr s.ao on Sp u
Japan, &C., &C.
.s -------, KANAeAwA, March 80, 1861. i
MY DEAR MRs. C.-Ths American clipper1(
hip aKingRsherp gracefully "took the mud, 10
ur bay day before yesterday. You may think
'ou have no interest In the grounding Oh snip
10 far away; but yet out OF that mishap comes
his letter to you. had made up my mail ior
1er and sent Il aboard without letter to you,
"a had intended: when 10! she gets aground
bwo hours after, and Is thereby delayed, 80 that
can fulfill INV intention. You see it's as plain
az a pipe stem. She could not get OIL without the
letter 10 you, and now, lest come greater mishap
overtake her, will give her this amulet OF
protection. The last mail brought me your and
Mr.. G .'s dates of October last. give You
friendly, not political jig. The latter is no
to me, 40 many, many leagues away
from the fire, fury and embitterments OF our
country politics. Sitting 30 far Oh, look Sc
renely, though anxiously, on, knowing that tnere
is an arbtrament of national as well as indivia
ual fates, beyond the animosities ofthe hour, IN |
which man is but an instrument aiter al; four
husband and never could quarrel much In our
opinions, for at the critical moments, we were
not separate enough TO be really iar apart. Our
last mails filled US with rather gloomy antlcl
nations for the future. We had the news
Of the secession Of South Carolina and
Cass's resignation, and there itleftus. Isolated
as our little community is from the rest OF the
world, we are none Of US Indifferent to what 10
going on amidst you. The Americans have the
interest of their native country az stake, ana
our English, French, and Dutch friends'
with whom, as merchants, 1t is q question OF u,
pancial revolution seem hardly less interested
than we. The waves of commouon raised on
the Atlantic shores, beat, too, on our Island
coasts often think of what the young Milton
said when the news of Cromwell's revolution
came to- him in Italy, where he was enjoying the
destinations OF its best social and intellectual lfe
to which his own graces Of mind ana person mac
been ready passport: Show can remain amid
the ease and luxury of Italy, while ny oounuy.
men are sternly fighting hebattles Oh hoery a'
homer" Cromwell would not have naa nis oec'
retary, nor we that noble sonnet OF liberty,
"Avenge, o! Lord, &c." but for that spirit,
The want in our country is Of more patriots and
fewer politicians. A friend, a Douglasite' writes
me: ''If we could hang all the politicians, our
country would be quiet in thirty days." etmy
faith and hope is unbounded that all will yet De
well. .,I,I WELE
am no longer in Buddhist temple, as when
| Last wrote; no longer under Amida's special
| care and protection, but have descended from
the house of the gods to a"oo-dOcn"-a mere
| mercantile waiehouse, where once bales ana
| boxes were stored, but which has been converted
into dwellings,. This go-down, or warehouse,
was, in it's original ehape, l2O feet long BY le
wide, and has been divided into three tenemens,
for three families thus giving to each Az iees Dy
| l8. MY friend DR., s. and occupy the mlaoie
tenement, and are separated from our neign-
bors on either hand by thin board partitions
!, through which all sounds, whether OF praying q
swearing, penetrate with little hindrance; anc
as our right hand neighbors are pilots and mel
that do follow the sea- Iam sorry to cay the abort
er and more emphatic petitions carry the day
or course we have no family secrets among US
and if we csnpot smell out each others dinners
we can hear the orders to the cooks. This ha
its couveniences, too: our left hand neighborl
are couple Of young Bostonians, and you ma!
,, imagine me going to my bedroom, and atte
knocking against the partition till get re
anonse. say "HaIloa, y what have you 90
for dinner to-day % 80 gives his bill .
, fare. and if it's better than mine, why, invit
myself to dinner; if mines better, you see an
In for guest.
! More than once, my pleasant mapping in tn
! late morning watches has been broken by, y
, say, H, what o'clock is III" consign the IN
: terrogator to pleasant place and 60 BACK
a dream land again, when once more, vi say II
don't you think you are o little fast? What 81
!. you going to have for breakfast z" It's 30 cow
J 1niene for horrovinp, TO. The score stands nov
J INV peiebbor owes me for bottle whisky,
!: bottle pale ale. owe him six oranges OIL
~ a half loaf of bread. 4 ought net 70 have tol
: that, for YOU may think we live as they d
\ down in Egypt (Ill), where there was to be
!. camp meeting, and the hard-shell Baptist preac
!, er went to grocery to buy supplies, to wit: O
, barrel whisky, and one ditto of flour, but final
: concluded he had better take both whisky, as th
~ would "suit his people better" But you will o.
serve favorable feature, that our neghborsa 81
- as the book-keepers say, debit to the whisky q
= ale. not our house,. We have no friendly row
no neighborly quarrels, because, dye see,
hsyen't the material; we are all high gentlemt
y but my messmate, and his wife ia in Ameri'
or on the sea coming over. When she comes
!, has got to leave this ranch, and l shall ke
10 quiet possession +"
20 20 house Shy 4O7 How supeIfuously you u
20 in America! Our sitting room, where 4 VII
" " ia 10 by 10 OFF it s our front hall, 6by 8,
~ dining room by 18. Then two b
rooms 1S by IL, one servants room Shy 9, Q
store closet by 8; back hall, containing plt
closet and sundries, 6by g. What more do
want2 The kitchen is out doors, under a. sh
Won't be magnificent when1 get all this
myself2 Then we have splendid back yar
/, by 40, and front one 10 by 20, with a. 'hi
an fence that one cannot see over except at
1t tops Of some noble old pine trees and camel
,ry lin blossom. Then it is very easy to run out
- the gate, and there is the wide street and
. . great sea plashing within stones throw,
rel breezes and sea air and nice sweet ffsgranc
on I forgotto say that this new home Is three mi
from my old one, across the bay. Don't y
"a. Imagine for moment that lido ssnot take
s this life like native," as your letter says.
" " am growing more and more Japanese every d
!. ~ It'sa paradise Of q land ;auch beautiful cou
= = try,so delightful climate. do not believe tn
is such another land in the world for picturest
ne Landscapes, ride horseback great deal;
- are limited BY treaty to q radius of 20 mil
'ansy vet each time 20 ont IL 10 through some .
~ path amid fresh attractions. For rides, for wal
90 natures confguration Of the country and ma
ua. adornment of 1t have made ,it peerless. .
.a 10y. suburbs of Boston and the ruralities OF 1
s eo Hudson and the Sound, endlessly multiplied
,so combined. Were the country wholly thrc
~. open TO foreigners and life eecure.A j do
~, , know that would wish to leave Japan.
>. commoa peoplea are kind, polite, and hospital
m ~ Il is only the sworded class that make US
trouble. Wehave no opera, no theatre, no
81, to be sure, but the beauty OF natural life 81
usa grander harmony, more beautiful spet
=. eso cles, and pictures that the limner's art |
I aaS never initiate but feebly. Surely am bl
~. enough to be o Japanese. The children,
The ths people in the country, say as pass--"Nil