Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-03-06
JAPAN AND THE JAPANESE UNFRIENDLINESS
| To EUROPEANS AND ANERICANS-TRAFFIC IN
| FEMALES A SOURCE OF GOVERNMENT REVE


| NUE., &c.
From, The rsspo1dsaes of the Nep York Herald
YoEAHAVA, Japan, Dec. s. 1860.
There is q very strong dislike hatred existing be-
tween the japanese and the Europeans, which will most
e-suredy end m something serious in the Of few
months q, least this seems to be the universal opinion
| among an classes.
No American or European thinks Of going out in the
evening without his pistol strapped to his waist any
more than be does without his hat or his boots.
Scarcely a night passes without fight or braw OF
| some kind down il the swamp between the armed
",ackoriues"-which are the japanese oIicals--snd
some of the Europeans, either those residing here or
some belonging to vessels in port
IL is nothing but the sight of the Prussian menowar
which are here and at Jeddo that keeps the japanese
where they are. great change was noticed in their
conduct towards the Americans after the Niagara left
| They would take European across the ferry or not
| Just as they pleased.
Everything that lives aud moves and has being be-
longs TO the japanese government The system OF reye
nue is carried such extent here that no one would
believe for moment the beastly state Of morals which
results from endeayOrs derive money to support the
| government
It is the ouest blot upon the japanese character and
worse than anything that known or heard OF IN
the civilized world Old captains, who have often
been among the South Sea Islands declare that they have
never in poiat Of moral degradation and beastlines
seen the japanese character equsled especially that IN
Yokohama.
What American lady supp0seS tnat the JdpaueSe hiu
basSy sent out by money derived from the sale o
young girls by the government for Infamous purposes
which one Of the main sources of its revenue
am informed is the case.
WOmeus position socially here is no higher than that
Of brueS They bought and sold Just as publicly AID
more generally than any other article or COMMODITY III
Japan.
The whole of one part Of the is occupied eXcus-
vey by public women there being between two thous'
aud and TWENTY-FIVE hundred girls, from twelve to thirty
years old all for sale for a certain price.
This business is carried exclusively by the Govern
ment who take these girls at eleven years DID, cothe ana
feed them tl they twenty, then they are allowed 10
20 for themselves and get marriedthe government re-
leasing 81 claim upon them.
aDown the "SSamp' whole streets are lifted up "iih
rooms occupied by those girls some OF which contain
from fifty 10 sixty girls each, dressed and painted IN the
most Disgusting manner-their faces being covered with
chalk and crimson and their bodies with scarcely any
clothing at all ~
Every girl is obliged 20 to these places and hve ni
twenty years old the government supporting them sHd
receiving al the revenues.
Handsome young girls from twelve to htteen are ire
quenty seen abOu, the streets in charge oil custom
house officers by whom they disposed OF like stocks
on change the handsomes of course bring the highest
prices.
The business only permitted in Yokohama. At Jed
do the law is very strict against such conduct
Th Prussan squadron still here trying get their
treaty signed.
FoIegn'r., e,ay the English, talking contnu-
aly about tie IN nner in which the Americans have
been fooled BY the Japanee in their visit to the United
States,