The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-08-12

is now in commsnd of tho 10Th Amy
COrps II is said that these forces are
to form sn expedition against Little
Rock and other important points in Ar
kansas,
4 Chance at Hand 10 Gave t&nElsnd
tte Fuii 8eueSit 81 kg.r Og - Doc
trine Ou the Rights Of NtutrRls.
The latest foreign adVices on the cub
jet Of the relations between f gland
and Japan are that the two empires are
about to go to war. Japan, like Eng
land, is an empire Of ielands, and it has
been not inaptly called the England Of
the East, or the Oriental Britain, or
something of that sort /; Is the Co.
pango for which Columbus sailed when
ho discovered America, and we suppose
VIC have right to take a epecial inter
est in its prosperity As 10 the English
difficulty, the Londen Saturday Re,seio,
Of July Is, says:
8" We are just at this moment in q po-
sitiOn with reference to Japan which
will not be altogether unfamiliar TO the
students of our recent history, The
Japanese have broken their treaties, and
murdered our countrymen. We are de-
manding . prompt reparation in the full
aush Of indignant patriotism. What
ever auswer may be made TO that de
msnd, or whatever course the Japanese
Government may take, the result will
probably be 10 extend the English Em-
pire. ii they refuse us reparation, We
shall 60 TO war with them"
We take the following from the cor
respondence of the New York Journal
Of Commerce:
"HoEG KoNo, MAY 20, 1s63.-TheFe
is good deal Of excitement here now,
in regard TO the relations existing be-
tween Great Britain and Japan, which
az the London Times would say, are oil
the most delicate nature. The British
Minister demanded from the Tycoon .
| pecuriAiy compensation for the rela-
tivts Of those who have been murdered
ia Japan, particularly those of Mr.
Richardson, and also, the surrender oil
tue murderer of the latter, who is nc
other than the father Of the Prince oil
SA,Suma, one Of the most powerful
prioces in the empire"
Well, let us have war between tht
empires Of England aud Japan. This
is tho opportunity, says the Ciucinnst
Gazette, we have been looking forth,
opportunity Of applying 70 England be
own dOctrino.of the rights Of neutrala
II England aud Japan 90 to war th
United States will be neutral power
We will recognize the gracious Tyoooi
as beIligerant. He will be at least a
Uelligerent as, and is not likely to b
more barbarous than, JEFF Davis
Being 4 neutral, and japan belligeT
ent, we have q perfect right. under lat
English preeedents, to fit out privateer
to waste the commerce of England. w
can send out swift steamers, as the Brit
ish sent the Alabama, built armed, man
ned In our ports, and projected In thei
exit TO the seas. Whether we shall wal
for such Insignificant formslities as
freebooter from Japan, and & letter {
marque from the Tycoon, are immsteri0
formaltties Ii will be hard if Japanes
cannot be found In the country 70 dis
tribute among the priVateers IS nominS
commanders. If we cannot get the gen
uine japanese article, we can fnd Chi
nese In California who will answer Jus
, as we'll As for the Official authority
any Yankee of ordinary craft can get u
o proper letter from tn Tycoon out of
ties chest. Plenty Of men, who woul
make splendid Japanese pir ates, can b
, found in any Of our cities.
: The British have been building an
. arming swift steamers tor the "EmperC
! | OF CHINA" We can do the same thin
, for the Emperor Of Japan. Oar Empe
! ror is as good as theirs, and mare Inclin
J cd 10 nautical aAaire. Tue British COO
0 meroe Is the richest aaoat, or that eve
& floated, 1t is prize such as the buccar
. neers, feAsting on Spanish galleons, nevs
dreamed of. We have port that look
az if placed by benignant Providence
give US the full enjoyment of our neutr'
+, rights In the impending war. We ref
TO San Francisco. II will be IS oonv'
nient for our fellows TO get coal 40
mend their machinery, as Bermuda is Il
, the British pirates 20 do the same thin
on our American coast
, The Hong Kong correspondent Of q
. New York Journal Of CommerrG fro
y which we have quoted above, after mel
lioning that war lis fully expected, an
at last dates ali Foreigners were prepa
J ing to leave the open ports, ana MAI
dad already left" says that;
III lie hoped the American Minists
Mr.. Pruyn, will suggest 20 the JaPane
that they can issue letters Of marqu
There are hundreds OF Americans on q
coast who would jump ct such an oPPo
Q tunIty, aud before drea5 Britain cou
, place 3 aeet of any magnitude IN the
waters a terrible blow could be atfu'
y 40 British commerce.
Japan has numerous ports, and coas
are abundant everywhere. PRICES cou
8 DO Tun to japan or 70 Chinese ports az
, DO readily disposed Of lOF ossh. ~
, japanese have purchased Of late htle'
: or twenty hset steamers which cou
readily DO converted into priVateera."