The New York herald., 1863-11-24
THE WAR IN JAPAN.

Mr.. Cohdsn on shc Quession.
The following letter from Mr. Golden has boon receives
MIpmrRsr, Nov. 4, 1885,
Mr. DxAR Sn-Circumstances win prevent me from psy-
inst and fear shall therefore not have tho sasfactioa
OF attending public meeting under your presidency
Mayor regret this both personal and public grounds
should have taken the opportunity OF calling the
ton OF my constituents TO the last from the East
encc published respecting recent proceedings
Japan. II is horrible narrative which md difficult -
treat with camuesS. appears that despatch sent
by Earl Russell nstructing the British representatives h
that country to demand redress from Prnoe Satsuma
OF feuda chiefs daimos for the murder OF Mr.
Richardson In default OF which discretion given
our naval commander either 70 'sseize or detan the
Princes steam vessels she'll his residence blockade
his port Thereupon according 20 his own despatcb the
British Admiral proceeded forthwith 70 burn the Princes
steamers and set lire TO the town or kagcsma, when -
quote his language the condagraton thus created
parture Of squadron forty eight hours subsequently
70 the nrs attack" which, he proceeds say, aords
reasonable ground for believing that the entire town d
Kagosima Is OF ruins; snd no expresses his
"trust that her Mvestys government will be pleased 70
approve" his deeds.
II Is stated know how truly, that Ksgospa Is .
city OF than hundred and dy Thousand lnhabi
tAns In interesting account cf japan which appeared
IN the Rew de Deuz Moude OF tho 18th OF October ro
the pen OF Adophe Ltndau recent traveller Ia that
country this place s described . Lun des plus con-
siderables en'repos du commesce do piis do kiou-
siou.n
Now let me ask you 10 consider for moment what 10
really implied by the destruction, with ioceodisry
u
even one hundred thousand inhab,sants fhcrs
always in such towns hundreds OF ~
fants At their mothers breasts thousands Of ch!drsa
under yean OF age, hospitals with their SICK and
OF aged and nnrm toerng the brink Of The
grave; there, too must DO women whom the pane
OF maternity are impending, and there VIII DO found
homes filled with mourning for the dead which are await
ing the rites Of sepuchre Such s the normal condtSoe
Of every large city. whether IN Asa or Europe Nows
tents reduced In forty eight hours 70 heap OF asheo
try 70 realize In tmagtnstoo the fate q ~ -
pulatcp: and thea ask yourself Whist grsas crine
havoc and dosructions To shame snd ocpuson The
answer must b that ths the way In which EnGlish.
men, uudsr the command Of Admiral kuper and ColoDse
NeAic administer justice Tor the murder OF an sdyduns
one hundred miles away Of which the inhabitants
Of KagestmA guitiess Q Ill knowledge and con-
piIcy a. your neighbors In RochdAs n precisely
though enemy should lay Bristol IN ashes because
an Individual had been murdered on the highway b.
tween London and Brcntford. And the chief actors n
this outrage humanity nstead Of expressing word
Of regret eno;'cn. cooy hy claim 70 the apprs
baton OF their government.
There has bssn ~ucA eysicism IN Au coyWtyy oN ~
in vAScA ~ eisl sur has osn cc~dscted b ~
Americana We have beeu prompt 70 cUndemn people,
whom have control. for acts Tor which
In wise responsible. remember the insysston viii
which the Prime Minister denounced Gen. Buffers s
nation In which be threatened 10 consgn 10 the cilabocs
those rho should insult his soldiers In tho streets
OF New Orleans. VIII be and mis- colleagues now mAke
themselves and tho country accompiccs after the acs
In these atrocities OF their agents who, 10 contemp
dsrcgard of tho instructions OF their governmens
have brought this heavy disgrace uton the country
trust rot But n all events let us tot forget that ov
we condone such crimes these when pcrpetratcd u
our name by thos for whom under Bcayep, are aons
shall ouy invite the scorn ~ mankind ~
assuming TO sit 10 Judgment. an moral ccnsors, upon sne
deinqueocies Of other pations Believe me, yours siA
cercy, X CObDkS.
Mr.. q. I. AsnvoRru, Mayor