New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-10
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r,o,oh Government whereby not only had all tho DIFF
fcutce with the French been arranged. inclusive OIL
the murder Of Lieut.. Camus. whose blood was COM
pounded for at 475oo; but part Of that Convention
was that the Envoys had pledged the Tycoon to the
opening of the Inland Sea and the repression o. Chosh
within three months after their return to Japan Ih
was bombshel thrown into the expeditionary fleet OF
| the largest diameter.
Of course the French were At counted out OF the
proposed expedition, while the English By this one
silent act of their beloved allies. seemed equally ro'
striccd from aggressive measures till the three months
had passed by The expedition for the present was 81
an end officers took up again their pleasant shore
life the Royal Mariners remained In THEN tents on the
hil and the pretty little game Of changing dollars INTO
ichbus, and ichibns into dollars again at 10 per cent
profit was entered into with fresh zest By admirhs
captains commanders. and such minor officers as had
this privilege peculiar to gold bands aud shoulder
straps
| And Chosin, whose friends had, with GINNING diplo'
macv kept off the ayengne blow for year. saw
at the hour when diplomatic intrigue could avail him no
longer. help descend to him from his gods above.
| What now, shall come Of thisf There is not man
in Japan native OF foreigner. bat knows that those
ENJOYS pledged the Tycoon 20 do something which he
can no more do than he can snatch Denmark from the
greedy clutch Of the German. This interval OF three
months will only serve TO add to the strength OF Chosin
who is now forewarned Of what he must expect, while
il will add moro and more 10 the growing anarchy Of
the country which already threatens TO overthrow the
existing government and entail this land the horrors
of civil war from which it he's been exempt for now
moreth two centuries
Had Chosn been punished year ago when he was
no formidable foe II would have been for the peace Of
this milton and in the interest Of humanity Every
month Of delay adds the distress that viii yet cnsue
Nothing could have been itimed than this sep
aratc action Of the French Government; aud doubt II
after little consideration the English win be restrained
bv it, The welfare OF this empire. fast falling into pot'
ical dsoI ganilaton demands outside compression On
the other hand the Tycoon viii be little satisfied with
the rash pledges of his Enyoys that he would TO what he
has again and again assured the foreign ministers be
could not do II Is still chance il the Tycoon
does rcpudatc the pledges OF bis Envoys and they
sink into disgrace, seek that consolation OF all I'M
lucky politicians in Nipon-sef imm0l alton BY hari'
! kari.
It Is manifest that nothing viii save The present Gov.
crnmen but the absolute putting down oi The Prince OF
Nagato and all his faction. We as tie foreign ee-
mcnt have but two alternatives either TO leave land
fasi becoming prey 10 internal discofd. and with
which we can no longer nave pelceiui oT pio'''po -"
tercoure assist the Tycoon 20 maintain lis throne
imperled by faction which strikes at NJ through him.
which is the course Of humanity and 80 lAation which
will cause the least flow OF blood, there cannot be
moments doubt II coming toJapan Mt oil were On
c,i our going away win now less contrbnio to the
restoration of the ancient peace than ouE remaining in
the discharge Of the duty position forces upon
Us. H.
RASAGAwA Aug o. l-Gi.
Since closing my letter Of yesterday, IL is re-
ported on apparent good authority that the Tycoon Inns
formally rcpudiated the action Of BIS Enyoys TO Europe
80 far as their pledges TO the French Government for
The punishmcn OF the Prince Of Nagato are concerned
II believed therefore that the combined expedition
OF the Treaty Powers against that Prince Will be- ct