Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-08-29
An Opening for Polit clans.


Under this caption, an exchange invites the
attention Of that enterprlsing class in the COM
munity, who make i their principal business to
serve the Government-for compensation, toI
tho fine opening presented in japan for such
dislnterssted servants Of the public. The pay
in this country is VIGOROUSLY smal-as We infer
from the fact that those who bold Office are con
lnually insisting that their salaries ought to be
raised, and try to hold on to what they have
until they can get more-wbile in Japan the
case ia different. Here also the work is very
hard, 80 much so, indeed, that many officials
hire it done, it being quite too severe strain
upon faculties of mind and body for the officials
themselves to endure, whereas in Japan the off
ces are mainly sineeures.
The Tycoon has two boards Of councillors,
the GJrogi0 is the highest Of these boards, and
may be deemed the personal Cabinet O. the En-
paror. This Cabinet is composed OF five mem
bsrs, each drawing salary of about 100000
(gold) per year. The second council is com
posed OF seven members which salaries ranging
from $50 GOO to 100000 per year. There is
third council kind Of advisory board to the
other two, which is composed Of tweny-iour
members, and whose special duty il 70 represent
the Mikado at the Court of Jeddo.
The members of this board receive salaries
ranging from $4,000 to $500, 900 per year
The Tycoon has q representative at the Court
of the Miksdo o, who receives salary OF $500
0OO Among the principal officials IN this par
adse for politicians are the sixteen adjuncts Of
the Tycoon, with annual stipends ranging from
$50 900 to 5000 000 There are twenty four
lrst-class and four sscond-class ambassadors
who represent the interests Of the Tycoon at
the courts Of the mghtiest Of the DaimOis Or
mobiles oil Japan, These ambassadors draw sal
aries of upward Of 500 600 per year each.
To twenty-slx Daimois 10 lntrusted the raising
Of the military contingents OF the Empire, and
their services being indispensable TO the safety
and welfare of the State, they are paid proper.
tionately high These men gatherers obtain
each from $50 900 to $4,000 per year. The
command Of the armies is intrusted to twenty
seven Daimois, who draw therefore from the
public exchequer salaries Of about $50 coo pei
/ year. Twelve Daimos have the charge Of th'
public fortIfcatons, and have salaries Of SlO0,
900. Four D4imois arc the superi,endents Of
the Public Temples, and upon them deVolve th'
duties Of keeping the gods in good repair, iol
which they receive salaries ranging from 500,
900 to S35OOOO per year.
There are three orders of nobility or Daimoi'
in Japan. The highest is composed OF the thre'
+ grand members of the imperial family, whC
can become heir, to the imperial crown. Tbes'
are the Princes of Kiusin, Of Dwarf, and Mltd
, The second class Of Daimois is composed 0
! eighteen Gokschi, the third class are simply
Damois, of which there are three hundred ant
. iorty-two The private fortunes of these Dai
moi, vary very largely. The richest Daimio, il
8 the Prince OF Ranga, whose income ranges from
four to Elk millions dollars per year the poor
esi 10 the Prince of Sahil with an income o
4 fifty thousand dollars per year.
) What a paradise for ofics-holders is here pre-
scented And how mean and pnltry beside tn
: splendid munihcence Of this Japan Governmen
s appears the economy Of our republic Il il
| possible that Edward Ketchum might live il
one Of these official positions, without forginI
d gold checks to the great de'riment of his conf
= ding friends. Jenkins, as an "adjunct 0
q the Tycoon, might keep several pretty waite
n girls on the stpends Of his Ofh,e And
t must be borne in mind that the above figure
are only the lawful salaries and stipends, an
:. the picklngs and stealing, are, undoubtedly, q
n rich in proportion there as here. Those VIII
q seek Office for what they can make out Of it
:. and we have been led to conclude, from somt
!, what extended observation, this class of on,
seekers comprises, without an infnitssminall
+. small fraction, the whole Of this lraternty-ca
Of but DO Obliged to ua for pointing to this Ian
y flowing with the milk and honey Of govsrnmer
ID patronage, which is evideatly the realization
~ the Office seekers riches. dream of Utopia.