The New York herald., 1867-05-26
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I'm tho sOuth aad fts Importance 60 Foreign
erS-PreGress Of Native Libcraltty Despise
the Exocutivo-Tho % Radicai' Party Of the
Empiro-Independens Character Of the
Americas Dipleuaoy-Nativo Pslitoness--
Tho Council as Osaka-An Americas Naval
Staeien-Ostdeor Sperts-Command Of the
i United States Steamer WysninG.
YoKoHAnA, Japan, March ~, 1857.
Since the Colorado steamship ef here on her return
voyage 70 San Francisco these sands have been
naturally quies-tsrrsstrialy. politically and conmsrci
ally. plsasss much 70 record tho hrss portion Of
the above fact but tho mercantile community viii NOT
ooantsnAnce any uasssny mrh with reference 70 the
latter
long time has elapsed snos " have felt that terrible
hsmbImeA de terrs for which Japan u famous: and tho
bulletins from Jsddo announce complete reoonoiliA
tion between tho Tycoon and III his refractory prAoeA
Spring 10 opening nnely. the burnt pessiea Of Yoko-
hama betng rapAly osbuat and everybody hope
fal that the depression which has ruled commercial
affairs since the great nrs q November last win soon bs
| dspelsd.
the oaciaI notice lately gvsa By the yeddo govern
ment that the against Chsisia powerful princs In
the SOUTH wsuld not be resumed \ o. gsas galacancs
70 foseignsn Il ID virtually sAnsisA % zEsasa
thas thsrs - isast oas u his ssessSesy Aaimiss
wAs9As eannet neaaesssA Though the reason stvsA
- Ahs 1hishfa - stsspsss sss enc neassy sf ~
skamida" iasssy dead, ,ssAs ssus - ~ su6isa
ssoppass of active kssalities eeuuenssa o. sscA =
ssge suAle, is that the Tycoon has really aa
thory afew Of those powerful princes than they
willing to admit Snce the allied expedition 70 the
Straits OF Simonosski In 1858, Prince Choisiu. In
whose province those straits situated has boon prac
sng tho foreigners mode Of warfare and has greatly
proAted thereby He has avaIed himself OF every op-
poruni.y to supply his forces with arms and amuni-
tlon OF European manufacture and has constantly
srven TO educate his SUBJECTS up TO their An at
tempt on the part of the Shagoon 70 coerce such
people, after the ancient japanese fashion OF coercion
one would expecs to prove failure, it did. But
Ch0isu does not pursue hts success further he docs
not open the port OF Simonosek although believed
be desrous Of extending his trade win foreigners So
the hopes OF the merchants temporarily raised by his
s o. sv are
All the fat Of trade with any Of the provinces be
Uttered through the Jeddo treasury as Il has boen snce
the ports opened There considerable party OF
foreigners hero, principally English and French, who
scheming 70 open direct trade with some Of the
ting into trouble with tho central government that
account to call upon their respective governments 70
the Tycoon 70 quash The proceedngs against Choisiu in
such summary STYLE
THIS first party is tho radsca party Of Japan the CON
silk. porfeclly content with tho present arrange
ment The people Of Japan very ANXIOUS to become
government the Daimos assisted BY the representatives
or various foreign Powers able to keep them in the
shade tho wish will bo graned In this connection
will give rumor-a healthy, fresh appearing rumor-
which is flying about here TO the eect that his Excel
Japanese to supply them VITO 900 stand
OF arms ammunition, &c. The arms win probably be
those discarded By the French army for
is the most absurd drivel The statement that white
mans life is not worth tempo he gets beyond the
.IJr~fk vnA S~nk k~a~ f~u.n
dozens or times by adventurous who gone
the country for sport profit and have returned safely
treatment they received q the hands Il the Country
men The Yaconans, or two sw0rded h0rsemen WHO arc
:ss g = n. 70 ~ % 9sS
the general government who object 70 the stranger
roaming over the land Occasionally the sYacs" exc
cute their orders with little undue swagger, sgniA
tapping Of the handles OF their monstrous swords
bat thai is all There have been few stricken since
tns o. 1855 but several have bsea pretty badly
Ashort time ago Sir Harry Parkss was stepped on the
bis "e.poS ~ 0eS Sir Harry who n rss Ssss mss drew
and tilted ct the offender who NED - the gold
q Sp
organ here next day BY an account Of an assault upon
ssssuis vas the freak Of drunts. man or an IDIOT
insane enough 10 think he could scare somebody.
serious occurred two weeks since party Of
ofcers from the Ninth regiment riding the Tokaido
country road, wsre stopped before the door Of tea
house. and required 70 dismouns and lead their horses
Yuconans drew their swords and commenced prepara-
tions for sanguinary row.
this place and reported tho ahar to Colonel knox,
manding the British troops here Sir Harry Parkes de-
n Ss ,ns and ss
was offered IL tranapirsd that high noble OF
the ~ aikado's % court Vas vas slipping his ssa or 'aas
pass, and he demanded from them the recognition
usually accorded him by his own countrymen, and he
fact he did not apologize Il al but il was made 81 tho
head policeman OF the village wherein the refreshment
shop stood The mobiles dignity has not suffered whit
0ncers Of the Ninth and other English regiments are
now required TO wear their pistols when riding outside
the limits 30 that II they again compelled dis
mount t will be after boodshed they say Several days
before this occurrence, the Governor OF Kanagawa
the funeral ceremonies Of the late kado the Tokado
toad would be frequented than usual and cour-
possible from visiting the Tokaido because Of the con-
fsion that might arise. II, however business called
v cn,ss rnom ou; , ,ns,e sh would prevent
reasonable to suppose such tme notice sent to all
thl consus and that the Japanese authorities think
others on that road aterward
Iaving devoted paragraph TO the jealousy Of these
good aua . wonderful 70 So. % psOps %
witm the bump OF inquisitveness Is so largely dcve-
sAiest prctXt by placing tue hands upon the knees
shifting half up Ike well oiled ackknfe, delivering the
wdd 0hio' in their most seductive tones They will
mont your porch and peer steadfastly through your
paaor windows until they discovered whom Instead
OF ens abasned, they smile with singular sweetness
andooS again. There Is OF that superciousness
so servable among the Ceestas and they their
fenies with vastly consideration than that highly
corrected race. Patr smas from the country to be
/ seeiany fine day in Yokohama with his wife by his
sdsand his infant in his arms gazing about smilngly
as ounrymen wont 10 do If they penetrate the
i mos private apartments In European house, which
thoSfrequently do II 10 extremely unpleasant 70 direct
ther to pggs" japanese for get out o this, they
| are polite about iI
Tnk OF such people being drilled In the manual OF
arms department. cavalry and artillery practice by
Fre1hmen, as many OF them have been and being,
and taze how difficult for boor TO live among them
To e the great body Of the people scope for the