The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-05-27
rur OPENING rls, vi. or CHINA AND JAPAN.
3. NEW ERA III eosssscs.

#a NEW ERA IL Acchs6Rcs.
Events Of recent occurrence IN China
and japan indicate y permsneni overthrow
1.-THE barriers which have so long existed
IN those nations agsiust conmere'al and so :
ei,i intercourse with The restoi nankine.
In IN. latter country the Aika4io. or splri.
raj - oersr, who is considered 10 the ia.
a,n,se religion The viceserent Of God on
s,r,h. though poninslly the suPre,ne ruler.
s,, in reality no political power. The &C
,v.l soysrn,nent is,e"nducted by sCosueIl
.fs,s,e. consisting OF i've ssbles appoint.
ed b, The Tycoon. the temporal emperor.
Under the " coon sre, several hundreds' OF
hereditary prices. sovefsisss within thssr
.-.n do sinions. but vessels Of the TJeosa.
TNs late evil war In thsl sounsry seems 10
have been casiei on By these princes. ~
.asi,p.os, against the Tyeoon. on the Srosnd
tksi he had opesed the eooaiIy TO .toseign
commerce aniy 10 such prtsas would give
tevsnss 20 hanseii. and sept those closed
-taa, sosld have beue6ttsd che princss Tie
deserves the credit, however. of having been
The leader in the movement BY which ia
pan vas spssei 20 coumsree, vhiIst the
successful leaders Of The revolution were
blusriy opposed 10 Il. This oppasition.
nos thai che profits oi opening the ports "a
-cummerce have become apparent. has eess.
cd. and the princes only ssk TO share pro-
port,ouaioly 10 ihem. at the latest sd'
'sices the domestic affairs of japan we're az
sslnings . more settled aspect. though the
contest II factions has no, altogether termi'
mated. The punt most lmpnr,ant. h"weser,
10 civilized bations is sgreed upon By all
parties, that commercial intercourse sIth
The outside world i. TO he promoted. Our
own interest in the .dairs of Japan is shown
10y statistics lately published. giving the
r,hd,ti.p of our ssistir trsds. irnm which
sppears that the trade TO China and ia
pan Irum San Francisco. has increased rpn'
st.5Is.- in 1856. TO ell ~. .0t6 in 1867
II alsu appears that in 1857 large pet
cent. Uf the inward aud outward Asiatic
tonnage at California wss by siesm. The
Grst inward siea0 freight being 500 TONS
the neIt 1921. I.I6s. III so. 2,i00 aud
20 nn. The steam shIpnents of merehsn'
disc were 81. i2OO53. aud the treasure 81.
sj6.l7i last year--all 0f which originally
vent VIA England.
A"o'hrr interesting f.es is that in is6,
the manufacturers Of the Atlantic State,
usds mach larger per cent. OF The export,
fr"m san Francisco TO Japan and Chin.
than formetly. These at present are drawr
f'om the Essl to San francisco. Via Psns.
Va. hui the completion Of the Pacific rail.
foad will open al avenue oi direct trad,
shish must Immensely increase the benefit,
that the Atlantic, not less than the Pacific
slope oi the United States must derive iron
the opening commerce with the East.
The other event referred TO. aud which i,
VI more special interest 10 Americans, OF
account of its being conducted under th,
suspiees Of 4 well known citizen of lhi,
seunty. 10 the embassy extraordinary which
the Emperor oi china has dispatched To III,
great powers Of the world. for the purpos,
:" negotiating treaties and entering int,
commsrcisl relations with them. The ar
rival 81 the ambassador. Mr. Burlingame
aud h's suite at San Francisco. aud the ban
qast and speech making which celebrstet
the occasion. have already been annaunc
ed. The bresking down of the Chimes,
sail of commercial exclusions must riy,
40 enormous deveiopmen, TO the trade !
The world sith Chins. The old ua,h ,hs
men rsn be more easily led than driven ha
'eceised q fresh Illustration in the rels,ion
II foreign nations TO that country, IN,
iorner system ni eompulsion proved a com
plrte failure. When Eagland and Prane,
sent oct vast aeets to ioree treaty of CON
msree and navigation with China. the,
i'esd Rsssia already there. 10 the perssn |:
Prince psvtchin. whs. crossing OVERLAP,
With . small escort. hsd already nade
'rsssy. and secured 10 Russis. ehesply
,.~. shsn was gained W ths squsdross . .
rsslsnd and Prsnse. Twas seserved 20,
ss Frsdsriek brses. tkss = great q aAn !. !.
hk. BurlinEsme trsly sslls him. faltsr