The New York herald., 1869-12-26
HERALD SUNDAY 2s l8ss-rRlpLe sHEEr

n AGItALD, DO ~ NDAI Il
TO the Inferior gods. who i've among the stars but
the elements water animals and the productions OF
the land. These Kami by their assistance ana IN
.srcessIon WIN OBTAIN for worshippers rewards IN
the future life proportipnable TO their behavior In
thls They can also make them happy and msera-
| BILE in the present world. ana the very act os
which accompanies II. tends to cleanse and purify
un,,ds ne neart SO they argue There y evidently
| reasoning. The cd Chinese religion required
the Emperor 70 worship the supreme Being
from doing so ne euaa anu opds psspe oaeeas No aad
people must worship the Shen OF the hills and rivers
OF tue grain and land it s the same idea. We only
ma detective the worship OF the supreme Being by
the Mikado. This ought TO 90 tho law OF Japan but
kaemphier has omitted the record of 1t.
Tue superiority Of the Mikado to the KANT Is also
ike that claimed by tue Chinese emperor over the
shen While he adores heaven as q subject he
grants TO the Shen titles and honors as their lord
The objects offered to the Kaml resemble those
presented 10 the Shen by the Chinese. Among tnesc,
Which embrace ornaments. modeis OF shlps images
drare cnrosties are found mfrors These are used
TO indicate that the Kami knows hearts and
acops They seem TO be used more by the Shnto sect
than Uy the Chinese lauists but they are not wanting
IN TINS country. IL ls common to zee them suspended
over the doors OF the temple OF the protector OF the
cuy, the Cheng Hwang Mfau. A tuan charged with
falsehooa Will present mirror to tns divinity, as
an appeal 10 MIN III his capacity as Judge. lie Ia
70 know .he hears and to administer pun
called the Chau tan king the mirror which rejects
the Interior Of man. Either the heart fsi,u or the
gan GdnJ is used In this name. The mirror Is only
found IN the temples Of Shen VINO have judicial
functions
lMlkado is formed from mi. great (sanscrit, Maba
Latin, Magnusj, and Kado. door (Mongul, egude.
door: Chinese. hu, doo'-oid form, gu). The usage
the Sultan, and the Chinese Chau- ting Court haIl
meaning the EmperorI
Tho Telegraph In Japan-Acttou and Policy
Of the GOvernment.
From the Japan Gazette. Oct. 2s1
,ast even,o a,a,n ~ a sne Japan hc,an
course Of construction between this and Jedo finds
iaat tau Win tae Japaaese government for repudatng
ne nom an Vl az exper ear
OF foreign ascendancy in any one matter,
otherwise been incurred, the Japanese govern
meor Will ONLY achieve wnat might have been done
long ago-what is OF little or no service TO them
Selves and will be OF no service to the mercan-
tue community, who ara precIudad from Its use.n
jealous fears often displayed by ths government
Our readers have good cause to know IL; for here,
remonstrances only that lead TO a change for The
better The public for whom local evening sheet
ls prepared Is bound to put up with good deal OF
reDettlnn and OF nammerlng 81 one subject because
1t s all for the pubic weai Bnt we confess tnat In
this one partcular-the telearaph-we do not think
time there Is no foreign community IN Jeddo 10 wnom
the telegraph would De OF che sllRn6esb use and we
greatly admire the spirit OF the government get
ting out from Europe not only very complete set OF
apparatus and code OF signals invented at their
tent man 70 superntend Is and to lnaugurate tsie-
graphy in the country.
10 the natIve mercantile community no very greas
harm Wlii be done by having the aciiity or cOmmu-
ncatlng by means OF the telegraph delayed o little
longer II ts as well that IN country situated a.
tls 10 the government should be permitted to enjoy
Their new toy Tor q limited period oil to themselves
1hey VIII soon discover that the work they can give
It To do VIII NOT occupy It quarter OF It's tune, and
then we dare predict tnat they wlii see I0r them
selves that revenue may be derived from ID which
US abuse them Tor showing desire to lead the
way In Introducing the great annihator OF
time and distance into the empire; and let us
wait Win what patience we may the natural
efects ana consequences Of their present action.
The Herald suggests that the Japanese government
should contrast their action with that OF Tie Eng
lish government There, established as o sclentlic
experiment. the telegraph has become q national,
Is patent TO all classes, tna5 the State to facil-
tate aud cheapen ts has decided TO buy up tns
Yes-a pretty contrast indeed to japan. Tue gov.
eminent here may reply that they unable to
law macn benefit from the comparison OF ths
country with England. But before there be such
. cosby experiment made by private enterprise In
Japan, and the telegraph becomes national
INSTITUTION az In Eugiand aud. many other
countries, there must q great change In the
habits OF the Japanese and o wonderful alteration
Ia the extent and nature OF Its commerce. Ii any
betwesa lsdao sna Voxaaa,a~ m ~ snss,s ,mas Any
commercial telegram5 OF importance would pass
certainty an insufficient number TO make it paying
concern and II the government saw no advantage
In making use OF II largely. they cannot be blamed
for not aiyiag their SANCTION They might, however,
very wen argue That they are content to take les-
son from Enpland's later movement and make 1t q
government institution. without doubt, loreign-
ers could retort that they had not yet properly
ganIzed forerunner OF the teiexrapn-a government
post Office; but all this seems to child's play and
can do no good. There - an immense deal 70 be
achieved IN Japan before they .. get teesrapls
tnrOughouG the country; and the government
has done well In the besianing 1t has made
1he interval from the accession OF Yoshi- hisa to
the 1yc0Onate and the breaking out OF the rebellion
was one particularly interesting ior the rapidity
with which Old obstacles and annoyaaces were
removed from the intercourse between foreigners
and Japanese. We are now at the commencement
OF movement after terrible state OF reIogresslOn;
aa ea 20 e ses l we ronS aS na oo
the acts OF The authorities. AZ we write MINDS
revert to many th,ngs that require attention. upon
When we look upon the peculiar circumstances
which the government is placed (which we grant
they have brought upon taemseives, whiie we can
not yet accord them much iaudaLi0n, We are In
cined TO give them credit for an increasing ear
tainly we VIII not cavii at tribes il in England
legislation Is proverblally slow, we cannot wonder
1hat 80 inexperienced 9 government as that OF
Japan takes good deal OF argument and uemon-
stration TO produce convection Sue has Ut least in
roduced the telegraph. Let us watch and see what
next
Cotton in Asia--Thc Crop and Its Condition in
Central India.
From Il. RlvettCa ESQ.,, Cotton Commits
sioner for the Central Provinces and the Berars
the Secretary OF the Chamber Of Commerce, Bonn
SIR have the honor 10 confirm my telegram Of
the I5ta INST. of the follow ing effect
Heavy ram early In the month caused great alarm
and some damage In the cotton distrIcts During
this week weather has been fine and plant has re-
covered. Damage much less than at FIRST supposed.
Should fine weather continue an excellent crop may
be expected.
2, The Information on which the above telegram
was based was sent Dy wire from the several cotton
DISTRICTS and the detailed reports since received by
post confirm the Deer therein expressed, Lhat
sl0ud the weather continue 1ne, as 1t promises 10
do, an excellent crop may be expected this season
from the cotton districts OF the Central Provinces
aud the Berars.
8. In my last monthly report, No. 2,913, dated sep
temDer IL, 1869 II was explained that the unusually
ory weather which characterized the early months
OF the monsoon mad peen succeeded by