Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-02-26


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haze influence IS Jaasa Is can
pete With thg otter i6E1aa IN.
listers, II he position il not Ae
one Of d8 drst class. lie v
.thaE our receipts from duties ~
Imports from Yokohama alone arc
ovef two and 3 half millions %
dollars for last yaat, and that the
commerce with this country d
rapidly Increasing thron hons ahe
seaport cities Be Ehe Empire. She
Pacific Nal Sleamship Company
has given q great impasns 10 trade
and commerce, and nov travellers
are constantly pouring into Tcd-
do and Y0kohanh On their tolna
around The world The Minister
and officers 6f the Legation have
not sufficient means from their
pay TO treat their countrymen
properly. Hesays that Yeddo viii
always be the capital OF japan,
and urges thata Legation building,
offices, DC, and a Minister'S resi-
dence should be erected there al
once. A guard ofsay twenty. Eve
American soldiers should always
be there. A man-ofwar should al.
ways be in port, at the service OF
the Minister and Legation. Thus
1t Is with all the other Great Pow
ers, and the Japanese Govern
mcnt respect only power and the
show Of 1t. lie says that the
British Minister receives $4,000
a year, besides all Of his expenses
of legation, house, Jail, post-of,
fee, almshouse, and hospital, and
therefore receives much attention
from the Japanese authorities.
He urges the erection of n post
Office, jail, aud hospital, together
with Minister'S residence at Yed-
do, and q post. Office and lail at
Yokohama. He contends that
they are absolutely necessary, and
represents that suitable ground In
YeddO for the purpose has beetfin
the possession Of our Government
for some two years past awaiting
the action of Congress. He has
received q notification from the
Japanese Minister that the taxes
must be paid OF the ground re-
turned to the Japanese Govern
ment, which presented It 10 our
Government for the purpose Of
Legation buildings, q Minister'S
residence, DC. Mr.. belong gives
an unhRttering account Of the con-
dition 0f the Minister'S residence
and the buildings ased by che Le.
gati0nSRnd says they ara tho hesi
that can be Obtained for the REM
paid, aud that an hours conda.
grafton would destroy them, viii
oil the vouchers and other Ia.
portant documents belonging 3.
our government. The British
Minister has notified him that d.
viii be compelled TO request Tx
entire use Of the fail and hospital
and MIR. De Long submits that 1
is very humilIatingto have 10 de,
pend on a foreign power foI
such necessary accommodations.
and especially at the capital Of q
great nation with which We are
striving 10 establish commerce
etc. Hesays that the opening o.
the Pacific Railroad and the es
adjustment Of the steamship lint
for Yeddo and Yokohoma to San
Francisco has revolutl0nlzed ia.
pan, and that she viii soon be one
Of the most important of countries
In q commercial point OF View
Congress must icgislate, and tina
quickly, he adds, or other Powers
viii gain many advantages owe
rs. lie feels, moreover, the in
dignity Of his position whel
brought into contact with the ia
panese Ministers, or with the rep
resentatiye YES OF other Powers, aHt
with his own country people, anC
he had much rather resign or b
recalled than occupy his position
under such circumstances, for
fenced In as he Is, lie feels that h
is without influence or power d
Court, and therefore without ablI
ity to serve his country beneficial
~. MIR. De Long devotes a mum
Der Of pages OF his letter 70 th
necessity of retaining 0 regula
naval force at the japanese
seaports and along the coast
He says the war vesse
Oneida has been Ordere,
home; that two other vessels hay
been sold, and that the Idaho haI
been lately broken up in q ~
phoon, so that there Is really n
American man.of- war to protec
American citizens and commerce
From what we can ascertain b,
feels sure Thai civil war will sooi
break out in some part OF the En-
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