, 1870-11-28
japan. F..
Arriya! Of Hon. Vim. II. Seward
His Reception by the Mikado.
MIR. Belongs DiplonIncys

co,rfspondenee IT The Chicago Tribune
YOKOHAMA, Del g.
The people here hare on hAnd 4 good sup
ply Of topics to discuss and talk about, the
chief Of which are the diplomatic rupture be-
tween the Frorch and PruseiAn Ministers, the
typhoons, the laie order Of the Japanese
Government to feed their soldiers on beef,
and the reception to our venerable statesman,
the Hon. ", Il. Seward, BY the Mikado, which
took place few days since. 70.
Japanese exclus,veness il, beyond question.
rapidly giving sway to Western civilization,
and Tho reception accorded Mr. Seward, I take
it, will make An impoI :Ant era in the history
Of japan, given, ~ it was, without any pres
eure or formal crcuu,locutton. As ha. hareto-
fore ch1racterize3 the interviews Of eminent
pcrsou,ges with His Majesty, the ruler Of this
cmpife.
Tbs J1paneee Government was awAre Of
Mr.. Seward's intended visit to Japan, and i'm
ned,a:ely upon his arrival be wss invited to
tako breakfast with the Minister OF Foreign
AfIs1re. Tha JapAnesa officials, thinking no
doubt, and correctly too, that their Minister
ranked elual to our ex-Sec1etary Of State.
OuF Ninister here, the Hon. Ch.1iea =; De,
Long, 10 Nhose banda Mr. Se~ard had placed
himself, for Icasons which proved his good
] Renee in Each matters. in note politely de-
cli1, ed the Japanese Minit.er's invitation.
The ns1t day Ms. Seward, e1-postnester
GeIenl Randall and vile, two Joung ladies',
party, accompanied BY Minister DeL0ng, re-
paistd TO the grett Capitol. and there was
juintd by Colonel Shupps4sl, United States
Consul at leddo, md ali started out sight
| sceing, guided BY the court interpreter, =
| bighly educated aud accomplished gentlemlu,
Y,N1 talk "a
! distinguished party On Learing Ct their arrival
| After few 1ouIs' walk and drive about the
| city, tho Interpreter. feeling all the time IN
| easy about the breakfast analr the day bsfo1e,
l1oached tho subject to Minister DeLnug, and
{: wss very anxious that some other roason than
j SHwarts declining to breakfast with the ia
j raneHs Minister. MI. DaLong explained that
. Mr.. Seward WAS one Of Americas greatest
I statesmen, that he bad long served his conn-
!, try a. chief adviser OF the President, that he
| did not make it point to be feted and diued.
tenttous, de-, 10.
/ Tune was passing. and the Minister Of For.
cign Relations bad become uuelsy that the
court interpreter had not get msde any az
PLANTATION, So LIE sent courier 10 Mr. DeI.ong
viii, message to CONS and SEQ him at once
DeIong obeyed tho summons, and again hae
to exnlain. adding that when hfr. Seward via-
i'cd England, or 1euseia, Or any great powel
in Europe, that such waA his standing in hif
oKn country that he would DO Invited TO re.
caption BY any Of the aorereigna Of the coun
tries he Was travelling through. This WAS .
all the time intended to atrike; ha now had the
japanese 1t odds. Do aomaihlng they must
or slight Mir. Seward altogether. The Prime
Minister'S breakfast had beon declined, and
tAere vas no step higher, unless into tho Hi.
kado's e.s,le. They assured Mir. DeLonE
| }Hfi nd No. kftCN
g,iiElIed couu.1yman, but to aceede Al audi
enec with tho htikaJo would be to set a pre-
! eeden,t for unofficial rersona6es that could not
be allowed.
i Mr. DsI. Long replied that such precedon'
theE would do we'll to alEays follow; thss II
had no titles in cur country, and intimatet
thai Queen Fictoria's con. With tie titla o.
! Cap,kiu Of the GunboAt GalAtca, had been &C
:, cordial an audience, and that he peLong
and lis government aud c0uutryMen lookea
upon such men ~ plain ". II. Seward a. full
the equal. u the merely titled bon Of the nos
and the Ja;.s hsa 10 give 1t up. have boar
tl.at Nr. DeLong was y good lawyer, and III
; readiness aud tact proves him a shyewd AZ
sncctteful diiloma,ist. Ey his calm, quit
n sseonirg, aud apparent iudiGerence. lie hs
i succtelc1 IN breaking down tho list bsr.i,
JnlaEete people.
: !. lie Euslisi, nre terribly worked up abor
l tlir affair, for l,lain Americans 10 he trcatc
in tue SAINT maIIer, or, AZ il thia Case. hstts
il'au their Princes. il altogether ont OF plac
; according 10 tllt ir ideas Of propriesy.
. Hard II it is O tho Englisi, editor, he "
r compelled 10 admit :ho fact, md I Will hel
;. let him tell it iu hia own ways
! "a few years back an audience OF the MiEa,
xhe, save to fh>nEct few nf hli subjects. tEnr9
, s'hlr. Now, taxing Keen interest H. the nj a
I VI STATE, We lind hsu personally inspecting Il
t e"u,i!uon Of his people, an M. oay accessible
foreign etnlassies, but even rec+ivlns 1nei.
. marx OF Other nations, though without spt:cs
"Mf. SeKarl's auIienca Of tho Nlkado on tt
. sih Was speci2! instance OF his adoption Of 10
eEn nssgF, amt the reception Afforded that stAc
nun sye .af zen rs to hen ss
hun0 able 10 the national rstier. Ills Majesty h4
iny graft. THE private Audteilee On the As9ei
&'nk'et'x f.auest, Mr. Seward, MI DcLooE, III
Colonel Shepard p!octe1c 10 the Castle, Wne
q they wefc aWA1ted By the Ministers OF Siktt, II
8 conducted Through thu gursstnH II pavliu
+ whtzetn Refreshments ~G:c provided. On thc
:, visitors. they tc1L attended by various hen ii
. pubic iepaf tnents. and were escorted 10 = re
: lh aEliful summer house In the grounds, IN
. char, upon the Eanie Level Nith his auditors I
( swe rd.btarcr and Secretary Standing near. a
l., the lIire Minister and various members of
i Ptiyy C"nnr! ranged OF one side Of the Cha
- hsr. Thr Mtkadn .ecc!yesl ST.. Scwa1sl and J
q Dc 1nng with marked kindness, ant, after C
l seitMg win Them upon various matters. inv!;
~ ssan va, t. t. n.s CERTAIN questions 81 81
d dill, Whit taking breakfast with them after
= RECEPTION wss Terminated. Ia Mslestya manr
+ was mos. cordial thrnazh and y ny .cn!n
y tr will no d&ulA 10 much 10 lnceette the favn
"a bl tn preston of His Majesty already entertain
IN the Ehiff.i Ssatss sud IN Europe"
Nr Seward ard party left on the last stes
. CT for China. OCCASIONAL