, 1870-01-04
IMPORTANT FROM JAPAN,


Fu.n rhe .San Fruneisea Ruiksir, DE. os
ny 'he IhtEn, which arrived sunday mo1uthG
iten Japan: We sa5n ,1At ta most @ @15p2ssaat sts2
~al1s irtnring ne* era Of pesce and rEo2re:s Ia
that ecur'fy This l. the pardou1ng Of s:otsoaaat,
hs s II spd
late c:sn war In japan. u h1!ei reSte* Of tle
ever u cl the last decade II rhnt coan,TJ xt!l,
rSpIsinur - ,ne tmposaeee ot he "a aoove nevs;
vas the head Of The executive civil po~es Of
the empire. Ccde. ng government the Mu5.
1aapor1ant cor oe. sions vere made 10 foreigner,
Rod the atpptanors or rrurlstcns OF TIE lilies wt
fotelen poAtrs were den1lfely casz1ed vat Ia
rtnl progress in power. Eank and en!!sh:en1est
sssu IN Ill The riecetlnR sea1s rhat the co1utry
had been lnnwn 10 EurpbtanA Tbs trade Of Ja-
p~r, 10 toh exports a1d imports. Increased rapid
ly Rld pIoH ied to become one OF the mos: EAlua-
4 Ole tn asia. Tae Tress1J OF the lnpef1al Gov
tH snt was tled ,rom dut.es, and. as r7le, the
people Of Japan wets Eore prcspetuasly en-
plo5ed than eTef befoEe knoEn- The trade ports,
yh;ch Etre mostly Ia tha Northern Provinces,
*Fre rsp!dlr beeoElng OF erssI va,as aaa !, am. !.
icon attain etesser material poHer ant dominate
over the Eote southern portions OF the Empire.
Seens ~, prosperous foSa7oa or1he,e oi Pas Sno
rad teea forgery opposed 70 trate Ftta frre'ga-
err, desired 10 have ports IN their own domains
orr ned 10 trade. Their request Eh3 perfetred TO
siotshathi, Nao Was sil:ing TO szaat !: On coad..
ton Of the Get efal Government 1eHEipg sere1ue
rcsc ts- trade, a. WAS the c15e At tue Northern
por1v. Tbs was rot asttsfactorJ to the Southern
Prtutta who dta1ted the Iescoue for Their oTn
purposes Beng 1hna refused ther envy a1A
jtalousy were aroused, AID they cocsptsea 70 iree
themselves from the po1ef Of the Ge1sra Goye1n.
men which Was so 1.etastefnl 10 Their pf:ce auc
ambition. The openin9 Of the Dsw 'FeRty port OF
O.aca, IN January, 1ses, sone SO miles dis:aas
uCm Yeddp FAs made tee occaAoa OF = -ehe4iton.
TIE Southern Princes attended On The celebration
WIN tne.r follow ers and BY precancer:ed strats-
gen nttained possession Of the HsEado q
spuiroei E@seror; ~no; s:,. = I'D u sos.spsasi p%s
Win his forces gaze battle 70 recover the persos
Of tie Aikado- Through the Teaenesf q
Da1nlo, who, IN the N1lst Of battle, oessfeea "l1o
his 1ufces to 1ne Southern Prncest stoa5asN T6s
Jeleated, AID he leo 10 the Iosihesn pfIan q
The ert!ce, Tro1, the1e be seat &c fae N,kaoo AZ
,eAfE.etion Of hts once as tycoon ana 81 Omission
70 11s sutnofaty- a exoressed BY those M9o hat
tne former in their control Al tae sams tine u
coause uea bis friends and 2aheEe1ta TO submit q
he had dune. The iaiteE, however. dano11ced thl
xcizrre Of The Nikado, and issas1es q oFaess Il
/ his rare, They claimed thse - Aff1do "a
ytrtrallJ rflsoEcr, aud That in4 @d!cts issned
| hi. name while IN thAt condition, were thoaa
Ire Svnthe1n Princes. aud no. Of The allksdo
| Most Of the Sortresn Princes at upce prepared =
-conts1t the cias1a Of Sxuotna 6y oatte, an1 cs1
| war raeeJ tor over year In the fortnetn Pro
! y,urea. Pf1Lcc Atdxn being The las. 10 submit
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