The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-03
JAPAN.

cOme elgnt chieI secretaries, representing the lol
Lowing eight departments. which are TO be the
objects OF their careful investigation and which
name IN their order Of precedence:-
FirSt-KellglOn.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Affairs
THird--Finance.
FOURTH Education.
FL1h-PuOliC Works
sdxth-War.
sSpenth-Navy.
EJghth-Agricuture.
Besides the eight chef secretaries there Is Sec
end to each department, and to the first five de-
parrments mentioned third is attached These
secOnf and third alternates, as they might he
termed may have to remain ar certain places where
1t may be supposed they can investigate anything
connected with their respective departments more
closely; but the eight CHIEF secretaries accompany
the Ambassadors.
Besides these ofDcers several sons or neirs Of the
old Damios are to accompany the Mission, but will
be dropped at different points to be placed school,
and last though not least, few young Japanese
ladies will also leave their natlve country tthe first
that have done SOY and VIII be placed at female
seminary in the United States.
MINISTER DE LONGS NEGOTIATIONS AND POSITION.
Nj. De Long accompanies the expedition. He
gees along his capacity United States Minister
having no other connection with this Mission. But
there are several reasons TO consider the decision
ne has come to in accompanying it wise one. In
the 1rst place. the formation of the Mission Is due
to suggestion made to the japanese government
as far back as May last by Mr.. De Long; secondly,
IN the teeth Of considerable opposition from his
brother Ministers he has succeeded IN In.
ducng the Japanese to visit America rst, and 1t
OF the utmost importance to American interests In
The future that the Embassy be favorably and
pieasurably impressed by what they see and the
treatment they receive in the first country they
vista result which cannot but be facilitated by the
presence. at their first Introduction of the United
States Minister; thirdly, it Of the utmost Inn
portauce TO the United States that, when the re.
vision OF the treaty between that country and
Japan comes on the tdpts, there shall be some
one present who will he able, from personal ex-
perience, to advise the state Department to the
requirements and necessities or United States
dents in Japan.
During Mr.. De Longs absence from Japan Col
onel c. o. Shepard now Consul at Kanagawa, will
be left IN charge OF the Legation, and Mr.. G. N.
Mitchell will preside at the Consulate as Vice
Consul
OFFICIAL DUTY
Mr. De Long has closed the investigation into the
conduct OF the Hakodate COnsula te, but defers
making his report thereon until he arrives at Wash
ington. The evidence is very vouminous, covering
over hundred pages OF i0olscap, and nearly one
hundred documents have been handed IN as docu-
case as adduced ana which was placed at my
disD0sa by the Minister, the conviction Is forced
ee sa' o re tho twelve
years reflects no credit whatever upon the
y legal Which We
not, his own testimony corr0borates many ugly
things though ne justifes his act under the plea
tnat, although he was consul, ne was allowed to
90 business In trade. The excuse Is probably strong
enough to save him from any legal prosecution
Mr. Rice still nominay holds the appointment as
United states Consul Tor uakodatc, but Is now IN
the United States HIS son, late OF San Francisco,
II acting Consul In Charge-a man who has hitherto
discharged mis- duties honorably and creditably.
Willie y. Mangum United States Consul at Maya
sak has been placed on trial here before the United
States Ministerial Court three distinct charges OF
iaise Imprisonment, malice and hoe, preferred
United states. Alter hearing the testimony adduced
Mr. De Long dismissed all three cases and In his
opinions expressed his conviction That Mr. Mangnm
had acted throughout In good faith and that the
suits brought against hun were groundless and
MISSIONARY TROUBLES AND MISSION LAW.
The United States Consul at this port has also had
his hands toeraby full of law cases during the last
resort To legal tribunal upon trivial money mat
tiers ny two ministers Of the Gospel. The paintln,
the Rev. j. Goble, is Independent missionary,
IN the United States man-O-war Mississippi as
heatnen the Gospel, to shoemaking and TO house
building, as occasion required. The Defendant,
Mission Board Of New YORK aud has also been
out IN Japan 100. several years. Plaintiff sues
earned In experimenting budinS Tor Inc private
residence OF the defendant, and also for superin-
nans cor Gt pa
italy the services rendered by plaintiff, but claims
tnaI said services were performed as friendly
offices, for which he never expected and
never intended to pay. When the quarrel
Hrst arose attempts were made by mutual
friends To settle the question BY arbitration,
urging in the language Of one or the witnesses.
'rhe disgrace such a trial before public tribunal
would bring upon the cause OF Christ IN ioko-
hama" But the reverend gentlemen would brook
no interference and insisted upon law.
The testimony brought forward was remarkable,
ana deserves to he recorded In the HERALD.
now THEY WORK FOR THE LORD AND DO LITTLE
FOR THE LARoRER.
In the 6rst place, 1t was shown that the suit ITSELF
although founded on actual services rendered,
would never have been commenced but for the
attempt oil defendant TO force the paintn TO settle
some claims that Japanese workmen had against
MIN. 1t appeared that Mr.. G0ble mad by no means
hesi;ated 10 take all advantages That his position
gave him 10 get on 'hc weather siden OF the Japan
csc. Undoubtedly when Mr.. GOble performed the
services Tor defendant, FOR which he now claimed
peculiarly remuneration no agreement was made
eor paymenl--at least for part OF thcm-and could
not hut infer that his original intention
was TO perform said services IN payment
OF some iavors formerly received from the
ueendant; but when the latter took up
sne Cause OF the japanese he felt that his obltga
uohs IN mat direction were cancelled. IL was
proved that paintif In the presence OF several
p.e nau used the fdilOwtng Christian language 10
neiendant:--"You lie and You know you lie, and
csn prove tnat You have lied" How mucn more
ImPIessIve tnls language would have sounded from
me pulptl u was proved that both plantIn and
hoienosn' nsd devoted most OF tneir time while N