Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-12-04

Presentation of Minister Bingham to the
o. mo, (Micado or Emperor-His Address a
the Temo's Reply-A High Complime
n Paid by the Temo to Republican Simpli
ty-Interesting Description of the Approa
to the Palace at Y eddo-A Fairy Land.
We have advices by the late steam,
from Japan, which brought our cons,
Shepherd and other American res
: dents at Yokohdfna. From one of I'll
: gentlemen we gather interesting pa
b ticulars in regard to that wonderft
t country, and also in regard to the intr,
duction of our new Minister, Mr.. Binu
: ham, to the Temo, (Micado.) @5
The audience was set with the Te
mo for 2o'clock on the 7th uItimo., an
at ii o'clock Mr.. Bingham, accomps
MED By Mr.. DeLong, the two secrets
ries of legation, and other gentlemen
repaired to Yedo to the legation a
it is called there. This is a buildin,
once used asa Buddhist temple, and a
one time rented by the Japanes Gov
ernment to a former minister. A hal
hour before the time of the audience
mounted officer rode up to the gate o
the temple and informed the Minister
that carriages were in waiting, in
which the party was conveyed a dis.
tance of some three miles. The palace
of the Temo was recently burned, and
he is now living in the Queen DOwa
| gers palace. .The carriages were pre-.
eeded by the mounted officer alluded
| to, on both sides Of VIII om ran 'bettees'
(runners) in tire Imperial uniform 4 In
front of the officer was a squad of
mounted policemen to- clear the way,
and warn all people of the Ministers .
approach. The streets of Yeddo are
narrow, and usually crowded with pc
destrians, bullock carts, and street
hawkers of all kinds, bnt these were
all gone on this Occasion.. For the
whole three miles the way was lined
on both sides with policemen in uni
form, who We're careful to keep the
road perfectly clear. On the approach
to the palace a regiment of Japanese
soldiers were drawn up in two lines,
between which the party passed on
through an iinmenset archway paved
with great square blocks of granite, and
from that through another archway. to
an inner court, shaded here and there
with immense trees, whose wide
spreading branches and huge gnarled
trunks betOkened the growth of centu-
ries.. From, the second court the party
were conducted through the garden, or
park of the palace. 1t is Surrounded as
were each OF the eourt-yarls, with a
stone wall not less than thirty feet in
height, and fifteen feet in thickness.
81 have read >" sa vs. our informant, .''of
English landscape gardening and the
>
try, but never expect to see, even in
England, more tasteful Ornamentation
or of greater extent, than is visible in
the park about the TemO's palace. For
miles you walk through perfect fairy
land. II is like Il page from the Ara
hian Nights with it trees trimmed in
every fantastic shape, its artificial
mounds and lakes, and its wealth of
foliage and flowers" F-@5"3 +'H 'i'i-
Like otI,er Japane5 buildings, the
palace is deceptive in appearance, and
it is not uutil you have travelled a day
or 80 through its long corridors and its
innumerable rooms that you begin to
suspect its true size. A1---i7ii '.lJ l5'I
The party were received at the en-
trance of the palace by the Prime Min
ister, the Minister of Foreign Affairs,
the Grand Cnainberlain, and other Of
ficers, all clad in court dress, and con-
Quoted ~ large, fnel y-furnished room,
where refreshments were served, after
which they were conducted 70 the re-
ception-rooni, where his Majesty stood
to receive them. Says our informant:
"He isa very iutelligentlooking young
man, of medium height, and on this
occasion was clad in suit of red and
white, somewhat similar to drayoon's
uniform. After Mr.. DeLong had made
q brief. farewell address, aud it-had
been responded to by the Tem9, be in
troduced Mr.. bingham, who said:
gitsYour Imperial Majesty has already
been advised, through your Majesty's
illustrious Minister for Foreign Affairs,
that have been appointed and Com
missioned Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary of the Uni
ted States of America to reside near
your Maiesty's Government. 74 cr.i
af'Obedient to the instructions of my
and to my own sense of
duty as well, it shall be my endeavor
by good offices to strengthen as far as
may be ablelthe friendship now happi-
ly existing between = your Majesty's
Government and my own, and to ad-
vance the interests of both. tits q
pleasure to me to say that | but obey
the instructions of the President, who
com missioned me, when assure your
that you have he good will of
the President, and of the United States
of America, and their best wishes for
the prosperity of your Majesty and of
the people of Japan. The people whom
represent are not unmindfulJof the
trust and confidence uniformly mani
tested by your 9Majesty's Government
toward the Government and citizens of |
the United States. i.lnianfJ 80 Zoo y
y sThanking your Majesty for the dis
consideration shown me,
and sincerely desiring that this grow |
ing Empire of the East may continue
to advance with the advancing civili- |
zation ofthe age. I have the honor to |
place in your Majesty's hands my let
ter of credenee, signed by the President,
and authenticated by the great seal of
The United States of America. "7.goeq
y ol ? THE TEMo's REPLY. b7l59i55
=, ""Ne are most happy to receive this
letter from the President OF the United
States, announcing to us that you have
been selected and com nissioned En-
goy Extraordinary and Minister Plen-
ipotentiary, accredited to this court.
7"We have full confidence that, ful-
illing the functions iritrii5ted to you,
you will use your best endeavors, gui- l.
led by experience, fidelity, and pro-
,ity, to increase the friendship between
10Th nations and to advance our mu-
ual interests.
,,"Our ardent hopes and wishes are
hat your country may continuously be
n peace and prosperity" "-yn ''-l'.lf
After the address the party retired, !
,acking from the presence of the Ten1o,
S isthe custom. 1'.i''.'.''H i''1 7a',1. |:
1t will be noted, says our informant,
hat Mr.. Bingham was received by the
'emo in a way that was itself a COM
'iinent to the American people. He
the Temo) was without throne, royal b
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