, 1874-07-18

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ors. aud especially dosptsod thom in t.oir ca
pacity Of tradora, tho cnpacity in Which tho
1,as strangers , s claimed admission 10 japan. Thoy
tradors from tho Dutch thoy pcuned up In Nh
gaaakt hhrbor.-for their intercourse with tho
Portuguoae was an old story. The &bteot Bub-
mission Of these Dutch strangers mist hnyo
tho trading clRsses. For tito sake Of profit, tho
Dutch had consented to all mnnuer OF inaiationB
and restrictions md it had boon tho consistent
policy Of tho authorities to degrade thom tn tho
eight OF tho peoplo. THEY Woro shut III,
In MI artificial island; thoy Ind
70 aend \ solemn dnpntaton an1l,i.
ally to play the mountabanhn ii tho presence OF
the Mlkodo by tho wny Of Ccur. ..ccromony; .hoy
wore said to l!ayo ronolncel taieir religion by
trntnpling on tho symbol OF thoEr salvation,
although that may have, boon calumny. 30,
when Commodore Perry HRtled hfB squadron into
4edo nay, ~ tho summer Of 1858. tho Japanese
no doubt believed that lie brought a fresh batch
of humble petitioners FOR tnlorntion. Thoy
COOK
- HOLD LINE FROM THE FIRST.
Ho spoke Ut o4ual to equal, with I'LL lnsnuaton
| Of unknown reEonrcoB in rcscrvo TINT was cal
cllated to tmpreHs att Intelligent people. On
shore ho could havo dono nothing. and tho fol-
l0waiH OF Datnlio Of tho thHl-clMss might hRye
disposed Of the party Of marines ho might hayo
landed Hut thoi,, OIL The other llaud, ho was i'll
rons we're floatlng in tho hithorto
inytoato waters Of tho Empire, Haunting
their dragon-pedants with the Stripes aud
stars, and resolutcly declining to be put OF witt!
spoechsg, elthof aoft or inlporlo9s l1e WIS mis-
taken, like tie rest Of the world, as to who was
u TIE legal sovereign but he was swaro TINT tho
shogun was aotlal 1ulor, aud he declined TO OIL
ter ihto negotiations Will anybody but officials
OF tho highest raiils. There ho Was, nul thero
no seonied liEoly to Btay: For tho Japanese had
no navy III their arelltpeago. althonghthe Hight
coaatihg vcssols that secuted about about tlo'r
enen!y u nn!pa were M models oi grace arid s6illfui
coi;stfuctloh Ill tnelr way.
We nave no intention OF oven skotoh!ng in
outline the history OF negotiations Binco tho
AulerlcanH nrat of0Ko ground III their stralght-
forward fashion. We Will only repeat that
with tnE hhf S,ca %Gsn T1s nE WAY M 70 wonk
ras % e iorce Of tGs vet pueeh
actually Eot up from thoir knoos, ord provoked
snun by their sudden change OF domeanor.
u Tue easoss uaya or iorGigh lntorposltion, re
tI!inA W. snn eolhpfeneno ING prokrehsof thought
MIN en1 ~ so',snE ,olas'ohs OF partlos Ill the Lin-
pire:: The Mlkauo Lad notthing to say in the
mttel' n'' ano piooaoIy neltner no nor M's Court
hooles lelt nhy great Interest III It. The slio-
guhs g !. nau aastoroa ~! tao roa!m Tor centuries,
ana !. t,s WIS tlo province or to shoEnns to deal
with t!oso lnportnnate a, oarparlans. Inc Da'm1os
meto a!ssuslon WIN tao ofeiwoan'ns l'fotohsions
OF the now arrlVals they detoatod them heartily,
"ath tno ntsango toins o. cv,!lzat'on "a: y! they
mug m!'orteu a1ia tney resented tue shoElu
s,. not nasmg goa flu OF snen ~ unee. As Tor the
onosut. ~ "Ms teiy sonslple o. Tue increasing
pM!. plessniu uo Mns oehF Huploetou 70. sbafp Pug
ini.etiaeons, tAo ~ NV collnttymon na fnAue IT
na s pns.osa w. u ot VIAL aercoa taoso lnsra
ste lolu'e''ole oo.'d alapose 81 nna 20 discover
Mno.net t!oJ "o1o IN toetttou 20 'anke Enoa
. 1aeat ptonases. Ior, WING lucy hin1eu tliat no
iaua' @ So ooo1eoo ~ case 0l 1eoalctfahcy, they
mole .ets oiolnots Us 10 a!a ne "onia Eash were
rat p ~ ~ 'is \ S'in s gooa sreo a.
M creu.s Mltn A1s eouhtrYmen pY Throwing dust III
sAo ne.hn6eia cyes, ioi n!s pustton Was
EYE EaoESsiYElY tsl'. pELioATE AND DASdEhous,
w. "a osonid w h,; nlso proS9u nH sae serMnsefs 8oal
t nos W nllnuoa, M ue "a" 10 enoose the lesHer Oh
.' W. u,ts ~ monk ~ ~ sho speeuns!iVo alter
',"a.t ,o;,a M ~, nso1 wv s eoaulty
SosnS ,nnonuaritv an1 ~ san atromn 'n "a pJ an;.
,noai.S5o. w taT c aun atIong all
sneI aeen,s to havo hosn 'A4fn''' H. .,c. ~.
casaive nnlny of tho n,en who ii,o,' ~. o',n.
t IN tsn f u vsa tns 10 up wl.n
Tast An oct,no po@ant aao us'n uuaus9u ~
hron dav cioao F. ta ,ar ',ap. ~ 1 III
xo ono r. nh syo ,.oE. .;aI In
suspicion OF poison Bit in reality It wax tha
omtIeoious assass;na.;or ~ ,ha N.nont ,nt.n i"s
un1mntorx au,,'os;,aa IL, ;s
that aI lam fo,a3 m " ia s1 nreeno.o ono potIs I
verv tsa,da ina ho o,nntaJ IT, t,'".in ~ ,,at ~
,er: ~ ~ "rs;a ~ ~. na..sa aaA'-
Yosbi Hisn Prnce nf ta saS S.iis ~ M,,o
,oaon - a =, .,,i,s tn9 aH' VI Miao,
~ t,,;a f,ro,a,, tat ~ ~ sau ~ p.ota
,o aMs,;o;o - 1ns;'; - sns ~ aoa unaar
c for ~ o " .iuag uvg ~ oopoa,zo snem
lad n1ansod ,,"a Has,.oosnse ooeenteen yoass
,iam ,aaa, op'g gan. anue Uon.aoaoLe Lefrya ar
ali Time lid boen IN nroesss
Eurnnon daaa Snta1a ~ had hae %a Innhausu VI
IL III cant" ot na ast nos ho ae
m.dc m choaiua fe,rtnrioa ~ a pee S
H. s;' ~ ,.o., ,n,a;,... sl ~ 1G.M''n.on !ut
na a It,S utGa passu m eunE' ns pat!otles
ta ohstrndt;ono t,En, o..as tot ~ nn ~ ~
dnss 5s ~ tair ,asvn nhay aias % o 4ad ala
IuT Icnroo th .si,n of Emrnnoo, ,.oe,aa "s a"5
fla cnmn"rat;va unrta.snas. ~ TIL. ..' ,.s.a
ror i,ad h. ~ h,,, y. 'ao!e oMn.
a,,a r,aad aad ',s ~ Dus blea'nets
"n" A+aoe h"ae oas --.---..---..
! H.. EACH wAs AEhvousLr ArrhElENslyE
s1 snas hls holghnor might Cot tho start of him.
Mnas ehaneo haa pody OF irregular sworda-
Mon, olothea IN caash-afMor, with regularly
| ariliea batla!tons, armou Win breocll-ioaderH !?
Ana tnore "as tho shogun ht hsad-
I quarters treating alrectly with tho
..usa s.iss', b tIua"aeb aetto,sln tn"y
morS jeaious ~, ~. au ~n1en Ias no ~
nma'o eosnasao ~ lau .uls ~ tne asaaoH
nom ~ s"s;a,""'ao n,, M y r. tt Va "a.o. h1sas