, 1874-07-18
Fall Of tho Shogunate After Seyen Hundred
Years Of Existence.
Extraordinary and Unaccountable Action
of the Great Daimios.
Tho Empire as 1t Now il; Under
the Sway Of tho Nlil1ntlo.
What Will Be the Denouement Of This
Grand Historical Dranla7
Front l}lact,eoodts Magazine.

now that Its ports aro thrown open to u.s. II lB
moro Of mystory than over. Tho stury Of o1r
intercourse with II during the last quar.or Of =
century has resombled In all respects
A H1sron1oA1 ROMANCE.
It las abounted in aensations and startling sur
~. ".,t.s.,.s 4s..,,. -. a,,l =. ,,,,,,, zen
WY ooAtA1'oo ~ ruAA'o "'' 80" Va "AeA W.
scarcely yet hold tue enc. Inc GRIND oehoue-
tnont is to como, and tho bcst-1nformed obserV-
A. yor arc,t,nc cn;ao,1oa thov aro cndicun peace
1e ~ oAo4s''.h oe''a'1' 'Ho5 80 oA'''eoS'
.u4 u'p.olnasiass n"Te poen a's!"h n''o ~
ing uador koen- -eugcd RTords that nave 1eeh III
erallysuspendoa by threads. Merchants have been
pushing their trade in the tceth OF prci,,dicea.
srd in I.f,anco ~ threats -hu,no nni .o1linc m
q. nau 4u " tntoas'' W., oo11"s W.
.he tfsaohofon1 eoee OF IN aoyss' no" Inc country
is apparently Inundated with European idens,
and tho loyal subject Of tho galvanized Mikado
.1,sx,,,.a, s,~.,.,,;as. 49,, ~ I,aro ta1.o,, ~.
q sae1t'heu ploJau'e'S' a.a ~ n"'o .uAon ~
sne'f naodo's traders and 1oreienofa'-the poopte
they dotested, following calling they despiaod.
But to measure tho movement aud to cstin,ate
Mn I.noora our corntrvu,on hovo so for t,,ed
'"e os'ho4e W. "N'o ~ 80
over III co"Pasatl'e sa'ety, We 'auss s'A"co ~
What we KNOW OF the contlt1on OF tlio E'npro
hoforo tho recent revolution and fall Of the
snoeun.
The,a ara a ,ood ,,onv aro.1,opt u,r1,a m t1,a
,a' hhete Ase sooa mans eAoees "ofAh Oh .hs
supJoeEeacellehs, at leHst' accoFaillG u the'f
authors light at the time nf writing; for wo
have gradually been fathS:a, < tho depths Of onr
,.,,.ts', t,o,. ~ 1,,na ,,a.,,",,s t,,at ,,os
sa ~ no.9, pulaala, LINZ ,a.as snn;n,
Than o,,o ~ H.. l,"ltast md losst 1,ra1ooiny
'4'''u VIZ y. .ap "''u ~,
n,s "a 1sor,i, anv , oms,y W
s.i.;.sa .o.'',.'a, - ~. a.s;.yI 49, Ino... -
T a',arc;a,ir ram tha Emrnnsnn ,n;nt 1 ~
vaw Frhn f"ntrras i, tho n.t;oroi cI,ornc,nr
AMI institutions. broucLt ont by hitforl IN % tho
hn11,aat roJ,or ara nracsaIv tt,3sa hit wn,,1I
nuke tba avan,a tI,t Laya liam haT..rninp lotc1:
n,d.r our srou nnnoar uogt f,"r,t,,t"h f III, "
nm ,"a.t;sI a,a;r,t +, t,,e ns"ar',o,'t ovorvs
Thsr.. me spa1dicr.c'asn roms;"" nftor tso
tiaa ~, nr'",t,r,. 1ssin'1s Sasui @
c,nn. ser.rt ~ rL" tors;,n a.fI Iara o,oun-;,,,
tha io ssst 1,nra ~ aiI Wa son the T.a;,trni
r. ,.s.,ann4 r,r;th .,h,oi, f,rn,,,,ar, ,neiS .s
.s,i .t s;.,;i1 M s;,,". stseis ,I Ss.a s,a ..a
nj yo1.tor,aa nsSi,,~ h,,t an i1,nsorv .t1a"nc:,
~ tor p3" 1rar.i,sdn~aJ unx ,ha qrnno
n1tosstI,or mi o.,,isJ tS,o sv.tsn, ,f Iacam.Soi
iynt{,n ~ en aytra,no Ma .on lin IN alr;n r,,'.1
nriue;ula almost mora absouto than + oy"r ,rns
an,ouf onrsoIyea ia tic HiahlantIs Of seotlnnd :
tn, Kvstnm Of c]nusI;n in In f,llcst fnrca VIII
sal; ;.nacritlc,nr tayot;on m tho nsrt ~ "h. tha
r,snsnn an amR,;mo M soo,,as ~ 1nraor IN s1o a.,
ti,o InJcroua. rho pont Of traeic story d of,cm m
i;aa IN ia rrm hnmnr viii, WIFI, n raasni
@ rrareiv ,nsiats on A"1''A "'''' "A'st' " '"''"'
far nofI,nr narhans do mon 1,"rt ,nnro
iinht1v ,.if, tt,air ,,an A tn.s .,a,, Ato.o ~
Jsner. Not on1y do lilo Jananass possc,s tha ~
in1lfiorencs to tleath Of tho Chlnaman, WHO viii
LIN 'i thnv ~ l9r r .e tng sc fse
.n ,v.ttn,r,, cn,,raoo .rhni ;1sn;roS -" ~ ~
faatc oh;vo,rv ~ or ,v,%die sa,, no ILL., @
uersonal feelinea ont or tho n,1oston ojtnTot.r @
lie ygry iina tllnt tho forec,'era woro nhioca -;
dstestaion 10 thsir lor1a Viii tho ,,m9wsdua 70
tint thcjr hene mnlor tIc nrotoctn,, ~ t'o ens
arnyornf msia T. sn,no"hat J,,''aro,,. ao .1,e4te
to nledo with than wna nlte eu1ciant r. nro.
yoEe :ha awas.oarinc samurias to ,,ndorta1.c tha
adyoalu:o Of cutting down iutliyiduals. No
oca,rrca ~ ~, rro1mantiv liz nni" ort =;
thst oaaarroa haan ,,Mvar: a,,a , IL
either the Ierattonu or tha marcantils con,na'. MAJ
nttes have survived 90 far to SEQ Their neIsayor.
ra1,a tin Ia ~
@'A' wv rMp sHto :. .roprv.v,,,,,,. =, ,o,,,x."
hv vav of ;Iina,ra,i"a S,,,r ar',,,,na,t r,
r" ;,ho n',nro ~ ~ t'',a,a ~ nno no
.h%oSa" 49, tono,,,l to ou eeolc hrase'
~ a',,,,n ,,;.sa :. ae;i"p5 "nsumeu, ., -"no,
y! aoG sl'aio ~ ase!uau., afo nastelloss lor Inc
wn9d p 1es, e s;re,, nu "o hasu .ane M 70 Ms!n ny
n'. n1r WI w an ano laGus & were
9ta y, ~ 1ono" o;m.s t, =. Sn nsnnasy .. iie
snnRunase. neing tlEown t1 on the world BY lls
ah,tMaey ana viosnt death, they -, banded them
selsss aat III socfGs 20 asehgo nm: Ihelr nniofsl-
ha1o n'ssaee LUZ ooeh collaemnea to cue nara"
esfa-solemn suicide. Wssl oil the forma OF sta!a
H eele!mionS-ior at!e1npt'ng to rsht wrong OF
VI hls own, wi;nan ti'e saersd 6x prosinctns
Ao shosuns palace: They vowed
carry OUT tae VOTE thas tholr mastor
aAa neen interrupted III but lls enemy and
iheafe WIS wary and V'stlant, and fornildably
EnaEaod III hls 1ofttted residence. III their 10y
Wy, they dellnsratoiy dacidod to sacstlco their
avn .ealaeis, tueIr llYes, their character, their
;;aItineaa. ana thnlr tesidefest affections. 10
nsasin auspoloi. their lender letakos himself to
.nle OF low debauclery, haunte houseA Of i'll
s" nna !o!is auont tAo luollc ways III sthto
y n"1n!hh ili'o1lcat!an. Nay, more, no 4uarrela
k ~ NV assrly-loyeu wife when sllo relnon-
Msates anu, TO make sure that As part shall oe
aaSeu a oat g perfection, ho does not tako her
nso nls eohnaanoe W tho contrary, Aa diyorcos
aer WIN ABUSIVE words sending Acr away sor-
3ow'nis, to the ucandal Of tleis erown-1p fam-
~. 20 Muon Tor tho preparation; and tho cir
:un1stanees OF tho nlght-astack when 1t
ioles 10Y on o. 'aas, arc scarcely Less significant of