Year: 1868

proclaim their own ports free invite foreign trade
and take the traders under their protection. The d


cuties of the Shogoon and the claims Of the Daios
have been engaging our attention ever since.


In July proclamation was made throughout the
country that the opening OF Osaka, HiOgo and Jedo
had been determined on by the Shogoon. A riot
was Immediately instgated at Osako by the opposi-
tion party, and 'Stotsbashi himself was intercepted
on his way to visit the Mikado by the troops OF
Satsuma, Tosa, Hosakawa and Ongosawara, and
made for time state prisoner. Echizen inter-
Chiosiu difficulty, which required more Immediate
attention, was settled by liberal terms of peace
being offered to him, and 'Stotsbashi seized the op-
portunity OF resigning of1ice. He had declared,
when he accepted nvestiture on the death OF Iycmo
chi that his sole object was to give peace to the
AFTER he could only continue to act Shogoon IL he
was allowed to carry out his own policy with regard
TO foreigners The Chiosu war was now at an end
and 1t appeared that his foreign policy was not ap-
proved; he therefore resigned in favor of the young
Dwarf But for this the opposite party not pre-
pared, it appeared and after long negotiation he


But an unfortunate circumstance had meanwhile
on the night Of the Sth Of August a couple Of men
belonging to her Majesty's ship Icarus were MUIR
dered by some Japanese unknown Suspicion
Harry Papses aS pay another
to-, to Osaka aka to TASK ask for Tor justice ana redress
denied it. 'Stotsbashi admitted that he had no
power over his brother Daimo to investigate mat
ter alleged to concern him, and then became clear at
last to the meanest capacity that on which we have
been insisting for eighteen months-that the assumed
sovereignty Of the ShogO0n Is purely mythical and
our existing treaties waste paper.


The confederates by this time were ready for
action and the final blow was struck. Chiosiu re-
fused the terms offered him except the condition
that Stotsbasn was dismissed, and threatened to
march upon Osaka. He would give in his submission
to the Mikado, but never to the Shogoon. The
party then at last declared their policy
that policy which have made familiar to
all European students Of Japanese affairs. The
Mlkado should resume executive power, the Shogoo-
nate should be reduced to Its original dimensions Of
should be managed by Cabinet Of Daimos in which
they were willing and anxious to give 'StOsbashi
seat in his capacity Of War Minister and Commander
in-Chief


The power OF the Tokugawa family was broken,
and'Stosbashi wisely accepted his defeat. He again
resigned, and the Shogoonate became a thing of
history


The foreign Ministers are in Hiogo bay with the
apparently resolved to hoist the flags of their Con-
snates ashore. We cannot but await with
the utmost anxiety the reply to what seems
to us precpitate move Its results the
players confess themselves unable to fore
tell. The guns which salute the bunting as
1t iutters up may be the signal for bloody civil
WARRIOR a suicidal attempt to expel us from Japan
Or they may-and we have some reason TO hope that
this glorious resolution win he thus peaceably con-
summated-they may sound the note of preparation
admission OF knowledge and power, and the mild
humanzing influences Of our civilization into It's
every cornerfor the creation of Japanese statesmen
Tor the discovery OF the hidden treasures of the mine
the fertile SOIL for the education of the people, the
development Of their industry and their preparation
for the receipt OF the sacred gift Of freedom-n ne
for the elevation OF the nation into that high place
tended it when it rose from the depths of the great
Pacific sea.