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Year: 1867

Our Csamerciai Rclasisss with Japan.


When the first Japanese embassy arrived in
New York enthusiastic speculations were
indulged in in regard to the intimate CONNER
cial relations which it was likely to open up
between the two countries. Some seven or
eight years have elapsed since then, but these
hopes have only been partially realized.
Owing to the exclusive policy of the japanese
government difficulties Of one kind or another


have supervened, and it is only by slow de-
grees and by an occasional resort to force that
they have at length been overcome. The
people themselves, more enterprising and less
prejudiced than the Chinese, have been ready
to trade with us; but, restrained by the tram
mels of rigid despotism, they have not been
allowed to develop such of their industrial and
other resources as would have enabled them
to consume largely of European and American
products in return. Their expectations have
been almost entirely confined to silk and tea,
and of these they have shipped only small
quantities


viii the replacement by more liberal minded
rulers of the Daimios, who advocated this re-
striciive system, th re has come change of
policy. There now appears to be a dis
position to extend commercial intercourse
with other nations, but more particularly
with this country. The arrival in New York
a sufficiently satisfactory Indication of
this improved condition OF feeling, but it is
rendered more positive by the character Of the
instructions given to II. The Japanese govern
ment, il seems, has formed such high esti-
mate Of our commercial and Industrial enter
prise, as well as of our naval and military
systems, that it has ordered its commissioners
to devote themselves to a careful study of our
institutions. The effect OF all this will be to
develop in its turn the internal resources Of
| their own empire and to enable it TO export
such variety Of products as will largely ex-
| tend its trade with us.


We are preparing ourselves for the brilliant


commercial future opening 70 us in connec-
| tion with China and Japan by multiplying our
means Of direct communication with those


countries. Already we havea monthly line Of
| steamers running to their principal ports,


and before long we shah have weekly


ones. The Pacific railrpad Will COM


plete the chain Of connection, and then their
exports, instead of having to make their way to
| US by tedious aud circuitsus sea route, will


be expedited for great { podI6n " lie dissspce


over land. One great saving of expense that


will be effected by the change will be that made


by the facility Of dropping the goods at inter-


mediate places Of consumption, thus econo-


MIXING the long sea freiglts which ct present


add 80 much to their cost. Centrally situated
| as is the port Of New Yok In relation to the
commerce Of the two hemipheres, and serving
as 1t eventually will as the medium of the trade


Of Europe with the East our city will before


many years become the greatest commercial
| eairep6t that the world has ever known.
Year: 1867




City Railroads.


If the new Post Once Is really to be built In
the City Hall Park some steps should be taken
at once to improve the Park and insure the re-
moval Of existing nuisancea Il would be well
If some arrangement could be made with the
general government by which the Post Once
building could be set further back In the Park
than the present plan contemplates, 20 that
space might be allowed for architectural dis
play and convenience. The trees and grass
plats should be removed altogether, and
paved plaza should take the place Of the pre-
sent apology for park. II the Post Once
could be built far enough back to admit Of .
6ne open space in front II would be very de-
sirable Improvement The city railroads should
stop on the upper side Of the now Post Once
and have convenient open space there for .
street depot At present. crowding down 10
Broadway and across Ann street. they are .
public nuisance and . serious Inconvenience
and danger to pedestrians. II we are 70 have
q Post Once in the Park at all let the arrange
ments DO made In sensible names and with
some regard 70 the appearance Of the city and
tAa oaayssicans aad ss(eI 0f ~ psoplA
Year: 1867

ing to abandon the hope that peace may be
maintained; but 1t will not surprise us to learn
at the earliest moment that the first shock OF
arms has been felt II may, we think, be
safely doubted whether either Napoleon or Bis
marck is, in present circumstances, personally
desirous Of war; but . necessity is laid upon
both tho one and the other which neither
Is able to master. Napoleon has the
Exposition on hand, and peace Is
necessary to its success Bismarck has
the consolidation Of Germany on hand, and
peace Is necessary to its success. But the
proud spirit Of the French people is reused and
refuses to submit to further insult; the Ger
man populations are united a. one man against
the alienation Of one inch of the territory Of
the Fatherland; and 1t ID By no means impos-


ible that the interests Of the Exposition will
have to be abandoned BY the ONE and consoli-
dation plans given up by the other, in obe-
dience to the force Of deeply reused popular
feeling. A compromise, and therefore peace,
d still possible; but tho possibility does not
appear to increase a. time advances
Year: 1867

Tao Elo0ttoo X0UterAay-Tao State C0AssesW.


tieaal Csavsnsisn.


Tho vote yesterday was very light oil
through the State, indicating that the people
generally took very little interest In the cleo
don. In this city and in Kings county al
the democrats were elected. The aggregate
vote here was probably less than forty thou
sand, and in Kings it was about twenty-five
thousand. Among the defeated candidates Is
Henry Ward Beecher, who ran behind his
ticket We give elsewhere list of the dele
gates elected in which few alterations may
be made by later figures, but which Is
in the main correct 1t gives the re-
publicans one hundred and four dele
gates, and the democrats ffty-six


The republicans are by their voluntary act
thus made answerable for the work Of the Con-
vention. They cannot evade the response
bility. The people will look to them for such
a constitution as will remove the evils of an
elective judiciary, increase the power and re-
sponsibility Of the Executive of the State, and
give to the city Of New York an efficient gov
ernment The expense Of holding the Conven-
ton will be heavy, and 1t will be dead loss to
the taxpayers if its work should be rejected by
the popular vote in November next The demo
Gratis are in minority too insigniicantto to enable
them to work any mischief without republican
aid. 1t is therefore incumbent upon the repub-
licans to Offer to the State sound and liberal
constitution, in keeping with the progress Of
the age. If they neglect this duty the people
will reject their work, and will repudiate their
party as we'll
Year: 1867

Tho Indian bIes-Hostiiities Imminent.


Active operations Of serious nature have
actually begun on the plains, and the next
news heard may be the destruction OF the flying
Cheyennes by Clusters cavalry, unless, indeed,
these fhgitives have the art to draw their pur-.
suers into an ambush and repeat In part the
Fort Phil Kearney massacre. 1t seems tnat tne
Indians did not like the tone Of what was said
to them by General Hancock on the 18th inst,
reported In our special correspondence pub
lished few days ago. General Hancock said
ne had heard that "they had proposed to stop
travel on the roads. If they did this they
would do wrong, and the Great Father In Wash
ington would be angry and hit them hard"
This was said to . deputation which came to
rtLarned, and was reported by the deputation
to the tribe, no doubt and when General Han
cock, starting next day, pushed on to the Chey-
enne villages, they were found deserted. The
Indians were not disposed to hear any more, or
their awaiting the advent Of the troops might
be inconsistent with some arrangement pre-
viously made with the tribes.


The tendency Of Indian thought in these dis
tnrbed times may be seen in what was said at
the above conference by leader named Tall
Bear, who confined himself mainly to the Cen
erals declaration that the Indian must in GER
tain circumstances depend upon the white
man for food Tall Bear indicated difficulty.
"He had made his treaties and had kept them.
The buffalo were becoming scarce They had
never been SO scarce as during the past win
ter. The white man had made them scarce.
When the Indian was hungry he had gone to
the fort for food. The officer in command had
told him he would shoot him If he came to the
fort" That, as Tall Bear saw it, is the way
the white man is to feed the Indan-he comes
to the fort for bread and gets bullets. Now
Tall Bear put the case very moderately. We
alluded few days since to the way in which
the massacre Of December was brought
about, and to the habit OF assuming that In
dians are animated by hostile intentions and
shooting them when they come in sight There
is no doubt our officers have gone farther than
merely making such threats as that Tall Bear
alluded to- The government is thus enabled
to see one place where our Indian relations
may be greatly improved by so simple
measure as appointing only men Of discretion
and calm judgment to frontier posts.


While the Indian difficulties thus seem to
threaten immediate hostilities in one direction,
we are glad to note, on the other hand, by the
news from General Sulley's commission, that its
conference with division of the Sioux promises
the best results. The agreement Of this divi-
sion TO accept the policy Of the government
and 60 on reservations is an important point,
and may yet influence all our Indian relations
for better or worse, rs the policy is wisely or
indiscreetly carried out
Year: 1867

Tho War Chances and the Neutral Powers


In Europe.


The telegraphic dispatches from Europe for
the past few days point to the probability OF
interference by certain neutral nations in the
completely which threatens to lead to war. Il
is insnuated that an effort will be made to
patch up the difficulty. Now, assuming that
Prussia and France are disposed to 90 to war,
we should like to know what Powers are likely
to interfere, with any effect to prevent the
contestf It is not to be presumed that Russia
will enter protest against it, because we can
hardly believe that the French alliance with
England in the Crimean war is forgotten at
ST. Petersburg. There are memories which
decade cannot easily wipe out. In case Of q
war between France and Prussia 1t is not at
all improbable that Russia would be found at
the back of the latter country, refreshed by the
recollections Of Sebastopol, and French victo-
ries won there. England Is too old-wom anish
and too shaky just now to exercise any in
duence In continental affairs. She has enough
to do with her domestic troubles and even II
she were disposed to proffer friendly media
tion, her Interference would probably be re-
jected with contempt It would undoubtedly
be argued that country which cannot govern
its own people and is actually in state Of
progressive revolution has no business to in
terfere with the question Of peace or war be-
tween other nations.


We do not see very clearly, then. from wha'
quarter mediation is to come between Prussia
and France, II Prussia is resolved to bring
about quarrel; and we should not be at all
surprised to hear within week or so Of
Of hostile armies towards the Rhine.
The telegraphic straws apparently show that
The wind Is blowing in that direction.
Year: 1867

The Washington National Republican gives
what purpors TO the substance OF conversation with
the President the recent elections The report says


The Presidents attention called TO an analysis of
the recent election In Ohio where two great parties pre-
scented each ticket The people looked at them both
discriminatory and took the soldier standard bearer
IIayes) OF the Republican partythus seemingly rebuk-
ing the Democrats for nominating Nalandgham man
like Thurman, instead OF "a soldier and accepted and
elected the Legislature OF the Democratic and COnserva
five party and prevent the reelection Of Radical like
Mr. Wade thus repudating the two extremes in politics,
and then at the election they buried the disturb
ing question OF negro equality beneath majority OF
10000 votes The President listened to this statement


IL is remarkable fact II is the logic OF events. 1t
ia the true lesson Of the election And what makes me
fact still more remarkable Is that this wonderful dscr


inaon made by the people themselves az the polls
and that these extraordinary results were obtained IN e
face the that were constantly aue
in the press and upon the stump and furthermore thst
the Government VI the State was IN the hands
men was poured out like water TO aid them IN carrying
the state The people have conquered III spite OF hese
appliances and have pointed out the gh way TOT Yters
dlsregrding the two dangerous extremes ana taxing the
safe high, conservative ground as laid dswh III tne
August Philadelphia Convention OF 1866 upon the CONSTR
tnton for the preservation OF the states ana III iaVor OF
pnre loyalty and united and free country.


The President SAID that the thousand and one reports
act ahoat about what he was about W 10 IN eOrRahg
his Cabinet were unauthorized and untrue Whatever he
I'D I'm that direction would be- the subject OF careful
thought and for the best interests Of the public good 80
FAR as il was i'm his power to reach such result"
Year: 1867




In the House of Representatives this
afternoon the report of the Committee
on Federal Relations on the proposed
amendment to the Constitution Of the
United States was taken up, the question
being on the substitution Of the report of
the minority committee, which recon-
mends the adoption of the amendment,
with an explanatory resolution for that
Of the majority, the latter recommending
the reference of the amendment to the
next Legislature After two hours debate
an amendment to the amendment, in the
shape OF a resolution, was referred as
follows:


Resolved, That the Legislature of Mas
sachusetts earnestly request Congress to
propose to the States an amendment to
the Federal Constitution prohibiting dis
franchisement Of any citizen on account
of color.


This amendment was rejected by vote
of Ia to l3O, which gives q pretty fair
idea Of what will be the result when the
question on adoption or amendment
comes up,
Year: 1867

sB A meeting of the Board of Directors of
the Little Rock & Fort Smith Railroad Com
pany, is called to meet in this city on the 18th
April. 1t is very desirable that full meeting
should be had, as business of importance will
undoubtedly come before It.
Year: 1867

Decree Limiting the Time for the Entering


Of Articles for Competition.


The Imperial Commission OF the Paris Exhibition have
issued decree which limits the time for entering artl-
Giles to the 2sh Of March Stalls and everything rcqu
site being ready TO receive the articles such parties who
fail to have their stalls ready for exhibition the date
mentioned will not be permitted TO compete for prizes.
The reason for this decree Is that In previous exhibitions
certain exhibitors delayed sending their products be-
yond the day OF opening either through negligence or
for the purpose OF presenting TO the jury products the
most ly unpacked and in the most advant
aspect and that more puDctual exhibitors complained
that their stalls thus served model to their less
diligent neighbors.
Year: 1867

The right to wake when Others sleeps
The right TO watch, the right TO weep;
The right to comfort In dfstrees:
The right to sooth, the right to bless;
The right the widows heart 10 cheer;
The right To dry the orphans tear;
The right to feed and ciothe the poor,
The right to teach them TO endure;
The right, when other friends have nown
And left the sufferer all alone,
To kneel that dying couch beside
And ncekiy point TO Him who diod;
The right happy home to mako
In any cline f.r Jesus sake:


Rights such as these are all we crave
Until our Iast--a peaceful grave.
Year: 1867

An individual who owned small tavern
near the field of Waterloo, the scene of the
last great action of Napoleon, wss frequently
questioned as to whether he did not possess
some relics of the battle, and he has in
variably and honestly answered in the
negative.


He was very poor, and one day while
lamenting to a neighbor not only his poverty
but the annoyance to which travellers sub
iected him, his friend cut him short with:


''Well, make one help the other. Make
some relics.


"But what can l do2" inquired the poor
man.


"Tell them that Napoleon or Wellington
entered your shop during the battle and
sat on that chair
Not long after an English tourist entered
the tavern, and inquiring for relics wal
told the chair story. The next conner wal
told that Wellington had taken drink, anc
the Wellington tumbler was accordingly
sold. The third gazed with breathles
wonder on the nail on which Bonapart'
hung his hat. The fourth purchased thu
door posts between which he had entered
and the fifth became the happy possessor O
the floor upon which Napoleon had trodden
At last advices the fortunate tavern keepe
had not roof to cover his head and wa
sitting on a bag of gold in the center OF


deep pit, formed by selling the earth upo
/ which the house stood.
Year: 1867

The Cincinnati Gazette refers to the fact
that the Democratic party is hobbling along
tied to the corpse of its record Of cowardice
and treachery, grasping at any and every
means to keep itself from sinking out Of
sight and paints what a Democratic success
means, thus:


Democratic success, as interpreted by the
doctrines of the party, means to undo every
thing that the national triumph over secess-
ion has done and to restore the statues OF
the rebellion, with the South to dictate
terms to the nation. If it does not mean
this, what do they mean by going before the
people at an election canvass with doctrines
that include all this, and that they have no
meaning but thisS If they do not mean
this, they will disown the doctrines that
comprehend it7 They have either to admit
that Democratic success means to restore the
status of rebellion, or else to admit that the
war of national defense was Just and coD-
stitutional; that secession is a crime; that
slavery is legally abolished, and shall no
more exist that the State Governments, by
leTying war, lost their legal existance that
the legal tender notes and the bonds issued
| for the public defense are legal, and that this
public faith must be saeredly kept; and in
admitting this now they confess most
abominable, traitorous course all through
the war of national preservation.
Year: 1867

The following opposite remarks we clip
from an exchange for the benefitof those who
think that it is an easy matter to fulfill the
duties of writer for newspaper:


1t is not so easy 10 write for newspaper
as people suppose. A man may be good
scholar, a profound thinker, vigilant OBJ
server of passing events, without being able
to w5iIite for a newspaper. An exchange says
the ability to write an article for news
naper is tact which few possess, and which
we have known many, with all their learning
unable to acquire. 1t requires large
amount of information on a variety Of sub
iects, and a readiness of application that
must never be at fault, or the writer will
fail; for remember, the editor Is always
w-;ting against his time, and the inexorable
" ~'st have his copy, so that there L
PRIMER m~ md amend; but as slip af
no Tune to revise - snatches it away
Ter slip is written, devil - tune befor'
md one-half is usually set up in., Ia
h, other half is written. This exacts a
,isio u OF thought and facility of writing.
which, like poetry, seems rather a gift Of
nature tdan an acquired faculty.
Year: 1867

The cruelties perpetrated in English
slaughter-houses on calves appear TO be as
horrible as any thing reported Of the vlvisec-
tions of the veterinary schools. The Liver
pool Daily Post gives the following account
of the process by which veal is b!eached for
the table.


The miserable calf is bled to fainting by a
stab in the jugular vein a little cruel is ad-
ministered to restore the action of the heart,
and presently the wound is reopened ; ''if
the blood does not flow readily, the tail is
twisted hard up, and the animal tortured
with blows and kicks" This species of tor
ture is kept up till death is imminent. The
poor animal is then tied together neck and
heels, and slung head downwards. The
skin of the neck is then partially removed
and the eongeries of the veins cut across
with the knife. An occasionly blow with
the pole ak is given as it flaps to and fro in
the air; and the last remnant of vitality is
reused to the perception of pain by the pro-
cess of dressing, which consists in skinning
the animal at certain parts, and blowing in
air while the body is sedulously beaten with
rods. All this refined torture is inflicted
because people will have their veal bleach.
ed till it is as white and as tssteless as a KID
glove, instead of possessing rosy tint and
wholesome flavor.
Year: 1867

They have a patriarch in Taunton
Mass, who says that he once raised a
flock of wild ducks from pond, when
he took aim at them with his gun and
fired. They few away with much clam
or, and, surprised to find that none of
them dropped, he examined the field Of
battle. He picked up four bushels OF
legs. There is a touch of pathos in the
old mars voice as he adds; 81 fred too
low"
Year: 1867

S. cIAL DANcE.-Mr. John Hoey. pro-
prietor of the Rich Gulch Hotel. announces
that he will give "hop." to which he in
vi,es everybody. on Friday evening next.
As It has been sometime since our dancing
population has had an opportunity to "trip
the light fantastic toe" We presume that a
large number of our citizens will take a
"Trip" to Rich Gulch next Friday. As
matter of course every candidate for a
Township Office will be there; should any of
them commit political suicide by neglecting
to attend, they cannot certainly attach blame
to US; we give them fair warning. The
music, by the Professor, will be all that he
most ardent lover of the muse can desire.
By all means go to Rich Gulch.
Year: 1867

A young man from the country
came to the Mansion House, at
Northampton, Massachusetts,, the
other evening, with his "gar' to
be married, and she was shown
into the parlor while he went In
search of minister. In the mean
time a large number of ladies and
gentlemen, by chance, also entered
the parlor, and when the young
man returned and saw SO large a
company, his courage oozed away
and he suddenly sloped. When
everything was fixed for the cere-
mony, no bridegroom was present.
and the minister and landlord
went IN search of him. He was
found with the perspiration stream
ing from his manly brow, but no
argument could induce him to
face the music. "He wasn't going
to be jined before all them folks,
no how" As a compromise, the
happy couple were taken to an
other apartment, where the sot-
emn rites were duly performed.