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DEMOCRAT iD SCTIXEL.
; WM. B. SIPES, Editor cad Proprietor.
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FOR GOVERNOR,
WILLIAM BIGLEIt.
lahjccl to the decision of the Democratic Convention.;
Africanizatiou of Cuba.
Wash ISO-row, Nov. 4. Information bus 1 e.-n ic
rcived here from Havana, from a lii?h and rrecta
bie source, confirming the reports relative to the Brit
itdi Apprentice schema to Aft ienn.ze Cuba. I ..c
writer is sure that arrangements to e-fieci the ttwntt
arf more extensive
than be.'ore reporrc.l. it is :ne
snbiect of cencral discussion at Havana. The
trents
of the Captain General are secretly employed to make
prevelvte to the system. The writer U confident
that we shall soon have confirmation from Furope
and that proclamation of the treaty will be in.'.de in
Havana bv the new Captain General now expected
there. The writer also anticipates another it. LVv
mingo tragedv. Instead of thirty thousand apprenti
ces. It is now said that one hundred thousand are to
be contracted for and imported. The Administration
fully credit this report.
"What we understand by ,: Africanizing Cuba," and
the " British Apprentice System,'' is as follows: For
a consideration to be paid to the emissaries of John
Bull, he agrees to buy or steal one hundied thousand
negroes ki Africa, transport them 1o the i-dand of Cu
ba, and there " apprentice " i. e. sell them to planters
for a term of years; say 20. 30, cr 50. Either of
thee terms would, of course, be as long a time as the
poor cegr could be expected to live, compelled, as
he would be, to toil from dawn till dark on the sugar
growing plantations of that unhealthy Ule, and fed
upon a small pittance of corn and bad meat; and
when the first one hundred thousand " apprentices' "
terms would expire, and they would be buried beneath
the soil of their horrors, John Bull would " appren
tice" one hundred, thousand more, and to on, ad in
finitim. This, then, is "British detestation of slavery"
m British philanthropy." The ladies who met at Salis
bury Hall, and eloquently addrcs-.ed their sisters in
the United States on the subject of slavery, can now
turn their attention to their lords, u ho arc i igging
out vessels to carry the " bodies and souh of their fel
low creatures into ahcll-like boudajre." The nobility
who carried the Ae-like authoress of 11 L'ncle Tom's j
Cabin " from Palace to Palace, and raised sutcrip- j
lions of money for her avaricious purse, can now pass
round the subscriptions to raise fundi to buy the chil
dren from the parents the wife from tuc husband in
Africa, and send them to die in chains. And here in
our own land, those who prayed to Heaven to prevent
the acquisition of Slave Territory by this Union, can
calmly view the importation of one hundred thousand
negroes to cultivate the soil of Cuba, and they can
and probably will thank God that that Ialar.d is not
ours.
What course the Administration, which, we aie
told, "fully credits this report," will pursue, we can
not ay, but we can say what course we would wih
it to pursue : Send our vecselsof war to cruise on the
African coast, and overhaul every ship leaving that
benighted continent. It tnese ' ajprcriUccs should j
be found on any of them, bang the officers and crews j
of such vessels, without judge or jury, to the yard arm-1, ;
and send the ncgrot-3 back to their home.-. V,'c want :
... .
no more Ahicaus on the t.estern continent.
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More Folly. ;
We are an enthusiaitic people. vN c men ey Una ,
that there are many in our land who are ever ready
and anxious to makefoolsof themselves, and are never
happy but when doing s.-. j
A season ol comparative quietness has passed, and
the enthusiasts of oar large cities are a!mo?t bursting j
with their pent up enthusiasm. In tact they can no '
longer contain themselves, and are, therefore, talking j
of giving Martis Koszta a public reception. Ye;, i
the staid and sober citizens of our sea-board towns j
are willing to crack their lungs with shouting, end j
burst their heads with drinking, in order to give this j
poor, unfortunate nod.idy a "public reception !" Bah! j
A oublic rccortion ! A STird display of in :s!e and
i . -
Kindness tinsel and tomfoolery t.utnbers
:vi r.on-
tense, ail tor tne sake ot vveicomiug a specula.. i.ig :or- :
i.Vdinii, ' n i.ll;'..',l!
cigner an imprudent trader, a tool-hardy bragj irt
our shores! It is diegusth'-.
Thij national characteristic of our.' is disgrace:'!.
It is exhibited in season and out of se.-..oii or. 1 oc
casions and al all places. If i beard--1 arpiraut lor
supreme authority fails in a revolutionary movement,
and run oi7 from lai cc-i.-.u. , K-i-t, rcaii the
reward of his imprud-;r.ce, we me t hiiii at the landing
tK.'.iicc, c ::!.-.. 1 iiou U..I-. o 1
him into a g.tilic.l coach drawn by ;
of the vessel, pack
eiX, e-.gV;
or a doiea horses, and trot hiti around to
the iufinito. delight of the people." I: an Opera sin
ger makes an engagement with a humbugger io drain
the cash from our pockets, we fei3t her raid toast her.
and imagine ourselves in a small Heaven if we can
nly touch her finger. Wc repeat, such proceeding
are disgraceful, and serve only to low er us in the ever
of the world. We sincerely hope that Kosita will he
left alone when he returns, and if our philanthropic
fellow citizens wish to aid him or lionizs him, let
them patronize his restaurant, and pay ttvea.ty.f.ve
cents a drink for his liquor.
Next Canal Commissioner.
The Easton Argua hasraised the name of Col. IIs.v
t S. Mott, of Pike county, as the choice of the le
mocratic party of t'ue Tenth Legion for the office of
Canal Commissioner. It will be remembered that
Col. Mott was a prominent candidate before :h-i Urt
Stat Convention, and numbered among its members
a host of warm and consistent supporters. lie is well
known throughout the State as a thorough-going and
radical Democrat, and w ould make, should he be nom
inated, an invulnerdble candidate aud an excellent
otScer.
We also perceive the name of J. B. Bakes, the pre
sent able and efficient Superintendent of the Columbia
Kail Koad, in connection with this nomination. We
are not aware that Mr. Bakes desires this use to be
made of his name, but will gay that his efficiency as
a public olficer, and his probity as a man, entitle him
Jo the confidence of the party.
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. Maryland Election.
It is with peculiar gratification that we announce
a complete Democratic victory in our sister State of
Maryland. The Democrats have elected their entire
State ticket 1' a majority of about 3,000. They
also send lour I Vmocrats to Congress, to tw o Whigs.
All together this is a result worthy to be classed
with those of our own State and of Ohio. It cms
but too true that the Whi;; party, as a party, is dead
In no contest since that for President in '5:2, has it
been able to make a rcspe-.-table fight, raid it? adhe
rents are every day becoming " small by degrees and
beautifully less"' Wean sorry for this, for now the
Democracy has ;- no foe man worthy of its steel."
Louisiana Election.
The r.cv. s from '.!iis State, indicate a con 'pte tri
tar.ph ol the Democratic p-irty. Nothing oa'.cial is
known, and '!.'- majority, therefore, cannot be giecn
Nothing d-.tiiiite i known of the icsuh in New
Yerx New .bi-.v.
Agricultural Ieeting-.
Our ttnivt
called for next Saturday evening at the Court House, i
fcrth.e pjrposte of organizing a Cambria County Ag-
, . ,- 1
one ::i i::;e.i u;i aie iinric&ivu. ocw.ii .it-s i tm ;
kind are orjniz':d all around u?, and the native ener
gy and C'lttrpriz? of our citizc r.s s.houtd (.p-.sr the n o.i
to competition. A society of this k't'.i I cm ii j iie uo
tci.efcLd to the laritcr portkm of a community.
Come on. th'.-n, Fariiier of Cambria, and give the
bell such an o:r.vaid tiiocm-i;l Hext Saturday evcu
i;; that it wiil never stop.
Iadependence.
Greeley, o! the A". '. Tribune, thus talks about hi
position mid view s on polities :
'Vehave done cur share at shouting, scrctching,
hurra!.iriT. e.h (ftiri". entreating, to induce our read
ers to vote or this or that ticket or part-.'. This was
very well when we were younger, and when we veri
ly thought the salvation or perdition of the country
depended on the h;-'ie of tiie pending election ; but,
havi.-ii; ou'grown the feeling which impelled us to this
cuifte, to persist longer in the course itself would be
Lollo-.v hypocrisy. '1 here was a time when we would
have readily voted for a Whig of doubtful c.ipicit- or
integrity rattier th in a Democrat personally tit for the
post; but t e ha e since discovered, not merely that
we have tin niur.il rij;htto make so great a sacrifice to
Party, but that no party can really be benefitted by
helping its knaves and look into oilice. On the con
trary, we now see that vou cm do no party a better
service than bv laboiii:-? to defeat such candidates
m hen presented in its name. Beating one such will
do the party more good than electing a dozen."
We hue not yet done our share of " shouting,
screeching, hurrahing, exhorting, entreating," and con
sequently are not yet ready to follow this great champ
ion of humbug. Qucre: How does he ascertain the
exact capacity ar.d honesty of all the candidates 1
Interesting' Correspondence.
Below will be found the correspondence between a
number of our citizen?, without distinction of party,
and Joax C. ONkill, Esq , Consul to Belfast. It
will be seen, by this correspondence, that a public
demonstration was tendered to Mr. O'Neill, but that
this gentleman, for reasons known to hiinse!f,declined
the proffered honor. We are sorry for this, as Mr.
O Neill, by his long residence in Ebensburg, and his
enterprise as a citizen of our County, deserved tliis
mark of respect. As it is, he will take with him the
best w ishes of the entire community for a pleasant
voyage actoss the Atlantic, and a prosperous sojourn
ia a foreign land.
Ebensjjcrg, Nov. 3, 1853.
Jon.v C. O'Niki.l, Esq.
Dear Sir: He, your old acquaintances and
t- i . i . - . i
friends, congratulate you on your appointment to
a foreign Consulate ; anel while feeling that the
honor has been properly bestowed, yet we must
ie jimuigfu jn iiil exprcssiou 01 our rrgrcr, mat
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and frifiul.
Will you please say when and where you will
meet us, and receive such a farewell fietn us
as only the warm-hearted and generous disposi
tions of the " frosty sons of thunder " can give.
Michael Dan Magchan, James Myers,
M. Hasson,
K. J. Lloyd,
Ed. Hutchinson,
John B. Dougherty, Jr.
Will-am Mills, Jr."
Daniel C. Zahin,
J. M. Burke,
Ge'O. C. K. Zahm,
John T. Murphy,
Kob't Litzinger
John M. James,
E. Glass,
Thomas Williams,
R. L. Johnston,
Robert Davis
John Fenlon.
M. C. McCague,
"Jcm C. Murray,
' - Lli'
JbarnaLas McDcnuitt,
jonn q Given
C. D. Murray,
Ym. AVhen-v,
in. 15. tpes,
John Llovel
V "m. J. Williams,
I II T..J.
i 11. j i. i ii'iur.
Joseph McDonald',
James Murray,
John Thompson. Jr,
Ebkxsburo, Nov. 10,153.
To M. D. Maguia.v, Jas. Mtf.rs,R. J. Lloyu,
Ed. Hl-tciiinson, Esqrs., and others.
Ueul-'cwa . Y"ottr letter of the 3d inst.. in
which you congratulate me on my appointment
as Consul to Belfast, was received. You reouest
me to name the time and place I can meet you j
leucivc aueit a wreweii as only the wai-nt
Hearts ana generous ca.spo.Mt tons tfthe frost v
j sweriiig until now, thinking that I might Ik- able
,' to a :cept your generous otter, but I find it iiu-
. i fii.v.. t n.;e i.e-ia veu an
j pcssii.;,
Although I cannot meet you collectively, T will
ne trtheh-ss have frequent opportunities of me-et-
i mg you severally. For this mark of respect from
! those amongst whom I have lived, and who
j know me best, I arn truly grateful.
Ml' neighbors are i'r.ltari in n, ti,. .
tiai Lie mm Lau i..i a uM.n nruri, auiriaiT
maitif station of regard w ill always be looked !
back to by mo wi.h feelings of uleasure.
Allow ine. Gentlemen, to thank you, and at home
or abroad you wiil be gratefully remembered bv
vour friend and fellow citizen.
JNO. C. O'NEILL.
Cur Table. i
Graham s M.estzur.. This well known and very J
popular Magazine fur November has been received. I
It presents i's tif-ual variety ; is embe! lished beautiful- !
ly, edited ably, and printed superbly. We like Gra- !
ham, and hope he may long live to gratify the public j
and receive its patronage.
GortiT Ladt's Book. The Lady's favorite is also '
on hand, loohiug as smiling, as pleasant, and as ngree-
able as ever. There are lew periodicals equal to die !
Lady's Book, and it e-ontents are tit for every mind, I
and every occasion. :
Faiim JovnAi.. The November number of the i
Farm Journal, a periodical w hich fchould be in the
hands of every Farmer and Horticulturalist in the
State, has been received. It is filled with useful and
interesting reading. Terms only Si, 00 per year.
Dye's Bask MiBHon, Published in Cincinnati.
Ohio, is before us. It is a well printed, well bound
periodical, and is filled with useful intelligence for bu
siness men. Terms, Monthly, with bok of Illus
trations, Coin Book, and Magnifying Glats, $1,50.
Semi-monthly, with above, $2,00.
The New Era. This is a weekly newspaper,
published in Boston, and devoted to the Spiritual Rap
pers. It i neatly printed, and brim full of humbug.
NEWS AND MISCELLANY.
CUT" We have learned that the funds appropri
ated for the completion of the Portage Road are
exhausted, and that the Canal Commissioners
have authorized Gen. Ross to borrow $40,000 on
the credit of the Common wealth, uutil an appro
priation can be made.
KS The Orange crop in some sections of the
South is said to be extremely large many trees
being broken by the weight of the fruit. Produ
cers generally ask from eighteen to twenty-live
, dollars per thousand fur their crop.
1 VV" A ten mile raee between the trotting horse
; Prince, and the pacer Hero, for $ 1 0.000, came off
; recently. At the end of the sixth mile the pacer
j gave, in, but the trotter continued the rf.ee, doing
j iIk.' ten miles iu 35 ruin. 18 see.
31? A new secret order has been organized in
I Cincinnati, under the name of the " Family Com
! pact," and already numbers 500 members. The
! order is, avowedly, for charitable purposes, and
j is onen for females as well as males.
CtT We learn that, about the first of January,
; a new train is to be placed on the Pennsylvania
Ran Road, to run through from Plulaielplwa to
Pittsburar in 12 hours, stopping; at but fewJntcr-
I mediate places.
i A musical convention i.s to behtldinll.ir-
risburg, commencing on next Monday, to contiu-
j ue three days, and to conclude wi'h a grand con-
cert. The Invars oftbij cvnl inspiring art shoiud
attend. f
Two of the Commissioners of Philadcphia
county have subscribed $2,000,000 to theSuu
bury and Erie Rail Road, but the subscriitioa
will not be valid unless confirmed by the cjrunty
Board. !
17" Somebody who La.-i been observing sfys:
Men scorn to kiss among themselves, ;
And scarce will kiss a brother ; .'
Women oft want to kiss to bad, '
They smack and kiss each other, j
I
CC7' The Directors of the Farmers Bank uLan-
castcr, and the Lancaster County B&nk,havcach j
declared a dividend cf five per cent, for tb last
I six months.
i uCT" It is sta'ed in English papers, tht the
minel cl'Maomley, the distinguished Ilistrian,
i has been seriously impaired by the excx-ssre use
jofcpiutn
I Affection, like flowers, breaks througi the
i most frozen ground at last ; and the heart thich
seeks lxtt for another heart to make it Uppy, !
will never seek in vain.
I
rr?" Harmless mirth is the best cordial f J con- I
sumptive spirits; therefore jestiug is alvva s in I After being seated a moment, Mr. Mandarin
place provided it tresspasses not in quaitity, ) arose, maele a f)?aci n a Japanese, and then e-x-;
nualitv or season j tending Ids hanel, we shook hands; then seated
j Patience is very good but perseveraie-c is J
better; while the former stands like a stiic in
the midst of difficulties the latter whips thtu out
f.f tbp i-infr 1
, j
FIT- An unsuccessful lover was asked tie rca- :
son why he lost his divinity. Alas,"he r-r died,
-I flattered her until she become too prnd to j
speak to me. .
7 Austria has increased her inelebtdness j
j since 1845, something like 5170,000,000, tainly
iu suppressing liberty in Hungary and Itay.
Dtv' The Venango Railroad has been plaodun-
der contract to an Eastern comuanv. and there
; . a . ikt .i- . j .-
1S now no doubt about its speedy comtilcticn.
j 1 '"i1-1"--"-
( CT7"Tf 3"ou would teach secresy to others, bc-
j gin with yourself How can vou exnect another
will keep your secret when you cannot yourself? j
000 rin those ftfAmPrir.. fsTSOnno. ' '
It is a proverb at our colleges that thost
who graduate with the highest honors ate scldotl
heard of af.ertvards.
CI" Heaven's Gates, said Webster, are not hj
highly arched as princes palaces ; they that enUr
there must go upon their knees.
Thursday, the 24th ofNovetuber, has been I
set aside as a day of Thanksgiving by eiht dif-
j foreat States of the L'nion.
j rr?- The omnibus proprietors of Pittsburgh
i have determined to discontinue (heir Sunday trips
j for the present.
j vtLT The Pennsylvania Rail Road Company are
j paying from 62,50 to 52,75 per day to brick lay
J ers at Altoona.
j Zy A special Court is to be held at Hollidays
! burg, commencing on the 4th Monday of January
next.
Rev. Dr. Junkin has been installed Taster
of the Presbyterian Church, Hollidavsbur",
! S-y' There are 20 miles of freight cars running
on the New York Central Railroad.
J K7It is said a new Democratic paper is to be
j established in Greensburg, Westmorland co.
j Ct7'H. C. Devinc will issue the first number ef
the " liiairsville Record " next Thursday.
fV tv t r. .,- 1 '
ran rpn Sii iron Li - Krnn i
tieinn.in. in ti. ia 1 I
1 0 - 1" 11,11..
J 4-tie i:oi'j is a w muow m this PH
P' turou'u w ni0n ,ve lo0K" mL0 tltl"y
'The Bible is a window in this
nson Ot i
iirlt is said that the "pillars" of liberty are
stutfed with the feathers of the American Eagle.
CH-Thc cars now run from Cincinnati to In
dianapolis in seven hours. Fare three dollars.
CtT'The price of passage from Chicago to St.
Louis by railroad is $9,00.
utTCotton umbrellas are worth ten dollars and I
a half a piece at Panama.
AS IMPROMPTU PARODY.
'Tis the last fly of summer,
Left creeping alone ;
All its buzzing companions
Are frozen and gone.
No insect of kindred
No gnat, even, is nigh;
And, since they all have perished,
Why it, too, must die.
IU not leave thee, thou lone one,
To crawl on that pain,
ITI place thee in suushiue
That thou mayest sport again.
Thus kindly I'll take thee
And do as I said,
Nor leave thee to wander.
Where thy mates all are dead.
And may I, too, follow,
When my teeth all decay,
And from the top of my " punkin '
The hairs drop away.
When my phiz is all w ithcred,
And my eyesight is gone,
I would'nt, no 1 would'nt,
Live in misery alone.
From the AVashinton Sentinel,
Commodoro Perry's Expedition to Japan.
"We arc under great obligations for the privi
lege of publishing the following extracts from a
letter written by a prominent and distinguished
officer of the United States Nary, to his estima
ble wife, resident in this city. The extracts con
tain matter of interest, and cannot fail to arrest
the attention of our readers, although not intend
ed for publication, and written wkh the freedom
and minuteness which always distinguish such
correspondence ; they will, then fore, be penned !
with more avidity than if pre artd purnoMly for '
the press. I
Fhiday, July 8, 1S5.1.
ii 'TU distance lends enchantment to the view."
Here we are in the htubor ef Jeddo, pf.cr run-'
ninir over nearly MO .000 miles c f various seas and i
various climes here at st.o'i'ff'i'r rciks l-.Vher ;
up the baj- thnn litis ever yet anchored .'-hip '.car-
lag a Christian flag. We anchored at 3 P. M., I
and soon lare boats, rowed clieerilv with abtvat I
twenty men, an 1 m each seme rnandanas, or j
gen'.lemen, wih two swords, neat and well dress- j
ed, came swarming off with determination fell to j
come on beard, demand the names, the nation, j
and the intentions of the four crafts thus coming
b'Idly iu in joy a::d calm. They were met with
I a wave of the hand, ana ' kern o;T, no one allow-
j ed to come
on beard save the htghet mandarin.'
This literally took them al! aback, but thy chis-
tered together and insisted upon admittance. Al
last, a voice said in Dutch, do you speak Ilol'an-
elese. Soon the Commodore's Clerk, Mr. Po.-t- j
man, was in high confab. j
After much persuasion on th if part, and their j
insisting tha one of the-m was a h;gh. mandarin, j
' the commodore otde.-ed r. e (o put on my uni-
i form, and to receive him aud the intt-rprete-r e n !
i board in the cabin, atid to represent liimlf:j
saying that our mission is a f.-ietidly one. Wo j
j are the bearers of a letter frota th President of j
' the United Statis to his Mutest v ef Japan, that il
was necessary to er.d on be'ard a
liitth n-.anda-
rin to receive this letter, and the
soc'tur the- bet- j
tcr. Again, I was to insist upon
il t hat t a s ;
should not lie, by the hundred, near aad around
our ships, thus guardins and watchinir us, as has
been their custom. (The Columbus and Yinc.n- j
nes having frera live hundred to one thousand j
boats around them constantly, all linked logcth- !
er.) That we would not submit to ibis, but
would drive them o.T. Here you have the basis .
of my instructions. Thus armed, I took Mr. '
Mandarin and interpreter, with my two inter-
prcten Mr. Williams, in Chinese, and Mr. Post- j
man, m uulen into tne caoin.
ourselves, using Mr. Postman as iuterprc-ter, as
j the Japanese interpreter spoke Dutch fluently.
! I thus opened : " Te'.l the Lie-tit. Governor (for
t-iri uit iiiiiiiuni iu j ilia, a uiii w.ir aiu ji uui
chief, the admiral, and atn instructed to speak i
for hiin Wc have come htre on a fHen(Rv mis. ;
sion yvhh fricll(ly intentions, to deliver a letter !
from ,hc Prcsidc,;t of the VnU States to your j
sovereitrn. the emneror of Jaran : that the letter !
is ready for delivery by 0 o'clock to morrow, to i
any mandarin sufficiently high to receive it." i
To this was -replied : "It must be referred to i
higher powers to know who can re-ceive the let-
tcr." I then asked, ' How long w ill it take to j
frive us an answer ?" " Thev could not tell.
I
said, " I think the soemer the better, as we are i
anxious to be ofT." The reply w as, I do not ;
lmnk u ti4rie lonS ' and " ,vas t!a'" l,ni!fr'
in the morning, a manuann w outet be
off to receive the letter. ' !
I then emphatically
said : " This ship has j
aboard the chief there is his pennant. All mes- j
sages from shore must crane here by a high man- '
darin. No boats must g:i to the other ships : their
commanders have oreiers not to permit inter- ;
course; they have no right to think and must,
obey. Wo insist that no boats t'hall hangarounel '
our vessels to watch them." This was v.ot t al-
a'able. They said: " It is Japanese custom, law.
and we must carry them out."
Savs I :
Tell
aim, Sir, that wc too have our customs, and wi.h i
men cf-waroiie of the la ws is that no beat is al- j
lowed to come within a certain range." Theie j
w as no positive consent given just then as to !
what they would elo ; they evaded it by asking f
questions. "Where are 3011 from?" "From!
the Ltnited States of America?" "Yes; bat,
what part Washington, New York, Boston ?'' j
j My surprise was so great that I smiled and tedd
j him, " Some from Washington, some from New j
! York ; all parts : that the President of the I'nited J
i Stages lived iu Washington." " What is the !
.' same of the ship, how many pecp'e, guns, Ac. V" I
; " Tell hitu. Sir, that we are not traders, we .seek (
i 11a trade, we are armed s.'f a.:, aud our custcin is i
! never to answer such questions." j
i The que.sti.ias were again repeated in prett v :
' much the same way. when I told Mr. P. lo make i
j the same ret ly, anel lo add that I have ;o curt- '
l t.V XLUJ llJW lihUJV illUJI ill C t'itiifl 111 llie t
-' -
enipcror's army cr in hts navy; and also that he
j could sec for himself that we had four ships: that
,,-p bnd other in these wate-rs. " Wbr-r. vein Mm
Others vrnr '" j vJ.,m -, n -ur jc:ius t o
on the answer to the letter.
A hat are the i
contents of the letter V "Tell him, sir, that'
the letter is frcm the President to the Emperor!
of Japan, and it would be most indelicate in me j
ha a ...t.n :..i. .. .... i ? tl i . i
iu i.i.juin; iinu na woiiieuia. i nis rcouae was
j received in an apologetic manner, and this ques-
tioning dropped. I then again alluded to the-
boats which were still clustering around our ship
i and the other ships ; told him that it was abso
j lately necessary that tiey should be kept off;
; that this must be done. " We shall 1-e sorry, j
j with our kind and friendly feelings to you, to do !
i you any harm, er to come into collision with !
you ; but, if you do not order your boats off, w c
Ishallfiic into fhem and drive them off. Our
j boats are now; armed and ready, anei w e cannot
j aliow-you more than fifteen minutes to give vour
j orders and lo keep them off. At the end of" that
time you must suffer."
- Mr. Mandarin went. vnt toI.1 4n !. v i .
. i
- -, - wio iu me uuiiia,
sent word to theother boats, and came in. "Now
I must have an answer. What have you decided
about the boats ?" " I have ordered them offfrom
all the ships, and with orders only to communi
cate with this. Yes, from all the ships ; aud if
any come around you, send word to the Gover
nor, and he will punish them." Thus was this
point, never before yielded, conceded. After a
few more remarks, I bowed Mr. Mandarin off,
and away.he went oa shore, taking the boats off
w ith him.
My interview with rny friend as again re
newed in the evening, and in rather a different
phase, which docs not promise to open so peace
fully ; but to-morrow will tell. At press nt I am
too tired, having been up all day f.om an early
hour and here we are, too, our pistols loaded,
our swords ready at hand, armed men aud senti
nels patroliug the decks, guns leaded, aud train
ed and east loose ; for we lie down to sleep to
night in the neighborhood f 10 0O0.C0O cf men,
brave, enterpiiiiig, ready, n;.vcr conducted. It
behooves us to be watchful. So I will go to bed,
aud rest.
dvj, July 11. lA. .'. This hr.i'owed day
01 e:u
f.
c-,:;0 a-I, ami UttUs us
Ivins ousetlv" ut our aucj--rs. t-'iV-vitt? a
lav cf
res ; ertr fcrf.'KtVIdv.s ujr it '.! e !i ti!i:a.,lf':''
ar.d eottii'.er u.u f :1.,:,- :i . - n : !o:e jr.
raded by tj.eir d::!V; e;:t. !:.;::. d '. Tb : ptrt'. e!
p re j-ant: tori f r re.-: a;; 1 (!.. n.-e
ly rulin? l!.;:n. The Kv.r.Js f f tuauy ,
t owa id Jed K c--.:v.i fjc-i'-e'.'ly L
ear. 'I he ee-uittrv is evi.K-t: r.. rtk
antt ir-ri f'T ix-.-; a;; 1 t' n.-c i . -v i-i
it i - aw li
::t the
r.-...-ake tr v.x its
i vi-iteiiieiil iiov
long .-l-'iubers of j.e:fe-.
in J.d !o ! When' Kfo--e
!an f-t-.tided in her tvi!!,
arfi V ' Hang out our I
W'd.s : the Ci y j;; s; ill
tri-nt-pc-i
. fx, to !: r.-e,
r n !'' o':'. '.'':::'. 1
don i, overbearing cond::-.: to o;h :-i.a.ioas, a co:i
victieu cf their superiority, doubth-sw tend to
make these ne-or.Ie w-iud. x nsitive. clnv
i-r.'.-i
brave : but then arrf:in. a l- tig jeace, and di.-u.-'e-to
war raid its li'-r;' .:, in a tne.is :: c eil":
ir.aUd them : the-ei!U:s ef f5...t, -hell, ean.-:-.L
fighting, will ; !:!.?!..,: ..!;.-'; th-m ; bv: yet. I
think. Ihf-y will rc-i.-; b
izing with spirit, .-hovvin
ill! .-
i-a";
til y ui c r-.. .
a. '.at i:
.I ii.t'.ti.cl f'.aa
ft ar.
Yet their d m-ufh!l ha4
the sth of July, is:::
waved above- oar e'e
Yes, tui., da
hi'. I u rid. r
v. e- woy
:r. Ye;,
si
rue
.1 the Chri -:iaa".s 'i d-
it.
".IVn
he; e v i'li'u L'i ftihs of ' '.e j-t m e.f the ha.iphly
tyrant, who La caused fov ct nT.iks that t-rub!c:ii
e.f mercy to be- trtnipk J uuel-.v ft-.-: hw ul. Ls-a. li
eu subjects.
Let me renew my ;.ar:a.ive ef the cv.r.-o f the
:h. Ia abvut ;:el...:;r uf.er the sar.mhirhi 1- f : T
again re-nived hi.n wj h directions .-.ot to ;,:.k,-.
i.i'ti-h.
I a
leiv set ?! c
.a,
the Gover.-.e r did not f . 1 hiiu-t !f ju.-..::'.c 1 iu r
fiivingthe letter froia the Ih-e.-t'dent lo ihe E;i.-perc-r
that he had no; the pe.v. that Xaga-aki
was the j'lace Cur the e-oau u:t .f sdl forest cilai.-.s
that it was i: t Jaja:u-e ctste-m that i;:dced
the Covtrnor was mt eh le-tl.iitd w hy four
ships should have con.e t.-gelher that he appre
ciated very highly the j;tat trouble we had ta
ken to come so very far to del iter the Ivtter. bat
that he could not receive it. To which Iiephtd
The distance, to be sure, v a - vary long, and w e
hadcotae a great way that we could not think
of going to Nagasaki that the letter was tin ita
portaut one. and thai o::r Preside ut had ord.rcd
us to deliver it as near the ci'y cf .TeJJj a3 pi s
sib'o; thcii f.re u e w eifc here, raid I trtt.-ttd th.al
the letter w ould be received in the moraing."
To this he answered : " No e.ne here- can re
ceive it. It would brittg harm r,t- n him Na
gasaki is the only pluct thai he did not l.elkvo
if the letter was received that the liiai.et or w .-aid
answer it." To this I ieplitd : Does your Go
vernor eiare to take uson himself the res' -liability
to refuse to receive a let'tr written to his Sov
ereign, and to forward it to him.? It is a verv
grave responsibility to refu-vto re'eic the letter
sent from one So ert ign to another." He then
said: "The Governor may receive it, but we
can't tell when the answer may come -." but then
adhd. that he had not the power to receive it,
cad must wait and refer it."
I replied that "this le.er was a very ia j cr
tant t ne that it would be a grca' .--'.i lo t!:--Pix.-.ie!..-nt
ef iho L'nittd S:a-o not :.- ix -eivo it.
Thai as to the E:.i-l:o.-'s not nr.sv trlrg it, il.a
was not oar b isiaess nw,-, that would be settl..':1.
af.er.'' He sail, This i; Janpaue-sv custon-.s."
ic I replied, ' We Avae-fi-'aus el-) busiu'-..s cie
ciehaly . proaipi r." At lias point I went e-::' ,
and referred this new pha.,e ef the tliscas'-.'ou '
the CoJi'iiacelorc. and by loo order I broke .. ;),
interview, telling him " that if the Gove-:: -r d: '.
not send oil' for the letter Jti ihe mortiirar, we
would oarsclvis deliver it in the town ef Oivga
ma." He was rather taken r.oa tk by this decis
ion, atal requested i-enaissloa to co:ae tS" ia the
morning. Tothi-. I as-euted. lie thtn to A hi ;
leave. Ik fore going oil" he .v.opped ba -k to our
long gun aft, w-hkh is all char, and shov. ir.g its
n.assiv e proportions, u:id exaioi-iiug it, said,
looking iiueiT?.iT.itcri'y, " Paixhaa ?" If he has
an acquaiirance with Patxlia i,' I trast it is
fr.-ra ntading. aad not from :r:f:i;e.
At six oV.ov-k ihv. u:z. nu.-tiiag I was caihd
cn deck to receive Ilia n:a;:dari-i ; so I d.-e-:scd
hurrh-dly aad -.-eat cp. There ws the saa.e
story, but he p.-.-.o-cd to scad to JJ-lo for j tr
missiati. We gav hi. a until Thur.-Jay, at 12
w c:a. ;VaLi
-
t.ie tetter
v. as not received
we would rcgatdit as aa iasalt to tl
and act accordingly." So it rests.
July 17. One week has passvd sit.ee I have
Iiw.-".T Jea Y-,''k Cl" l'h excitement,
and g-eat even's. And here wc are, thank lua-
vcu, safe; ami ia nit.e days wc have c.iecied
much so much, that the wo; Id will be prut hit 1,
and our country feel herself honored. We have
lauded in Japan, wi.hin tucaty-hvc :niks of Jed
ek, with armed troops and armed me.:, and de
livered our credentials, and the President's letter
to Commissioners two Princes, one a Council
lor of the realm, and appointed by his Mak-stv
to receive us. lint I am ahead cf events and
must more leisure iy detail the interviews, ar
rangements, etc., which hd to an issue so happy,
so peaceful, so de. kal le, and w hich have reliect
ed much eclat ui on the thinneis and wUdon of
Com. Perry. Ik- has certainly Selected a course
of conduct, which reflects great credit uuca him
self. I left off by telling you that we had given Tez
imon, Governor, or highest authority in Uraga,
or, by his other title, the learned scholar who
rides," until Thutsday at 12 o'clock, to get an
answer from. Jeddo to our propositions ; that is,
that the copies of the letters and credeiitiaL.with
a letter of the Commodore's inclosed, w ere to be
received by a high Mandarin, accredited by his
master to receive them. On Monday w e were to
receive information from him cf the advancement
of matters. On that morning he came off quite
pleased, and said that he thought the letters
would ho received. By tho by, we showed him
the letter, whieh is beautifully done up in a case.
and the seal enclosed in a gold box, costiDg $lt.
000 ; so also with the comuiodoie's crcdentiali.
YVc had talked and palavered over matters, an
swering many questions, and among others, di
plomat iing about the propriety cf surveying the
harbor, iLc, for in the morning, the boats well
armed, with the Mississippi to guard litem, Lad
preceded her up the bay, sounding, and Lad ad
vanced ten mile s nearer to Jeddo, finding plenty
cf wa'er, aud a fine, large, capacious, magnificent
hurb-or ; when it has always been supposed that
1 iaca was abeut a far as vessels of any size
could go, so great is the mystery that hangs
t:vr.d thlslu.eh
O.
tha advaace cf the beats, the forts were
1. ..'. durigr.ree aad canvass screens, be
w hleh :e.ted the pil.es of the soldlc-ry, fairly
r 1 1
I ;- 1
ran ; '. 1 with it!'t. er. aad arn.ed ltats with about
t ft. .tv-h-e n u a h started out from every
;:j :.(!;, ds, looking defiance ; but
( a ! v eat e a- li. lle Ia a's, throwing their
h aI.i : at -i :..a:-Mrg "he s-cv:id!r.s, and steadily
:tdvr.:;rtd ti e M.sl.-sij ? i on her purj-oe. Our
emu v. r- s at: 1 a'l the ves.-els. hove short to
slio a'.-l i a a. to liair a-i -aa-vc, and throwr into
t'.e J:';.:.:.c e to. :-., dungaree, cotton, boats and
all. :: f. v.- j aix: :.": :!k II. My e pinion is that for
the. u thir.y six h-"t:rs: (ar.d moie j. articularly for
.I.e.. e six.) the Ja; aa'-se hesitated w hether or not
:-.- iheuld at cr.ee resist and try with us.the
fo: taae.j ef war. But .so .-teadily w as our deter
ii.iua'ien, lth in council aud conduct , so utterly
careless of any action ta thtir j.art, so perfectly
coiitid'itit of : ar ( v.ai lesc.uiees atal power, and so
lei-ao.llevs e f til data-e-r, thai the-y were j-aralyz-el.
ta.d t r;: et.d f;-'er.-l:y measures were elc-cld-.d.
It i- .. ell to n a.a.k here that they have W-u
aadiit ti:e most extensive preparations cf fort,
rle. , la"'.! ,-, a s is evident by their new works, and
tho.-e- not yet liai-he d. Doubtless, there are full
I.! "J l a's, avertigitig. with rowers and soldiers,
23 it.en. Iti t'.t-.-v v.a'.trs we hate seen, aul
e .nt 1 !.:a.e coatitc l ot.'O : some ou the water,
their bat.r.t.-s flying, 40 and 50 together : Other
landed ': tl e learii, ready to launch out at
first t . i.-taker, for vidag-s. But a new era is
marked in their history ; they have been placed
on the d. tit.sive : they dared not ltegin the game,
th "".::: a I yet relieve that toy harsh measure on
our art, or encroa.-hti.en: or injury, would cause
a determine .1 and b!'e dy resi.-'aace ; for they are
af.te, fiank. phasing, s cable, fearless jeople,
i-.tid W'-ti'.d stand Lra'rely to the slaughter. These
I rat is may he c.xjeo-U d ia a I ami where "the
wives a-id mothers are provei bially tirtuous"
the e;.ct ptloii 1-tiv.g the rarity and proving tLe
rtae. Well will it be if wc can make tltesc Ptxs-
r f.-hn.l
r.d
allies. Yes, heretofore
It. i
i.a---e a:TOj.antlv dictated to all others, but
witii u.s the ttau:e is ei.ac
id.
We have said, Set
must v-.-u (i- this is our w ay. These steamers.
i, moving without sails- against wind and tide,
have strvk, if net terror, at Last wonder and
wi.-.diaa into their souls.
But to the iiitti viev. s this of Monday eve ning
ended. Teao-day ni'.raiag. alx.ut noon, they
a.gt.ia came off, and oar learned schedar" cvi-
ilea jy w ore a roe : e eon'tutid air bye-the-byc,
Acs mar. L a g:i I. man, cievtr, po!ilied, well in-
f,.:acd, n :i.;e l.ite rt.ati, of most excellent coun-
ttaanec. t.-kos his w iae freely, and a boon crm-
piaaca. His aye is thir'y four. He told us that
th. kt'trs world be ne.it id : that the Emperor
was g. -trig le. fetid e'.c-v.-n a high prince, and a
coonoilior to tiikr theia. 'When?" "On dar
. c
.:..a .... w. ,e rax- ptntir.g up a new
house to receive yea. aad it cannot 1 rtaely be-r-re
tnen ; no.- w. ;h0 p:;r.ce be dow n until to-
a:crr..w.
tha: :i.ev
r:i,:ae.:t,
uencc, ins-
tvr-s -i-.-.v that we understood
'.pec-ta to icoeive the letter of the.
.1 fi.e Cka.rt.t dvre's letter of crc
J c-f the co; ies cf w hich it was the
! ar.s, reserving the last in the
i"re:it:r:i t j m.d "
hot i.s ( f f r -iao- a:
was ix' iaiued to
interview at Jeddo. This
them when the chance that
oa.ne cvt
..a: was Iain they persisted that.
sJ u-'h:s--.OiI that tho letters were to bo
the
pa s the f.ar of the pennls
Ji, (the Ilari-Kasj) this was
ev:
i:i t
:o !
le..
t :
Hi .a ia-e Vet il l- CvnnniMi.p. v.rltA
1.
i e :ut, and v. e rent him off to give notice
.r i .oars that such was the fact.
Ia the af.xraoa again came, and the Coin'-'
i.ioa .re at !a; ag-ecd to deliver the originals and"
latai at :hf t laoe fa.ed upe.n.
Tk ', L-July 14. lairly in the morning we
drevq evl our steamers down and near iu as possi-
b!e. 1 he bay is very nearly circular, with two
small a. i ts er. each point of the entrance. We
u ea: off in our beats, (iu all.) oSIccrs. landsmen
and marine.--, -12 S saotig, armed to the teeth; each
man carrying v. iih him the lives ol fit e Japanese.
1 1 v.-os a Ict.atif.ilsi-htcswepuileuin. We were
in . :aht of a hundred armed Japanese beats, with"
'taitrrs i.vtttg, avera'-In?: twenty five men each.
the a on the sh
tes ahead were stretched Lines of
a....ca eatotas. wua va
mottoes, for a fudl
ni..u ia ler.a'th ar:v.- 1
----'- ".i-4-am.iy uitei arui .
.ery ia front, aad human figures, ia the rear. 0.
advanced our beats, aid our little land landed;
drew up in line and formed, in all, on shore, 350
raen. having SO in tho boats.
inccciaiuoaorv ar.a stair then lauding, w
-onavd a efose line, aad, lo the tune of "Hail.
C.numb.a," v.aib the American flag proudly wav- .
g over us, we marched up to thecouncil-hous. -iiiere
we halted, our little baud drew up ,and
.ms we, with twenty feet between us face
lace, .stood the sons of America and the troop f
Japan. We went into the council-house, whera
sa- eue Commissioner, with his coadjutor, Prina
oflwaun. Proudly we walked in, bowed in on,
way. which was returned by the Commissioner
rising and Wii.s. We were then seated, Thua
we eiei.yercd thecredentials.and.afier a few worda.
we withdrew, formed our line, and. to the tune,
ol Had Columbia " and " Yankee Doodle."
mired to our boats. Wc were accompanied off
by Ttzemon and other mandarins, and got
under way aud proceeded up the bay. . We w ent
within eight miles of Jeddo, carrying . plenty of
water, but could see nothing of the city.
Ciiilu Killed nr a Bkar. The Huntingdon!
"Banner" says that on the 2d inst., a largabear
belonging to Jedin Jamison, of Sliaele Gap, in
that county, which had been all along kept ee-'
curely chained, broke loose. He proceeded to
the house of Mr. Michael Trexler. a neighbor of
Mr. Jamison's, and so severely wounded a child
of Mr. Trexler Vs, that it died in a few hours. It'
carried the child into a shed adjoining the htnibe.
and it was here killed by the neighbors.
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