AN-bCRf1N DAY,
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continue to act; and nothing but force ~ (
pei him to depart froma system which he thInss,-
necessary to his safety. We are told that the
visit of Commodore Biddle to Yodo produced good
effects, that the wisdom and moderation Of The
American envoy increased the Enperora respect
forslIs democratic neighbors in the New " orld
but.ths is all idle supposilion.


No doubt the kubo likes us better -that is.
fears US ess--ttlah the English. the conqnrrors.
OF the East around him, his warliko neghbors, in
whose pale faces he secs the same danger which
The Mexican Monezuma behold in the bearded
visage OK the Spaniards. And undoubtedly. he
has reason for all his apprehcnsions. The Eng
Iish are nation of merchants, md the Japanese
race OF proud mobiles, who hold traders in par
ucnIar contempt.


ne merchant princes of Britain. who have
broken so many ancient sceptres in ASIA might
feel some pleasure IN humbling The pride which
contemns them-and their political agents would
find an excellent field for sowing the seed of dis.
sensions, IN the particular position nd relations Of
the DaIrI and knbo. tine spiritual and military
emPerors of the kingdom. Nor is there any
greater inclination in England than elsewhere To


indulge the islanders much longer than their unso-
cial humors


AS long as SIX months ago,.it was proposed that
contemplated British mission to Japan should
embrace = a first line Of batt'e ships, with


ff'ga'e and two or three war steamers not to
tne ehiPeror--"h no! bat onl y that ''frOm
the magnitude Of the mission. he might infer the
greatness Of the country which sent it,"
1t is very much to be apprehended that when
SucA mission appears to ledo, its commander
may interpret a refusal 10 receive an envoy as an
insult 10 the British crown, requiring TO be SUM-
marhy revenged. 1t will be, then. fortunate for
the imperial city that the shallow waters of the


bay, preventing the near approach Of ships, can
protect 1t from lmmedia te bomburdmcnts. Bui
troops car be landed, and some fortress or other
stormed aud held, until, with an army marching
10 the attack OF the vast capital. the Kubo of Ja
pan is compelled TO submit 10 all the demands of
the invader, under pain, otherwise Of hay4ng his
empire converted into British colony. A nd
mas might be aPprehendcd as the result. wheih.
er commercial relations are peacefully granted,
or forced at the point of the sword. But the Ju-
Panese appear TO be. people. far superior to
the Chinese; and there is reason to believe they


would not yield without brave and sanguinary
struggle.