If you make a treaty first with the United States and settle the matter of the opium trade, England cannot change this, though she should desire to do so.

Any nation that refuses to hold intercourse with other nations must expect to be excluded from this family.

The President of the United States thinks that for the Japanese opium is more dangerous than war.

The United States have no possessions in the east and do not desire to have any, as other countries do.

Open the doors to all. Let the children of the rich and the poor take their seats together and know of no distinction save that of industry, good conduct, and intellect.

By means of steam one can go from California to Japan in eighteen days.

It appears that the English think the Japanese... are fond of opium, and they want to bring it here also.