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

The nations of the West hope that by means of steam communication all the world will become as one family.

The President regards the Japanese as a brave people; but courage, though useful in time of war, is subordinate to knowledge of arts; hence, courage without such knowledge is not to be highly esteemed.

When the ambassadors of other foreign countries come to Japan to make treaties, they can be told that such and such a treaty has been made with the ambassador of the United States, and they will rest satisfied with this.

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

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

The expense of a war could be paid in time; but the expense of opium, when once the habit is formed, will only increase with time.