The President regards the Japanese as a... by Townsend Harris

People Time Education Diplomat New York City

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.

- Townsend Harris

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Countries

Japan and China are isolated and without intercourse with other countries; hence the President directed me to attend to or watch the state of affairs in China also.

- Townsend Harris

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

- Townsend Harris

English Want

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

- Townsend Harris

Hope Family World Will

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

- Townsend Harris

Countries First

As the treaty made with the United States was the first treaty entered into by your country with other countries, therefore the President regards Japan with peculiar friendliness.

- Townsend Harris

Countries Name Will

If I write in my name to the agents of England and France residing in Asia and inform them that Japan is ready to make a commercial treaty with their countries, the number of steamers will be reduced from fifty to two or three.

- Townsend Harris

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