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.
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.
In case of war, a treaty would have to be made at the end of the war.
In time of war steamships and improved arms are the most important things.
The United States was also provoked by the Chinese but, not being anxious for war, the government refused to unite with England and France.
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.
If war should break out between England and Japan, the latter would suffer much more than the former.
The President wants to make a treaty that will be honorable to Japan, without war, in a peaceable manner, after deliberate consultation.
Eighteen years ago a war broke out between England and China, which might have been avoided by an agent residing in the capital of China.
If Japan had been near to either England or France, war would have broken out long ago.
The President of the United States thinks that for the Japanese opium is more dangerous than war.
The two nations England and France are now engaged in war with China, and what will be the result as respects China no one can conjecture.
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