Our country in war and relations with all nationsA history of war times, and American heroes on land and sea . ister there: The British and French were united in their demandsupon China, and desired the assistance of the United Statesin armed co-operation. This, however, was refused. Ourpohcy was to gain everything necessary by peaceful andfriendly overtures alone, a course also most consistentlyfollowed by the Russian minister. Count Pontiatine. was particularly instructed to say to the Chinese thatwe were not parties to the existing hostilities—the secondopium war, as it may justly b
Our country in war and relations with all nationsA history of war times, and American heroes on land and sea . ister there: The British and French were united in their demandsupon China, and desired the assistance of the United Statesin armed co-operation. This, however, was refused. Ourpohcy was to gain everything necessary by peaceful andfriendly overtures alone, a course also most consistentlyfollowed by the Russian minister. Count Pontiatine. was particularly instructed to say to the Chinese thatwe were not parties to the existing hostilities—the secondopium war, as it may justly be termed, having begun—butour people desired only to engage in trade under suitableguarantees for their protection, and that the United StatesGovernment did not wish to legalize the opium trade, inviolation of the laws of China. The correspondence between the Chinese Commis-sioner Yeh, at Canton, and Mr. Reed, is curiously illus-trative of the skill and elegance of composition so typical ofa learned Chinese diplomat. Mr. Reed says that citizensof the United States have suffered many wrongs from the432.
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