Andrew Johnson actually said...

Now, therefore, be it known that I, Andrew Johnson, President of the United States of America, with a view to prevent acts which might injuriously affect the relations existing between the Government of the United States and that of Japan, do hereby call public attention to the aforesaid notification and regulation, which are hereby sanctioned and confirmed.

Context

Proclamation 162—Notice of a Regulation Regarding Vessles Approaching the Coast of Japan

01/11/1867

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