John Tyler: “I transmit herewith to the Senate, for their consideration in reference to its ratification, a convention for the…”

I must be permitted to disclaim entirely and unqualifiedly the right on the part of the Executive to make any real or supposed defects existing in any State constitution or form of government the pretext for a failure to enforce the laws…

By adopting that measure the United States will be in the exercise of an undoubted right.

The responsibility of deciding this question is now devolved upon you.

Some action on the part of Congress seems desirable in order to give full effect to these important concessions of the Chinese Government.