The Sun.
London, England, 1868-08-04 00:00:00

THE TREATY BETWEEN CHINA AND

THE UNITED STA7ES.

The President sent to the Senate, on the 14th
July, a treaty between the United States and his
Majesty the Emperor of China, signed on the Ist
July by the Plenipotentiaries of the parties. As it
is similar to what the Ambassadors propose to offer
to the European Powers, and as they are expected
in England almost immediately, we give it in full :
ALDITIONAL ARTICLES TO THE TREATY BETWEEN THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE TA-TSING

EMPIRE OF THE 18TH OF JUNE, 1858.
Whereas since the conclusion of the treaty between the
United States of America and the Ta-Tsing empire (China)
of the 18th June, 1858, circumstances have arisen showing
the necessity of additional articles thereto, the President of
the United States and the august sovereign of the Ta-Tsing
Empire having named for their Plenipotentiaries, to wit,
the President of the United States of Amorica, William H.
Seward, Secretary of State, and his Majesty the Emperor
of China, Anson Burlingame, accredited as his Envoy Ex-
traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, and Chih-Rang
and Sun Chia-Ku, of the second Chinese rank, associated
High Envoys and Ministers of his said Majesty, and the
said Plenipotentiaries, after having exchanged their full
powers found to be in due and proper form, have agreed
upon the following articles :
Art. 1. His Majesty the Emperor of China, being of the
opinion that in making concessions to the citizens or sub-
jects of foreign Powers of the privilege of residing on certain
tracts of land, or resorting to certain waters of that empire
for purposes of trade, he has by no means relinquished his
right of eminent domain or dominion over the said land
and waters, hereby agrees that no such concession or grant
shall be construed to give to any Power or party which
may be at war with, or hostile to, the United States the
right to attack the citizens of the United States or their
property within the said lands or waters ; and the
United States, for themselves, hereby agree to abstain
from offensively attacking the citizens or subjects of any
Power or party or their property with which they may be
at war on any such tract of land or waters of the said
empire ; but nothing in this article shall bo construed to
prevent the United States from resisting an attack by any
hostile Power or party upon their citizens or their pro-
perty. It is further agreed that if any right or interest in
any tract of land in China has been, or shall hereafter be,
granted by the Government of China to the United States
or their citizens for purposes of trade or commerce, that
grant shall in no event be construed to divest the Chinese
authorities of their right of jurisdiction over persons and
property within said tract of land, except so far as that
right may have been expressly relinquished by treaty.
Art. 2. The United States of America and his Majesty
the Emperor of China, believing that the safety and pro-
sperity of commerce will thereby best be promoted, agree
that any privilege or immunity in respect to trade or navi-
gation within the Chinese dominions which may not have
been stipulated for by treaty, shall be subject to the dis-
cretion of the Chinese Government and may be regulated
by it accordingly, but not in a manner or spirit incompa-
tible with the treaty stipulations of the parties.
Art. 3. The Emperor of China shall have the right to
appoint consuls at ports of the United States, who shall
enjoy the same privileges and immunities as those which
are enjoyed by public law and treaty in the United States
by the Consuls of Great Britain and Russia, or either of
them.

Art. 4. The twenty-ninth article of the Treaty of the
18th of June, 1858, having stipulated for the exemption of
Christian citizens of the United States and Chinese con-
verts from persecution in China on account of their faith,
it is further agreed that citizens of the United States in
China of every religious persuasion and Chinese subjects
in the United States shall enjoy entire liberty of con-
science, and shall be exempt from all disability or persecu-
tion on account of their religious faith or worship in either
country. Cemeteries for sepulturo of the dead of whatever
nativity or nationality shall be held in respect and free
from disturbance or profanation.

Art. 5. The United States of America and the Emperor
of China cordially recognize the inherent and inalienable
right of man to change his home and allegiance, and also
the mutual advantage of the free migration and emigra-
tion of their citizens and subjects respectively from the
one country to the other, for purposes of curiosity, trade,
or as permanent residents. The high contracting parties,
therefore, join in reprobating any other than an entirely
voluntary emigration for these purposes. They conse-
quently agree to pass laws making it a penal offence for a
citizen of the United States to take Chinese subjects either
to the United States, or to any other foreign country, or
fora Chinese subject to take citizens of the United States
,to China or to any other foreign country without their
free and voluntary consent respectively.
Art. 6. Citizens of the United States visiting or residing
in China shall enjoy the same privileges, immunities, or
exemptions in respect to travel or residence as may there
be enjoyed by the citizens or subjects of the most favoured
nation, and, reciprocally, Chinese subjects visiting or re-
siding in the United States shall enjoy the same privileges,
immunities, and exemptions in respect to travel or resi-
dence as may there be enjoyed by the citizens or subjects
of the most favoured nation.

Art. 7. The United States and the Emperor of China,
recognizing in the present progress of nations a favourable
tendency towards unity of civilization, and regarding a
unity of money and a unity of weights and of measures as
favourable to that great object, do hereby agree that they
will use their influence and efforts to obtain the establish-
ment, by the general agreement of nations, of representa-
tive coins having a common value, and also a common
standard of weights and measures for all countries.
Art. 8. The United States freely agree that Chinese sub-
jects shall without hindrance on account of their nationality
or religion be admitted to all schools, college; and other
public educational institutions, without being subject to
any religious or political test; and, on the other hand, his
Majesty the Emperor of China agrees that citizens of the
United States may freely establish and maintain schools
in that empire at those places where foreigners are per-
mitted by treaty to reside.
Art. 9. The United States, always disclaiming and dis-
couraging all practices of unnecessary [dictation and inter-
vention by ono nation in the affairs or domestic adminis-
tration of another, do hereby freely disclaim any intention
or right to intervene in the domestic administration of
China in regard to the construction of railroads, telegraphs,
or other material internal improvements. On the other
hand, his Majesty the Emperor of China reserves to him-
self the right to decide the time, and manner, and cir-
cumstances of introducing such improvements within
his dominions. With this mutual understanding it
is agreed by the contracting parties that if at
any time hereafter his Imperial Majesty shall deter-
mine to construct, or cause to be constructed,
works of the character mentioned within the empire, and
shall make application to the United States or any other
Western Power for facilities to carry out that policy, the
United States will, in that case, designate and authorize
suitable engineers to be employed by tho Chinese Go-
vernment, and will recommend to other nations an equal
compliance with such application, the Chinese Govern-
ment in that case protecting such engineers in their per-
sons and property, and paying them a reasonable compen-
sation for their service.

In faith whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have
signed this Treaty, and hereto affixed the seals of their
arms.

Done at Washington tho 4th day of July, in tho year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty eight.
WILLIAM 11. SEWARD.
ANSON BunidsoAmE.
CIIIII-KANG.
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