The Arkansas banner., 1845-02-19
THE CHINA TREATY.

has letter of Mir. Gushing to the Secretary of State, giving the main features of the Trea ty, an abstract of which we publish below. Mr. Gushing says, that in the description of the contracting parties, the language of the stipulations, and the mode of execution, the style of perfect equality between the Uni- ted States and China, has been sedulously observed
 1. The tariff Is amended by the reduction in the duties on some articles of American production, and by fixing, with greater pre- cision, what goods are contraband or subjects of monopoly; while in the English treaty, the Emperor may prohibit, or obstruct the export or import of whatever he pleases. No modification to be made in this tariff without the consent of the United States.
 ?. By the English treaties, the Consul is security for the payment of duties, and Is bound to prosecute for all infractions of the revenue laws of China. By Mir. Cushing's treaty the duties are payable in cash.
 3. New provision Is made for the trade, from port 10 port in China, so that ship, having landed part of her cargo and paid da- ties at Canton, may go to any other portland pay no additional duties and goods landed, and aahaving paid duties at one port, and may be re-exported to any other port with out paying new duties.
 i Due provision Is made for the dignity and security of Consuls or other U States officers.
 5 Goods may be landed from time to time, paying duties only as they are landed :; and vessels may deprrt, if they please. with out breaking bulk.
 6. U s citizens are to have all needed ac- eommodalions at each of the five ports.
 z Provision is made for giving instruction 10 Americans in the Chinese language, and the purchase of books is legalized.
 s. All Americans in China are to be deem subject only to the jurisdiction of their own government, both in criminal matters aud in questions of civil right.
 9, U citizens in China are placed under the special protection of the Chinese govern ment, which engages to defend them from 1 injury or insult
 10. The neutrality of our flag in case ol war between China and other nations is ful- ly guaranteed.
 Il. Provisions is made for the relief of vessels stranded or driven into port on the coast, and for the restoration of property seized by pirates in the Chinese sea.
 l2. Equality ill correspondence between officers of the two nations, and courtesy be- tween their respective citizens secured.
 B. No presents are to be demanded ol either government by the other
 IA. U, s. ships or war and their comman- ders are always to be courteously received in the ports of China
 b Provisions has been secured for com municaton between the two governments.
 16 Citizens of the United States engaged in any contraband trade, are to receive 10 protection from their government, nor is the American flag to be used by other nations to cover the violation of the laws of China
 Mir. Cushing in closing his communication, remarks that his treaty which is called, from the place at which t was concluded, lhe trea- ty of Wang Hiya, in the new provisions it makes, confers great benefit on the com merce of the British empire; for the supple mentary English treaty stipulates that any new privileges conceded by China 10 other natio&s shall be enjoyed also by England, and there is a similar provision in the treaty of Wang Hiya, and thus, what ever progress either government makes in opening this vast empire to the influence of foreign com- merce, is for the common good of each oth- CT, and of all Christendom.