Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-11-25

The AMERICAN TREATY WITH CH1NA.-The follow
ing is synopsis of draft of the American treaty
with China, brought over by the ASIA and believed
to be genuine:
Article establishes permanent peace between
the United States and China.
Article provides for the preservation of the
Treaty.
Article provides for it's publication.
Article enables the Minister or Representative
of the United States in China to correspond on
terms of equality with certain high functionaries.
Article authorizes the Minister of the United
States to visit and soourn at the capital and confer
with the members of the Privy Council
Article provides that if the Emperor of China
shall hereafter enter into any treaty engagements
permitting the representatives of any other nation
to reside permanently at the capital then the repre-
sentative of the United States shall, without any
further negotiation discussion, have the
privilege.
Article provides that the superior authorities of
the United States and China, when corresponding
together, shall do so terms of perfect equality.
Article 8 provides that all personal intercourse
between the functionaries of the two Governments
shall be held at official points.
Article 9 provides that the officers of the U. S.
ships of war and the local authorities of Chine shall
hold intercourse terms of equality, and in
the United States merchant vessels shall be attacked
and pundered by pirates the national vessels of the
United States may pursue and arrest them.
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States to appoint Consuls at each of the ports that
are to be opened for commerce.
Article II provides that all citizens of the United
States residing in China shall receive and enjoy for
themselves and their property the protection of the
local authorities.
Article 70 guarantees to citizens of the United
States, residing at any of the ports open to COM
merce due accommodation and protection.
Article Ii provides that if any vessels of the Uni
ted States shall be wrecked and plundered proper
reparation shall be made.
Article IA provides that citizens of the United
States shall be permitted to frequent certain ports
that are named and other ports that may be opened
to the commerce of other nations.
Article Is defines certain regulations OF COM
merce-so also articles IT, 18, 49, 20, 21 %, % and
Article % provides that it shall be lawful for cti
zens of the United States to employ scholars and
people of any part of China to teach any of the Ian
guages of the Empire.
Article 26 provides that in the event of war be-
tween China and any other Power, the vessels of
the United States shall be permitted to enter the
ports that open to commerce.
Article ~ provides that all questions with regard
to rights of property person arising between cti
zens of the United States and China, shall besubect
to the jurisdiction and be regulated by the author
ties of their own Government
Article % provides for certain forms of inter-
course between American and Chinese officials.
Article 20 provides that hereafter persons teach
ing the doctrines of the Protestant and Roman Cath
oic religions in China shall not be prosecuted or
molested in any way.
The closing article, which may be regarded as
possessing the pith and marrow of the whole, pro-
vides that if the Chinese Government should grant
to any nation, or to any citizen of foreign nation
any rights privileges connected with commerce,
navigation politics, such rights and privileges
shall to merchants and citizens of the United
States also" -'r