Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-11-13

from the ports of the belligcrent pow
ers, full respects being paid to the
neutrality of the flag of the United
States provided, that the SAID flag
shall not protect vessels engaged in
the transportation of officers or sol
dicrs in the enemy's service, nor shall
said flag be fraudulently used to ena.
bic the enemy's ships, with their car
goes, to enter the ports of China but
ell such vessels so offending shall be
subject to forfeiture and confiscation
to the Chinese government.
ARTICLE XVII
All questions in regard to rights,
whether of property or person, arising
between citizens of the United States
in China, shall be subject to the ju-
risdiction and regulated by the au-
thoritics of their own government
and all controversies occurring in
China between citizens of the United
States and the subjects Of any other
government shall be regulated by the
treaties existing between the United
States and such governments, respec
lively, without interference on the
part Of China.
ARTICLE XVIII.
If citizens of the United States
have special occasion to address any
communication to the Chinese loca
officers of government, they shall sub
nit the same to their consul or othc
officer, to determine if the languag.
be proper and respectful, and the mat
ter just and right, in which event he
shall transmit the same to the appro.
pirate authorities for their considera.
ton and action in the premises. II
subjects of China have occasion Il
address the consul Of the United
States, they may address him directly
at the same time they inform thei
own officers, representing the case 70
his consideration and action in th,
premises and if controversies arise
between citizens of the United States
and subjects of China, which cannot
he amicably settled otherwise, the
same shall be examined and decided
conformably to justice and equity by
the public officers of the two nations,
acting in conjunction. The extortion
Of illegal fees is expressly prohibited
Any peaceable persons are allowed t.
enter the court in order to interpret
lest injustice be done.
ARTICLE xxx.
The principles of the Christian re
ligion, as professed by the Protestan
and Roman Catholic churches, ar,
recognized as teaching men to do gooc
and to do to others as they would
have others do to them. Hereafte
those who quietly profess and teach
these doctrines shall not be harrasset
or prosecuted on account of their faith
Any person, whether citizen of til,
United States or Chinese convert, who
according to these tenets, peaceabl,
teach and practice the principles Of
Christianity, shall in no case be inter
fered with or molestcd.
ARTICLE xxx.
The contracting parties hereby
agree that should at any time the Ia
Tsing Empire grant to any nation,
or the merchants or citizens of any
nation, any right, privilege, or favor
connected either withnavigation, com
merce, political or other intercourse
which is not conferred 10y this treaty
such right, privilege, and favor shall
at once freely cnurc to the benefit o
the United States, its public officers
merchants, and citizens.
The present treaty of peace, amity
and commerce shall he ratified 10y tn,
President of the United States, b,
and with the advice and consent o
the Senate, within one year, or sooner
if possible, and by the august Sover
cign of the Ta-Tsing Empire forth
with /; and the Publications shall b.
exchanged within one year from TIT
date of the signatures thereof.
In faith whereof, we, the respect
i've plenipotentiaries of the United
States of America and the Ta-Tsing
Empire, as aforesaid, have signed and
sealed these presents.
Done at Ticntsin this eighteenth
day Of June, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and fifty
eight, and the independence Of tn,
United States Of America the eighty
second, and in the eighth year 0
Hienfung, fifth month, and eighth day
WILLIAM B. REED. t.. s.
KWEILIANG. r. s.
HWASHANA. L. S.
And whereas the said treaty liza.
been duly ratified on both parts. ant
the respective Publications of tn,
same have been exchanged:
Now, therefore, ], JAMES Blu
CHANAN, President of the Unitct
States OF America, have caused thu
said treaty to be made pnblic, to the
end that the same, and every clause
and article thereof, may be observed
and fulfilled with good faith by the
United States and the citizens thereof
In witness whereof, ! have hcreun
to set my hand aud caused the seal o.
the United States to be affixed.
Done at the city Of Washing
ton, this tweDty-sixth day o1
January, in the year of oul
L. s. Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and sixty, and of the In
dependence of the United
States the eighty.fourth.
JAMES BUCHANAN.
BY the President
LEW. CAss, Secretary of State.
OFFICIAL.
1rsaty Of Commerce and morigation be-
ttceen the Uniied States aud The Otto-
man Empire. C0nci uded al Copstou-