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

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betnoea the United States of -4mcrioa
and China. Codaudcd, lSM Jnne,
1858. Ratified by the United States,
2lst December, 1853. Proclaimed by
The President Of The United States, 2Gth
January, 1860.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA.
4 PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS treaty between the Uni
ted States of America and the Ia
Using Empire was concluded and
signed at Tientsin by their respective
plcnipoten,iarics, Oh the eighteenth
day of June, 1858, which treaty is,
word for word as follows:
The United States of America and the
Ta-Tsing Empire, desiring to main
tain firm, lasting, and sincere friend
ship, have resolved to renew, in "a
manner clear and positive, 10y means
of a treaty or general convention
of peace, amity, and commerce, the
rules which shall ia future be mu-
tually observed in the intercourse
OF their respective countries for
which most desirable object the
President of the United States and
the august sovereign Of the Ia
Using Empire have named for their
plcnipotcntiarics to wit The Presi-
dent of the United States of Amer.
lea, William b Red, Envoy Extra
ordiuary aud Minister Plcnipotenti-
airy to China and his Majesty the
Emperor of China, kwciiang, a
member of the Privy Council and
Superintendent of the Board of
Punishments and Hwashana, Pres
dent of the Board of Civil Office
and Major-General of the Bordercd
Blue Banner Division of the Chinese
Banncr.men, both of them being
Imperial Commissioners and Pleni.
potentiaries and the said Minis
ters, in virtue Of the respective full
powers they have received from
their governments, have agreed
upon the following articles
AETICLEI
There shall be, as there have al
ways been, peace and friendship be-
tween the United States of America
aud the Ta-Tsing Empire, and be-
tween their people, respectively.
They shall not insult or oppress each
other for any triiling cause, SO as to
produce an cstrangement between
them and ii any other nation should
act uniusny or opprcssivcly, the Uni
ted States will exert their good Off
ces, on being Informed of tie case,
to bring about an amicable arrange
ment Of the question, thus showing
their friendly feelings.
ARTICLE Ii.
In order to perpetuate friendship,
on the exchange of ratitications by
the President, with the advice and
consent of the Senate of the United
States, and by his Majesty the Emper-
or of China. this treaty shall be kept
and sacredly guarded in this way,
viz: The original treaty. as ratified
10y the President of the United States,
shall be deposited at Peking, the cap.
ital of his Majesty the Emperor Of
China, in charge of the Privy Council
and, as ratified by his Majesty the En,
peror of China, shall be deposited al
Washington, the capital of the United
States, in charge of the Secretary ol
| State. sa.
ARTICLE III. #
In order that the people of the two
countries may know and obey the
provisions of this treaty, the United
States Of America agree, immediate
ly on the exchange of ratilications, tc
proclaim the same and 10 publish i,
by proclamation i'll the gazcttes wher,
the laws Of the United States of Am
erica are published by authority and
his Majesty, the Emperor of China
on the exchange of ratiiications
agrees immediately To direct the pub
lication of the same at the capita
and by the governors Of all the prov
inces. " a@