The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-07-17
The Treaty with china.

The Treaty with China.
The following treaty with China is now be-
fore the Senate. II will doubtless be ratified:
To THE sEsAIx OF THE UNITED srArEs, /
| transmit to the Senate for confederation, with
view to sstiacstion I addtiOssi articles e
Majesty The Emperor q China, q the 18th Of
by the pienipotentiariss Of the parties. -
wA'Hr,orOs. July . ! lsss = HS'fN@~
Additional article, 10 ne treaty between he United
Sta,s, q Ansrise ana ne Ta.Tnng empire efms
Whereas, since the conclusion of the treaty
between the United States Of America and the
Ta.Tsins empire tOhina) Of the 18th Of june,
necessity Of additional articles thereto, the
| President Of the United States and the august
q the sp, s w hsv .s
President of the United States of Ameriea,
W% H. sswa,s ssc,s r. q state and mis- hi.
| lingame, accredited as his Envoy Extraordi-
nary and Minister Plenipotentisty, and Chih-
Kang and sun Ohia.Ku, OF the second Chinese
y h is ssid Majesty, and the said pienipoten.
tiaries, after having exchanged their full pow
ers found to ts n due and proper FORM have
Art. !: His Majesty The. Emperor Of China,
being Of the opinion that in making conces.
sion. to shs olt.sns OF susset. o. aoreisn
tracts Of land, or resorting to certain waters
OF that Empire for purposes Of trade, he has
CONAN ma or doSinion over he ssid snd and
or grant shah 30 construed TO give to any
e. Psssy %hsH se Ss YIN 10
tack the citizens Of the United States or their
property within the said lands or waters; and
agree to abstain from offensiyeiy attacking
the citizens or subjects Of any Power or party
or their property with which they may BE- A.
said Empirei but nothing in this article shall
DO construed to prevent the United States
from resisting an attack by any hostile ni,s
property, II Is further agreed that Il any
right or interest in any tract Of land 10 China
sssn O. sf dSns g s BE 81 .ss
%eIss, that sTsas .SsI! + % event * .oa !;
their right Of Jurisdiction over persons and
property within said tract Of land, except so
far as that right may have been expressly re-
'1 %Gf, Th Ss UHtsG State. Of America and
the a E%psTS, Of S1es
will thereby best be promoted, agree that any
or whn he Gsns.e . @
ss net .aSse sss o sspg:sss fss
, lated BY it accordingly, but mot in a manner
or spirit incompatible with the treaty stipu'
Art .. The Emperor OF China shall have
the right to appoint consuls At ports OF the
. iieges and INN nities as those which are en-.
Q joyed by public law and treaty in the United,
a States by the eonsuls Of Great Britain And
/. Art. /. The twenty -ninth article Of the trea.
: ty Of the 18th Of June, 1855, having stipulated
United ststes and Chinese csnverts from pei.
secution In China on account OF their faith,
1t is further agreed that citizens OF the United
: and Chinese subjects In the United, State,
shall enjoy entire liberty OF conscience ant
shall be exempt from all disability or Perse
= | cution on account of their religious faith OF
worship in either country. Cemeteries fol
| sepulture of the dead Of whatever nativity o.
nationality shall be held In respect and fre'
Art. 8. Tho United States OF America nnt
d the Emperorof China cordially recognize thu
!. shsnTe his home and allegiance, and also thu
u mutual advantage of the free migration ant
emigration OF their citizens and subjects re
FOR The purposes OF curiosity, trade, or as per
manent residents. The high contracting par
o ties, therefore, Join 10 reprobsting any othe
Il these purposes. They CONSEQUENTLY agree 7
:, pass laws making y penal o,fsnss for 81
United STATE. sS ssss on az &c ,u
tef take citizens Of ts United States to SSin
~ Or to any other foreign country, without thei
n Art 9. CitiIens Of the United States yisitin
IA or residing In China shall enjoy the sam
espest ts traVei or issiaense, As may there
he enjoyed by the citizens or subjects Of the mo.
favored nation, and, reciprocslly, Ohinese sui
n. shall enjoy the same privileges, immunitie
and exemptions, in respect to travel or res
dence, as may there be enjoyed by the citizen
he Article 7. The United States and the Emp'
Id ror OF China, recognising In the present pr,
~ gress OF nations a favorable tendency toward
ed unity OF civilization. and regarding unity {
.G- money and unity OF weights and Of measure
e. as favorable to that great object, do hereb
agree that they vii use thsis inaIen Ss ~ II
10. | general agreement OF nations, OF REPRESENT
he tive coins having a common value, and also
Of common standard of weights aud measure
Article 8. The United states freely .agrt
that Chinese subjects shall without hindran,
on account OF their nationality or religion
N. admitted to all schools, colleges and oth'
u.s. public educational institutions, without beiI
|ss o, t S % m Sr RSs s ss
r China agrees that citizens Of the Unit.
States may freely establish and mainta
schools IN that Empire a. those Places q Whe
Art o. The United States, always disclait
4, Ing and discouraglng all practices oil unneee
In the affairs or domestic administration
os- another, do hereby freely disclaim any Int
Ter. tion or right to Intervene in the domesl
struction Of railroads, telegraphs or other N
terial internal Improvements. On the 9th
!. hand, his Majesty, the Emperor Of China,
Is serves to himself the right to decide the til
IAN and manner and circumstances OF Introduce
IL" such improvements within his dominion
With this mutual understanding, II Ia agre
ing by the contracting parties that II at any TIL
hereafter his Imperial Majesty shall determi
,on | to construct or cause to be constructed wor
fop Of the character mention within the Emp
and shall make application to the unit
est; States, or any other Western Power, for fac
ing ties to carry out that policy, the United Sta
will, In that case, designate and author
ALL suitable engineers 10 be employed by
Chinese Government, and will recommend
other nations an equal compliance with ~
for application, the Chinese Government, In u
case, protecting such engineers In their p
sons and property, and paying them reas
A | able compensation for their service.
for In faith whereof the respective Plenipot
,to. tiAries have signed this treaty and her
't's afixed the seals OF their arms.
the Done at Warrington the 4th day OF July
yer the year OF our Lord one thousand oil
hundred and sixty-eight.
WILLIAM II. SKwARI
ANsoS BuRhsoAMR
IL Ohm KArG,
In SUN CHA KU.