The weekly Arizona miner., 1868-09-05
The New Chinese Treaty.

Empire, 0f he lSh Qf June, 1858.
 Whereas, since the conclusion of the treaty | between the United States of America and | the Ta-Tsing Empire (Chinn,) of June 18th, ! 1858, circumstances have arisen showing the ! necessity of additional articles thereto, the | President of the United States and the august ! Sovereign of the Ia Tsing Empire having | named for their plenpotentiaries, to wit, the ! President of the United States of America, | Wm II. Seward, Secretary of State; and his | Majesty the Emperor of China, Anson Bur lingame, accredited as his Envoy EXtraordi- | nary and Minister Plenipotentiafy, and Chin | kanC and Sun Chia-ku, of the second Chinese | rank. associated High Enyoys, and Ministers | of his said Majesty and the said plenipoten- tiaries, after having exchanged their full pow CTS found to be in due and proper form, have ! agreed upon the following articles:
 Article l. His Majesty the Emperor of China, being of the opinion that in making | concessions to the citizens or subjects of for | eign Powers of the privilege of residing on | certain tracts of land, or resorting to certain | waters of that Empire for purposes of trade, he has by no means relinquished his right of eminent domain or dominion over the said ! land and waters, hereby agrees that no such ! concession or grant shall be construed to give to any Power or party which may be at war with or hostile to the United States the right to attack the citizens of the United States or their property within the said lands or wa ters; and the United States, for themselves, hereby agree to abstain from oiienslyely at tacking the citizens or subjects of any Power or party or their property with which they may be at war on any such tract of land or waters of the said Empire; but nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent the United States from resisting an attack by any la pru their property. 1t is further agreed that If any right or interest in any tract of land in China has been or shall hereafter be granted bv the Government of China to the United States or their citizens for purposes of trade or commerce, that grant shall in no event be construed to diyest the Chinese authorities of their right of jurisdiction over persons and property within said tract of land, except so far as that right may have been expressly re- linquished by treaty.
 Art 2 The United States of America and his Majesty the Emperor of China, believing that the safety and prosperity of commerce will thereby best be promoted, agree that any privilege or immunity in respect to trade or navigation within the Chinese dominions which may not have been stipulated for by treaty, shall be subject to the Chinese Gov ernment, and may be regulated by it accord ingly, but not in manner or spirit incom- patible with the treaty stipulatons of the parties.
 Art. 3. The Emperor of China shall have the right to appoint Consuls at ports of the United States, who shali enjoy the same priv ileges and immunities as tks.se which are en- ioyed by public law and treaty in the United States by the COnsuls of Great Britain and Russia, or both of them.
 Art f. The 29th article of the treaty of tue ,h ,f ISE taIF F,r lac exemption of Christian citizens of the United States and Chinese converts from persecution in China, on account of their faith it is fur ther agreed that citizens of the United States in China of every religious persuasion and Chinese subjects in the United States shall enjoy entire liberty of conscience and shall be exempt from all disability or persecution on account of their religious faith or worship ir either country. Cemeteries for sepulture o the dead of whatever nativity or nationality shall be held in respect and free from dis turbance or proclamation.
 Art ,. The United States of America ans the Empire of China cordially recognize th inherent and inalienabe right of man t change his home and allegiance, and also tn mutual advantage of the free migration am emigration of their citizens and subjects res pectiyely from the one country to the othe for purposes of curiosity, trade, or as perma nent residents. The high contracting partie therefore, join in reprobating any other tha an entirely voluntary emigration for thes purposes They consequently agree to pa laws making it a penal offence for citizen the United States to take Chinese subject either to the United States or to any otho foreign country, or for Chinese subject 1 take citizens of the United States to China to any other foreign country, without the free and voluntary consent respectively.
 Art. G. Citizens of the United States yisi ing or residing in China shall enjoy the san privileges, immunities or exemptions in r spect to travel or residence as may there enjoyed by the citizens or subjects of the mo favored nation and reciprocally, Chinese sul jects visiting or residing in the United Stat shall enjoy the same privileges, immunit and exemptions in respect to travel or res dence as may there be enjoyed by the cit zens or subjects of the most favored nation.
 Art. '. The United States and the Emper' of China, recognizing in the present progre of nations a favorable tendency towards unit of civilization, and regarding unity of mol ey and unity of weights and of measur as favorable to that great object, do heret agree that they will use their influence ar efforts to obtain the establishment, by u general agreement of nations, of represent tive coins having a common value, and also common standard of weights and measur for all countries.
 Art s. The United States freely agree thu Chinese subjects shall, without hindrance c account of their nationality or religion, l admitted to all schools, colleges and oth' public educational institutions, without ben