Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-04-22
THE CHINESE TREATY.

- 1880 !
The United States Grand Jury of this
State, at its present sitting, has found
indictments against several persons in
Humboldt, County for mobbing and driv.
ing from their daily labor a large num-
Der Of Chiuamen, in the employ OF
Americans, last fall. The State and
county authorities of Humboldt having
failed to give any protection whatever
to the Cinnamon, orto take any cogni-
zancc OIL the outrages committed by the
mob, the United States Grand Jury has
felt itself called upon to take the matter
In hand, in pursuance of the interna-
tionsl Treaty existing between this Gov
erument and that Of China, aud to see
whether, when our State laws are not
enforced for the protection of all classes
Of our people, the Federal laws are also
inadequate to "protect the weak against
the strong" One of the parties indict-
ed by the Grand Jury was arrested last
week in Humboldt, by the United States
Marshal, but a writ of hd6eas corpus was
sued out in Judge Berry's District Court,
Estate Court,) and the arrested party,
Mr.. l.. Dunn, was by him discharged
the Judge ruling that the United States
| Court had no jurisdiction in the case,
because Congress has enacted no
law for the punishment Of the ofenss
alleged. in the warrant, and that
the Court in criminal matters can
only act on such authority Of law.
Here then, is a legal muddic" OF
conflict which is likely to cause some
trouble in our little State Of Nevada
q conflict between a State Court and 0
Federal Court. Mr.. Dinu, the party
who had been arrested by the Unitec
States Marshal, and discharged by thu
State District Court, has commenced
an action against Judge Baldwin
Deputy United States District Attorney
Diehle, aud United States Marshal Dey
to recover $4,000 damages for false
imprisonment. There are some eighteen
indictments pending against othel
parties IN connection with this mob
and who will have to be dealt with
We can hardly predict how this vii
end, for it would seem as though State
sovereignty and Federal sovereignty
of which people have heard and reat
so much in times gone by, were JUS
about this time beingpractically demon
strated in our own State for the issl
tina. The question of legal superior
ity is likely to be a lively one for the
uext month or two-especially rs For
Churchill and Uncle Sans bristlint
b~ayouets are in such close proximity to
the county Of Humboldt. We say L
the public there is a delicate nut abou
being cracked, and we may as wei
all be prepared for a little excitemsn
outside of our Gold Hill calamity.
As many people have never read tn
existing treaty between tho Unite'
States and China, which was ratified
by the United States Senate last July
we herewith publish it, so that I" h
that runs may read" atLY Els
ARTICLE l. The Emperor Of China retain
jurisdiction over all the territory Of tn
empire except so far as ~rclinquished by spe
cial treaty. He agrees not to grant to an!
power the right within his domiuions u
attack citizens Of the United States ant
they agree not therein to attack Others bn
the United States may resist therein m.
attack made upon them.
ART. 2. Amy privilege OF trade or nayiga
ton in the Chinese Empire, not provided 10
by treaty, shall be regulated By the Chimes
Government. a1Ha 800
ART. 3. The Emperor Of China ma.
appoint eonsuls at the ports Of the Unite'
States, who shall enjoy the same privilege
as the consuls Of Great Britain aud Russia
ART. 4. Citizens OF the United States il
China, and Chinese subjects in the Unite,
States, shall have perfect liberty Of con
science, and be exempt from all d~isabilit,
or persecution on account Of religious faith
or worship; their scpultures for the dea'
shall be free from disturbance or profana
ton. u. :
R D: Inc riSnt Oh emS.a.on rom ON
country 70 the otner y lecSguile9. Law
Ter rom eiinet county 70 inc o'nef VI any
ART. 6. The inhabitants Of each country
shall enjoy in the other all tne rights o