The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-11


Special Courier from Pekin TO Washing
ton.
LONDON, Dec 10, 1850.
Mr.. Burngame, who with the Chinese Embassy
was 30 honored by the King OF Prussia few days
since has just received information assuring him
shat the Chinese treaty lately concluded between the
government Of the Emperor and that OF the United
States OF America has been ratified IN China
Mr.. McLevy Brown, Secretary OF the American
Embassy, is on his way to Washington from Pekin,
via California carrying the attested copies OF the
treaty and other documents TO President Grant,
Text OF tho Trenty as Ratified by the United
States Senate.
The following Is the text OF the Burlngame- China
Greatly as ratified by the Senate and President OF the
United States and for Warded to Pekin Tor the i'm.
peral signature, as specially reported to the HERALD
from Washington, thus
ADDITIONAL ARTICLES TO THE TREATY BETWEEN
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE
TA-TsING EMPIRE OF THE 18TH OF JUNE. 1855
whereas since the conclusion OF the treaty be-
tween the United States OF America ana the Ia Using
empire (China) OF the 18th OF June 1858, circum-
stances have arisen showing tho necessity OF addl-
tiona articles thereto the President OF the United
states and the august sovereign OF the Ta-Tslng
empire having named Tor their penipotenuares, TO
wit, the President OF the United States OF America
william Il. Seward, secretary OF state ana his
accredited as his Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
plenpotentiary, and thih-kang ana sun Chia-ku, Of
the second Chinese rank associated High ENJOYS
and Ministers OF his said Majesty, and the SAID ple
potentlarieS, after having exchanged their ful
powers found to be IN due and proper form, have
agreed upon the following artcles:-
ARTICLE !. His Majesty the Emperor OF China,
being OF the opinion that IN making concessions TO
the citizens or subjects OF foreign Powers OF the
privilege OF residing on certain tracts OF land,
reSOrtlng to certain waters OF that empire Tor
purposes OF trade. he has by no means relinqushed
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 their property within the
lands or waters ana The United STATES, for them
selves hereby agree to abstain from Extensively at
lacking the citizens subjects OF any Power party
or their property with winch tDey may be at war on
any such tract Of land waters OF the said empire;
Uut nothing In this article SNAIL be construed 10
prevent the United states IRON resisting an attack
by any hostile Power or party upon tier citizens or
their property 1t Is further agreed that II any right
or interest In any tract OF land III China has been or
shall hereafter be granted by the government OF
China TO the United states or their CT tlZens Tor ptr
poses OF trade or commerce, that grant shall In no
event be construed TO ulvest the Chinese authorities
OF their right OF jurisdiction over persons and prop
erty within SAID tract OF land except far as That
right may have been expressly reinqulshed by
treaty.
ART. 2. The United States OF America and his Ma
Jesty the Emperor OF china believing mat the safety
and prosperity OF commerce VIII thereby best be
promoted, agree that any privilege or immunity In
respect TO trade OF navigation Within the Chinese do
mlnlons which may hot nave been stipulated for by
treaty shall be subject to the discretion OF the Chi
nese government and may be regulated ny IL accord
lngly. but not IN the manner or spirit Incompatible
with the treaty stpulations OF the parties.
ART 3. The Emperor oil China shall nave the right
to appoint cOnsuls at ports oil the United STATES
shall enjoy the same privileges and lmlnunities as
those which are enjoyed by pubic law ana treaty IN
the United States by the consuiS OF Great Britain and
Russia or either OF them.
ART. 4. The twenty ninth article of the treaty OF
the 18th OF June, 1885, having stipulated Tor the
exemption OF Christian citizens OF tue United States
and Chinese converts IRON persecution In China ON
account OF their laltn IL Is further agreed tnaL
citizens OF the United states in emma OF every reii
giOus persuasion aud Chinese subjects III the United
States shall enjoy entire LIBERTY OF conscience and
shall be exempt from ali disability or persecution on
account Of their religious Ialth or worship III either
country. Cemeteries Tor sepulture OF the dead OF
whatever nativity nationality shall be held IN re-
spect and free from disturbance or PROCLAMATION.
ART. 8. The United states of America and The En-
peror OF CHINA cordially recognize the inherent ana
lnallenabe right ol man " change his home and al
legance, and also the mutual advantage oi the Tree
migration and emigration OF their citizens and sub
jects respectively from the one country 10 The other
for purposes OF curiosity, trade or Is permanent
residents. The high contracting parties, therefore,
join in reprobating an! other than an entirely vol
untary emigration Tor these purposes. They con5e-
quenty agree 20 pass laws making 1t penal offence
for a citizen OF The United states or Chinese sub.
feet to take Chinese subjects either TO the United
States to any other foreign country or for Chi-
nese subject citizen Of the United States TO take
citizens OF the United States China or to other
foreign country without their free aud voluntary
consent respectively.
ART. g. Citizens Of the United States visiting or
immunIties or exemptions IN respect TO travel or
residence may there be enjoyed Dy the citizens or
subjects Of the most favored nation, and reclpro-
Caly, Chinese subjects visiting or residing Ill the
United States shall enJoy the same privileges. Inn
munities and exemptions In respect TO travel or
residence may there be enjoyed by the citizens or
subjects or the most favored nation; but nothing
herein contained shall be held TO confer naturaliza
ton upon The citizens OF the United states in China,
nor upon the subjects OF China in the United States
ART. Z. Citizens oil the United States shall enjoy all
the privileges OF the pubic educational institutions
nvfp lnf al mr.
reciprocaly Chinese subjects shall ENJOY al the
privileges OF the public educational institutions
under the control OF the governments OF the United
states which are enjoy IN the respective countries
by the citizens or subjects OF the most favored ma
hons. The citizens oi the United states may Freely
establish and MAINTAIN schools within the empire OF
China at those places where foreigners by treaty
permitted to reside aud recIprocally Chinese SUB.
lects may enjoy the same privileges and immunties
ART s. The United States, always dscaiming
and discouragng all practices oil unnecessary dicta
ton and intervention by one nation IN the affairs or
domestic administration OF another, do hereby
freely disclam any intention or right TO intervene IN
the domestic administration OF China III regard TO
the construction oi railroads, teiegraph5 or other
material internal improvements. ON the other
hand, his Majesty the Emperor OF CHINA reserves 10
himself the right TO decide the time ana manner ana
circumstances OF introducing such improvements
within his dominion With this mutual under
standing is agreed by the contracting parties that
II at any time hereafter his Imperial Majesty shall
determine to construct or cause TO be constructed
works OF the character mentioned within the
empire and shall MAKE application to the United
States or any other Western Power for facilities to
carry that policy, the United States Will, III that
case designate and authorize suitable engineers TO
be employed by the Chinese government, and Will
recommend 10 other nations an equal compliance
with such application, the Chinese government IN
that case protecting such engineers In their persons
and property and paying them o reasonable com.
pensaton Tor their service
In faith whereof the respective plenipotentiaries
have signed this treaty and hereto axed the seals
of their arms,
Done ut Washington the fourth day OF July, In the
af lard md alfyht hmm sal
aud sixty eight WILLIAM H. SEWARD.
ANSON BURLINGAME.