The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1870-02-18

The President has issued a proclama-
ton announcing tho ratification of the adj
ditional treaty with China, and commune
cutting its provision.
Article FIRST provides that in making
commissions to citizens or subjects of for
eign powers Of privileges OF residing on
certain tracts of land, or of resorting to
csrtains waters of the cmpiro of China,
the Emperor by no means relinquishes
his right of eminent domain. He agrees
that on such concession shall be oonstru.
ed. or given to any power or party which
may be at war with or hostile tothe Uni
ted States, the right to attack citizens of
the United States, or their property, with
insaid lands. It is also agreed that the
United States shall abstain from attack
ing Extensively citizens or subjects Of any
foreign power with whom they may be at
war, and the right Of tho Chinese Gov
ernment over persons and property is re.
tanned, except 20 far as that right may
have been expressly relinquished by troa-
sy.
Article second, provides that any privi-
lego or immunity With respect 20 trade or
navigation within the Chinese dominions,
which may not have been stipulated for
by treaty, shall be subject to the discre.
ton of the Chinese government.
Article third, authorizes the Emperor
Of China to appoint Consuls at United
States ports, who shall enjoy the immuui-
ties and privileges of the Consul of Great
Britain and Russia.
Article fourth, guarantees to the citi-
xeps of the United States visiting or resi-.
ding in China the same privileges, immu-
mites aud exemptions in respect to travel
or residence as are there enjoyed by the
citizens or subjects Of the most favored
nations, and reciprocal privileges to the
citizens of China in the United States.
But the stipulation is not to be construed
as comforting naturalization on either.
Article seventh provides for the recipro-
cal enjoyment by the citizens of the two
countries ofpublic educational institutions
under the control of either, which are en-
joyed In the respective countries by the
citizens and subjects of the most favored
nations, and gives the privilege of cstab-
fishing and maintaining schools within the
empire of China, at those places where
foreigners areIby treaty permitted to reside.
The Chinese citizens are to enjoy the same
privileges and immunities in the United
. States
Article eighth says, the United States,
always diselaiming and discouraging all
practices of unnecessary dictation and in
teTvention of one nation in the affairs or
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hereby diselaim and disavow any inten-
ton or right to interfere in the domestic
administration of China in regard to their
construction of railroads, telegraphs, or
other national internal Improvements on
the other hand his majesty, the Emperor
of China reserves to himself the right to
decide the time, manner and circumstan-
ces of introducing such improvements
within his dominions. with this mutual
understanding, that it is agreed by the
contracting parties that if at any time
hereafter his imperial majesty shall deter
mine to construct, or cause to be construc-
ted, works of the character mentioned
within the Empire, and shall make appli.
cation TO the United States, or to snY 9TH
er Western Power for facilities to carry
out that policy, the United States will, in
that case, designate and authorize suitable
engineers to be employed by the Chinese
Government, and will recommend to other
nations an equal compliance with such
applications-tlFe Chinese Government in
that case protecting such engineers in
their persons and property, and to pay
them reasonable compensation for theiI
service.