New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-09


of June. eighteen hundred and ffty-eight,
were concluded and signed by their pleni-
notentiaries at Washington, on the twenty
eighth dav of July, eighteen hundred and
sixty. eight. which additional articles are,
word for word, as follows:
Additional Articles to the Treaty Between
the United States OF America and the
TaTsing Empire OF the eighteenth OF
June. eighteen hundred and dfty-eight.
WHEREAS. Since the conclusion of the
treaty between the United States of Amer
lea and the Ia -Tsing Empire (Chinal of the
eighteenth of june, 1898, circumstances
have arisen showing the necessity of addi-
tional articles thereto, the President of the
United States ana the august sovereign OF
the Ta-Tsing Empire have named for their
Observation-Disclosures, to wit: the President OF
the United States of America, William Fl.
Seward. Secret ary of State; and his Majesty
the Emperor OF China, Arson Burlingame.
accredited as his Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister PleEipotentiary, and Chih-kang
and Sun Chia-ku, of the second Chinese
rank. associated high ENJOYS and ministers
of his said Majesty; and the said plenipO-
tentiaries, after having exchanged their
full powers, found to be in due and proper
form, have agreed upon the following arti-
cles:
ARTICLE /. His Majesty the Emperor of
China. beaag 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, or res0rtng to
certain waters of that empire for pur-
poses OF trade he has by no means relin-
quished 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
bower or party which may De 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
waters. And the United States. for them
selves, hereby agree TO abstain rom often
sively attacking 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 hostile power or party upon
| their citizens or 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 by the government of
| China to the United States or their citizens
for purposes of trade or commerce, that
| grant shall in no event he construed to di-
| vest 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 relin-
pushed by treaty.
ARTICLE H. The United States of America
and his Majesty the Emperor OF China, be-
lieving that the safety and prosperity OF
commerce will thereby best be promoted,
| agree that any privilege or immunity in re-
| sDect to trade or navigation within the Chi
| nese dominions which may not have been
stipulated for by treaty, shall be subject to
the discretion of the Chinese government,
and may be regulated by it accordingly,
but not in manner or spirit Incompatible
| with the treaty stipulatiOns OF the parties.
ARTICLE Ill The Emperor of China
| shall have the right to appoint consuls at
| ports OF the United States who shall enjoy
the same privileges and immunities as those
which are enjoyed by public law and treaty
in the United States by the consuls of Great
Britain and Russia, or either of them.
ARTICLE ". The twenty-ninth article OF
the treaty Of the eighteenth OF June, eight
cen hundred and tfty-eight. having stipu-
lated for the exemption of Christian clti-
zens of the United States and Chinese con
verts from persecution in China on account
Of their faith it is further agreed that cltl-
zens Of the United States in China, OF every
religious persuasion. and Chinese subjects
in 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 in either country.
Cemeteries for sepulture of the dead, OF
whatever nativity or nationality, shall be
held in respect and free from disturbance
or proclamation.
ARTICLE Y. The United States of America
and the Emperor of China cordially recog-
nize the inherent and inallcnable right OF
man to change his home and allegiance, and
also the mutual advantage of the free mi
grafton and emigration OF their citizens and
subjects, respectively, from one country to
the other, for purposes of curiosity, OF
trade. or as permanent residents. The
high contracting parties therefore. join III
reprobating any other than an entirely vol
untary emigration for these purposes. They
| consequently agree to pass laws making 1t a
penal otfcnse for citizen of the United
States or Chinese subjects to take Chinese
subjects either to the United States or to
any other foreign country, or for Chinese
subject or citizen of the United States tC
take citizens of the United States to China
or any other foreign country, without theiI
free and voluntary consent respectively.
ARTICLE VI. Citizens of the United
States, visiting or residing in China, shall
enjoy the same privileges, immunltleS OF
exemptions in respect to travel or residence
as may there be enjoyed by the citizens OF
subjects of the most favored nation. And
reciprocally, Chinese subjects, visiting OF
residing in the United States, shall enjoy
the same privileges, immunities and exemp
tons i'll respect to travel or residence, a:
may there be enjoyed by the citizens OF
subjects of the most favored nation. But
nothing herein contained shall be held t(
confer naturalization upon citizens OF the
United States in China, nor upon the ssub
jccts of China in the United States.
ARTICLE VII. Citizens of the United
States shall enjoy all the privileges OF the
public educational institutions under the
control of the government OF China, and
reciprocally, Chinese subjects shall ENJOY
all the privileges of the public educatlona
institutions under the control of the gov
eminent of the United States, which are en-
ioyed in the respective countries by the cItl
zens or subjects of the most favored nation
The citizens Of the United States may treelL
establish and maintain schools within tn
Empire of China at those places where Tor
eigners are by treaty permitted to reside
and, reciprocally, Chinese subjects may en-
Joy the same privileges and immunlties II
the United States.
ARTICLE VIII. The United Stayes, Away
disclaiming and discouraging all practice
of unnecessary dictation and Intervention
by one nation in the affairs or domestic al
ministration of another, do hereby treel'
disclaim and disavow any intention o
right to intervene in the domesti
administration of China in regard t
the construction of railroads, telegraphs
or other material internal Improvement
On the other hand, his Majesty, the En-
perOr OF China reserves to himself the rgn
to decide the time and manner and clrcum
stances Ofintroducing such improvement
within his dominions. With this mutua
understanding it is agreed by the contract
ing parties that if at any time herea1te