New Orleans Republican., 1871-08-29

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! the treaty now IN force between the United
States of America and the TaTsing EN-
| pire, signed at Tientsin, the ighteenth day
Of June, eighteen hundred and ffty-eight,
were concluded and asigned by their plenl-
potentiaries at Washington, on the twenty,
eighth day of July, eighteen hundred ana
word for word, as follows:
Additional Articles to the Treaty Between
i the limited States of America and the
l. Ta-Tsing Empire of the eighteenth OF
sJnne, eighteen hundred and ffty-eight,
WHEREAS Since the conclusion of the
! treaty between the United States of Amer
! lea and the Ta-Tsing Empire fChina( Of the
eighteenth of June, 1853 circumstances
4 have arisen showing the necessity of addi--
| tional articles thereto, the President of the
/ United States and the august sovereign OF
| the Ia Tsing Empire have named for their
plenipotenti tieries. to wit: the President OF
| the United States of America, William H.
Seward, Secretary of State; and his Majesty
the Emperor of China, AnsOn Burllngame,
accredited as his Envoy Extraordinary and
| Minister Plenipotentiary, and Chlh-kang
and Sun Chia-Ku, of the second chinese
rank, associated high enEoys and ministers
of his said Majesty; and the SAID pien1po-
| tentiaries after having exchanged their
| full powers, found to be in due and proper
! form, have agreed upon the following artl-
cles: .bioa q - :. - pr asa
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, or resorting to
/ certain waters of that empire tor pur-
poses of trade, be has by no means relin-
auished his right, of eminent domain or
| dominion THE said dfand and waters,
1 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
waters. And the United States, fors them
selves, hereby. agree ito abstain from often
sively attacking the citizens or subjects OF
any power or party or their property with
which they may be atwar 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
4 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 be construed TO di-
| vest the Chinese authorities OF their right
! of jurisdiction over persons and property
within said tract4of land, except so far as
| that right may have been expressly relin-
| 9uished by treaty. s}......-........ ..4FLTs Cs
ARTICLE II: 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 0rimmunity in re-
spect 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 y-ninth article of
| the treaty of the eighteenth of June, eight
cen hundred and ffty-eight, having stipu-
| lated for the exemption of Christian citi-
zens of the United States and Chinese con-
verts from persecution IN China on account
| of their faith, it is further agreed that citi--
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 al
| disability or persecutionIon accountof 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. ......-- e- s -.
ARTICLE ". The United States of America
| and the Emperor of China cordially recog-
| nize the inherent and inaienable 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 in
reprobating any other than an entirely vol
| Hntary emigration for these purposes. They
| consequently agree to pass laws making it a
penal offense for a 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 a Chinese
subject or citizen of the United States to
| take citizens of the United States TO China
| or any other foreign country, without their
| free and voluntary consent respectively.
ARTICLE vi. Citizens of the United
| States, visiting or residing in China, shall
enjoy the same privileges, immunities or
exemptions in respect to travel or residence
as may there be enjoyed by the citizens or
| subjects of the most favored nation. And,
reciprocally, Chinese subjects, visiting or
residing In the United States, shall enjoy
| the same privileges, immHnities and exemp-
| tons in respect to travel or residence, as
may there be enjoyed by the citizens or
subjects of the most favored nation. But
nothing herein contained shall be held to
confer naturalization upon citizens OF the
United States in China, nor upon the sub
jects of China in the United States. rrs--e
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 educational
| institutions under the control of the gov
ernment of the United States, which are en-
ioyed in the respective countries by the cltl-
| zens or subjects of the most favored nation.
The citizens of the United States may freely
| establish and maintain schools within the
Empire of China at those places where for
| eigners are by treaty permitted TO reside,
and, reeiprocally, Chinese subjects may en-
| Joy the same privileges and immunities in
| the United States. -.-..--..-..- '.4tt
| ARTICLE VIII. The United Staues, always
| disclaiming and discouraging all practices
| of unnecessary dictatiOn and intervention
| by one nation in the affairs OF domestic ad-'
ministration of another, do hereby freely
disclaim and disavow any inten 6ion or
right to intervene in the domestic
| administration of China in regard to
| the construction of railroads, telegraphs,
,er other material internal improvements
On the other hand, his Majesty, the En-
peror of China reserves to himself the right
| TO decide the time and manner and clrcum-