New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-31


the treaty now in force between the Unite,
States of America and the Ta-Tsing En-
5spireg eigned at Tentsinsthe eighteensh-da1
Of June, eighteen hundred and ffty-eight
were concluded and signed by their pleni
potentiaries at Washington, on the twenty
eighth day of July, eighteen hundred ant
sixty-eight, which additional articles are
word for word, as follows:
Additional Articles to the Treaty Between
the United States of America and tn
Ta-Tsing Empire of the eighteenth, o
! June, eighteen hundred and ffty-eight.
WHEREAS, Since the conclusion of til,
! treaty between the United States of Amer
liea and the Ta-Tsing Empire (China) of tn,
Eighteenth of June, 1858, circumstance
have arisen showing the necessity of add
| tional articles thereto, the President of thu
| United States and the august sovereign o
the Ta-Tsing Empire have named for theii
plehipotentiaries. to wit: the President o.
the United States of America, William ID
| Seward, Secretary of State; and his Majesty
| the Emperor of China. Arson Bur1ingame
| accredited as his Envoy Extraordinary and
| Minister Plenipotentiary, 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 theii
| full powers, found to be in due and proper
form, have agreed upon the following arti
cles: Eco -
ARTICLE l. His Majesty the Emperor OF
China, being of the opinien 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 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
power or party which may be at. war
with or hostile to the United States the right
TO attack Che 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 from 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 be 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 byAreaty ~ o.
ARTICLE II. The United States of America
and his Majesty the Emperor of China, be-
frnt -It1e hnf N fD4u nd xNf
commerce will thereby best be promoted,
agree that any privilege or immunity in re-
specific 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 stipulatiens OF the parties.
ARTICLE III. The Emperor of China
shall have the right to appoint consuls at
ports or the United States, who shall enjoy
tie 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 fifty eight, having stipu-
lated for the exemption OF Christian citi-
zens of the United States and Chinese con-
ver1s from persecution in China on account
OF their faith, it is further agreed that citi-
zens of the United States in China, of every
persuasion, and Chinese subjects
IN United States shall enjoy entire liberty of
and shall be exempt from all
Gisa bihty or persecution on account of their
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. ADDE'S
ARTICLEgF..The United States of America
and the Emperor of China cordially recog-
nize the inherent and .inalienable right of
man TO change his home and allegiance and
also the mutual attyanta &c 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
Ligh contracting parties. therefore. join in
any other than an entirely vol
lntary emigration for these purposes. They
consequently agree TO pass laws making it
penal otfense 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 a Chinese
subject or citizen of the United States to
AXE citizens of the United States TO China
" any other foreign country, without their
rec and voluntary consent respectively.
2 ARTICLE VI. Citizens OF the United |
states, visiting or residing in China, shall
.nioy the same privileges, immunities or
in respect to travel or residence
Is may there be enjoyed by the citizens or
subjects of the most favored nation And,
Chinese subjects, visiting or
esiding in the United States, shall enjoy !
he same privileges, iInnfunities and exemp- |
ions In respect to travel or residence, as |
nay there be enjoyed by the citizens or |
ubjects of the most favored nation. But |
Iothing herein contained shall be held to |
Onfer naturalization upon citizens of the |
United States il, China, nor upon the sub |
gets of China in the United States:
ARTICLE VII. Citizens of the United |
states shall enjoy all the privileges of the |
'ublic educational institutions under the |
ontrol OF the government OF China, and, |
eciprocally, Chinese subjects shall enjoy |
IL the privileges of the public educational |
ostitutions under the control of the. gov
rnment OF the United States, which are en-
Dyed In the respective countries by the citi-
ems or subjects of the most favored nation
he citizens of the United States may freely
stablish and maintain schools within the |
,mpire of China at those places where for
igners are by treaty permitted TO reside,
nd, reciprocally, Chinese subjects NAV en-
~ the same privileges and immunities in
he United States. rz,zs'sr1
ARTICLE VIII. The United Sta yes, always
isclaiming and .diseouraging all practices
unnecessary dictatiOn and intervention
y one nation in the affairs or domestic adj
of another, do hereby freely
iselaim and disavow any inten don or
ighti to intervene in the domestic
ADMINISTRATION of China, in regard to
be construction of railroads, telegraphs,
r other material internal improvements. |
IN the other hand, his Majesty, the EN-
error of China reserves to himself the right
j decide the time and manner and circum-
Iances of introducing such improvements
n Thin his domininnS With this n1r,tuol. i