New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-27


| pire signed at Tientsin, the eighteenth day
of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight,
were concluded and signed by their pleni-
potentiaries at Washington, on the twenty
eighth day 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
Ta-Tsing Empire of the eighteenth OF
June, eighteen hundred and fifty weight.
WHEREAS, Since the conclusion of the
treaty between the United States OF Amer
lea and the Ta-Tsing Empire (China) of the
have arisen showing the necessity OF addi-
tiOnal articles thereto, the President of the
United States and 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 IL.
Seward, Secretary of State; and his Majesty
the Emperor of China, Arson Burlingame,
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 their
| full powers, found to be in due and proper
form, have agreed upon the following arti-
| cles:
|
| 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 resOrtlng 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 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 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 dl-
| 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 reln-
! 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-
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 III. 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 tifty-eight, having stipu-
lated for the exemption of Christian cltl-
zens of the United States and Chinese con-
verts from persecution in China on account
of their faith, it is further agreed that clti-
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
|
Cemeteries for sepulture OF the dead, OF
whatever nativity or nationality, shall be
held in respect and free from disturbance
or proclamation.
ARTICLE V. 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 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
untary emigration for these purposes. They
consequently agree to pass laws making 1t a
penal offense 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 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 OF
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 OF
residing in the United States, shall enjoy
the same privileges, immunities and eXemp
tons in respect to travel or residence, as
may there be enjoyed by the citizens OF
subjects of the most favored nation. But
nothing herein contained shall be held tC
confer naturalization upon citizens of the
United States in China, nor upon the sub
jects 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
reciprocaly, Chinese subjects shall enjoy
all the privileges of the public educational
institutions under the control of the gov
eminent of the United States, which are en-
ioyed in the respective countries by the citi
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, recprocally, Chinese subjects may en-
10Y the same privileges and immunities il
the United States.
ARTICLE VIII. The United States, always
discaiming and discouraging all practices
of unnecessary dictation and Intervention
by one nation in the affairs or domestic ad
ministration of another, do hereby freely
disclaim and disavow any intention OF
right to intervene in the domestic
administration of China in regard Il
the construction of railroads, telegraphs
or 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 circum
stances of introducing such improvements
within his dominions With this mutual
understanding it is agreed by the contract
ing parties that if at any time hereafter
his imperial Majesty shall determine to con
, struct or cause to be constructed works o