New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-16

States Of America and the Ta-Tsing En-
pire, signed at Tientsin, the eighteenth da
, Of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-eighi
4 were concluded and signed by their pieni
potentiaries at Washington, on the twenty
eighth day of July, eighteen hundred an,
sixty.eight, which additional articles are
word for word, as follows:
Additional Articles to the Treaty Betwee,
the United States of America and tn
Ta-Tsing Empire Of the eighteenth O
June, eighteen hundred and ifty-eight.
WHEREAS, Since the conclusion of tn,
| treaty between the United States of Amer
lea and the Ta-Tsing Empire (CLinal of tn,
| eighteenth Of June, 1853, 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 theil
plenipotentiaries. to wit: the President Of
the United States Of America. William H
Seward, Secretary of State; and his Majesty
the Emperor of China. Arson Burlingame
accredited as his Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary, and Chih-Kane
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 theil
full powers found to be in due and proper
form, have agreed upon the following arti
| Giles:
ARTICLE l. 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 for pur-
poses Of trade, he has by no means relin-
| pushed his right Of eminent domain or
| dominion over the said land and waters,
hereby agrees that no such concession or
| bon 6a ylv
| power or party which may be at war
with CT 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
sivelv 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 NAV have been expressly reliu-
pushed by treaty.
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 or immunity in re-
spect to trade or navigation within the Chi
nese d.minions which may not have been
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the discretion Of the Chinese government,
and may be regulated by it accordingly,
but not in manner or spirit incompatible
| with the treaty stipu.ations OF the parties.
ARTICLE III. Tie Emperor of China
shall have the right to appoint consuls at
ports OF the United States. who shall enjoy
the same privileges and ;nmurities as those
which are enjoyed by public law and treaty
in the United States by the cOnsuls of Great
Britain and Russia, OF either of them.
ARTICLE ". The twenty niuth article of
the treaty of the eighteenth OF June, eight
cen hundred and tftv-eisht. 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 lie exempt from all
disability or persecution on account Of their
religious faith or worship il either country.
Cemeteries for sepulture of the dead. of
whatever nativity or nationality, shall be
held in respect and free IRON disturbance
or PROCLAMATION.
ARTICLE V. The United States of America
and the Emperor of China cordially recog-
nize Ike inherent and ilalenable right of
man 70 change his home and allegiance, and
also the mutual advantage Of the free mi
grafton and enli grafton 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 10 pass laws making it a
penal otfense Tor citizen OF the United
States or Chinese subjects 20 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 |
tree 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 or
residing in the United States, shall enjoy |
the same privileges. immunities and exemD- |
tons IN respect to travel or residence. as |
may there pe enjoyed by the citizens or
subjects OF the most favored nation. But
nothing herein contained shall he held to
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 tie United
States shall enjoy all the privileges of the
public educational institutions under the
control OF the government of China, and,
reclprocaiiy, Chinese subjects shall enjoy
all the privileges of tie public educational
institutions under the control Of the gov
Of the United States, which are en-
|oyed 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
slgners are by treaty permitted to reside,
and, reclprocally, Chinese subjects may en-
Oy the same privileges aud iuluuni.ies III
,he United States.
ARTICLE VIII. The United Sta .es. always
iisclaiming and discouraging all practices
u unnecessary dictation and intervention
~ one nationin the affairs or domestic adj
ninistration of another DO hereby freely
iisclaim and disavow any intention or
light 10 intervene IN the domestic
of China III regard to
he construction of railroads. telegraphs,
" other material internal improvements.
IN the other hand, his Majesty, the Em-
'eror OF China reserves to himself the right
o decide the time and manner and circum-
tances OF Introducing such improvements
within his domnions. With this mutual
it is agreed by fhe contract
70 parties that if at any tine hereafter |