New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-24

States OF America anu the a. sing Ein-
pire, signed at Tientsin, the eighteenth day
of june, eighteen hundred and lfty-elght,
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 tifty-eight.
WHEREAS. Since the conclusion of the
treaty between the United States of Amer
lea and the Ta-Tsing Empire (China) of the
eighteenth of June, 1858, circumstances
have arisen showing the necessity OF addi-
tional articles thereto, the President OF the
United States and the august sovereign of
the Ia Using Empire have named for their
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-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 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-
quished his right of eminent domain or
dominion over the said land and waters,
hereby agrees that no such concession or
II. L. cd n or tA anr
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 III 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 REIN
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 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 a 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 fifty Having stpu-
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 IL China, OF every
| religious persuasion. and Chinese subjects
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| conscience, and shall be exempt from all
disability or persecution on account of theiI
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 V. The United States of America
| and the Emperor OF China cordially recog-
nize the inherent and inaiienable 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 thei1
| free and voluntary consent respectively.
| ARTICLE VI Citizens of the United
| States, visiting or residing in China, shall
| enjoy the same privileges, immunitles 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 exelnp
| 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 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 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 educationa
| institutions under the control of the gov
eminent of the United States, which are en-
| ioyed III the respective countries by the cltl
zens or subjects ofthe most favored nation
! The citizens of the United States may freei.
establish and maintain schools within thu
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 immunltles II
| the United States
ARTICLE VIII. The United States, always
disclalming and discouraging all practice
| of unnecessary dictation and intervention
by one nation in the affairs or domestic ad
ministration of another, do hereby freel,
disclaim and disavow any intention o
| right to intervene in the dOmestl
administration of China in regard t
the construction of railroads, telegraphs
4 or other material internal improvements
On the other hand, his Majesty, the En-
peror of China reserves to himself the RICH
to decide the time and manner and circum
stances of introducing such improvement
within his dominions. With this mutua
understanding it is agreed by the contract
ing parties that if at any time hereatte
his imperial Majesty shall determine to con
struct or cause to be constructed works 0
the character mentioned within the empire