New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-02

the treaty now IN force between the united
States of America and the Ta-Tsing EN-
| 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 ffty-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 Ta-Tsing Empire have named for their
| Observation-Disclosures, to wit: the President of
| the United States of America, William II.
| 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 1. 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-
| Uuished his right of eminent domain or
| dominion over the said land and waters,
| hereby agrees that no such concession or
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| 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 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 by treaty.
ARTICLE III. 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 I'LL 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-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 all
disability or persecution on account of 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.
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 it a
| 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 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, immunities 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.
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
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, reciprocally, Chinese subjects may en-
joy the same privileges and immunities in
the United States.
ARTICLE VIII The United States, always
disclaiming 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 or
| right to intervene in the domestic
administration of China in regard to
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-