New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-07

the treaty now in force between the United
| States of America aud the Ta-Tsing EN-
pire, signed at Tientsin, the eighteenth day
Of Of June eighteen hundred and fifty.eight,
were concluded and signed by their pieni-
| 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, 1853 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 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 artl-
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, be has by no means rein-
| Guished 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
anv power or party or their property with
| which they NAV 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 OK 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
o
within said tract of land, except so far as
that right may have been expressly relin-
pushed by treaty.
ARTICLE H. The United States of America
and his Majesty the Emperor Of China, be-
| Eeying that the safety anu prosperity of
commerce will thereby best be promoted,
| agree that any privilege or immunity in
| spect 30 trade or navigation within the Chi
nese dnminiOns which may not have been
! ,I.ai ha c,thf -
the discretion Of the Chinese government,
and may be regulated by it accordingly,
but not IL manner or spirit incompatible
with the treaty stipulatlOns 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 imIH unities 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
tLe treaty of the eighteenth of June, eight
cen hundred and tiftyeight, having stipu-
lated for the exemption of Christian citi-
zens of the United States and Chinese con-
verts from persecution III CHINA on account
OF their faith. it is further agreed that cltl-
zens of the United States III 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 III either country.
Cemeteries for sepulture OF the dead, OF
whatever natiyityor 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 rcc0g-
nize the inherent and inalienable right of
man to change his home and allegiance, and
also the mutual advantage OF the tree 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. Inc
high contracting parties, therefore, JON IN
reprobating any other than an entirely vel
untary emigration for these purposes. They
consequently agree TO pass laws making 1t
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, immunites or
exemptions in respect 10 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. immuDities and exen0-
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
T confer naturalization upon citizens OF the
United States in China nor upon the Sub
iects 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, ana,
! 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-
joyed in the respective countries by the cltl
zens or subjects OF the most favored natlon
i, The citizens of the United States may Freely
establish and maintain schools WITHIN INT
= Empire of China at those places where i0r
: eigners are by treaty permitted to reside
! and, reciprocally. Chinese subjects may en-
! ioy the same privileges and immunltles IL
= the United States.
ARTICLE VIII. The United Sta.es, Away
. disclanning and discouraging all practice
y OF unnecessary dictatiOn and lnterVehtIoI
= by one nation in the affairs or domestic az
L ministration Of another, do hereby treel
L disclaim and disavow any intendor o
right TO intervene in the domestl
= administration of China in regard !
- the construction of railroads teiegrapn'
- or other material internal improvement
!, On the other hand, his Majesty, the In
- peror of China reserves to himself the rlSH