New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-19

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IS June eighteen l,slneEesl e4d 1gnts
lpofenti8ries at Washington on the twenty
eighth ilay Of July, eighteen hundred and
| siTfv.eipft which additional articles are.
word for word, as follows:
Additional Articles to the Treaty Between
the United States Of America and the
TalTs;ng Empire of the eighteenth Of
June, eighteen hundred and ffty-eight.
WHEREAS Since the conclusion Of the
lstreaty 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-
ltional articles thereto, the President of the
United States and the august sovereign of
| the Ta-Tsing 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 she 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-
Giles:
ARTICLE /. His Majesty the Emperor of
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-l
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
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 landss or
waters. And the United States, for them
selves, hereby. agree to abstain from oaen-
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
Ilnothing 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 ii 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 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 ffty-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 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 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,H Chinese subjects, visiting or
residing in the United States, shall enjoy
the same privileges, immunities and exemp-
tions in respect to travel or residence, as
NAV 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 tbe 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-
| loved in the respective countries by the citi-
| zens or subjects of the most favored nation.
| The citizens ofthe 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
| disciaiming and discouraging all practices
| of unnecessary dictation and intervention
by one nation in the affairs or domestic adj
| 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-
| struct or cause to be constructed works OF
| <l,a l,or tiouad within fho prn7,ire