New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-26
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, SATURDAY, AUGUST Is, 1871

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 pieni
potentiaries at Washington, on the twenty
eighth day of July, eighteen hundred ant
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 q
June, eighteen hundred and fifty -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
i United States and the august sovereign OF
| the Ta-Tsing Empire have named for their
pleniporentiaries, to wit: the President OF
the United States OF America, William III.
| Seward, Secretary of State; and his Majesty
the Emperor of China, Arson Burlingame,
| accredited as his Envoy Extraordinary and
| Minister Plenipotentiary, and Chin 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 resortng to
| certain waters of that empire for pur-
| poses Of trade, he has by no means relin-
| ouished his right of eminent domain or
I : Il I
! hereby agrees that no sucn 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
! siyely attacking the citizens or subjects of
| any power or party or their property with
| which they may be at wal On any such tract
| Of land OF 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 # 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
(
| 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 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 20 trade or navigation within the Chi
nese dolninions 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 tiftv-eight. having stipu-
| lated for the exemption OF Christian citi-
| zens of the United States and Chinese con-
| yerts 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 inalienabe 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,
rcciprocally, 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-
joyed 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 tor
eigners are by treaty permitted to reside,
and, reciprOcally, Chinese subjects may en-
JOY the same privileges and imInunitles III
the United States.
ARTICLE VIII. The United Staoes, always
disclaiming 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 mapner and circum-
stances Of Introducing such improvements