New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-23

States OF America ana Lne la-Islng Elm
| 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
siStv.eipbt. 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 tChina) 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 III.
Seward, Secretary of State; and his Majesty
tbe 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 'Felin-
| duished 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 10 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 lie 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-
quished 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
I 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 stipulatlOns of the parties.
ARTICLE III. The Emperor of China
, shall have tie 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 conscls 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 worshipin 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-
e nize the inherent and inalienable right OF
1 man to change his home and allegiance, and
: also the mutual advantage OF the free MI
: grafton and emigration of their citizens and
t subjects, respectively, from one country to
: the other, for purposes OF curiosity. OF
: trade or as permanent residents. The
l high contracting parties. therefore. join i'll
reprobating any other than an entirely vol
5 untary emigration for these purposes. They
!, consequently agree 70 pass laws making it q
E penal ottense for a 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 then
:, free and voluntary consent respectively.
7 ARTICLE VI. Citizens Of the United
7 States, visiting or residing in China. shall
= enjoy The same privileges, immunltles OF
: exemptions in respect to travel or residence
, as may there be enjoyed by the citizens OF
l subjects of the most favored nation. And,
reciprocally. Chinese subjects, visiting OF
residing in the United States shall enjoy
} the same privileges immunities and exemp-
tons i'll respect to travel or residence, as
may there be enjoyed by the citizens OF
t subjects of the most favored nation. But
: nothing herein contained shall be held to
r confer naturalization upon citizens OF the
: United States in China, nor upon the sub
: ects 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 cltl
, 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
I eigners are by treaty permitted to reside
! and, reciprocally, Chinese subjects may en-
: joy the same privileges and immunltles IL
the United States.
. ARTICLE VIII. The United States Away;
. discalming and discouraging all practices
y of unnecessary dictation and intervention
: by one nation in the affairs or domestic al
i ministration of another, do hereby. freely
disclaim and disavow any intention o.
right to intervene in the domestic
! administration of China in regard Il
u 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 rlgh
to decide the time and maDner and elfcum
stances of introducing such Improvement
within his dominions. With this mutua
understanding 1t is agreed by the contract
9 ing parties that if at any time hereafte
d his imperial Majesty shall determine to con
G struct or cause to be constructed works
e the character mentioned within the empire