The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-06
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WASHINGTON, March 1.-The following
is the text of The Presidents message to the
House Of Representatives vetoing the bill
to restrict Chinese immigration:
To tie House of RepressBt1tiUes
After very careful consideration of
House bill No. 2,i33, entitled IAN act to
restrict the immigration OF the Chinese to the
United States, / herewith return it to the
House of Representatives, in which II orig
mated, with my objections to Its passage.
The bill, az il was sent to the Senate from
the House Of Representatives, was confined
in its provisions to the object named IN its
title, which is that of "An act 10 restrict
the Immigration of Chinese 10 The United
States" The only means adopted to secure
the proposed object was the Limitation in
the number OF Chinese passengers which
might be brought TO this country by any
one vessel to fifteen, and as this number
was not fixed in any proposition to size or
tonnage Of the vessel, or by any considera-
tiou OF the safety or accommodation of these
passengers the simple purpose and effect OF
the enactment were to repress this emigra-
ton to the extent of falling but little
short of its absolute exclusion. The bill as
amended in the Senate, and now presented
to me, includes an Independent. and sddi-
tional provision which aims al and in terms
requires the abrogation by this Govern
ment Of articles FIVE and six OF the treaty
with China, commonly called the Burling-
ame treaty Through the action OF the ex-
ecutive. eDjoined by this provision OF the
act of the Burlingame treaty, of which the
rstifcatiops were exchanged at Peking,
Nov. %, 1869, it recites as the Occa-
sions and motives OF it, negotiations
by the two Governments that since the
conclusion of the treaty between the L S. OF
America and Ia T-in, Empire OF China,
of the Srh OF June, 1868, circumstances have
arisen showing the necessity OF additional
articles thereto. and proceeds to an argu-
ment as to the said additional articles, the
negotiations therefore ending by the sig
nature of the additional articles on July
2S, 1868, which had for their object the
completion of our treaty rights ana obliga-
tions toward the Government OF China BY
the Incorporation of these new articles as
thenceiorth parts of the principal treaty to
which they are made supplemental upon
the settled rules of the rterpretation appli-
cable 10 such supplemental negotiations.
The text OF the principal treaty and OF these
additional articles thereto constitute one
treaty from the conclusion OF the new negO
tiations in all parts of equal and concurrent
force and obligation between the two gov
ernments and to all intents and purposes az
If embraced in one instrument. The prin-
cipal treaty, of which the ratiicatiOns were
exchanged on August II, 1859, recites that
the United States of American and the Ia
Tsin empire, desiring TO maintain a firm,
lasting and sincere friendship, have re-
solved to renew in a manner clear and posi-
tive by means OF a treaty or general
| convention of peace, amity and commerce
the rules which result in the future be
mutually observed in the intercourse of the
respective countries, and proceeds in its
thirty ar icles to lay out a careful and COM
| prehensive system for the commercial rela-
ton OF our people with China The main sub
stance of all the provisions of this treaty is
to define and secure the rights of our people
in respect of access TO residence and pro-
lection in and trade with China. The act
ual !provisions in our favor III these re-
spects were framed to be and have been
| found TO be adequate and appropriate to
| the interests OF our commerce and by the
concluding article We receive the impor-
| Ia Tsin Empire grant to any nation or mer-
chants or citizens of any nation any right,
| privilege or favor connected either with
navigation, commerce, political or other
| intercourse which is not conferred By this
treaty such right, privilege and favor shs all
at once freely innurs to the benefit OF the
United States, its public officers, merchants
and citizens Against this treaty OF slipu-
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gagement OF equality in respect all fu
| ture concessions TO foreign nations general
| promise of permanent peace and good OF
| ficers on our part seems to be the only
equivalent for this The first article Under
| takes as follows: There shall be as there
have always been peace and friendship be-
tween the United States of America and
the Ta Tsin empire and between their peo-
pie respectively. They shall not insult or
oppress each other for any trifiing cause so
as to produce an enlargement between
them, and if any other nation should act
| unjustlv or oppressively they will exert their
good Offices on being informed Of the case
10 bring about the amicable arrangement OF
the question, thus showing their friendly
feelings.
At the date Of the negotiation of this
treaty our Pacific possession had attracted
considerable emigrations and the disadvan-
tages and incouyeninces felt or feared there
from had become more or less manifest bnt
they dictated no stipulation on the subject
to be incorporated in the treaty. The year
1865 was marked BY the striking event OF
spontaneous embassy from the Chinese
empire headed by an American citizen,
Ansor Burlingame, who had reiinquished
his diplomatic representation Of his coun-
try in order to assume that OF the Chinese
empire to the United States. By this time
the facts of Chinese immigration and its
nature and influence, present and prospect
i've, had become more noticeable and were
more observed by the population immedi-
ately affected, and by the government. The
principal feature OF the BUrlingame treaty
was its attention to and its treatment of
Chinese immigration, and the Chi
nese as forming, or as they
should form, part of our pop
ulation. Up TO this time orr
uncovenanted hospitality to emigration,
our fearless liberty OF citizenship, our equal
and comprehensive justice to all inhabi
tants, whether they abjured foreign ma
tionality or not, our civil freedom and our
religious federation had made corners vel
come, and under these projections the
Chinese in considerable numbers had made
their Judgement upon our soil. The Bur-
lingame treaty undertakes to deal with this
situation, and iis fifth and sixth articles
embrace its most important provisions
in this regard and the main stipulaiions
in which the Chinese government has Sc
cured an obligatory protection OF its sub
jects within our territory. They read as
follows:
Article 9TH The United States OF
America and the Emperor of China cor
daily recognize the inherent and inaliena-
bic right of man TO change his home and
allegiance aud also the mutual advantage
of tree migration and emigration of their
citizens and subjects respectively from one
country to the other for the purpose OF
curiosity, of trade or as permanent residents;
the high contracting parties there
fore join in reprobating any
other than entirely voluntary emigration
for these purposes and they consequently
agree TO pass laws making il penal Of
fense tor a citizen Of the United States or
Chinese subje Is TO take Chinese subjects
either 10 the United States or to any other
foreign country. or for Chinese subjects or
citizens of the United States to take citizens
of the United States TO China or 10 any
other foreign coantry without their free
and voluntary consent respectively.
Article 6th-Citizens of the United
State visiting or residing in China
shall enjoy the same privileges,
immunities or exemptiops in respect To
travel or residence as may be there enjoyed
by the citizens or subjects of the most ia
vored natiors, and reciprocally, Chinese