National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-03-03
THE TETo MESS AGE.
Reasons for Returning the Anti Chin

To he House of Representatives.;
| After u very careful consideration OF House
| bill 2i33, entitled An act to restrict the i'm
migration Of Chinese to the United States
! herewith return it TO the House of Represon-
! tatives In which 10 originated, with my obicc-
! tions to its passage. Tho bill rs it 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 to
Restrict the immigration of Chinese to the
United States' The only means adopted to
secure the proposed object was the limitation
on the number of Chinese passengers which
might he brought to this country by any one
vessel to fifteen, and rs this number was not
! fixed in any proportion TO the size or tonnage
of the vessel or by any consideration of the
safety or accommodation of these passengers, the
simple purpose and effect of the enactment
were to reprcss this immigration to an extent
falling but little short of its absolute exclusion.
The bill as amended in the Senate and now
presented TO me includes an independent aud
additional provision which aims Mt, and in
terms requires the abrogation by this Govern
ment of articles and of the treaty with China
commonly called the Burlingame treaty,
through the action Of the Executive cujoined
by this provision Of the act.
CONDITIONS or THE TREATY.
The Burlingame treaty, of which tho ratif-
cations were exchanged at Pekin, November
%, 1869, rccitcs as the occasion and motive Of
since the conclusion of tho treaty between
the United States of America and the TA-Tsing
Empire (Chna) on the 18th of June 1858, cir
cumstapccs have arisen showing the necessity
of additional articles thereto" and proceeds to
an agreement as to said additional articles.
These negotiations, therefore, ending by the
signature of the additional articles OF July 2S,
1865, had for their object the completion of
our treaty rights aud obligations toward the
government of China by the incorporation of
these new articles rs thcncoiorth parts OF the
principal treaty to which they are made sup
Elemental. Upon the settled rules of interprc-
tatiOn applicable to such supplemental ncgutia-
tions, the text of the principal treaty aud of
these additional articles thereto constitute
one treaty from the conclusion of the new
negotiations in all parts of equal and con-
current force and obligations, between the
two governments, and to all intents and
purposes MS if embraced in one instrument.
The principal treaty, of which the notifications
were exchanged August 16, 1859, recites that
"the United States of America and tho tn.
: Using Empire, desiring TO maintain firm, last
2 ing, aud ncere friendship, have resolved tc
, renew, In manner clear and positive, by
means of u treaty or general convention o
peace, amity, and commerce, the rules shall IN
future be mutually observed in the intercourse
ofther respective countries, ''and proceeds in It's
thirty articles to lay out careful and conpre
hcusive system for the commercial relations o
our people with China. The main substance o
c all the provisions of this treaty is to define
$ anu secure the ilShVs Oh our people IN respec
9 Oh access 10 residence ana pro'ecVoh Ill aho
trade with China.
t BENEFITS TO THE UNITED STATES.
o The actual provisions in our favor in thest
/ respects were framed TO DC ana nave oeel
iouhu 10 Oe adequate ana appropriate 10 th'
interests OF our commerce. ana py Tue cohcluu
ihS article we receive Tue lhlpnrtaIit guarantee
at IA "A nj ~
S'"hV W dny hatIoh' VI t'!o hoicnn,'s VI oi.l
zens ol any nation, any right privilege or ~
= Vor connected either WIN haVlgauoh com
y merce, poltlctl OF other Intercourse, Whlch Is
. hot conferred ny thiS treaty such IIRnt' PRIV
liege, anu layor snail at once lreely inure &c
r the benefit oil the United states, ITS pubic ON
. GERS, merchants anu clhZehs. against thi'
. oody OIL stlpulatlohs III our laVor, ana this per
manent engagement oil equalty III respect o.
S all luturc concessions TO lorelgh nations, tht
: general promise ol permanent peace ana GGoc
q oihces ON our part seems TO be the only equiv
aient
: For TINS the nrst article undertakes rs iol
S lows: lhcre snall ne, Us tllere nave away
q Oeen, peace ana lrlenushlp between inc United
states Oh America ana Ihe lh-lslhg EMPIRE
. and between their people respectively. Ihel
]. shall not insult or oppress each other Tor any
: trlllng cause SO as TO produce an estrangemen
- between them, aud II any other nation shoGlC
a will exert their good Offices on being Informed
= Of the case to bring about an amicable NJ
= Iangemcnt of the question, thus showing thei
" friendly feelings" At the date OF the neGo
= tiaton OF this treaty our Pacific possessions ha'
e attracted conslndeable Chinese emigration
# and the advantages and inconvenience felt
feared thereirom had become more or less man
70 Hest, but they dictated no stlpulations on til
DC subject to he Incorporated in the treaty.
, sTIPULATIONs OF ARTICLES FIVE AND SIX.
l. Tho year 1863 was markell bv the stril,in
Il -. e - - - - 60 ,i ~
cNehI VI spontaneous ein"aSsy iloui .'o Shi
G. nese Empire, headed by ar American citZen-
4 Arson Buringame-who had relinQuished hi
" dinlomatic reDresentation of his own countr
RS l., Cbjno 10 oss,,,o tL ot nf tho rLinaso Tr,r;
a. ~ 80 ~ ~ ., io e,.. S ~ - iS ~ ~ o SP ;P
e. 10 the Onlted states ana Tue european nations
l.. by this time the facts of the Chinese immigra
'o ton and its nature and influences, present an
N nrosnectiye had become mora Noticeable an
=, @ sS ~ isa,'oI - .i ,,arnIstt - 49,
III Woie inoic op,eiNeu ny nno popuiat'oii h,, ~,
e- ulhtely hHecteu, ana Dy thls uoVerhmcEt In
principal feature of the Burlingame treaty wa
lie its attention TO and its treatment of the Chi
0 uese in,migration aud tbn Chinese as forn,in,
' % .La'- SI,'Ia -, -. ~ ,,., w. ,,a.i
le oI as Iney shoulu iorih' part oi our popuis
. tiOn. Up to this time our uncovenanted ho'
U pitality to emigration, our fearless liberty
IN citizenship our canal and cOmnrehensiye in,
H. 10 oII ;nLob;tontu ,ybotLor tLo,, ohi,Sra
K ~ w vi ii""oi'"nS9 "h'''Si uh'S "yrie
o thelf loIeISn hatiohaiity OF not, our civil lre'