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Vertrag der nordamerikanisclien Freistaaten mit China. 
Treaty Between the United States of America and China. 
Signed at Tien-Tsin, June 18th, 1858. 
^ 1 e United States of America and the Ta Tsing Empire, desiring to maintain firm, lasting, and sincere friend- 
ship, have resolved to renew, in a manner clear and positive, by means of a Treaty or general Convention of peace, 
amity, and commerce, the rules which shall in future be mutually observed in the intercourse of their respective 
countries; for which most desirable object the President of the United States and the August Sovereign of the Tä Tsing 
Empire have named for Their Plenipotentiaries, to wit: the President of the United States of America, William B. 
Reed, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to China; and his Majesty the Emperor of China, Kwei- 
liang, a member of the Privy Council and Superintendent of the Board of Punishments, and Hwashana, President 
of the Board of Civil Office, and Major General of the bordered Blue Banner Division of the Chinese Bannerme'n, 
both of them being Imperial Commissioners and Plenipotentiaries: and the said ministers, in virtue of the respective 
full powers they have received from their governments, have agreed upon the following articles: 
Art. I. There shall be, as there has always been, peace and friendship between the United States of America 
and the Tä Tsin-g Empire, and between their people, re'spectively. They shall not insult or oppress each other for 
any trifling cause, so as to produce an estrangement between them; 'and if auy other nation should act unjustly or 
oppressiyely, the United States will exert their good offices, on being ihformed of the case, to bring about an amicable 
arrangement of the.question, thus showing their friendly feelings. 
Art. II. In order to perpetuate friendship, on the exchange of ratifications by the President, with the advice 
and coJisent of the Senate of the United States, and by his Majesty the Emperor of China, this treaty shall.be kept 
and sacredly guarded in this way, viz : The original treaty, as ratified by the President of the United States, shall 
be deposited at Peking,, the Capital of his Majesty the Emperor of China, in chat-ge of the Privy Council; and, as 
ratified by his Majesty the Emperor of China, shall be deposited at Washington the Capital of the United States, 
in Charge of the Secretary of State. 
Art. III. In order that the people of the two eountries may know and obey the provisioris of his treaty, the 
United States of America agree, immediately on the exchange of ratifications, to proclaim the same and publish itby 
proclamation in the gazettes where the laws of the United States of America are published by authority; and his Majesty 
the Emperor of China, on the exchange of ratifications, agrees immediately to direct the publication of the same at 
the Capital and by the governors of all the provinces. 
