...the French representative at Pékin, for transmission to the Christians in the localities concerned. It is, in addition, permitted to French Missionaries...provinces, and to erect buildings thereon at pleasure." But it is the more our dutv so to act as to 1861.] convince the world that the acts of Government are...

...interior, but applies only to places near the open ports. The Chinese text of the French treaty, viz, " It is in addition permitted to French missionaries...provinces, and to erect buildings thereon at pleasure, " has never been adopted under the favored-nation clause by any foreign power, not even by France as...

...the French representative at Peking, for transmission to the Christians in the localities concerned. It is in addition permitted to French missionaries to rent and purchase laud in all the provinces, and to erect buildings thereon at pleasure. France has taken special interest...

...Article of the Convention between France and China, signed at Peking, October 25, 1860, states : " It is, in addition, permitted to French missionaries...provinces, and to erect buildings thereon at pleasure." This provision of the French Convention, as your -Excellency is aware, is not contained in the Treaties...

...says, in addition to restitution of or payment for former possessions of French miasionarics, " it is permitted to French missionaries to rent and purchase...provinces, and to erect buildings thereon at pleasure." There is, however, no such clause in the French text of this article, and it is the French text which...

...says, in addition to restitution of or payaient for former possessions of French missionaries, " it is permitted to French missionaries to rent and purchase land in all the provinces, ami to erect buildings thereon at pleasure/' There is, however, no such clause in the French text of...

...China, signed at Peking, October 25th, 1860, the Chinese text contains the following stipulation : " It is in addition permitted to French Missionaries...provinces, and to erect buildings thereon at pleasure." We respectfully suggest the desirability of inserting in the revised American Treaty, a similar clause,...

...to the French representative at Peking for transmission to the Christians in the locality concerned. It is in addition permitted to French missionaries...provinces, and to erect buildings thereon at pleasure* In carrying out the details of this article, so much injustice and violence were exhibited by native...

...to the French representative at Peking for transmission to the Christians in the locality concerned. It is in addition permitted to French missionaries to rent and purchase land in att the provinces, and to erect buildings thereon at pleasure.' In carrying out the details of this...

...of the convention, nor in any other foreign treaties, British, Russian, or American, namely, " It is permitted to French missionaries to rent and purchase...provinces, and to erect buildings thereon at pleasure." Dr. Williams says : The surreptitious insertion of this important stipulation in Article III of the...