Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-10-01
MISCELLANEOUS
MEXICAN TREATY WITH TURKEY

AMERICAN TREATY WITH TURKEY
Vie Messrs Harper have lust published an Svo volume
oI527 pages, entitled Sketches 1891 and
ny an American Ii has been mentioned in some of IN,
papers That The author Of this work our fellow citizen
1T. Dekay' lie takes much more favorable view n
hc Iurssh character, than has been customay hibed
one OF me notwithstanding chapters TO the American reader
~ mat ch relates 10 the Treaty recently he
tween this country and Turkey We make The foIIour
extract ~. Y. Journal e
IL had been The invariable custom Of the Ottoman gov
eihhehtto consider commercial treaties privileges
hey conferred upon foreign nations, and as matter nj
course an equivalent In some shape ALWAYS
IL was manitestly impossible purchase treaty: and We,
!, was matter anAIously desired by government I'm
tins dilemma it occurred to gotator that pernis
son 10 ouiid ships in America, sub upon which The
Otohan government had expressed much anxiety wouJ
be considered by them full equivalent for the trcaiv
As this secret article aerward the subject or mch
ocusso we give here entire suppressing merely the
stiles and useless repeons in order that our re ders
form an opinion for themselves.
SECRET ARTICLE
ne OBJECT and motive OF this writing is that &C mn m
the present there has existed no treaty or Official ,,d III
Pomsdc convention between the Sublime Porte and The
on,'ea sotes we the undersigned, clothed with the
sgh rank OF Rasset chancellor of Stae0 and au,based
by the Sublime Porte to negotiate with orr friend She
honorable commissioner and plenpo,enary of the limited
Gnares hhind' who has arrived here, conclude
separately or ConoIny with the two other commissioner.
who are at Smyrna, have concluded and EXCHANGED
between us The articles Of the treaty In
TINS treaty being concluded, and by reason of the mos,
sincere and perfect friendship which has
beI"een The powers, and the recipiord II,
nust result heefrom this secret and separate arc h
been drawn up In consideration of the abundance and
excellence OF shp-timber in the United States and IN
cheapness, and in testimony of The sincere endshin
teftained by The United States towards the Sublime Porte
US agreed That whene'er the Sublime Porte wishes
10 build any number OF two-deckers eaes or
ong' the foreign minister Rasset &C. shall address him
sell to and concert with the minister of the said
upon the mode Of making contract for such yessels
Tins contract shall contain all the conditions relative 10
price and me and the mode Of delivery a, Cons,anno
pie, so that vessels may be built alter models frnsbed
by the imperial admiralty, strong and as durable a.
vessels belonging 10 the government Of the United States
II
WlsheS Tie commissioners both sides shall so arrange
IL, that vessels thus built in the United States NAV tsk
cargo the lumber }f building another vessel large a. The
eSe' 'ahPofuhg i' ana at no greater than is paid
by the United states. " pau
.,ii l'bidhsy Chcrissay, 1915 9Th May, 1907
this - the dtnous article, which was
10 strict scrutiny Ia the nate OF the United st,s o.
the one hand wAs con ended that would be renobino
SPon our seed policy OF strict neutrality, and that +
might by possibility emboiI us h foreign nations thai
was at variance with aak and open policy 10 have anv
secret articles at all; and hat 10 treating with FOREIGN -
uons we had always acted on The footing of equals nei.
teT asking nor granting boom II also rp ed ,bs, the
very article in question which we could IN spare
ana MAJ al our tjs shoad be directed TO keep il in Inc
country Tor the ne Of government
On the other bandit maintained that we ere hound
orePec' the u'ages Of other governments If desired
70 "p'n an Intercourse With them. That with respect
70 voc "'Htla in question, government had sbo. n
"emSeiNtsE competent 10 protect that small norton hcL
was PH"c property and HAT he stipulation viii,
10 the Ice amounted on.thing inasnuch as II was Iii
know thai armed slip, could be cheaper AMI he, ,,
IN private dock yads. IL was aso main ,ine1 ,J.t ,
MAces we're no novelties in diplomatic n,errou,sc
sni hat lie adoption would Iced the encouregenu, If
an important branch Of dOmes industry Finat,. q ~
urged, that the gectect article, point Of fac, boy
HnpoTi'nt u might be considered by the Turkish govern
men conce 81 privileges which any other foreien ~,
non od "" equally gOssess which they already erf,yel
a"g could 'ya' hemselyes Of without any treaty at ILL.,
cue" were ibe arguments used this occasion: but
nha'VFef Whhl Daye bcea their weight importance
mey nal 40 int1ence on the deci.ion Of the question
me ueey "as f'hed' andthe article rejected by
parry voc: There was circumstance connected with
'e Is'uea''on Of 'ns treaty which II may be necessary
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