The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1840-05-09
By the President Of the United
States Of America.
A PROCLAMATION.

a IIAOSLA"Ai lo-N,
WHEREAS a convention for the ADJUST.
ment of claims of citizens Of the United
States of America, upon the Government
of the Mexican Republic was concluded
and signed at Washington, on the eleventh
day Of April, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and thirty.
nine, which convention, being i'll the Eng
lish and Spanish languages, is word for
word as follows:
Convention for the adjustment of claims
of citizens of the United States of Anne.
RIGA, upon the Government of the Mexi-
can Republic.
Whereas a convention for the adjust
ment Of claims Of citizens of the United
States, upon the Government of the Mexi-
can Republic, was concluded and signed
at Washington, on the 10th day OF Sep
tember, 1888, which convention was not
ratified on the part of the Mexican Go
vernment, on the alleged ground, that the
consent of his Majesty the King of Prus-
sia, to provide all arbitrator to act in the
case provided by said convention could
not be obtained:
And whereas, the parties to said con-
ven,ion are still, and equally, dcsirous Of
tel minating the discussions which have
taken place between them, in respect to
said claims, arising from Injuries TO the
persons and property of citizens of the
United States, by Mexican authorities, in
a manner equally advantageous to the ci.
tizens of the United States, by whom said
injuries have been sustained, and more
convenient to Mexico, than that provided
bv said convention: the President of the
United States has named for this purpose,
and furnished with full powers, John For
sy,h, Secretary Of Stale of the said Uni.
ted States; and the President of the Mexi-
can Republic, has named his exccl!ency
Senor Don Francisco Pizarro Martinez,
accredited as Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary of the Mexican
Republic to the United States, and has
furnished him with full powers for the
same purpose: And the said plenipoten-
tiaries have agreed upon, and concluded
the following articles:
ARTICLE l. II is agreed that all claims
Of citizens of the United States upon the
Mexican Government, statements of which,
soliciting the interpostion of the Govern
ment of the United States, have been pre-
sented 10 the Department of State, or TO
the diplomatic agent Of the United States
at Mexico, until the signature of this con-
ventiou. shall be referred to four commits.
sioners, who shall form board, and be
appointed in the following manner, name
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by the President of the United States, by
and with the advice and consent of the
Senate thereof, and two commissioners by
the President of the Mexican Republic.
The said commissioners so appointed,
shall be sworn impartially to examine and
decide upon the said claims according TO
such evidence as shall be laid befure them
on the part of the United States and the
Mexican Republic respectively.
ART. 2. The said board shall have two
secretaries, versed in the English and
Spanish languages; one to be appointed
by the President Of the United States, by
and with the advice and consent of the
Senate thereof, and the other blythe Pre-
sident Of the Mexican Republic. And the
said secretaries shall be sworn faithfully
TO discharge their duty in capacity:
ART. 3. The said board shall meet in
tho city Of Washington, within three
months after the exchange of the rati6ca-
tioIs Of this convention, and within eigh-
teen months from the time Of its meeting,
shall terminate its duties. The Secretary
of State of the United States shall, i'm
mediately after the exchange of the rati-
fcations of this couven,ion, give notice
Of the time of the meeting of the said
board, to be published in two newspapers
in Washington, and in such other papers
as he may think proper.
ART. 4. All documents which now are
il. or hereafter, during the continuance
Of the commission constituted by this con.
ven,ion, may come into the possession OF
the Department Of State of the United
States, in relation 10 The aforesaid clains
shall be delivered 10 the buard. The
Mexican Government shall furnish all sncl
documents and explanations as may he ir
their possession, for the adjustment o
said claims, according to the principles o
justice, the law Of nations, aud the stipu