Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-08-09
By the President Of the United
States Of America.
PROCLAMATION.

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States Of America.
A PROCL
| Whereas general treaty of peace. amity, naviga-
ition, and commerce between the United states OF
America and the republic of New Granada, together
with an additional article thereto, concluded and
signed at the city of Bogoa by the plenipotentares
of the countries the twelfth day OF December,
one thousand eight hundred and forty-SIx, which
treaty and additional article are word for word, as
follows:
general treaty of peace, amy, ndugafion and com
aaerce betreen the United States Of America ana Me
republic of NeD Granada.
The United States of North America, and the re-
public of New Granada, in South America, desiring
to make lasting and firm the friendship and good un-
ders finding which happily exists between botn ma
TONS have ed to fix manner Clear distinct,
and positive, the rules which shall In future be re-
Iigously observed between each other, by means OF
treaty, or general convention of peace and friend
ship, commerce and Navigation.
For this desirable object the President OF the Uni
ted states of America has conferred full powers on
Benjamin A. Bidlack, citizen Of the SAID states,and
their charge dattaireS in Bogota and the Preslaent
of the republic Of New Granada has conferred SINH
lar and equal powers upon Manuei MARIA Mallafino'
Secretary of state and Foreign Relations; who, alter
having exchanged their said full powers III due form,
have agreed to the following articles:
ARTICLE l.
There shall be perfect firm, and lnVlOlable peace
and sincere friendship between the United States OF
America and the republic of New Granada, in all the
extent of their possessions and territories, and be-
tween their citizens respcctiveywithout distinction
/ of persons or places.
| ARTICLE 2.
The United States of America and the republic OF
New Granada, desiring to live in peace and harmony
with all the nations of the earth by means of poll
CIV frank and equally friendly with ALL engage nutu-
ally not to grant any particular to other nations,
a HIGH hal
not Immediately become common to the other party,
who shall enjoy the same freely, if the concession
was freely made, on allow ing the same compen-
| sation if the concession was conditional.
ARTICLE 3.
The two high contracting parties, being likewise
DESTROYS of placing the commerce and navigation of
their respective countries on the liberal basis OF per-
feet equality and reciprocity, mutually agree that the
citizens of each may frequent all the coasts and coun-
of the oter and reside and trade there, IN all
kinds of produce, manufactures, and merchandise
and that they shall enjoy all the rights, privileges,
and exemptions, in navigation and commencement
native citizens do or shall enjoy. submitting them-
selves the laws DEGREES, and usages there esta-
bshed. to which native citizens are SUBJECTED. But
il is understood that this article does not include
the coastng trade of either country the regulation
of which is reserved by the parties, respectively &C
cording to their own separate laws.
ARTICLE A..
They likewise agree that whatever kind ofproduce,
manufacture, or merchandise OF any foreign country
be, from time to time, lawfully imported into the
United states in their vessels, may be also I'M
ported in vessels of the republic of New Granada
and that no higher other duties upon the tonnage
of the vessel and her cargo shall be levied and col
lected, whether the importation be made IN Vesseis
| of the country or of the other. Ana, IN ike
manner, that whatever kind of produce, nanuiac-
lures, merchandise of foreign country can be-
from time time, lawfully imported into the repub-
lie Of New Granada in its own vessels, may be also
imported in vessels of the United States; and that
no higher or other duties upon the tonnage OF the
vessel and her cargo shall be levied or collected,
whether the importation be made in vessels OF the
one country the other.
And they further agree, that whatever may be law
fully exported or re-exportcd from the one country
in its vessels to any foreign country, may In
like manner be exported or re-eNported in the YES
sells of the other country; and the same bounties,
duties and drawbacks. shall be allowed and collected,
whether such expectation or transportation be made
in vessels of the United States Of the republic OF
| New Granada.
ARTICLE s.
No higher or other duties shall be imposed on the
importation into the United States of any articles the
produce or manufacture of the republic of New Ora
NADIA, and higher other duties shall be imposed
on the importation into the republic of New Granrda
of any articles the produce or manufacture OF the
United States, than are or shall be payable on the
like articles, being the produce or manufactures OF
any other foreign country; nor shall any higher or
other duties Or charges be imposed. in either o! the
two countries, the expectation of any articles TO
the United States or to the republic OF New Granada,
respectively, than such are payable on the eXpor-
taton OF the like articles to any other foreign coun-
try; nor shall any prohibition be imposed on the ex-
portation importation of any articles the produce
manufactures or the United States or OF the re-
public of New Granada TO or from the territories OF
the United states, from the territories of the
republic of New Granada, which Shall not equally
extend to all other nations.
ARTICLE 6.
In order to prevent the possibility of any misun-
derstandiug, it is hereby declared that the stpua-
tons contained i'll the three preceding articles are
to their full extent applicable to the vessels of the
United States and their cagoes arriving IN the ports
of New Granada, and reclProcaily to the vessels OF
the said republic OF New Granada and their CaIgoes
arriving in the ports Of the United StIteS, whether
they proceed from the ports of the country to which
they respectively belong, or from the ports of any
other foreign country; and IN either case. no discri
minating duty Shall be imposed or collected iii the
ports of either country on said vessels or their car
goes, whether the same shall be OF Native or foreign
produce manufacture.
ARTICLE 7.
is likewise agreed That II Shall be wholly free for
all merchants Commanders of ships, and other Citi-
zenS of botA countries to manage, by themselves or
agents. their own business in all the ports and pa-
eeS subject to the jurisdiction of each other, as well
with respect to the Consgnments and sale of their
goo.s and merchandise by wholesale or retail, as
with respect to the loading, unloading and sending
Off their ships they belng III all these cases, to be
treated as the citizens of the country in which they
reside, at least to be placed on an equality with
the subjects or citizens of the most favored nation
ARTICLE s.
The citizens of neitaer of the contracting parties
shall be liable to any embargo, nor be detained with
their vessels, cargocs, merchandise, or effects, for
any military expedition, nor for any public private
purpose whatever, without allowing to those inte-
rested an equitable and sufficient indemnitication.
ARTICLE Q.
Whenever the citizens of either Of the contracting
parties shall be forced to seek refuge asylum in
the rivers, bays, ports, or dominiOns of the other
with their vessels, whether merchant of war
public private, through stress of weather, purs
of pirates enemies or want of provisions wa
ter, they Shall be received and treated with humane
tv, giving them all favor and protection for repairing
their ships, procuring provisions, and placing them
selves in situation to continue their voyage with
out obstacle hindranCe of any kind, or the pay
ment of port fees, any charges other than plotage
except such vessels continue in port longer thar
forty-eight hours counting from the time they cas-
anchor in port.
ARTICLE 10.
All the ships, merchandise, and effects, belongin.
to the citizens of the contracting parties whiCl
may be captured by pirates, whether within the Ii
mits of its jurisdiction the high seas, and ma,
be carried found in the rivers, roads, bays, ports
or domlnions of the 9th r. shall be delivered up t,
the owneas, they proving in due and proper form
their rights before the competent tribunals it being
well under stood that the claim shall be made within
the term year by the parties themselves ,thei
attorneys agents. of their respective governments
u ARTICLE II.
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