Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-07-07
BY AUTHORITY.
By the President Of the United States of
America

A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas general treaty. of neaca ,po;t,,
navigation, and commerce between tho GTn;tod
States OF America and the republic Of New
Granada' together with an additional article
'nere'o' was concluded and signed at the city
OF bogola Dy the pIenipotentiaries of the two
couh'r'es on the twelfth day of December, che
lhousahn elght hundred and forty-six, which
treaty ana additional article are word for word
as follows:
# general treaty Of peace, amity. navigation,
ana commerce 6etween the United States of
Amer1ca and the republic of NeaC Granada.
The United States of North America, and
the repuhlc OF New Granada, in South Amer
lca, desiring to make lasting and firm the
friendship and good understanding which hap
ply exist between both nations, have resol-
yea 10 TX IN manner clear, distinct, and pos
tive, the rules which shall in future be reli-
gLously observed between each other,by means
OF treaty, or general convention of peace
ana friendship, commerce and navigation.
For this desirable object the Presden; of
the United States of America has conferred
tull powers on BENJAMIN A. Bidack, a citizen
OF the SAID States, and their charge d'affairs in
Bogota; and the President of the republic of
New Granada has conferred similar and equal
powers upon Manuel Maria MalIarino, Sec
rotary of State and Foreign Relations; who,
after having exchanged their said full powers
IN due form, have agreed to the following ar
ticles:
article /. There shall be a perfect, firm,
and lnVIOlahle 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 respectively, without dis
tlnctIon 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 ma
tons of the earth, By means of policy frank
and equally friendly with all, engage mutual
ly not TO grant any particular favor to other
nations, IN respect OF commerce and naviga-
ton, which shall not Immediately become
common 20 the other party, who shall enjoy
the same freel y, if the concession was freely
made, or on allowing the same compensation
If the concession was conditional
article 3. The two high contracting parties,
being likewise DESTROYS of placing the com
merce and navigation of their respective coun-
tries on the liberal basis OF perfect equality
and reciprocity, mutually agree that the cti-
zens of each may frequent all the coasts and
countries of the other, 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 commerce, which native citi-
Zens do or shall enjoy, submitting themselves
to the laws, DEGREES, and usages there estab-
lished, to which native citizens are subjected.
But it is understood that this article q 0es
not include the coastng trade of either coun-
try, the regulation of which is reserved by
the parties, respectively, according to their
own separate laws.
article f. They likewise agree that what
ever kind of produce, manufacture, or mer-
chandize of any foreign country can be, from
time to time, lawfully imported into the Uni
ted States in their own vessels, may be also
imported in vessels of the republic of New
Granada; and that no higher or other duties
upon the tonnage of the vessel and her cargo
shall be levied and collected, whether the i'm
portation be made in vessels of the one cOun-
try or of the other. And, in like manner, that
whatever kind of produce, manufactures, OF
merchandise of any foreign country can be
from time to time, lawfully imported into the
republic of New Granada in its own vessels
may be also imported in vessels of the United
States; and that no higher or other duties up.
on the tonnage of the vessel and her cargo
shall be levied or collected, whether the i'm.
portaton be made in vessels of the one coun.
try or the other
And they further agree, that whatever may
be lawfully exported or re-exported from the
one country in its own vesse to any foreign
country. may in like manner be exported Oh
re-eXported in the vessels of the other coun
try and the same bountes, duties, and draw
backs shall be allowed and collected, whether
such expectation or re-exportatlon be made II
vessels of the United States or of the republic
of New Granada.
article 5. No higher or other duties shall
be imposed on the importation into the Uni
ted States of any articles the produce or man
ufacturc of the republic of New Granada, anC
no higher or other duties shall be imposed or
the importation into the republic of New Ora
NADIA of any articles the produce or manufac
ture of the United States than are or shall bt
payable on the like articles, being the produce
! or manufactures of any other foreign country
nor shall any higher or other duties or char
ges be imposed, in either of the two countries
on the expectation of any articles to the Uni
ted States or to the republic of New Granada
respectively, than such as are payable on thu
exportaton of the like articles 10 any othe
foreign country; nor shall any prohibition b
imposed on the expectation or importation
anv articles the produce or manufactures o
the United States or of the republic of New
Granada, TO or from the territories OF the Uni
fed States, or TO or from the territories OF tn
republic of New Granada, which shall no
equally extend to all other nations.
Article g. In order to prevent the possl
biIitv of any misunderstanding, it is hereb,
declared that the stipulations contained IN tn
three preceding articles are to their full eX
tent applicable to the vessels of the Unite
States and their cargoes arriving in the port
of New Granada, and reciprocaIIy TO the yes
sells of the said republic of New Granada an
their cargoes arriving in the ports of the UNI
ted States, whether they proceed from tn
ports of the country 20 which they respective
Iy belong, or from the ports of any other for
eign country; and in either case, no dlscrIml
mating duty shall be imposed or collected
the ports of either country on said vessels @
their cargoes, whether the same shall be c
native or foreign produce or manufacture.
/ Artic1e I. 1t is likewise agreed that 1t sha
be wholly free for all merchants, commander
of ships, and other citizens of both countrle;
10 manage, by themselves or agents, their oW
business in all the ports and places subject t
the jurisdiction of each other. as we'll with re
spect to the consi gnments and sale OF tie
goods and merchandise by wholesale or retal
as with respect to the loading, unloading, an
selling off their ships; they being, IN all thes
cases. to be treated as citizens OF the countr