The Arkansas banner., 1848-08-15
LAWS OF THE U. STATES.
BY AUTHORITY. TREATY WITH NEW GRANADA. By the President of inc United states of

n n A N . TREATY WITH NEW GRANADA. By the President of inc United states of
 America.
 A PROCLAMATION.
 Whereasa general treaty Of peace, amity. nayiea. ton, and commerce between the United States of America and the republic of New Granada, io. gethef with an additional article thereto. was concluded and signed at the city of Boeola, by the plenpotentiaries of the two countries, on the twelfth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and forty-slx, which treaty and addi- tIonal article arc word for word, as follows: 4 general tIsaiy of Peacss, amity aaUigatioa. and comnerce bet,Ueen tAe Uaiied Slates t,f .au.Srica and the repubke cf Ne0 Gyanads.
 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 understanding which happily exist between both naiionss have resolved to fix h manner clear dis tinct, and positive, the Snles which shall n future be reigiousy observed between each other, by means of treaty. or general convention of pence and friendship, commerce and navigation. For this desirable object, the President of the United States of America hus conferred full powers on Benjamin A. Bidack, citizen of the said States, and their charge d'sairs in Bogota; and the Pres- dent of the republic of New Granada has conferred l similar and equal powers upon Manuel Maria Nal larino, Secretary of State and Foreign Relations; who, after having exchanged their said full powers ip due form, have agreed to the following articles: ARTICLE I.
 There shall be perfect, firm and involabe 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 between their citizens respectively, without distinc ton of persons or places.
 *N ARTICLE }.
 The United States of America and inc republic of New Granada, desiring to live in peace and har- mony with all the nations of the earth, by means of policy frank and equally friendly with all, en- gage mutually not to grant any particular favor to other nations, in respect 10 commerce and naviga- ton, which shall not immediately become common to the other party, who shall enjoy the freely, if the concession was freely made or on allowing the same compensation if the concession was condi- tional.
 ARTICLE ,.
 The two high contracting parties, being likewise desirous of placing the commerce and naviga ton of their respective countries the liberal basis of perfect equality and reciprocity, mutually agree that the citizens Of each may frequent all the and countries of the other, and reside and trade there, in all kinds of produce, manufactures, and merchandisc and that they shall enjoy all the rights privileges, and exemptions, in navigation and com merce, which native citizens do shall enjoy, sub initing themselves to the laws, decrees and usage there established 10 which native citizens are sub JccteC. put IL IS unuer>toOd that thIS article does not include the coastng trade of either country the regulation of which is reserved by the parties spccdyey, according 10 their own separate laws.
 ARTICLE f.
 They likewise agree that whatever kind of pro- duce, manufacture, or merchandise of any foreign country can be, from time to time, lawfully impor ted into the United States in their vessels may be also imported in vessels of the republic of New Granada; and that higher or other duties upon the tonnage of the vessel and her cargo shall be levied and collected whether the importation be made in vessels of the country of the other And, in like manner, that whatever kind of produce manufactures, or merchandise of any foreign coun- try can be, from time 10 lime, lawfully imported into the republic of New Granada in its own yes sels may be also imported in vessels of the United States; and that no higher other duties upon the tonnage of the vessel and her cargo shall be levied collected whether the importation be made in vessels of the one country or the other.
 And they further agree, that whatever may be lawfully exported or e-exported from the try in its vessels to any foreign country, may in like manner be exported or re-exportcd in the vessels of the other country and the same boun- ties, duties, drawbacks shall be allowed and colec- ted, whether such exportation rc-cxportation be made in vessels of the United States or of the public of New Granada.
 ARTICLE ,.
 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 Granada, and no higher other duties shall be inn posed on the importation into the republic of New Granada, of any articles the produce or manufac- ture of the United States, than shall he pay able on the like articles, being the produce factures of any other foreign country, shall any higher other duties charges be imposed in either of the two countries. the exportation of any articles to the United States or 10 the republic of New Granada, respectively, than such as are payable on the expertation of the like articles to any other foreign country nor shall any prohibit ton be imposed on the exportntion of any articles the produce or manufactures of the United States or of the republic of New Granada, to or from tho territories of the United States, to from the territories of the republic of New Granada, which shall not equally extend to all other nations
 ARTICLE 6.
 In crder to prevent the possibility of any misun- derstanding 1t is hereby declared that the stipula tions contained in the three preceding articles to their full extent applicable to the vessels of the United States and their cargoes arriving in the ports of New Granada, and reciprocaly to the vessels of the said republic of New Granada, and their cargoes arriving in the ports of the United States whether they proceed from the ports to which they respec lively belong, from the ports of any other foreign country; and in either case, no discriminating duty shall be imposed or collected in the ports of either country on said vessels their cafgoes, whether the same shalt be of native or foreign produce or manufacture.
 ARTICLE '.
 It Is likewise agreed that it shall be wholly free for all merchants, commanders of ships. and other citizens of both countries, to manage by themsei- yes or agents, their own business in all the ports and places subject to the jurisdiction of each oher as well with respect 10 the consignments and sale of their goods and merchandise by wholesale or retail as with respect 10 the loading unloading, and send ing off their ships; they being in all these eases, to be treated as citizens of the country in which they reside, or at least to be placed equality with the subjects or citizens of tho most favored nation
 ARTICLE 8.
 The citizens of neither os the contracting par. ties shall be liable to any embargo nor be detained with tsis vessels, caTgoes merchandise, or effects, for any military expedition, nor for any public CT private purpose whatever without allowing to those interested an equitable and sufficient indemnihca- ton.