The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-01-19

~ sfo 49, "a tAAl
ted States against the Il
concluded and signed q
twenty-seventh day of ia
hundred and forty-nine,
in the English and Portu
for word, as follows:
IN THE NAME OF THE
MOST HOLY AND INDI-
VISIBLE TRINITy:
The United States of
America, and His Ma
jesty the Emperor Of Bra
zil, desiring to remove
every cause that might
interfere with the good
understanding and har-
mony which now hap
PLY exist between them,
and which il is 80 much
the interest of both coun-
tries 10 maintain; and to
come, for that purpose,
TO a definitive under
standing, equally just
and honorable TO each,
as 10 the mode Of settling
the long pending ques-
tons arising out Of
claims Of citizens of said
States, have, for the
same, appointed and con-
ferred full powers, re-
spectiyely, to wit: (
The President Of the
United States of Amer
lea, on David Tod, En-
voy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary
from the said States near
the court of Brazil, and
His Majesty the Emperor
Of Brazil, upon the most
illustrious and most ex-
cellent Viscount Of Olin-
da, Of his council, and
Of the Council Of State;
Senator and Grandee Of
the Empire; Grand Cross
of the Order of Saint
Stephen, Of Hungary; of
the Legion Of Honor of
France, and of Saint
Maurice, and Saint La
zarus, of Sardinia; Off,
Ger Of the Imperial Order
of the Cross; Commander
of the Order of Christ;
President of the Council
of Ministers Minister
and Secretary OF State of
Foreign Affairs /; who,
after exchanging their
full powers, which were
formed in good and pro-
per form, agreed to the
following articles:
ARTICLE 1.
The two high contract
ing parties, appreciating
the difficulty Of agreeing
upon the subject of said
Iecialiiation5, from the
belief entertained by
each-one, of the justice
Of the claims, and the
other Of their injustice
nd.beingcon that
the only equitable and
method by
which the two countries
can arrive at a perfect
understanding OF said
questions is to adjust
them by a single act,
they mutually agreed,
after a mature examina-
ton of these claims, and,
in order to carry this
agreement into execu-
ton, it becomes the duty
Of Brazil to place at the
of the Presi-
dent Of the United States
the amount Of five hun
dred and thirty thousand
milreis, current money!
Of Brazil, as a reasonable
and equitable sum, which
shall comprehend the
Of the reclama-
lions, whatever may be
their natureand amount,
and as full compensation
for the indemniications
claimed by the govern
of said States; to
be paid in a round sum,
without reference 10 any
one Of said claims, upon
he merits Of which the
TWO high contracting
parties refrain from en-
Iering; II being left to
he Government Of the
United States TO estimate
he justice that may per-
ain TO the claimants, for
he purpose Of distrib-
iting among them the
aforesaid sum Of five
hundred and thirty thou
and milreis, as Il may
icem most proper.
ARTICLE n.
In conformity 10 what
. agreed upon in the
preceding article, Brazil
. exonerated from all
responsibility springing
'utofthc aforesaid claims
by the Gov
'rnment Of the United
'tates up 20 the date Of
his convention, which
an neither be repro
luced nor rcconsidered
n future.
ARTICLE III.
In order that the Gov
Irnmcnt Of the United
'tates may be enabled
properly 10 consider the
laims Of the citizens Of
aid States = they re-
naming, az above de-
Jared ,subjecttoi ts judg-
respective do
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