New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-18
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The Federal Council Of Switzerland and Mr..
Dudley Mason, Diplomatic Agent Of the United
States, have concluded a treaty OF friendship ana
commerce.
The FIRST division, consisting Of articles one TO
four. treats of the right Of establishment, which
is secured upon the principle of entire reciprocity
and equality for the citizens of both parties Con-
sequently, citizens of the United States shall De
at liberty to establish themselves in each Canton
Of Switzerland, upon the same conditions as cltl'
zens born in or belonging TO other Swiss Cantons
in the Cantons of Berne, Lucerne, Tessin, Tor
instance upon the same conditions as the Cantons
of Vaud, Zurich, St. Gall, &c. and, in like man.
ner, Swiss citizens shall enjoy, in respect to es'
tabishing themselves, the same rights In one
State of the Union as citizens of the other Amer
lean States. .,
These reciprocal advantages are so limited as
to extend merely to the right OF establishment,
and not to a participation in the property OF com
munities and corporations, nor to the exercise OF
political rights. A stipulation is here expressed,
bv which the establishment in Switzerland ac-
cordng to the provisions of the treaty, is only
guaranteed TO Christian citizens OF the United
States. The Cantons however, are not obliged to
make use Of their right of excluding individuals
of other religious principles
The further provisions of this part of the treaty
are of most important character. They relate
to the liberation from military service OF individu
ais established-to their equal taxation with the
CITIZENS Oh the country III WHICH LRey Iesluei
to the indemnties for damages in case OF war or
appropriation for purposes of public utility.
Articles FIVE and six constitute the second dl
vision they stipulate entire and unconditional
liberty of dispOSng of property for the citizens
of the two contracting countries. Although the
"drOit daubaine" had been abolished by the con-
vention concluded in ls47, yet difference still
existed between movable and unmoveable prop
erty; tbs difference entirely disappears in this
treaty, so that bencetorward the disposal OF prop
erty is TO be perfectly free, whether it be person
al or real.
Article seven, relating to consulates, forms the
third division of the treaty. IL contains the pro-
visions usually inserted in such instruments.
The fourth part relates TO the commercial inter
course of the two countries, and is based upon
the principle that the contracting parties shall
treat each other in the importation, expectation
and transit OF their natural and industrial pro-
ducts upon the footing of the most favored ma
tons unions OF nations, States and societies, and
that the Swiss territory shall be open to the ad.
mission Of articles, arriving from the United
States Of America, in the same manner as the
ports Of the said States shall be open TO the ad.
mission OF articles arriving from Switzerland, un-
der reservation however of the respective tariff
regulations. 1t is further expressed, as a conse-
quence of these stipulations, that neither Of the
contracting parties shall impose upon the products
Of the other any higher duties than against the
products of any other nation whatsoever; and
furthermore, any favor in commerce which shall
be accorded to any nation whatever, shall imme-
diately become common 10 the other party.
In the treaties of the United States with other
nations, says the message OF the Federal Council,
this stipulation is made under the reservation,
that if the favor was freely granted to any other
nation, the extension to the contracting parties
shall be granted freely but if it has been the OBJ
ject of condition, the extension shall only take
place upon an equitable compensation being made.
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regard for Switzerland.
The remaining stipalations of this paragraph
relate to circumstances connected with nayig alton
Switzerland is directed TO employ in her exporta-
tions, American vessels vessels Of the most ia.
vored nations. At the termination of the para.
graph, reservation is made by both parties for
the adoption of measures in the interest of public
morality security and order