Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-06-11
OFFICIAL.
By the President Of the United States Of america
A PROCLAMATION

By the President Of the United States Of An,ertco
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas Convention between the United States
of America and Prussia, and other States of the
Germanic Confederation, was concluded and signed
at the city of Washington by their respective Peni
potentiaries, on the sixteenth day Of June, one
thousand eight hundred and fifty-two; and whereas
an additional article to the said Convention was
agreed to and signed by the Plenpotentiaries Of the
parties on the sixteenth day of November, one
thousand eight hundred and ffty-two which Con-
vention and additional article, being in the English
and German languages 1--WE copy only the English, ]
are word for word as follows:
Convention for the mutual depery Of criminals fgives
from justice cases. concluded bepeen The United
States The part and Prussia and other States Of The
Gendnic Confederation, on The other par.
Whereas it is found expeden for the better admins
raon Of justice and the prevention Of crime within the
territories and jurisdiction Of the parties respectively
that persons committing certain heinous crimes, being
fugtyes from justice should under certain clrcumstan-
ces be recprocaly delivered up; and also to enumerae
such crimes explicy and whereas the laws and const
tuition of Prussia and of the other German States parties
to this Convention, forbid them to surrender their
citizens foreign Jurisdiction the Government of the
United States, with view of making the Convention
strictly reciprocal shall be held equally free from any
obligation to surrender citizens of the United States
therefore the part the United States Of America
and the other part His Majesty the King of Prussia
in his well In the Of his Majesty the
King Of Saxony His Royal ghness the Eector Of Hesse
His Royal Highness the Grand Duke Of Hesse and on
Rhine, His Royal Highness the Grand Duke Of SaxeWe
Esenach His Highness the Duke Of SAKE Meningen
His Hghness the Duke of Saxe-Altenburg His Hghness
the Duke Of SaxeCoburg Goha, His Hghness the Duke
Of Brunswick, His Hghness the Duke Of Anhalt Dessau
His Hghness the Duke Of Anha Bernburg His Highness
the Duke Of Nassau His Serene Hghness the Prince Of
Schwarzburg Rudolstad His Serene Hghness the Prince
Of Schwarzburg Her Serene Hghness the
Princess and Regent Of waldeck His Serene Highness
the Prince of Reuss elder branch His Serene Hghness
the Prince Of Reuss junior branch His Serene Hghness
the Prince Of Lppe His Serene Hghness the Landgrave
of HesseHomburg, well the free city Of FRANKFORT
having resolved to this subject have for that
purpose appointed their respective Plenpotentiaries to
negotiate and conclude Conyention-that is to say:
The President Of the United States Of America Daniel
Webster Secretary of State and his Majesty the King Of
Prussia, in his name, well in the Of the
other German Soyeregns above enumerated and the
city of FRANKFORT Frederic Charles Joseph Gerolt
his said Maesys Minister resident near the Government
Of the United States Who after reciprocal communica
ton Of their respective powers have agreed TO and sign
ed the following articles:
Arr l. 1t is agreed that the United States and Prussia
and the other States Of the Germanc Confederation in
cluded in, which may hereafter accede this Conven
ton, SHALL upon mutual acquisitions by them their
ministers, officers authorities respectively made do
liver up to justice all persons who, being charged with
the crime Of murder, assault with intent commit
murder piracy, arson, robbery, forgery or
the uterance Of forged papers, the fabrication or cir
culaon Of counterfeit money whether coin paper
within the jurisdiction Of either party shall seek asy
um, shall be found within the territories Of the other
Provided That this shall only be done upon such evidence
of crimnality as, according to the laws Of the place
where the fugitive person charged shall be found
would justify his apprehension and commitment for trial.
II the crime offence had there been committed; and
the respective judges and other magistrates Of the
Governments shall have power Jurisdiction and authori
ty upon complaint made under oath, TO issue warrant
for the apprehension Of the fugitive person charged
that he may be brought before such judges or other
respectively the end that the evidence Of
criminaty may be heard and considered and IL such
hearing the evidence be deemed sufficient sustain the
charge, IT shall be the duty of the examining judge
magistrate to certify the to the proper executive
authority that may issue for the surrender Of
such fugitive The expense Of such apprehension and
delivery shall DO borne and betrayed by the party who
makes the requisition and receives the fugitive.
ART q The stipuatious Of this Convention shall be
applied TO any other State Of the Gcrmanc Confederation
which may hereafter declare its accession thereto.
ART None OF the tracing parties shall be bound
to deliver up it's citizens subjects under the stp
ulations Of this Convention
Arr a. Whenever any person accused Of any Of the
crimes enumerated in this Convention shall commit
ted new crime in the territories OF the State where Ire
has sought an asylum shall be found, such person
shall not be delivered up under the stpulatons Of this