New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-07-25
The Japan Treaty.

T,say b.,peen ths United States Of eica and e Emprs
If Japan done at Kardsaaud, te Sd day Of MaG 1908
and Of Kapei the sereath year Third month, snd third day
The United States of America and the Empire
Of Japan, desiring to establish firm, lasting and
sincere friendship between the two nations, have
resolved to fix in o manner clear and positive by
means Of a Treaty, or General Convention Of
Peace and Amity, the rules which shall in future
be mutually observed in the intercourse OF their
respective countries; for which most desirable
object the President of the United States has
conferred full powers upon the Commissioner,
Matthew Galbraith Perry, Special ambassador
Of the United States to Japan, and the august
sovereign Of Japan has given similar full power
to his Commissioners, Hayashi, Dali gakau- no.
kami, lido, Prince Of Tsna-Sima, Izawa, Prince
of Mimasaki and Udono, Member OF the Board
Of Revenue. And the said Commissioners, after
having exchanged their said full powers, and
duly considered the premises, have agreed to the
following articles: l,t
Article /. There shall be perfect, permanent
and universal peace, and q sincere and cordial
amity between the United States of America on
the one part, and the Empire Of Japan upon the
other part, and between their people respee-
lively, without exception of persons or places
Art. 2. The ports of Simoda, in the Prinei-
pality of Idzu, and the port of Hakodade, IN the
Principality of Matsmai, are granted by the
Japanese as ports for the reception of American
ships, where they can be supplied with wood,
water, provisions and coal, and other articles
their necessities may require, as far as the
Japanese have them. The time for opening the
first named port is Immediately upon the sign
ing of this treaty; the last named port is to be
opened Immediately after the same day in the
ensuing Japanese year. [yVote.-A tariff of
prices shall be given by the Japanese officers Of
the things which they can furnish payment for,
which shall be made in gold and silver coin,1
Art. s. Whenever ships of the United States
are thrown or wrecked upon the coast of Japan,
the Japanese vessels will assist them, and con-
vey their crews to Simoda or Hakodade, and
hand them over to their countrymen appointed
to receive them; whatever articles the ship
| wrecked men may have preserved shall like
wise be restored, and the expenses incurred in
| the rescue and support of Americans and ia
panese who may thus be thrown upon the shores
of either nation are not to be refunded.
| Art. A. Those shipwrecked persons, and other
citizens of the United States, shall be free as in
other countries, and not subject to confinement,
but shall be amenable to just laws.
Art g. Shipwrecked men, and other citizens
of the United States, temporarily living at ST.
| moda and Hakodade, shall not be subject to
such restrictions and confinement as the Dutch
and Chinese are in Nal asaki, but shall be free
/ at Simoda to go where they please within the
\ limits of seven Japanese miles or m from a
small island in the harbor Of Simoda marked on
| the accompanying chart hereto appended and
| shall, in like manner, be free to go where they
please at Hakodade, within limits to be defined
after the visit of the United States squadron to
| that place.
Art 6 If there be any other sort Of goods
wanted or any business which shall require to
be arranged, there shall be careful elaboration
between the parties in order to settle such
l matters
Art T. tits agreed that ships of the United
| States resorting to the ports open to them shall
be permitted to exchange gold and silver coin
and articles of goods for other articles of goods,
under such regulations as shall be temporarily
established by the Japanese Government for
| that purpose. 1t is stipulated, however, that
the ships Of the United States shall be permit
ted to carry away whatever article they are
unwilling to exchange.
Art. s. Wood, water, provisions, coal and
goods required, shall only be procured through
| the agency of Japanese officers appointed for
that purpose, and in no other manner. ,.l
| Art g. 1t is agreed that if, at any future
day, the Government of Japan shall grant to
any other nation or nations privileges or advan
tages which are not herein granted to the
United States and the citizens thereof, that
those same privileges and advantages shall be
4 granted likewise to the United States and the
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delay.
Art. 10. Ships of the United States shall re,
sort to no other ports in Japan but Simoda and
Hakodade, unless in distress or forced by stress
| of weather
Art, IL. There shall be appointed by the
Government of the United States consuls OF
agents, to reside at Simoda at any time after tbs
expiration of eighteen months from the date Of
the signing of this treaty, provided that either o.
the two Governments deem such an arrangement
necessary.
Art. r. The present convention having beer
concluded and duly signed, shall be obligatory
and faithfully observed by the United States Of
America and Japan, and by the citizens and
subjects Of each respective power and it is to bs
ratified and approved by the President of the
United States, by and with the advice and con,
sent of the Senate thereof, and by the august
Sovereign of Japan, and the ratifcations shall
be exchanged within eighteen months from tht
date of the signatures thereof, or sooner, il
practicable.
In the faith whereof, we, the respective Pleni
potentiaries Of the United States Of America and
the Emperor of Japan, aforesaid, have signed
| and sealed these presents
Done at Kanagawa, this Sd day of March
in the year of our Lord Jesus Christ, 1854, and
of Kayei the seventh year, third month, and
| third day.
[Signed by the Commissioners
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