Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-07-27

following is copy of the japan treaty
communicated to the Senate July 18th,
and since ratified:
i TREATY
IBetpeen Ms United States Of America
and the Empire Of Japan, done a
Kanegapa the Slst day Of March, IA
the year Of oar Lord JesHs Chris
1854, and of Kayei the seventh year,
third month and third day.
The United States of America and
the Empire of Japan, desiring to estab-
lish firm, lasting and sincere friendship
between the two nations, have resolved
to fix. in manner clear and positive, by
means of q treaty or a general conven-
1 ton of peace and amity, the rules which
shall in future be mutually observed in
the intercourse Of their respective coun-
tries, for which most desirable object
the President of the United States has
conferred full powers on his Commis-
sioner, Matthew Calbraith Perry, special
ambassador of the United States to
Japan, and the august Sovereign of
Japan has given similar full powers to
bis Commissioners, Hay ashi-dai-gerku
no-ksni, lido, Prince of Tsus; Sima
lzawa, Prince of Mima-Saki, and
Adono, member of the Board of Reve-
nue-and the said commissioners, after
having exchanged their said full powers,
and duly considered the premises, have
agreed TO the following articles:
ART. /. There shall be a perfect,
permanent, and universal peace and a
sincere, cordial amity, between the
United States of America on the one
part and the Empire of Japan on the
other part, and between their people
respectively, without exception Of per-
sons or places.
ART. 2. The port of Simoda, in the
Principality of Idzu, and the port of
Hakodade, in the Principally of Mats
mai, 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 re-
quire, as far as Japanese have them.
The time for opening the first named
port is Immediately on signing this
treaty; the last named port is to be
opened Immediately after the same day
in the ensuing Japanese year. NorE.
"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.
ART. 8. Whenever ships of the
United States are thrown or wrecked on
the coast of Japan, the japanese vessels
will assist them and carry their crews
to Simoda or Hakodade, and hand them
over to their countrymen, appointed to
receive them; and whatever articles the
may have preserved, shall
likewise be restored, and the expenses
incurred in the rescue and support of
American and japanese who may thus
be thrown upon the shores of either ma
ton, are not to be refunded.
ART. 4. Those shipwrecked persons
and other citizens of the United States
shall be as in other countries, and not to
be subjected to confinement, but shall
De amenable to Just laws.
ART. 5. Shipwrecked mariners and
,ther citizens of the United States,
living at Simoda or Hako-
lade, shall not be subject to such re-
trictions and confinement as the Dutch
md Chinese are at Nagaseki, but shall
'e free at Simoda, to go where they
,lease within the limits of seven ia
'anese miles (or ri from small island
n the harbor of Simoda, marked on the :
ccompanying chart hereto appended, ]
nd shall in like manner be free to go ]
there they please at Hakodade, within !
mits to be defined after the visit of the {
Jnited States squadron to that place. L
Act. 6. If there be any other sort of |
oods wanted, or any business which /
hall require to be arranged, there shall C
e careful deliberation between the par 0
es, in order to settle such matters.
ART. Z. 1t is agreed that ships of the q
-nited States resorting to the ports b
pen to them, shall be permitted to ex- n
lange gold and silver coin, and articles ei
: goods for other articles of goods, fc
nder such regulations as shall be tenn y
orarily established by the japanese T,
overnment for that purpose. 1t is g
ipulated, however, that the ships of CT
e United States shall be permitted to
rry away whatever articles they are So
willing to exchange. G
ART. 8. Wood, water, provisions, P
al, and goods required, shall only be Pi
occurred through the agency of Japan
e officers appointed for that purpose,
d in no other manner.
ART. 9. 1t is agreed that if, at any
lure day, the Government of Japan ne
all grant to any other nation, or ma on
ms, privileges and advantages which De
e not herein guaranteed to the United Sc Sc
ates, and the citizens thereof, that lie
ese same privileges and advantages Al
all be granted likewise to the United III
ates and persons thereof, without any an
Insulation or delay. Gu
ART. 10. Ships of the United States In
all be permitted to resort to no other an
rts of Japan but Simoda and Hako- oh
de, unless in distress, or forced by O.
ess of weather.
ART. II. There shall be appointed, =