The true Democrat., 1855-10-02
BY THE PREsIDENT:
 w. L. MARCY, Secretary cf ,State.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
 STATES OF AMERICA

| BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
 STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION. 1 WHEREAS a convention between the United States of America and her Britannia Majesty, was concluded and signed by their respective plenipotentaries, at Washington, on the 17th day of July last, which convention is, word for word, as follows-
 1 Whereas a convention was concluded on the 8th day of February, 1853, between the Unit ed States of America and her Britannia Majes- | ty for the settlement of outstanding claims, by mixed commission, limited to endure for 12 months from the day of the first meeting of the commissioners; and whereas doubts have arisen as to the practicabity of the business of the said commission being concluded within the period assigned, the President of the Unit ed States, and her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, are desirous that the time originally fixed for the duration of the commission should be ex- tended, and to this end have named plenipo- tentaries to agree upon the best mode of effect ing this object-that is to say: the President of t4e United States, the Honorable William L.. Marcy, Secretary of State of the United States; and her Ma ajesty the Queen of the United King dom of Great Britain and Ireland, John Fiennes Oid'll JlOIl, I1StI, lCl CLNOy na. and minister plenipotentiary at Washing. ton, who have agreed as follows:
 ART. l. The high contracting parties agree that the time limited in the convention above referred to for the termination of the commis- ing months from the 18th of September next, should such extension be deemed necessary by the commissioners, or the umpire in case of tbair if baino ouraa1 thaf contained in this article shall in anywise alter or extend the time originally fixed in the said convention for the presentation of claims to the commissioners.
 ART. 2. The present convention shall be ra- tifed, and the ratifcations shall be exchanged at London, as soon as possible within months from the date thereof.
 In witness whereof the respective plenipo- tentaries have signed the same, and have afix- ed thereto the seals of their arms
 Done at Washington, the 17th day of July, Anno Domini 1854.
 w. l.. MARCY, [L.s.7
 JOHN F. CHAMPION, IL. S.
 And whereas the said convention has been duly ratified on both parts, and the respective rati- fcations of the same were exchanged at Lon- don on the 18th ultimo, by James Buchanan, Esq.,, envoy extraordinary and minister pen- potentiary of the United States to Great Bri- tain, and the Earl of Clarendon, her Brltannic Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Fo- reign Affairs on the part of their respective go- vernments:-
 Now, therefore, Joe it known, that I, FRANK LIE PIERCE, President of the United States of America, have caused the said convention to be made public, to the end that the same, and every clause and article thereof, may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States, and the citizens thereof
 In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.
 Done at the city of Washington, this 11th day of September in the year | IT.. sl of our Lord, 1854 and of the ndepen- dence of the United States the seven-
 ty-ninth.
 FRANKLIN PIERCE.
 By the President:
 w. l.. MARCY, Secretary cf State