The true Democrat., 1855-09-25
TREATIES BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. PROCLAMATION

A FROCLAMAI HUN.
 WHEREAS treaty between the United States of America and her Majesty the Quen of the United Kingdom of Great Brtian and Ireland was concluded and signed by their respective plenipote1taries at Washington, on 5th day ol J une last, which treaty is, word for word as follows:-
 The government of the United States being equally desirous with her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain to avoid further misunder- standing between their respective citizens and subjects, in regard to the extent of the right o fishing on the coasts of British North America secured to each by article l of convention between the Uuited States and Great Britain signed at London on the 2Oth day of October 1818 and being also desirous to regulate the com merce and navigation between their respctive territories and people, and more especially be- tween her Majesty's possessions in North Anne. rica and the United States, in such manner as to render the same recprocaly beneficial and satisfactory, have, respectively, named plenipo tentiaries to confer and agree thereupon-that is to say, the President of the United States ot America, William L. Marcy, Secretary of State of the United States, and her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, James, Earl of Elgin and Kincar- dine, Lord Bruce and Elgn peer of the Unit , ed Kingdom, Knight of the most ancient and most noble Order of the Thistle, and governor general in and over all her Britanic Malesty's provinces on the continent of North America and in and over the island of Prince Edw ards who, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed upon the following articles:-
 f Jr lo k1,o l,4xl tracting parties that in addition to the liberty secured to the United States fishermen by the above mentioned convention of October, 20 1918, of taking curing, and drying fish on cer- tain coasts of the British North American CO., lonies therein defined, the inhabitants of the | United States shall have, in common with the subjects of her Britannia Majesty, the liberty to take fish of every kind, except shell-fsh on the sea-coasts and shores, and in the bays, har- bors, and creeks of Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia Prince Edwards Island, and of the several islands theunto ad jacent, without being restricted to any distance from the shore, with permission to land upon the coasts and shores of those colonies and the islands thereof, and also upon the Magdalen Islands for the purpose of drying their nets and curing their fish: provided that, in so doing, they do not in terfere With the rights of private property, or with British fishermen, in the peaceable use of any part of the said coast in their occupancy for the same purpose.
 It is understood that the above mentioned liberty applies solely to the sea fishery, and that the salmon and shad fisheries, and all fishe- ries in the rivers and the mouths of rivers, are hereby reserved, exclusively, for British isher- men.
 And it is further agreed, that in order to pre- vent or settle any disputes as to the places to which the reservation of exclusive right to British fishermen, contained in this article, and that of fishermen of the United States, con- tained in the next succeeding article, apply, each of the high contracting parties, on the ap- 1 plication of either to the other, shall, within six months thereafter, appoint commissioner The said commissioners, before proceeding to any business shall make and subscribe solemn declaration that they will impartaly and care fully examine and decide, to the best of their | judgment, and according to justice and equity, without fear, favor or affc 3tion to their own country, upon all such places as are intended to be reserved and excluded from the common | liberty of fishing, under this and the next suc- ceedlng article, and such declaration shall be entered on the record of their proceedings The commissioner shall name some third person to act as an arbitrator or umpire in any case or cases on which they may themselves differ in opinion. If they should not be able to agree upon the name of such third person, they shall each name sa person, and it shall be de- termlned by lot which of the two persons so named shall be the arbitrator or umpire in cases of difference or disagreement between the com- missioners. The person so to be chosen to be arbitrator or umpire shall, before proceeding to act as such Tn any case make and subscribe a solemn declaration in form similar to that which shall already have been made and sub- scribed by the commissioners, which shall be entered on the record of their proceedings In the event of the death, absence, or incapactv of either of the commissioners, or of the arbitrator or umpire, or of their his emitting, declining, or ceasing to act as such commission CT, arbitrator, or umpire, another and different person shall be appointed or named as afore- said to act as such commissioner arbitrator, or umpire in the place and stead of the person so originally appointed or named as aforesaid, and shall make and subscribe such declaration as aforesaid.
 Such commissioners shall proceed to exam inc the coasts of the North American provinces and of the United States, embraced within the provisions of the first and second articles of this treaty, and shall designate the places reserved by the said articles from the common right of fishing therein.
 The decision of the commissioners and of the arbitrator or umpire shall be given in writ ing in each case, and shall be signed by them respectively.
 The high contracting parties hereby solemnly engage to consider the decision of the com missioners coniontly, or of the arbitrator or | ,,,;r +ho ho oc ahcoluto1U Hpa and conclusive in each case decided upon by them or him respectively.
 l ARTICLE 2. It is agreed by the high con- tracting parties that British subjects shall have, Tn common with the citizens of the United States, the liberty to take fish of every kind, except shell-fsh, on the eastern sea-coasts and shores of the United States north of the 36th parallel of north latitude, and on the shores of the several islands thereunto adjacent, and in bays, harbors, and creeks of the said sea-coasts and shores of the United States and of the said islands, without being restricted to any distance from the shore, with permission to land upon the said coasts of the United States and of the islands aforesaid, for the purpose of drying their nets and curing their fish: provided that in so doing, they do not interfere with the rights of private property, or with the fishermen of the United States, in the peaceable use of any part of the said coasts in their occupancy for the same purpose.
 It is understood that the aforementioned liberty applies solely to the sea fishery, and that salmon and shad fisheries, and all fshe- ries in rivers and mouths of rivers, are hereby reserved exclusively for fishermen of the Unit ed States.
 ARTICLE 3. It is agreed that the articles enumerated in the schedule hereunto annexed, being the growth and produce of the aforesaid British colonies or of the United States, shall be admitted into each country, respectively, free of duty:-
 . Schedule.
 Grain four and breadstuffs, of all kinds
 Animals of all kinds.