Squatter sovereign., 1855-10-02


WHEREAs Treaty. between ,hs r1,;..,e
or America and the Argsrtire c,.rr,s'fs S.s'fs
was concluded and signed ky ,bs;, r.s.st,e.h.
P!enipetenfisrifs. at Ssr Joss ss eSi'fse
the tenth day ef July. eishtesr br,.S.ss CT
hffy-th'ee: which tre.ty teirr :, ~ &c
nsn and Spanish languages, Is. word FOR wa
Treaty for the Free Navi-at- On of .be p;.
rarara ard U'rersv. between he TT';ss
>'sres snd the A-gertine Confederaticr unto
Inc President Of 'he United States .nd A.
EHseiencV The Provisional Director of .hs A.
=. yentihs So' fAderrtinn heinr 6esirnns cf s,r.-.
fnening tn" bonds Of f iendsh'p which g, r.
pitv slhsist between their resnerf;ya St.tP, P,
ro"ht.iss' and convinced that the snrest u.,,s
OF srrfin@ at This respt is IN e. ka in eoars,t.n
me measures requisite for faci,itatinr and A.
Ve'on'ne commercial relations have -e.o.r.,
80 oeraIns oa'i nF e,eafv the conditions Of N.
rree havlgation OF th- Rivers Par.n, ard tn
0'iaV and TINS to remova tha obst.cle. wh;.I
nave hstherto imped.d this navieation.
WIN ehis object they have named "a thai,
pseniporentiaries. that is to s.v-tha Pre.id.n,
or tne United States. Robert C. SrhancL. F.
a-v of the United States 70 Rr.,;, aaI Pu,en'i. 1
Pend'efnn- Charge a'Affairas of tha ~;
States to the Argentine Cnnfed.-.t;,,,. -.
Exc"llencv the Provisional Directs :. a. -
oentine Confederation. Doc.n- Do, S.jr.do-
Maria del Carril. and Doctor Don S',.F'.oF
49,.
ted 70 each other their full poyy.-s So
good and due form. have agreed upon tn. ,o,l ~.
lowing articles: '
ARrIcL. I.
The Argentine Confederation in tn. .x.-c:,,
OF her snve -s'~n rights. comedies n. fee mar
igation OF the Rivars Psrans and Urlsr.r
wherever they NAV belong to ha-, 70 the me-.
conditions which this treaty. establishes, and a
the regulations sanctioned. hy the national an.
thority of the Confederation
ARTICLE II.
Consequently. The said vessels shall h. a.
mitted to remain load. and unload in the pl,c..
and ports OF 'he Argentine Confederation which
are open for that purpose
ARTICLE I'LL
Th- Government OF the Argentine ConfAda.
-atinn, heinr d-sirous to provide eye-v facility
FOR interior navi~ation. agrees to maintain h.a-
cons and marks nointinc OF. the channels.
ARTICLE ".
uniform svstAm shall be establish h. Al.
comnstrnt authorities OF Tho Confeie -a.inn 70
hnr- 't@hss. po'ic"- and pilo.ags dn-s. along n.
who'- co~rse Of the waters which belong n n.
Confedc alton.
ARTICLE v.
Tn" hinh con.ractin" narties consif.rf,g tb,t
the island of Martin Garcia NAV. from ia no.
sition emha-rass and imnedn thn fee n4vig,-
ZION OF tha confirants of N. River Plate aye.
RI use their influence tn prevent the possion of
the said island from bein.r retained o. h.la hv
anv State Of the River Plata. or ire conAran's
which shall not have given It's adhesion to the
principle Of their free navigation
ARTICLE VI.
IL /. should h7ppen (Which Gnd fohiiN III.
war shorld break ont batwnen snv nftha S,at-s
Rap1hlics. or Provinces ~ the River Plates q;
its continents. the navigation Of The Rv--s P,r-
ana and Uruguay shall remain free - m. mer-
chant flag of all nations. excnp-ins in 1rha. rn7l
| Ie'ate 70 munitions OF war. s1ch as arms OF a
kinds gunpowder, lead. and cannon h,l!s.
| ARTICLE VII.
Power is expressly reserved m his Maies.
/ the Emperor of Brazil. an1 thr Government O
| bolivia, Paraguay. and the Oriental State o.
Uruguay TO become parties 10 III" p-rsen: t-.-.r
| in case they shorld he disnos.d 70 arnIv its
Paraguay. and Urug"av. over which hey nav
| respectively possess 1uvial rights
| ARTICLE VIII.
The princinai objects fo- which th~ Rive,
| Pa-ana and u uGriav are declared free tn m
| commerce OF tho world. being 70 exterd IN
mercantile -rl-tions nf III. ccunt-i which ho-
| der them arf to promote immigration If j
hereby agreed that no favor or imrnnnitv shal
be granted IN the flag or trade of arv other ms
| tion which shall not equally extend to thos.
the United States.
/ ARTICLE TX.
| The p-rsent treaty shall be ratified On n
| part Of 'he Government OF The United State
| within fifteen months f-on it's date ani With
| two davs bv his Excnllency The Prorisiors
| Director of the ARGENTINE Confederation VIII
shall present it to the frs. IeeisIative Cnnyres.
| Of The Confederation. for their nnp-ohafior.
| Th- ratihcations shall be exchanges a. the
! seat Of Government Of tn. A-rcntinp Cout+de-
ration. within III" t.-rn of eightasr months.
| In witness whereof the resnActire pi"nipo
tentiaries have signed this treaty, and affxe
thereto their scale
Done at San jose 4. Flores IN the tan.h ia
| OF Julv. in the v-s- nf onr lord one tho-s1r
| eight hundred and fiftv-.hree.
RoBr. C. ScHExcK, rsesi.1
| JNo. s. PEvDLErnS. srsl
SarvIp"R Ma. DEL CARL, fsaai.1
| JOSE 2. GososTIhGA. fsa-l.
| -atifiod O, both parts. and the respective ra'
icasnns Of the same were rxehanced in III" ri'
OF Parana, on the twentieth day of Decemb
last:
Now, therAfore. he IL known that T. FRANZ
lin PIERCE. President IF the United States
| Americ- have caused the said treaty tn he mar
| nphiic. to IN. end that the same. and erH'
clause and article thereof. NAV be observed II
fulfi,ad with gooi faith bv the United Stat
and tho citizens thereof.
IN testimony whereof. have herennto e
nv hand ard caused the seal OF the United St.
to be affxad.
Done at the citv of Washin5ton n
ninth dav of Aprit in the year ~ ~
| lord one thousand sightht-sdF Ad u
frs1 fiftv-four. .-d cf the indapsr lrr
Of the United States ti,c ga. ~n.'
ninth
FF.sKLIS pIEpcE.
| By the p-nsiient:
W.. Z. MARCY. Secretary of State.