The true Democrat., 1855-05-01
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, TUESDAY

rights such advocates solicitors notares agents ant factors as they may judge proper, in all their trials law and such citizens or agents shall have free op to De present at the decisions sentences the tribunals in all cases which may concern them and shall enjoy in such all the rights and privi ] leges accorded to the native citizen.
 ARTICLE IA. The citizens of the United States re sdlng Tn the territories of the Republic of San Sal Vador shall enjoy the most perfect and entire securt, oi consclence, without being annoyed. prevented, disturbed on the proper exercise of their religion private houses or on the chapels places worship appointed for that purpose provided that in do ing they observe the decorum due to divine worship and the respect due to the laws, usages and custom of the country. Liberty shall also be granted to bu ry the citizens of the United States who may die the territories of the Republic of San Salvador convenient and adequate places to be appointed ant established for that purpose. with the knowledge o the local authorities, in such other places of sepu ture as may be chosen by the friends of the deceased nor shall the funerals or sepulchres of the dead b disturbed Tn anywlse, nor upon any account.
 In like manner, the citizens of San Salvador shal enJoy within the government and territories of th United States perfect and unrestraned liberty O. conscence, and of exercising their religion, publicly privately, within their own dwelline. houses or or the chapes and places of worship appointed for that purpose. agreeably to the laws, usages and customs of the United States.
 ARTICLE 15. It shall be lawful for the citizens o the United States of America and of the Rennbl;c o San Salvador to sail with their ships. with all man her or liberty and security, distinction being made who arc the propretors of the merchandise laden tnereon' from any port to the places of those who ow are or snail De at enmty with either of the tractlng parties. It shall likewise be lawful for the clzens aforesaid to sail with the ships and merchan- dise before mentioned and to trade with the same h oerty and security, from the places, ports and ha vens of those who the enemies of both or either party, without any opposition disturbance whatso- ever, not only from the places of the enemy before mentioned to neutral places, but also from one place peiohghg to an enemy to another place belonging to all enemy whether they be under the jurisdiction of one power or under several. And tits hereby stipu- lated that free ships shall also give freedom to goods and that every thing which shall be found on board the ships belonging to the citizens of either of the con tracing parties shall be deemed to be free and exempt although the whole ladng any part thereof should appertan to the enemies of either contraband goods being always excepted.
 It Is also agreed, in like manner, that the same l- berty shall be extended to persons who are on board free ship, with this effect that although they be enemies to both either party, they are not to be taken out of that free ship unless they are officers and soldiers, and in the actual service of the enemies: provided however, and 1t is hereby agreed that the shpulatOns in this article contained, declaring that the flag shall cover the property shall be understood as applying to those powers only who recognize this principles but if either of the contracting parties shall be at war with third, and the other remains neutral the flag of the neutral shall the pro- Perty of enemies whose governments acknowledge this principle, and not of others
 ARTICLE l6 It Is likewise agreed, that in the case where the neutral flag of of the contracting par ties shall protect the property of one of the enemies of the other by virtue of the above stipulation 1t shall always be understood that the neutral property found on board such cnemys vessel shall be held and considered as enemy's property and such shall be labie to detention and confscatOn except such pro perty put board such vessel before the de- claraton of war, afterwards, if it were done without the knowledge of it; but the contracting par ties agree that, two months having elapsed after the declaration of war, their citizens shall not plead norance thereof. On the contrary if the flag of the neutral does not protect the cnemys property, in that case the goods and merchandise of the neutral en- parked on such epemys ships shall be free.
 ARTICLE IT, This liberty of navigation and com merce shall extend to all kinds of merchandise ex- cepting those only which distinguished by the name of contraband: and under this name of con traband or prohibited goods shall be comprehended-
 lst. Cannons, mortars howitzers. swives, blunder- busses, muskets, rifles carbnes pistols pkes swords, sabres, lances. spears haberts bandgrenades bombs powder, matches, balls and all other things belong ing to the of these arms.
 2d. Bucklers, helmets breastplates, coats of mail infantry belts, and clothes made up in the form and for the military
 3d. Cavalry belts and horses with their furni- ture.
 4th. And generally all kinds of arms and instru- ments of steel brass and copper or of any other material manufactured prepared and formed express ly to make war by sea or land.
 5th Provisions that areimported into besieged or blockaded place.
 ARTICLE IS. All other merchandise and things not comprehended in the articles of contraband pcitly enumerated and classified above, shall be held and considered tree and subjects of free and lawful commerce, so that they may be carried and transported Tn the recst manner by the citizens of both the contracting parties, to places belonging to an enemy, excepting those places only which are at that time beseged blockaded; and to avoid all doubt in this particular, it is declared that those pa ces only besieged or bockaded which actually attacked by beligerent force capable of preventing the entry of the neutral.
 ARTICLE 19. The articles of contraband before enumerated and classified, which may be found in a vessel bound for an enemys port shall be subject to detention and conscation leaving free the rest othe cargo and the ship, that the may dispose of them they proper. No vessel of either of the two nations shall be detained on the high count of having board articles of contraband, whenever the master, captain, supercargo of said vessels will deliver up the articles of contraband the captor, unless the quantity of such articles be great and of so large bulk they cannot be received on board the capturing ship without great inconve nence; but in this and all other of just deten ton the vessel detained shall be sent to the nearest convenient and safe port for trial and judgment, cording to law.
 ARTICLE 20. And whereas it frequently happens that vessels sail for port place belonging to an enemy without knowing that the is besieged or blockaded, invested it agreed that every vessel circumstanced may be turned away from such port place. but shall not be detained; shall any part of her cargo, Ii not cOntraband be cOnhScated un- less, after warning of such blockade investment from the commanding officer of the blockading for ces, she shall again attempt to enter; but she shall be permitted to go to any other port or place she shall think proper. Nor shall any vessel that may have entered into such port before the same was ac tually besieged, bockaded invested by the other be restrained from quitting that place with her cargo nor if found therein after the reduction and srren der shall such vessel her cargo be liable to confs cation, but they shall be restored to the owners thereof.
 ARTICLE 21. In order to prevent all kind of dis order in the visiting and examination of the ships and cargoes of both the contracting parties the high seas, they have agreed mutually that whenever tona vessel of war public private shall meet with aneutral of the other contracting party the first shall remain out of shot, unless in stress of wea- ther, and may send its boat, with two three men only in order execute the said examination of the papers concerning the ownership and cargo of the vessel without causing the least cxtortion violence or i'll treatment, for which the commanders of said armed ships shall be responsible, with their persons and property; for which purpose the commanders of private armed vessels shall, before receiving their commissions give sufficient security to for all the damage they may commit. And it is expressly agreed that the neutral party shall in be quired to go board the examining vessel for the purpose of exhibiting her papers, for any other purpose whatever.