Kansas weekly herald., 1855-03-02

Of September, in the year Of our Lord
r, = one thousand eight hundred and fifty
one, and in the seventY-sixth year of
the independence of the United States.
MILLARD FILLMORE.
By THE PRESIDENT:
VIM. s. DERRICK, Acting Secretary Of State.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS Convention between the United
States of America and the Free and Hanseatic
Republics of Hamburg, Bremen, and Lubeck,
Plenipotentiaries at the City of Washington, on
the thirtieth day of April, one thousand eight
hundred and fifty-two; which Convention, being
in the English and German languages, is word
for word as follows:
Convention for the mutual extension Of the ju-
risdiction of Consuls, between the United
States of America and the Free and Hanseatic
Republics Of Hamburg, Bremen, and Lubeck.
TheUnitedStates of America, & the free & ham
seattle Republics Of Hamburg, Bremen & Lubbock,
having agreed to extend, in certain cases, the
jurisdiction of their respective Consuls, and
to increase the powers granted to said Consuls
by existing Treaty stipulations, have named for
this purpose, as their respective Pfenipotentia-
ries, to wit: the President of the United States
Of America, Daniel Webster, Secretary of State
of the United States, and the Senate of the Free
and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, the Senate
Of the Free and Hanseatic City of Bremen, and
the Senate of the Free and Hanseatic City of
Lubbock, Albert Schumacher, Consui-General of
Hamburg and Bremen in the United States; who
having exchanged their full powers, found in
due and proper form, have agreed to and signed
the following articles:
ARTICLE 1.-The Consuls, Vice-Consuls, ,com-
mercial and vice-Commercial agents of each of
the high contracting parties shall have the right
as such, to sit as judges and arbitrators in such
differences as may arise between the masters
and crews of the vessels belonging to the nation
whose interests are committed to their charge,
without the interference Of the local authorities
unless the conduct of the crews or of the master
should disturb the order or tranquility Of the
country; or the said Consuls, Vice-Consuls, COM
mercial agents ,or vlce-commercial agents, should
require their assistance in executing or suppor-
ting their own decisions. But this species of
Judgment arbitration shall not deprive the con-
telding parties of tae right they have to resort,
on their return to the judicial authority Of their
own country.
ARTICLE 1.-THE present Convention shall
be in force for the term of twelve years from the
day of its ratifcations and further until the end
of twelve months, after the Government of the
United States on the one part, the Free and
Hanseatic Republics of Hamburg, Bremen, or
Lubeck, or either of them, on the other part,
shall have given.notce of their intention to ter
inmate the same; each of the contracting parties
reserving to itself the right of giving such notice
to the other at the end of the said term of twelve
years; and it is hereby agreed, that, at the expi
ration of twelve months after such notice shall
have been received by either of the parties from
the other, this Convention, and all the provisions
thereof, shall altogether cease and determine as
far as regards the States giving and receiving
such notice; it being always understood and "a
greed that, if one more of the Free and Han
seattle Republics aforesaid shall, at the expira-
tion of twelve years from the date of the ratif-
| cation Of the Convention, give or receive notice
of the termination of the same, it shall, never
theless, remain in full force and operation, as
far as regards the remaining Free and Hanseatic
Republics or republic, which may not have Civ
en- received such notice.
ARTICLE III.-This Convention is concluded
subject to the ratification of the President of the
United States of America, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate thereof, and by the
Senates of the Free and Hanseatic Republics of
Hamburg, Bremen, and Lubeek; and the ratifca-
tions shall be exchanged at Washington within
twelve months from the date thereof, or sooner,
In witnessiwhereof. the respective Plenipoten-
tiaries have signed the above articles, well in
| German as in English, and have hereto affixed
their seals.
Done in quadruplicate, at the City of Wash
ington, on the thirtieth day of April, A. D., one
| thousand eight hundred and ffty-two, in the
seventy-sixth year of the Independence Of the
United States of America.
DAN'L WEBSTER, Il. 81
A. SCHUMACHER, Il. s.
And whereas the said Convention has been
duly ratified on both parts, and the respective
| ratifcations OF the same were exchanged at
Washington, OH the twenty-ffth of February
last, by Edward Everett, Secretary of State of
| the United States, and Albert Schumacher, Con-
l-General of the Hanse Towns, in the United
States, on the part of their respective Govern
ments:
Now, therefore, be it known that /, FRANK
LIN PIERCE, President of the United States of
America, have caused the said Convention to be
made gublie, 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, have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal of the United States to
be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington, this sixth
day of June, in the year of our Lord,
one thousand eight hundred and fifty
Il. s. three, and of the independence of the
United States of America the seven
ty-seyenth.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
By THE PRESIDENT:
WI. MARCY, Secretary Of State.