The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-28
Tho Japan Treaty.
PROCLAMATION BY THE PaEsIDENr OF THE UNITED

srAres or AMsarcA.
s:y q pace shs and am ss
and signed their
Kapsgawa the thirty frat day Of March, in the year
Of Lord Thousand sight hundred and Atty four,
which treaty 10, word fer word, as follows
rhs United states OF Asrc. and the empirs Of japan,
between the two nations have resolved to tx, in
clear and positive by means Of treaty general
Of peass ana AMY ne rules .nca s9s Mi,
respective countries; for which most desirable object
the President Of the United States has conferred fu
powers bis commissioner Matthew Caloraith Perry
special AMBASSADOR Of the Unts1 STATES to Japan aud
the angus: aovsrasn Of japan has given similar full
sami Ice Prince OF rsus sima, lava, Prince OF Kml
ss and Udeno, member o: the Board OF Revenue; and
fu powers, and daily considered the premises hA Ve
agreed to the following articles
There sban DO perfec. permanent and universal
peace, and sincere and cordial aEaty between the
Unts6 States OF america the part and the En-
pre o. japan the other part and bet their
PIE respectively without exception OF persons places
ARTICLE II
The port Of Simoda, in the pspcpshty OF Iizu, and
the port Of Hssodada in the prin. patty OF Ms.sns,
granted the Japanese Ports for the ptton
Of American ships, where they can be supplied w,sa
hsvs sssn. ID. Tine fer opening the arst named port
pert t, ss op.n.d imnasoatsy after the sauna day 10
the ensuing Japanese year lNots-A tariff Of prices
rh;.h tbsy can furnish. paymsnt fsr wheh shall B.
made in gold and silver coan.1
ARrscIB III.
Whenever ships Of the United States are thro vn
WRECKED the coast OF JAPAN the japanese vessels will
anst them, and carry thsi: crews to moia, Hsko
ed to them whatever articles shs ship Wrecked
may have preserved shall hike wise be restored and
Americans and Japanese Who may thus be thro upon
the shores Of either natcn not 70 be refunded.
Those sspxresea persons ana other citizens OF the
United States On all be free aa in other countries and not
subject 10 confinement but shall be anesabie TO jass
laws.
ARTICLE "
shi,~recked men and o.hsr cit zsns Of tue United
- 70 sps
- ssda 70 60 where they please wsaip sas limits ,s
hsrbor OF smosa marked on tho accom- 9snyiug chart
hereto sppsnaed and shah in like DO free TO g
they please ct Hskodade within limits to oe de
fined after the visit Of the United States squadro, to
that place.
II there be any other sort o: goods wanted or any
business which shalt require to DO arranged there shall
be careful celebration between the parties in order 70
It is agreed that ships OF the United States resort!ug
to the open to them shall be permit 70 sxchanys
gold and silver co.'s articles Of goods for other ar
Giles o. goods under .uch regulations - shan be tenn
that purpose is aisted ho~ever that the ships
Of the Uped States sban BE- permitted to carry away
whatever articles they are unwilling TO exchange
Wood water, provisions, coal and gcois required
shall only be procured through the agency Of
officers appointed for that purpose, AMI in NJ other
mannsT
ia agreed that II at any futare day the government.
Of Japan shall grant to any otaer nation or nationi
privileges and advantages which no. herein granted
privileges and advantages snail Be granted like
wise to the United States and to the cszeas thereof
without any consultation .r or delay.
Ships Of the United States shall be permitted to resort
to other ports in Japan but Snoia aad Kakoaade
unless IN distress forced by stress Of weather.
ARTICLE xI
There shall 30 appointed by the government o. tia
United States consuis agents to reside in Simoda, at
any time after Ea expiration Of eighteen mootas from
the date Of the sgnirg Of this tresy provided that
either Of the two deem such arrangement
necessary.
The present convsntion having been concluded and
duly signed ha be obligatory and faithfully observed
by The United States Of America md Japan and by the
citizens and subeus Of each respective Power and is
tinted states BY and With tho sdvos ana o. tee
Senate thereof aud BY tbs august sovereign Of JAPAN
and the ratic.tioes sh. be e1ch ,agsd within eighteen
months from the date OF the signature tnsrso soon
In FAITH Whereof We. TIE respective plsnipotsndarlss
Of TIE United States Of America ard the empire OF ia
pan, Aforesaid have signed and sealed these presents
Done .. K,nsgaxa tals thirty :arst day Of March in
| third month, ana third Day. NJ Q. PERRY.
vs and de s sa rse
same we're exchanged at sinota tss 2lst OF Fsbru
airy last, by Commander h. A. Adams, Of the United
STATES Navy and Iio Tsocsips Nokami lisa MimasAk
Nosams Tsococki Sosroegs Nokami, lido Towse, K,ka
hi. tsiIo with rssnosse for interpreter the part o.
tbsir respective governments.
Now, therefore, be II known that Franklin Pierae
Pres dent OF the Unted States OF Amera have caused
re sad tresy to be made public the eud that the
sane snd every clause and article thereof may be o.
served and sulfsd with good faith by he United Ststes
anil the cstizfns thereof
In winners whereof have hereunto set my hand and
caused the seal Of the United states to os alfred
Tone at the city OF Washington, this twsntyseccnd
day Of June, in the year OF our Lord ons thou-
TLs1 sand eight hundred and fifty Ave, and Of tbs
Independence OF the Unte1 ststss the sevssty-
ninth FRANKLIN PIERCE.
BY the President,