The true Democrat., 1855-05-08

FRANKLIN PIERCE.
 BY THE PKEsIDENr
 W. L. MARCY, .Slcrda,y cf .Gate.
 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
 STATES OF AMERICA.
 PROCLAMATION.
 WHEREAS a Convention between the Unite States of America and Prussia and other States of the Ger manic Contederaton, Avas concluded and signed at the City of Washington by their respective Plcnipo- tentlarlcs, on the sixteenth day of June thou sand eight hundred and tifty-two; and whereas an Additional Article to the said Convention agreed oand signed by the Plenipotentares of the parties on the sixteenth day of November. one thousand eight hundred and titty-two; which Convention and Additional Article being in the English and German languages, are word for word as follows:
 Convention for the mutual delivery of criminals flu gItve from justice, III certain cases, concluded be- tween the United States on the one part and Prussia and other States of the Germanic Confede- ration, on the other part.
 hercas 1t is found eXpcdcnt. for the better admi- nlSration of justice and the prevention of crime with i'll the territories and jurisdiction of the parties le spectivey, that persons committing certain heinCus crimes being tugitves from justice. should, under certain circumstances, be reciprocally delivered up and also to enUmerate such crimes explicitly: and whereas the laws and Constitution of Prussia and of the other German States, parties to this Convention forbid them to surrender their citizens to a fo- reign jurisdiction, the Government of the United States with view of making the Convention strict
 
 obligation to surrender citizens of the United States; therefore the part, the United States of Ame 1ea, and on the other part His Majesty the King of Prussia in his own name as well as in the name of His Majesty the King of SaXonv. His Royal High ness the Eector of llesse, His Royal IIighness the Grand Duke of IIesse and Rhine, His Royal High ness the Grand Duke of SaXe- Wemar Eisenach. His llighness the Duke of Saxe- Menngen His Highness the Duke of Saxe Altcnburg, His Ighness the Duke of Sake Coburg- Gotha, His Iighness the Duke of Brunswick. His Highness the Duke of Anhalt- Des- sau, His Highness the Duke of Anhalt- Bernburg His lligness the Duke of Nassau. His Serene Ilighness the Prince of SchwarZburg- Rudostadt, His Serene Iighness the Prince of Schwarzburg- -Sondcrshausen Her Serene Highness the Princess and Regent of al deck, His Serene ighness the Prince of Reuss elder branch, His Serene Hghness the Prince of Reuss uni or branch, His Serene Highness the Prince of Lppe, His Serene llighncss the Landgrave of Hesse- Hom burg, well is the free city of Franccfort having resolved to treat on this subject have for that pur pose appointed their respective penipotentiaries to negotiate and conclude | convention-that is to say:
 The President of the United States of America, Daniel Webster, Secretary of State and His Majesty the King of Prussia in His own name, as well as in the name of the other German Soveregns above emu merated, and the free city of Francefort Frederic Charles Joseph von Gerot, His said Maestv's Minis ter Resident near the Government othe United States who, after reciprocal communication of their re- spective powers have agreed to and signed the fol- lowing articles:
 
 Prussia, and the other States of the Germanic Conte iteration included in or which may hereafter accede to this convention, sha upon mutual acquisitions by them or their ministers, officers, or authorities re- Spectvely made, deliver up to justice all persons Wbo being charged with the crime of murder, or assault with intent to commit murder, piracy or arson or robbery, forgery. the utterance of forged pa- pers the fabrication or circulation of counterfeit money, whether coin or paper money, or the embez- clement of public moneys committed within the iu- rlsdicton of either party, shall seek an asylum or shall be found within the territories of the other Prooided, That this shall only be done upon such evidence of crlmlnaity as according to the laws of the place where the fugitive or person so charged shall be found, would justify his apprehension and commitment for trial if the crime or offence had there been committed; and the respective judges and other magistrates of the two Governments shall have power jurisdiction, and authority, upon complaint made under oath, to issue warrant for the appre- hension of the fugitive person charged that he may be brought before such judges or other magis- trates respectively, to the end that the evidence of criminality may be heard and considered and if on such hearing, the evidence be deemed sufficient co sustain the charge, it shall be the duty of the exa mining judge or magistrate to certify the same to the proper executive authority, that warrant may issue for the surrender of such fugitive The of such apprehension and delivery shall be borne and defrayed by the party who makes the reqniston and receives the fugitive.
 ARTICLE 2.* The stipulations of this Convention shall be applied to any other State of the German;c
 
 sion thereto.
 ARTICLE 8: None of the contracting parties shall be bound to deliver up its citizens or subjects under the stipulatons of this Convention.
 ARTICLE A. Whenever any person accused of any of the crimes enumerated in this Convention shall have committed new crime in the territories of the State where he has sought an asylum or shall be found, such person shall not be delivered up under the stpulations of this Convention, until he shall have been tried, and shall have received the punish ment due to such new crime, or shall have been ac quilted thereof. ARTICLE B. The present Convention shall conti- nue in force until the 1st of January, 1858; and if neither party shall have given to the other six months previous notice of it's intention then to terminate the same, it shall further remain in force until the end of twelve months after either of the high contracting parties shall have given notice to the other of such intention; each of the high contracting parties re- serving to itself the right of giving such notice to the other at any time after the expiration of the said first day of January, lS5S
 ARTICLE 6. The present Convention shall be ra- tfed by the President, by and with the advice and
 see postpp 1o4 1o5 loe for declarations of accession