Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-08-04

ducts of the favored nation arryino or shinned under the same flag.
 It IS hereby understood that no stipulation of the present article shall in any manner interfere with those oI the four atoregoing articles nor with the measures which have been or shall be adopted bv ether of the contracting countries in the interest of pubic morality, security or order
 - ARTICLE XIII
 The United States of America and the Swiss Con- federation, on acquisitions made in their name through the medium of their respective diplomatic or consular agents, shall deliver up to justice persons who, being charged with the crimes enumerated in the following article, committed within the iurisdic- lon of the requiring party, shall seek asylum or shall De Ionnd within the territories of the other: Py1iL ed That this shall be done only when the fact of the commission of the crime shall be So established os m ust'iN their apprehension and commitment for trial 1T the crime had been committed in the country where the persons so accused shall be found.
 ARTICLE XIV.
 IersQhS shall be delivered up according to the pro-
 visions of this convention, who shall be charged with any of the following crimes to wit:
 ni'ulef Including assassination parracide infan- tcde' ana polsonng;) attempt to commit murder; rape forgery, the emission of forged papers, arson robbery with violence intimidation or fnr.ibe entry ot an inhabited house, piracy: :enbezzement bv rub- hc ocors oI Dy persons hired or salaried to the de- trment ot their employers, when these crimes are su1ject to infamous punishment. ARTICLE Xv.
 On the part of the United States the surrender shall be made only by the authority of the Executive there or and on the part of the Swiss Confederation by that ot the Federal Council. ARTICLE XVI. The expenses of detention and delivery, effected in virtue o the preceding articles shall be the cost of the party making the demand. TN, ARTICLE XVII.
 The provisions of the atore,oinc articles relatinc to the surrender of fugitive criminals shall not apply to offences committed before the date hereof nor to those of political character ARTICLE XVIII
 The present ention is concluded for the period ot ten years, counting from the day of the exchange ot the ratiictons and if, one year before the expi- ration that perod neither of the contracting par tles shall have announced, by official nothcation It's intention to the other the operations of sad conventlon it shall continue binding for twelve months longer and on. from year to year until the eXpration of the twelve months which will follow similar declaration, whatever the time ut which it may take place.
 ARTICLE NIX. This convention shall be submitted on both sides, to the approval anu ratification of the respective potent authorities of each of the contracting partios ana the ratification shall be exchanged at the city of Washington as soon as circumstances shall admit
 Ill Iath whereof, the respective plenpotenUiaries nave signed the above articles under reserve of the above-mentioned ratihc4tons both in the English and French languages and they have hereunto utfX- cd their seals.
 Done, in quadrupHcate at the city of Berne, this 25th day Of November in the year of our Lord l55O
 \. DUDLEY MANN. L. S II. DRUEY. h. s. F. FREI HEROSEE. L. S.
 And whereas the convention has been duly ratified on both parts and the respective ratfcations of the same were exchanged in the city of Washington on the sth instant. by William L. Marcy, Secretary of State of the United States, and John Iu, Consul General of the Swiss Confederation, on the part of their respective governments: Now. therefore. be it known, that l. FRANKLIN PIERCE, President of the United States of America, have caused the said convention to be made public to the end that the and every clause and article
 thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof. In Witne,, whereof. l have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be af- | fixed.
 Done in the city of-Washington this ninth day n Of November, in the year of our Lord 1855, and or the Independence of the United States of America the eghticth. FRANKLIN PIERCE. By the President
 w. L. MARCY, .Sct'y Of State.