Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-08-11
BY AUTHORITY. Public Acts of the Thirty-Fourth Congress of the United States. First Session. bl HE PRESIDENT OF TIE |. STATES OF
 AMERICA:
 A PROCLAIM ATTON


 WHEREAS q treaty of peace and amity between the Ih'e1 states o1 America and the Empire of Japan "A- concluded and signed between their ptnipoftn- ialleS at hanagawa the 3lst day of March in the the year or our Lord lo54, which treaty is, wold for ! word as fpliows:-
 ! he United States of America and the Empire of Japan desiring to establish irn lasting. and sincere ! Friendship beJweeen the two nations have resolved tG lN. m manner clear and pOsitlve by means ol d uo" CT general convention of peace anu illnitv. the rules winch shall in uture be mutually observed in Che uLercouISc of their pcctiye countieS for | most desirable object the President of the United Nthes has conferred full powers his commissioner Mathew C'lbralth Ferry, special ambassador of the Chltu States Lo Japan. and the August Sovereign of Jap has given smiartull powers to his commissions els uayasll' DHgaku -no-kami ldo prince of lerS- l eina, llawa, prince of Mnasaki, and Udono, mcm- Der "t the board of revenue. And the said eommis- rloncrs after having exchanged their said tul powers
 ana de considered the premises, have agreed to the 1 following articles:
 ARTICLE l. There shall be q perfect permanent, and universal peace and d sincere and cordial auty ! between the United States of America on the one part and the empire of Japan on the other part and between tAclr people respectively, without exception of persons or places
 ARTICLE ,. The port of Simoda, in the princi- ! pal'ty of llzu, and the port of Halodade, in the fllncpality of Matsmai, granted by the Japanese aS ports for the reception of American ships. where | they can be supplied with wood, water, provisions and coal and other articles their necessities may re- | qure, as far as the Japanese have them. The time | for opemng the first named port is immediately on signing this treaty; the last named port is to be open l ed Immediately after the same day in the ensuing Japanese year. Aote.-A tariff of prices shall be given by the Japanese officers of the things which they can furnish, payment for which shall be made in gold and silver coin.
 ARTICLE 5. Whenever ships of the United States are thrown or wrecked on the coast of Japan, the Japanese vessels will assist them, and carry their crews to Smoda, or IIakodade, and hand them over to their counrymen appointed to receive them hat pNnT rt1 hn lad, ed shall likewise be restored and the expenses incur red in the rescue and support of Americans and Ja- ancse who may thus be thrown upon the shores of either nation not to be refunded. | ARTICLE 4. Those shipwreckcd persons and other citizens of the United States shall be free in other countries and not subjected to confinement but shall be alnenabc to just laws
 ARTICLE ,. Shipwrecked men and other citizens | of the United States, temporarily living at Simoda aud lLakodade, shall not be subject to such restc tions and confinement the Dutch and Chinese arc at Nagasak but shall be free at Simoda to go where they please within the limits ofseven. apanese miles or rj from small island n the harbor of Simoda man k eel on the accompanying chart hereto appended; and shall in like manner be treeto go where they please ! at Hakodadc within limits to be defined after the y~it of the United States squadron to that place.
 ARTICLE 6. If there be any other sort of goods wanted any business which shall require to be ar ranged there shall be careful delberaiion between ! the parties in order to settle such matters ARTICLE '. It is agreed that ships of the United
 
 mtted to exchange gold aud silver coin and articles of goods for other articles of goods, under such guations shall be temporarily established by the Japanese government for that purpose. It is spu- lated, however, that the ships of the United States shall be permitted to carry away whatever articles | they unwilling to exchange.
 | ARTICLE $. Wood, water, provisions, coal and goods required, shall only be procured through the agency Of Japanese officers appointed for that pur- l pose and i'll no other manner.
 ARTICLE g. It is agreed that if at any future day | the government of Japan shall grant to any other nation or nations privileges and advantages which are herein granted to the United States and the citizens thereof, that these same privileges and ad- vantages. shall be granted likewise to the United States and to the citizens thereof without any consul tation or delay.
 ARTICLE To- Ships of the United States shall be permitted to resort to other ports ill Japan but Simoda and fIakodade, unless in distress forced by stress of weather.
 ARTICLE II. There shall be appointed by the co- venment of the United States, consus or agents to reside in Smoda at any time after the expiration of eighteen months from the date of the signing of this treaty: provided that either of the two deem such arrangement necessary.
 ARTICLE l2. The present convention having been concluded and duly signed shall be obligatory and faithfully observed by the United States of America and Japan and by the citizens and subjects of each respective power and 1t is to be ratified and approv- ed bv the President of the United States by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof and by the August Sovereign of Japan, and the ratification shall be exchanged within eighteen months from the date of the signature thereof sooner if practicable
 In faith whereof we, the respective plenpotentiares of the United States of America and the empire of Japan aforesaid have signed and sealed these pre- sents
 Done at Kanagawa this 8lst day of March, in the year of our Lord Jesus Christ 1854, and of Kayei the seventh year, third month, and third day.
 NJ. c. PERRY.
 And whereas the said treaty has been duly ratified both parts, and the respective notifications of the same were exchanged at Simoda, on the 2lst of Fe- | bruary last by Commander H. A. Adams, of the United States navy, and Ido Tsocsima Nokami, Isa-