New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-29

TREATIES AND PROCLAMATIONs.

A PROCLAMATION by the President o
the United of America. Treaty between
the United States and Great Britain
Claims, fisheries, navigation of the st
Lawrence, etc., American lumber on the
river st. John, boundary-COnclude6
May 8, 1871; notifications exchanged june
II, 1871; proclaimed July a, 1871.
Whereas, a treaty between the United
States of America and Her Majesty the
Queen of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, concerning the settle
ment of all causes of difference between the
two countries, was concluded and signed al
Washington by the high commissioners and
plenipotentiaries of the respective govern
ments on the eight day of May last; which
treaty is word for word, as follows:
The United States of America and Her
Britannia Majesty, being DESTROYS to pro-
vide for an amicable settlement of all
causes of difference between the two coun-
tries, have for that purpose appointed their
respective plenipotentiaries, that is to
say: the President of the United
States has appointed, ON the part
of the United States, as commission
ers in joint high commission
and plenipotentiaries, Hamilton Fish,
Secretary of State; Robert Cum
ming Schenck, envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary to Great Brit
ain; Samuel Nelson, an Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court of the United States;
Ebenezer lockwood Hoar, of Massachusetts;
and George Henry Williams of Oregon;
and Her Brita1ic Majesty, on her part, has
appointed as her high commissioners and
plenipotentiaries, the Right Honorable
George Frederick Samuel, Earl de Grey and
Earl of Ripon, Viscount Goderich, Baron
Grantham, a Baronet, a peer of the United
Kingdom, Lord President of Her Maiesty's
Most Honorable Privy Council Knight of
the Most Noble Order of the Garter, etc,
ETC.; the Right Honorable Sir Stafford Henry
Northcote, Baronet, one of Her Maiesty's
Most Honorable Privy Council, a member of
Companion of the Most Hon
orable Order of the Bath, etc, ETC.; Sir Ed
ward Thornton, Knight Commander of the
Most Honorable Order of the Bath, Her
envoy extraordinary and minis
ter plenipotentiary to the United States of
Sir John Alexander Macdonald,
Knight Commander of the Most Honorable
Order of the Bath, a member of Her Males
5y's Privy Council for Canada, and Minister
If Justice and Attorney General of Her
Majesty's Dominion of Canada; and Noun
ague Bernard, Esquire, Chichele Professor
If international law in the University of
oxford.
And the said plenipotentiaries, after hav-
ng exchanged their full powers, which were
ound to be in due and proper form, have
greed to and concluded the following ar
icles:
ARTICLE 1.
WHEREAS, Differences have arisen be-
ween the government of the United States
nd the government of Her Britannia Ma
esty, and still exist, growing out of the acts
ommitted by the several vessels which have
iven rise to the claims generically known
s the alabama claims;"
And whereas, Her Britannia Majesty has
uthOrized her high commissioners and
to express, in a friendly |
pirit, the regret felt by Her Majesty's gov |
rnment for the escape, under whatever cir |
of the Alabama and other YES |
els from British ports, and for the depreda-
ons committed by those vessels:
Now, in order to remove and adjust all |
Dmplaints and claims on the part of the
nited States, and to provide for the speedy
ettlement of such claims, which are not ad-
lifted by Her Britannia Maiesty's govern
tent, the high contracting parties agree
lat all the said claims, growing out of acts
by the aforesaid vessels and
enerically known as the Alabama
aims" shall be referred to tribunal of
rbitration to be composed of five arbitra-
,rs, TO be appointed in the following man.
er, that is to say: One shall be named by
he President of the United States; one
lall be named by Her Britannia Majesty;
is Majesty the King of Italy shall be re-
Vested to name one; the President of the
wiss Confederation shall be requested to
anne one; and His Majesty the Emperor of
rail shall be requested to name one.
In case of the death, absence, or incapa-
ty to serve of any or either of the said ar
traitors, or, in the event of either of the
i'd arbitrators emitting or declining or
aslng to act as such, the President of the
nlted States, or Her Britannia Majesty, or
is Majesty the King of Italy, or the Presi-
mt of the Swiss Confederation, or His
ajesty the Emperor of Brazil, as the case
ay be, may forthwith name another per-
II to act as arbitrator in the place and
cad OF the arbitrator originally named by
oh head of State.
And in the event of the refusal or omis-
IN for two months after receipt of the re-
est from either of the high contracting
rites of His Majesty the King of Italy, or
President of the Swiss Confederation. |
His Majesty the Emperor of Brazil, to
me an arbitrator either to fill the original
pointment or in the place of one who NAV
We died, be absent, or incapacitated. or
10 may omit, decline, or from any cause
ase to act as such arbitrator, His Majesty
e King of Sweden and Norway shall be
luested to name one or more persons. as
9 case may be, to act as such arbitrator
arbitrator.
ARTICLE II.
The arbitrator shall meet at Geneva.
'ltzerland, at the earliest convenient day
er they shall have been named. and shall !
Dceed lmpartially and carefully to exam /
and decide all questions that shall ,
laid before them on the part of the gov !
lments of the United States and Her ,
ltannlc Majesty, respectively. All cues I
MS considered by the tribunal, including ,
: final award, shall be decided by a ma. s
ity of all the arbitrators 5
Zach OF the high contracting parties shall E
o name one person to attend the tribunal
ITS agent to represent it generally in all {
tiers connected with the arbitration.
ARTICLE III.
The written or printed case of each of the :
0 parties, accompanied by the documents,
official correspondence, and other evil I
ice on which each relies, shall be de-
cred in duplicate to each of the arbitra- 1
s and to the agent of the other party as
N as may be after the organization of the I
ounal, but within a period not exceeding
months from the date of the exchange g
Ihe ratltcations of this treaty. q
ARTICLE ". =
Hlthln tour months after the delivery on '
IN slues OF the written or printed case, a
her party may, in like manner, deliver a
duplicate to each of said arbitrators. v
to the agent of the other party. a coun-
case and additional documents. cor 4
pondence and evidence in reply to the Ii
e, documents, correspondence and evil 7
ace SO presented by the other party. r
he arbItrators may, however, extend the v
lie for delivering such counter case doc.
ents, correspondence and evidence Il
en-; IN their Judgment, it becomes neces il
y, IN consequence of the distance of the y
ce from which the evidence to he nra ="