New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-27
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TREATIES AND PROCLAalATIONs.
A PROCLAMATION BY the President @
the United Of America. Treaty betweel
the United States and Great Britain
Claims, fisheries. navigation of the 81
Lawrence. ETC., American lumber on tn
river St. John, bOundary-Conclude'
May 8, 1871: Publications exchanged Jun
II, 1871; proclaimed July 4, 1871.
Whereas, treaty between the Cnite'
States of America and Her Majesty thu
Queen of the United Kingdom Of Grea
Britain and Ireland. concerning the settle
ment of all causes of difference between tn
two countries. was concluded and signed a
Washington by the high commissioners ant
plenipotentiaries of the respective govern
ments on the eight day of May last; which
The United States of America and Hell
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 thell
respective plenipOtentiaries, that is to
saw: 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 Britanic Majesty, on her part, has
appointed as her high commissioners and
Observation-Disclosures. the Right Honorable
George Frederick Samuel, Earl de Grey and
Earl of Ripon, Viscount Goderich. Baron
Grantham, BarOnet, a peer of the United
Kingdom. Lord President OF Her Maicsty'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 Majesty's
Most Honorable Privy Council. a member of
Parliament. a 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
Maiesty's envoy extraordinary and minis
ter plenipOtentiary to the United States Of
America: Sir John Alexander Macdonald,
knight Commander of the Most Honorable
Order of the Bath, member of Her Males
tvs Privy Council for Canada, and Minister
Of Justice and Attorney General Of Her
Majestv's Dominion Of Canada; and Noun
tague Bernard, Esquire, Chichele Professor
of International law in the University of
Oxford. =.
And the said plenipotentiaries, after hav-
ing exchanged their full powers. which were
found to be in due and proper form. have
agreed to and concluded the following ar
ticles:
WHEREAS, Differences have arisen be-
tween the government of the United States
and the government of Her Britannia Ma
esty. and still exist, growing out OF the acts
by the severn vessels which have
given rise to the claims generically known
Is the alabama claims:
And whereas. Her Britannia Majesty has
her high commissioners and
'lenipOtentiaries to express, in friendly
pirit, the regret felt by Her Majesty's gov
rnment for the escape, under whatever cir
els from British ports, and for the depreda-
ions committed by those vessels:
Now. in order to remove and adjust all
COMPLAINTS and claims on the part of the
Inited States. and to provide for the speedy |
ettlement Of such claims, which are not ad- |
litted by Her Britannia Majesty's govern
aent, the high contracting parties agree
hat all the said claims. growing out of acts |
by the aforesaid vessels and |
enerically known as the alabama
laims." shall be. referred to tribunal of |
rbirratiOn to be composed of five arbitra-
DIS, to be appointed in the following man
er, that is to say: One shall be named by
ne President Of the United States: one
hall be named by Her Britannia Majesty:
lis Majesty the King of Italy shall be re-
uested 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 tine
i'd arbitrators emitting or declining or
,asing to act as such, the President of the
nited States, or Her Britannia Majesty, or
is Majesty the King of Italy. or the Presi-
INT of the Swiss Confederation. or His
ajesty the Emperor Of Brazil, as the case
ay be, may forthwith name another per-
n to act as arbitrator in the place and
cad OF the arbitrator originally named by
ch head OF State.
And in the event Of the refusal or omis-
IN for two months after receipt of the re-
lest from either of the high contracting
rites of His Majesty the King of italy, or
e 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. "a |
case may be, to act as such arbitrator
arbitratOrs.
The arbitratOrs shall meet at Geneva.
owl aud mt In |
er they shall have been named, and shall
'ceed impartially and carefully to exam
and decide all questions that shall I
laid before them on the part of the gov l
!ments OF the United States and Her {
ltannic Majesty, respectively. All cues l
Ms considered by the tribunal, including {
final award. shall be decided by ma. s
ity of all the arbitrators. s
Zach of the high contracting parties shall {
0 name one person to attend the tribunal
Its agent to represent it generally in all 6
tiers connected with the arbitration.
ARTICLE III.
he written or printed case of each of the
parties, accompanied by the documents. =
Official correspondence, and other eyi. :
ice on which each relies, shall be de. .
'red in duplicate to each Of the arbitra-
and to the agent Of the other party as
as may De after the organization of the G
'unai, but within period not exceeding .
months from the date Of the exchange :
Tue ratihcatlons OF this treaty. y
ARTICLE ". r
lthln four months after the delivery on y
sides OF the written Or printed case. a
'er party may, in like manner, deliver a
duplicate to each Of said arbitrators. "
to the agent of the other party, a coun,
case and additional documents, cor d
'ondence and evidence in reply to the Ii
. documents, correspondence and evil l
ce so presented by the other party. r,
he arbitratOrs may, however. extend the
for delivering such counter case, doc
,nts, correspondence and eridence u