Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-05-30

years mentioned in article 80 of thi
treaty, subjects of Her Britanni,
Majesty may carry in British vessels
without payment of dues, goods
wares or merchandise, from one por
or place within the territory of the
United States, upon the st. Law
renee and the great lakes and rivers
connecting the same, TO another port
or place within the territory of the
United States, as aforesaid; provided
that the portion of such transport.
alton made through the Dominion OF
Canada be by land carriage or in
bond, under such rules and regula.
tions as may be agreed upon between
the Government of the United States
Citizens OF the United States may
for like period, carry, in United
States vessels, goods wares or mer.
chandise, from ono port or place
within the possessions of Her Britain
mic Majesty in North America, to
another port or place within said
possessions provided that the portion
of such transportation made through
the territory of the United States be
by land carriage and in bond, under
such rules and regulations as may be
agreed upon between the Govern
ment of the United States and the
Government of her Britannia Males
ty. The Government of the United
States further engages not to impose
any export duties on goods, wares
or merchandise carried, under this
article, through the territory of the
United States; and Her Britannia
Maiesty's Government engages to
urge the Parliament of the Dominion
of Canada and the Legislatures of the
other colonies not to impose any eX-
port duties on goods, wares or mer-
| chandise carried under this article /;
and the Government of the United
States may, in case such export du
ties be imposed by the Dominion of
Canada, suspend, during the period
Of such duties imposed, the right of
carrying granted under this article
in favor of subjects of Her Britannia
Majesty. The Government of the
United States may also suspend the
right of carrying granted 10 favor of
subjects of Her Britannia Majesty,
under this article, in case the Domin-
ion Of Canada should at any time
deprive citizens of the United States
of the use of the canals in said Do
minion, on terms of equality with the
inhabitants Of the Dominion, as pro-
vided in Article 81.
In Article 81 the Government of
Her Britannia Majesty engages to
urge upon the Parliament of the
Dominion Of Canada and the Legisla-
ture Of New Brunswick, that no ex-
port or other duty be levied on lum-
Der or timber of any kind cut on that
portion of American territory in the
State Of Maine, watered by the river
St. John and its tributaries, and
foated down that river to the sea
when the Same is shipped to the
United States from the Province of
New Brunswick.
Article 80 provides that articles IS
to 26, inclusive, and article 30 Of the
treaty, shall take effect as soon as
the laws required to carry them into
operation shall have been passed by
the imperial Parliament of Great
Britain, by the Parliament of Canada,
and by the Legislature of Prince Ed
wards Island on the one hand, and
by the Congress of the United States
on the other. Such assent having
been given, said articles shall remain
in force for a period of ten years
from the date at which they may
commence to operate, and further,
until the expiration of two years af-
ter either of the high contracting
parties shall have given notice to the
other of its wish to terminate the
same. Each of the high contracting
parties being at liberty to give such
notice to the other at the end of the
said period of ten years, or any time
afterward.
THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY QUESTION.
The remaining portion of the
treaty-articles 81 to Al, inclusive,
relate TO the northern boundary
question, and state that, whereas, il
was stipulated by article l of the
treaty concluded at Washington on
the 10Th of June, 1848, between the
United States of America and Her
Britannia Majesty, the line Of boun-
Diary between the territory of the
United States and that of Her Brit
annie Majesty from a point on the
10th parallel of north latitude, up to
which had already been ascertained,
should be continued westward along
said parallel of north latitude to the
middle channel which separates the
continent from Vancouver's Island,
and thence southerly along the mid
die of said channel and of Fuca
Strait to the Pacific Ocean and,
whereas, the commissioners appoint
ed by the two high contracting par
ties TO determine that portion of the
boundry which runs southerly thro
the middle channel as aforesaid, were
unable TO agree upon the same and,
whereas, the Government of Her
Britannia Majesty claims that such
boundary line should, under the
terms of the treaty above recited, be
run through Rosario Straits, and the
Government of the United States
claims that it should be run through
the Canal de Haro it Is agreed that
the respective claims of the Govern,
ment of Her Britannia majesty and Of
the Government of the U. S. shall be
submitted to the arbitration and
award of His Majesty the Emperor o.
Sermany, who, having regard to the
above mentioned article of said
treaty, shall decide thereupon finally
and without appeal, which of these
claims is most in accordance with tht
! true Interpretation OF the treaty o
June Is, 1876. The award thus de
termined to be considered as abso
f lutely final and conclusive, and ful
, effect TO be given to such award