New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-23
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TREATIES AND PROCLAMATIONs.

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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-Concluded
May 8. 1871; Publications exchanged june
II, 1871; proclaimed July 4, 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 Il
| ment of all causes Of difference between the
two countries, was concluded and signed at
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-
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 Rocky ood HOar. of Massachusetts;
and George Henry Williams. Of Oregon:
and Her Britanic 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, BarOnet, 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, member Of
Parliament. 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
Majesty'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 Privv Council for Canada, and Minister
of Justice and Attorney General Of Her
Majesty'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 ana concluded the following ar
ticles:
ARTICLE I.
WHEREAS Differences have arisen be-
tween the government Of the United States
and the government of Her Britannia Ma
jesty, and still exist. growing out Of the acts
committed by the severe vessels which have
given rise to the claims genericaily known
as the Alabama claims"
And whereas. Her Britannia Majesty has
authorized her high commissioners and
plenipotentiaries to express. in a friendly
spirit, the regret felt by Her Majesty's gov
eminent for the escape. under whatever cir
cumstances, of the Alabama and other YES
sells from British ports. and for the depreda-
items committed by those vessels:
Now. in order TO remove and adjust all
complaints and claims on the part Of the
United States and to provide for the speedy
settlement of such claims. which are no. adj
mitted by Her Britannia Majestv's govern
ment, the high contracting parties agree
that all the said claims, growing out of acts
committed by the aforesaid vessels and
generically known as the Alabama
claims" shall be referred to tribunal of
arbitration to be composed of i've arbitra-
ner, that is to say: One shall be named by
the President Of the United States: one
shall be named by Her Britannia Majesty:
His Majesty the King of Italy shall be re-
guested to name one; the President of the
Swiss Confederation shall be requested to
name one; and His Majesty the Emperor OF
Brazil shall be requested to name one.
In case of the death, absence or incapa-
city to serve of any OF either Of the said ar
s<rotn thn or as< ~
said arbitrator emitting or declining or
ceasing 70 act as such, the President of the |
United States. or Her Britannia Majesty, or |
His Majesty the King of Italy. or the Presi- |
dent OF the Swiss Confederation, OF His |
Majesty tie Emperor OF Brazil. as the case |
may be, may forthwith nalue another per
son to act as arbitrator "a tie place and |
stead Of the arbitrator orr s.nally named by |
such head of a State.
And in the even: OF the refusal or ou.is- |
sion for Two months after recent Of the re-
quest from either of the high contracting
parties of His Majesty the King OF Italy, or
the President of the Swiss Confederation.
or His Majesty the Emperor Of Brazil. TO
name an arbitrator either 10 I'll the original
appointment or in the place OF one who may
nave died. be absent, or incapacirated. or
who may omit. decline. or FROM any cause
cease to act as such arbitrator. His Majesty
\
to name one or more persons. as
he case may be, to act as such arbitrator
,r arbitrators
ARTICLE ".
The ar}i;rators shall meet at Geneva.
at the earliest convenient day
lfter they shall have been named. and shall
proceed impartially and carefully to exam
ne and decide all questions that shall
'e laid before them on the part of the gov
'rnments Of the United States and Her
3rltannic Majesty, respectively. All Ques-
ions considered by the tribunal, including
he final award. shall be decided by ma
GRITTY of all the arbitrators.
Each OF the high contracting parties shall
llso name one person to attend the tribunal
IS Its agent TO represent it generally in all
matters connected with the arbitration.
ARTICLE III.
The written or printed case of each of the
wo parties, accompanied by the documents,
he official correspondence, and other evil
!ence on which each relies. shall be de-
lvered IN duplicate to each OF The arbitra-
ors and to the agent of the other party as
Don as may be after the organization of the
flDunal. but within period not exceeding
TX months from the date OF the exchange
u tue ratihcatlons OF this treaty.
ARTICLE ".
Within tour months after the delivery on |
'o!h sl0es OF the written or printed case, |
lther party may, in like manner. deliver
q duplicate to each Of said arbitrators.
nd to the agent OF the other party. a coun-
er case and additional documents. cor.
espondence and evidence in reply to the
ase, documents. correspondence and eyi-
ence SO presented by the other party.
The arbitratOrs may, however. extend the
delivering |