New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11
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TREATIES AND PRoCLAMATIoNs.

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TREATIES AND PROCLASrATIONs.
"A PROCLAMATION by the President of
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; notifications exchanged June
IL, 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
ment of all causes of difference between the
two countries, was concluded and signed at
Washington by the high commissioners and
Observation-Disclosures of the respective govern
ments ON the eight day of Nav 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,
DCSACVdlN VI COtstC ANoOSAp Yum
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
p1enipotentiaries, the Right Honorable
George. Frederick Samuel, Earl de Grey and
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Grantham, Baronet, peer of the United
Kingdom Lord President of Her Majesty'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, Hen
Majesty's en- 10Y extraordinary and miniss
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
ty's Privy Council for Canada, and Minister
of Justice and Attorney General of Her
Maiesty's Dominion of Canada; and Noun
tague Bernard, Esquire, Chichele Professor
of international law in the University of
Oxford.
And the said plenipotentiaries, after hay
ing exchanged their full powers, which were
found to be in due and proper form, have
agreed to and concluded the following ar
ticles:
ARTICLE 1.
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 several vessels which have
given rise to the claims generically known
as the alabama claims;"
And whereas, Her Britannia Majesty has
authorized her high commissioners and
plenipotentiaries to express, in friendly
spirit, the regret felt by Her Majesty's gov
eminent for the escape, under whatever cir
sells from British ports, and for the depreda-
tons 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
of such claims, which are not adj
mitted by Her Britannia Majesty'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
:laims,. shall be referred to a tribunal of
tors, to be appointed in the following man
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-
luested 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-
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1itrators, or, in the event of either of the
'aid arbitrators emitting or declining or
,easiBg to act as such, the President of the
United States, or Her Britannia Majesty, or
His Majesty the King of Italy, or the Presi-
lent of the Swiss Confederation, or His
Majesty the Emperor of Brazil, as the case
nay be, may forthwith name another per-
on to act as arbitrator In the place and |
tead of the arbitrator originally named by
uch head of State.
And in the event of the refusal or omis- |
ion for two months after receipt of the re-
luest from either of the high contracting |
parties of His Majesty the King of Italy, or |
he President of the Swiss Confederation, |
II His Majesty the Emperor of Brazil, to |
lame an arbitrator either to fill the original |
appointment or in the place of one who may |
AVE died, be absent, or incapacitated, or |
Who may omit, decline, or from any cause |
ease to act as such arbitrator, His Majesty |
he King of Sweden and Norway shall be |
equested to name one or more persons, as |
he case may be, to act as such arbitrator |
II arbitrator. |
ARTICLE II.
The arbitrator shall meet at Geneva. |
at the earliest convenient day |
poceed impartially and carefully to exam |
ne and decide all questions that shall |
e laid before them on the part of the gov. |
rdnhents of the United States and Her |
'ritannic Majesty, respectively. All ques- |
ions considered by the tribunal, including |
be final award, shall be decided by a ma |
3rity of all the arbitrators
Each OF the high contracting parties shall |
lso name one person to attend the tribunal |
s its agent to represent it generally in all |
latters 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 |
enee on which each relies, shall be de- |
vered 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 |
tribunal, but within period not exceeding l
TX months from the date of the exchange |
1 the ratlfications of this treaty.
ARTICLE ".
Within four months after the delivery on
9th sides of the written or printed case,
ither party may, in like manner, deliver |
4 duplicate to each of said arbitrators,
nd to the agent of the other party, a coun-
er case and additional documents, cor
and evidence in reply to the |
ase, documents, correspondence and evi-
ence 80 presented by the other party.
The arbitrator may, however, extend the
lme for delivering such counter case. doc
ments, correspondence and evidence.