Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-06-01
The Joint High Treaty.
FROM the cinclnnati Gazette.

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The Joint High Treaty.
From the Cincinnati Gazette
The treaty negotiated by the Joint
Commission provides for the ALBANIA
claims, and the claims of England, as
follows: Five commissioners, of whom
the President and the Queen shah each
name one, and three others rulers the
rest. shall meet at Geneva and det lie
in the case of each vessel whether Eng
land is liable. If they find her liable
they may award a sum in the lump TO
United States. As a basis Tor this
Judgment, England while not allowing
that this has been the law, comedies
that the case may be judged upon it,
and both parties agree. that it shall
bind them in future as follows: 80, u
A neutral government is bound first
to use due diligence to prevent the Ct
ting out, arning or equipping, within
its jurisdic ton, of any vessel which it
has reasonable ground to believe is in
tended to cruise, or to carry on war
against a. power with which it is at
peace; and also to use like diligence to
prevent the departure from its juIisdic-
tion of any vessel intended to cruise or
carry on war as above, such vessel
having been specially adapted, in
whole or in part, within such jurisdic-
ton, to warlike use. Secondly, not to
permit or suffer either belligerent to
make use of its ports or waters as the
basis of naval operations against the
other, or for purpose. OF the renewal or
augmentation of military supplies,
arms, or the recruitment of men,
Thirdly, exercise due diligence in its
own ports and waters, and as to all per
sons within its Jurisdiction, to prevent
any violation of the foregoing obliga-
tions and duties. - dii!= slH Heij
i've are not aware that this is any
advance is international law, as the
United States has understood and prae-
tisedi it; but it appears that Great Brit
ian has not allowed it. ~ flIf ~ 49,
If these commissioners find England
liable for the fitting out of these cruis-
ems, )0rEany Gne of them, and do not
award "a sum ingrOss, then aboard of
three assessors, of whom each party
shall name one, and the diplo-
matte Minister of Italy the third, who
shall hear and determine all claims
growing outIof these cruisers. s EIt'
- Next is provided that another board
of three com missioners shall be created
to hear other claims of citizens of the
United States against Great Britain
arising between April 10, 1861 and
April 8, 1864, and all claims of Brit sh
subjects against the United States, which
have arisen in the same time. OF these
commissioners the president and Queen
shall appoint each one, they two the
third; or if they cannot agree the Span
ish Minister at Washington shall name
the third. .JEfO3i e.fe = i:..i ylil n
The awards of these boards are to be
final, ana are bar all other claims. i..f
1t will be observed that in addition
to claims of British subjects growing
out of the war, of which there is a long
list, thisibrings in the question of our
liability for the Fehian raids. We can
not furnish fa.base of operations for
Fenian hGstilities without liability.
As to. the whole oiass of claims called
Alabama claims, the whole question
whether there Is any liability is. s.sab-
mitted to the arbitratOrs. a. g
The treaty proceeds to other matters.
Reciprocal sea fishing privileges and
landings on the coast are agreed to
north of the 30th parallel, except shell
fish, 81 a1lS> l3t:,.a e'i5 q 1879 So
The sea fish of the United States and
of Canada are to be admitted into each
country free of duty. Free trade in
fish, .dr fau sls.s1 81 z
Commissioner solemnly appointed
shall decide whether. the United States
shall pay Canada anything for this ex-
tension of the fishing privilege. ID titH
The navigation of the st. Lawrence,
the Yucan, Porcupine, and Sitkin, is
to be free to the citizens of the United
England engages to urge Canada to
grant the use of the Wehand and st.
Lawrence canals to our. vessels on
equal terms, and the United States
agrees to allow the equal use of the st.
Clair Flats Canal, and purge the States
to secure to, British subjects. the use of
the several canals connected with the
lakes or FLYERS I cOntigaotls TO 1.-THE
boundary betwe the two, countries.
The free navigation of Lake Michi-
gan is granted to British subjects.
The free Transit of imported goods in
inbend .issecured tothe citizens of Cam
ada and the United States. iis
: Istl is provided that the citizens of
either country may carry, in their own
vessels, goods, wares or merchandise,
between the ports of either country,
upon-the st. Lawrence, the lakes, and
the CREST rivers connected Herewith,
provided the transit is partly through
the territory sof the other, by land
carriage, orin bond, without payment
If, Canada does impose
any duties ron goods soicarried, then
the United States may suspend this
carrying right of British subjects.r
Her Majesty agrees to urge Canada
and New. Brunswick not to levy export
duties on lumber cut in Maine and
transported by Canadian waters. and If
they persist, then this right of carry
ing is t0lba suspended ii1cfa yfao odi
4 The question of the N. Waboundary
is to be submitted, lupon the, previous
treaty to the decision of the Prussian
Emperor. afsR .nOi1fT 5qo 5Ho So ga O.;
h Ratifieatious OF this treaty are to be
exchanged within six months. 81 e1la
II This brief abstract gives substantially
the provisions of this treaty of4 arti-
cles, which would fill three of our col
umns.G l3ns ffs4AfA iN ,i'@sSiH i2lu
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II ser i Slavery in Brazil. ,isarlI
& Slavery dies hard I'M Brazil, though
the results of late war materially
weakened the institution in the Souti
American Empire, and made the slave
population uneasy and restless by learn
ing that they alone of the inhabitant:
of the American continent remain ir
bondage. The Emperor of Brazil is ar
earnest emancipationist, and so ar,
many ofthe leading statemen. For ,
year or two past, however, the Conserv
atives have ha a majority In Parlia
ment, and the sshemes for gradual EN-
ancipation have been postponed. On,
of these, which provides for the free
dom of future generations, leaving IL