New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-16
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TREATIES AND PROCLAMATI0Ns.

TREATIES AND ORGANIZATIONS.
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. III
Whereas, q treaty between the United
States of America and Her Majesty the
I 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
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
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,
Secretary of State; Robert Cum
ming Schenck, envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary to Great Brit
AIM 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
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 Majesty's
Most Honorable Priyy 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, 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 Alexandes 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
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 hav-
ing exchanged their full powers, which were
agreed to and concluded the following ar
ticles: -faA
ARTICLE 1.
WHEREAS, Differences have arisen be-
tween the government of the United States
jesty, and still exist, growing out of theacts
committed by the several vessels which have
given rise to the claims .generically known
as the alabama claims"
And whereas, Her Britannia Majesty has
her high commissioners and
plenipotentiaries to express, in a friendly
spirit, the regret felt by Her Maiesty's gov
for the escape, under whatever cir
of the Alabama and other ves-
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
settlement 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 |
Claims" shall be referred TO tribunal of |
arbitration to be composed of five arbitra- |
5ors, to be appointed in the following man.
Ter, that is to say: One shall be named by /
he President of the United States; one |
hall be named by Her Britannia Majesty; I
His Majesty the King of Italy shall be re- |
luested to name one; the President of the
swiss Confederation shall be requested to |
lame one; and His Majesty the Emperor of |
Brazil shall be requested to name one.
In case of the death, absence, or incapa-
ity to serve of any or either of the said ar
nf off nf fI,a
aid arbitrators emitting or declining or
easing to act as such, the President of the
United States, or Her Britannia Majesty. or
Ills Majesty the King of Italy, or the Presi-
ent of the Swiss Confederation, or His
iajesty 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
UGH head of State.
And in the event of the refusal or omis-
ion for two months after receipt of the re-
uest from either of the high contracting
arties of His Majesty the King of Italy, or
le President of the Swiss Confederation,
r His Majesty the Emperor of Brazil, to
anne an arbitrator either to fill the original
ppointment or in the place of one who NAV
ave died, be absent, or incapacitated, or
-homay omit, decline, or from any cause
ease to act as such arbitrator, His Majesty
,quested to name one or more persons, as
re case may be, to act as such arbitrator
; arbitrator. i.
ARTICLE II.
The arbitrators shall meet at Geneva.
at the earliest convenient day
ter they shall have been named, and shall
'oceed impartially and carefully to exam
e and decide all questions that shall
laid before them on the part of the gov
nments of the United States and Her
ritannic Majesty, respectively. All oues-
ms considered by the tribunal, including {
g final award, shall be decided by ma (
rity of all the arbitrator.
Each OF the high contracting parties shall {
60. name one person to attend the tribunal
its agent to represent it generally in all {
alters connected with the arbitration I
ARTICLE III.
The written or printed case of each of the +
o parties, accompanied by the documents, =
e official correspondence, and other evil
nee on which each relies, shall be de-
erred in duplicate to each of the arbitra-
RS and to the agent of the other party as =
on {, as may be after the organization of the +
lounal, but within period not exceeding q
months from the date of the exchange | 4
the Publications of this treaty. ;
ARTICLE ". r
Within tour months after the delivery on y
tn sides OF the written or printed case, a
her party may, in like manner, deliver q
dupilcate to each of said arbitrators. v
d to the agent of the other party. a conn.
: case and additional documents cor. d
'pondence and evidence in reply to the Ii
Sc, documents, correspondence and ev;-
nee so presented by the other party. r,
The arbitrator may, however, extend tba
ne for delivering such counter case. doc.
tents, correspondence and evidence u
len, in their judgment, it becomes neces, il
~, in consequence of the distance of the Il