New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-22
OFFICIAL.
TREATIES AND PROCLA1IATIONs.

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TREATIES AND PROCLA1lATIONs.
A PROCLAMATION by the President c
| the United States and Great Britain
Claims, fisheries, navigation of the 81
Lawrence, etc, American lumber on tn
river St. John. boundary-Corclude'
MAY 8. 1871; notifications exchanged jun
II, 1871; proclaimed July 1, 1871.
Whereas, treaty between the Unite,
States of America and Her Majesty tn
Queen of the United Kingdom Of Grea
Britain and Ireland, concerning the settle
ment of all causes Of difference between TIL
two countries, was concluded and signed a
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 Hel
Britannia Majesty. being DESTROYS to pro
! vide for an amicable settlement Of al
causes of difference between the two coun
tries, have for that purpose appointed theil
say: the President Of the United
States has appointed. on the par
of the United States. as commission
ers in a joint high commission
and Observation-Disclosures. 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 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, a Baronet, a peer of the United
Kingdom. Lord President OF Her Majestv'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. 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
Maiesty's envoy extraordinary aud minis
ter plenipOtentiary to the United States of
America; Sir John Alexander Macdonald.
Knight Commander Of the Most Honorable
Order of the Bath. a member of Her Males
tvs Privy Council for Canada. and Minister
of Justice and Attorney General Of Her
Majesty's Dominion OF Canada: and Noun
tague Bernard. Esquire, Chchele Professor
Of international law in the University Of
Oxford.
Auu tue sdlU AFTER IdV-
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 l.
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 -geler:cally 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 MaieSty's gov
eminent for the escape. under whatever cir
cumstances. of the Alabama and other YES
sells from British ports. and for the Gepye,ia-
tons committed 10y 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 rot adj
mitted by Her Britannia Maiestvs govern
ment. the high contracting parties agree
that all the said claims. growing our 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-
tors, to be appointed in the following man |
ner' ludt rs 10 say: Onc SNAIL De named ny |
the President of the United States: one
shall be named by Her Britannia Majesty:
His Majesty the King of Italy shall be re-
quested to name one: the PresGeu. OF the |
Swiss Confederation shall be requested 10 |
name one: and His Majesty the Emperor OF
Brazil shall be requested TO name oue.
In case of the death. absence. or ircapa-
city to serve OF any or either Of lie said ar
or. in the event of either Of the
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ceasing to act as such. the President Of tie
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
may be, may forthwith name another per
son to act as arbitrator i'll the place and
stead OF the arbitrator orig .ualIy named by
such head OF a State.
And in the even. of the refusal or o,uis-
ZION for two months after receipt OF the re-
quest from either of the high contracting
PARTIES of His Majesty the King OF Italy. or
he President OF the Swiss Confederation.
" His Majesty the Emperor OF Brazil. 10
lame an arbitrator either to ill the original
appointment or in the place of one who NAV
AVE died. be absent, or incapactatea, or
Who may omit. decline or from any cause
ease to act as such arbitrator His Majesty
he hlng OF Sweden and NORWAY shall be
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he case may be, to act as such arbitrator
r arbitrators.
ARTICLE II.
The arbitrator shall meet At Geneva.
at the earliest convenient day
tier they shall have been named and shall
roceed lmpartially and carefully to exam
le and decide all questions that shall
Q laid before them on the part of the gov
'nments OF the United States and Her I
rltannic Majesty. respectively All ques- !
ons considered by the tribunal. including {
Re hnal award, shall be decided by ma :
rlty OF all the arbitratOrs
Each of the high contracting parties shall {
$50 name one person to attend the tribunal
Its agent to represent it generally in aU {
alters connected with the arbitration.
ARTICLE III
The written or printed case Of each of the !,
70 par ties, accompanied by the documents. :.
e oHclaI correspondence, and other evil =
nee on which each relies. shall be de- :,
'ered IN duplicate to each of the arb.ra-
rs anu to the agent Of the other party as '.
9, as may be after the organization of the 9
lbunal. but within a period not exceeding -
months from the date OF the exchange y
the Publications Of this treaty. u
ARTICLE " +,
Within four months after tie delivery IN y
IN I sldes OF the written or printed case. a
her party may. in like manner. deliver a
auplicate to each of said arl,itcators, W
q 10 the agent of the other marry. 3 conn
b case and additional documents cow d
'pondencc and evidence in reply 70 the Ii
Sc, documents, correspondence and evi- L
I nee SO presented by tie other partv. re
he arbltrafOrs may, however. extend ti,o VI
he for delivering such counter case. doc
rents. correspondence and evidence III