New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-29
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TREATIES AND PROCLAnIATI0Ns.
A PROCLAMATION by the President of
the United of America. Treaty between
the United States and Great Britain
Z Claims, fisheries, navigation of the st.
river St. John, boundary Concluded
May 8, 1871; notifications exchanged June
IL, 1871; proclaimed July A, 1871.
Whereas, 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
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-
tries, haze 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 a joint high commission
and plenipotentiaries, Hamilton Fish,
Secretary of State ;ev Robert Cum
ming Schenek, 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 Britanie 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, 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, a 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, a member of Her Males
tvs Privy Council for Canada, and Minister
Of Justice and Attorney General of Her
Dominion of Canada; and Noun
tague Bernard, Esquire, Chichele Professor
Of international law in the University of
Oxford. 1851
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
5icles: li-
5 ARTICLE L. 81.
WHEREAS, Differences have arisen be-
jween the government of the United States
md the government of Her Britannia Ma
esty, and still exist, growing out of the acts
committed by the several vessels which have
yiven rise to the claims generically known
rs the alabama claims"
And whereas, Her Britannia Majesty has
her high commissioners and
,lenipotentiaries to express, in friendly
pirit, the regret felt by Her Majesty's gov
rnment for the escape, under whatever cir
of the Alabama and other YES
els from British ports, and for the depreda- !
ions 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 |
ettlement of such claims, which are not adj |
nitted by Her Britannia Majestys govern
nent the high contracting parties agree |
hat all the said claims, growing out of acts |
ommitted by the aforesaid vessels and |
known as the Alabama
laims," shall be referred to a tribunal of |
FILTRATION to be composed of five arbitra-
ors, to be appointed in the following man.
er, that is to say: One shall be named by |
he President of the United States; one
hall be named by Her Britannia Majesty;
Lis Majesty the King of Italy shall be re-
uested to name one; the President of the
wiss Confederation shall be requested to
anne one; and His Majesty the Emperor OF
'razil shall be requested to name one.
In case of the death, absence, or ineapa-
ity to serve of any or either of the said ar
TRAITORS, or, in the event of either of the
aid arbitrator emitting or declining or
easing to act as such, the President of the |
United States, or Her Britannia Majesty, or
Lis Majesty the King of Italy, or the Presi-
emit of the Swiss Confederation, or His
Isjesty 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
ne 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 incapaeitated, or
ho 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
re case may be, to act as such arbitrator
: arbitrator.
ARTICLE II.
The arbitrators shall meet at Geneva,
at the earliest convenient day |.
fter they shall have been named, and shall
roeeed impartially and carefully to exam
le and decide all questions that shall
e laid before them on the part of the gov
of the United. States and Her
ritannio Majesty, respectively. All cues
ons considered by the tribunal, including
he final award, shall be decided by ma
rity of all the arbitrator.
Each of the high contracting parties shall
$50 name one person to attend the tribunal
its agent to represent it generally in all
ALTERS connected with the arbitration.
ARTICLE III.
The written or printed case of each of the
yo paI ties, accompanied by the documents,
lie official correspondence, and other evil
ence on which each relies, shall be de-
vered in duplicate to each of the arbitra-
RS and to the agent of the other party as
ION as may be after the organization of the
1bunal, but within period not exceeding
K months from the date of the exchange
the Publications of this treaty.
ARTICLE ". =
Within four months after the delivery on
9TH sides of the written or printed case,
Their party may, in like manner, deliver
duplicate to each of said arbitrator,
nd to the agent of the other party, coun-
r case and additional documents, cor
'spondence and evidence in reply to the
Use, documents, correspondence and evil
ence SO presented by the other party.
The arbitrator may, however, extend the
me for delivering such counter case, doc
nents, correspondence and evidence,
hen, in their judgment, it becomes neces,