New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-19
OFFICIAL.
TREATIES AND PROCLAMATIONs.

= TREATIES AND PROCLAMATIONs.
A PROCLAMATION by the President G
t the United States and Great Britain
i Claims, fisheries. navigation of the S,
Lawrence, ETC., American lumber on tn
river St. John, bOundary-COnclude,
May 8, 1871; notifications exchanged jun
II, 1871; proclaimed July 4, 1871.
, Whereas, treaty between the United
States Of America and Her Majesty tn
Queen of the United Kingdom Of Grea
} Britain and Ireland, concerning the settle
} two countries, was concluded and signed al
} Washington by the high commissioners anC
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 all
tries, have for that purpose appointed then
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; Robert Cum
miuS StHeAcA, envoy extraordinary
and minister pleDipOtentiary to Great Brit
ain; Samuel Nelson. an Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court of the United States;
Ebenezer Rock wood 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
| (yPDnfb0m a NOT Of If,,:t tod
| Kingdom. Lord President OF Her Maiesty'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
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, 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. Chichele Professor
Of international law in the University of
Oxford.
And the said plenipotentiaries. after hav.
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 several vessels which have !
given rise to the claims generically known
as the Alabama claims:'
And whereas, Her Britannia Majesty mas |
authorized her high commissioners and |
to express. in a friendly |
spirit. the regret felt by Her Maiestys gov
eminent for the escape. under whatever cir
Of the Alabama and other yes
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 ad-
United by Her Britannia Maiestys govern
ment, the high contracting parties agree
that all the said claims. growing out of acts
by the aforesaid vessels and
known as the Alabama
'laims," shall be referred to tribunal OF
arbitration to be composed OF i've arbitra-
ors. to be appointed in the followin man
ler, 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
SWISS Confederation shall be requested to ;
lame one: and His Majesty the Emperor OF
Srazil shall be requested to name one
In case Of the death. absence. or incapa-
lty to serve OF any or either of the said ar I
or. IN the event of either of the
AID arbitrators 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- [
ent OF the Swiss Confederation. or His |
lajesty the Emperor of Brazil. as the case 5
lay be. may forthwith name another per- L
on to act as arbitrator in the place and L
tead OF the arbitrator originally named by /
lch head of a State. I
And in the even. Of the refusal or omis- h
on for two months after receipt of the re- il
uest from either of the high contracting a
artles of His Majesty the King of Italy or
re President OF the Swiss Confederation, I
: His Majesty the Emperor of Brazil. TO i;
anne an arbitrator either to I'LL the original I
)polntment or Ill the place of one who NAV I
ave died, be absent, or incapacitated. or a
no may omit. decline. or from any cause d
ase to act as such arbitrator, His Majesty a
e King OF Sweden and Norway shall be a
quested to name one or more persons. az t.
g case may be, to act as such arbitrator "
arbitratOrs. Il
ARTICLE II. q
The arbitrators shall meet at Geneva. Z
at the earliest convenient day >
ter they shall have been named, and shall u
oceed impartially and carefully to exam u
and decide all questions that shall 81
laid before them on the part of the GOV II
nments of the United States and Her OF
ltannic Majesty. respectively. All 0ues- nc
ms considered by the tribunal, including VI
e final award shall be decided BY a ma ST
'ity of all the arbitrators. Sc
Each of the high contracting parties shall ca
20 name one person to attend the tribunal
It's agent to represent it generally in all p
'tters connected with the arbitration. Ut
ARTICLE III. .o
The written or printed case of each of The th
parties, accompanied by the documents, ca
Official correspondence. and other evil Sc
nee on which each relies, shall be de- No
cred IN duplicate to each Of the arbitra-
8 and to the agent of the other party as M
IN as may he after the organization of the fir,
ounal, but within period not exceeding an
~ inontn .e IRON the date OF the exchange da
the Publications of this treaty. re,
ARTICLE ". re-
vlthln tour months after the delivery on ye
~ sues OF the written OF printed case, an
her party may, in like manner. deliver at
duplicate to each of said arbitrator wi
to the agent Of the other party. a com,
case and additional documents. cor du
pondence and evidence in reply to the y,
e, documents, correspondence and evi VI
ice SO presented by the other party. rel
he arbitrators may, however, extend the w
q for delivering such counter case. doc.
ente, correspondence and evidence. un