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

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; Publications exchanged june
IL, 1871; proclaimed July 4, 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, 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 a joint high commission
and plenipotentiaries, Hamilton Fish,
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, Baronet, peer of the United
Kingdom. Lord President of Her Majesty'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, a member of
Parliament, q 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
Majestys 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 Hsr 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 has
authorized her high commissioners and
plenipotentiaries to express, in a friendly
spirit, the regret felt by Her Majesty's gov
eminent for the escape, under whatever cir
of the Alabama and other YES
sells from British ports, and for the depreda-
tions 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- |
tors, to be appointed in the following man. |
ner, that's to say: One shall be named by |
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shall be named by Her Britannia Majesty; |
His Majesty the King of Italy shall be re. |
quested to name one; the President of the |
Swiss Confederation shall be requested to |
name one; and His Majesty the Emperor of |
Brazil shall be requested to name one.
In case of the death, absence, or incapa- |
city to serve of any or either of the said ar
bitrators, or, in the event of either of the |
said arbitrators emitting or declining or |
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United States, or Her Britannia Majesty, or !
Bis Majesty the King of Italy, or the Presi- |
dent 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 in the place and |
stead of the arbitrator originally named by |
such head of State.
And in the event Of the refusal or omis- |
,ion. for two months after receipt of the re- |
Iuest from either of the high contracting |
parties of His Majesty the King of Italy, or
5he President of the Swiss Confederation, /
)r His Majesty the Emperor of Brazil, to |
name an arbitrator either to fill the original /
or in the place of one who may
nave died, be absent, or incapacitated, or
who may omit, decline, or from any cause |
ease to act as such arbitrator, His Majesty |
5he King of Sweden and Norway shall be /
to name one or more persons, as
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,r arbitrators.
ARTICLE III.
The arbitrator shall meet at Geneva,
at the earliest convenient day
lfter they shall have been named, and shall
proceed impartially and carefully to exam
ne and decide all questions that shall
,e laid before them on the part of the gov
of the United States and Her
Britannia Majesty, respectively. All ques-
ions considered by the tribunal, including
he final award, shall be decided by ma
Gritty of all the arbitrators.
Each of the high contracting parties shall
slso name one person to attend the tribunal
g its agent to represent it generally in all |
matters connected with the arbitration.
ARTICLE III.
The written or printed case of each of the
wo par ties, accompanied by the documents,
he official correspondence, and other evil
ence on which each relies, shall be de-
ivered in duplicate to each of the arbitra-
ors and to the agent of the other party as
DON as may be after the organization of the
tribunal, but within period not exceeding
TX menths from the date of the exchange
It the Publications of this treaty.
ARTICLE w.
Within four months after the delivery on
10Th sides of the written or printed case,
ither party may, in like manner, deliver
n duplicate to each of said arbitrators,
md to the agent of the other party, coun-
er case and additional documents cor
dependence and evidence in reply to the
:ase, documents, correspondence and evil
lence SO presented by the other party.
The arbltratOrs may, however, extend the
ime for delivering such counter case. doc |
lments, correspondence and evidence,
when, in their judgment, it becomes neces.
AIRY, in consequence of the distance of the
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