New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-30

TREATIES AND PROCLAdATIONs.

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I A PROCLAMATION by the President u
the United of America. Treaty between
h the Unit6a 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
II, 1871; proclaimed July A, 1871.
Whereas, treaty between the United
I 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.
causes of difference between the two coun-
tries, have for that purpose appointed their
respective plenipotentiaries, that is to
! say: tie President Of the United
States has appointed. on the part
| of the United States, as commission
ers in a joint high commission
aud plenipotentiaries, Hamilton Fish,
Secretary Of State: Robert Cum
ming Sehensk enysy tx Grer1 nary
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
| plenipbtentiaries, the Right Honorable
! George Frederick Samuel, Earl de Grey and
Earl of RipOn, ViscOunt Goderich. Baron
Grantham, q 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 Majestys
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
tasue 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 I.
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 generically known
"a the "A lahama 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
cumstances. 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 ad-
mitted by Her Britannia Maiesty's govern
ment, the high contracting parties agree
that all the said claims. growing out of acts
committed by the aforesaid vessels and
gcnerically known as the alabama
claims, shall be referred to a tribunal OF
arbitration to be composed OF five arbitra-
tors. to be appointed in the following man
ner that is to say: One shall be named by |
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 President of the |
Swiss Confederation shall be requested to |
name one; and His Majesty the Emperor OF
Brazil shall he 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 |
ceasing to act as such, the President OF the |
United States. or Her Britannia Majesty, or
His Majesty the King of Italy. or the Presi-
dent of the Swiss Confederation or His
Majesty the Emperor Of Brazil, as the case
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-
sion for two months after receipt of the re-
quest from either of the high contracting
parties of His Majesty the King of Italy. or
the President of the Swiss Confederation.
or His Majesty the Emperor of Brazil, to
name an arbitrator either to fill the original
have died, be absent. or incapacitated, or
who may omit decline. or from any cause
cease to act as such arbitrator, His Majesty
the King of Sweden and Norway shall be
to name one or more persons as
the case may be, to act as such arbitrator
Dr. arOltratOrS.
ARTICLE II.
The arbitrators shall meet at Geneva.
Switzerland. at the earliest convenient day
after they shall have been named, and shall |
proceed impartially and carefully to exam
ne and decide all questions that shall
De laid before them on the part of the gov
of the United States and Her
Britannia Majesty, respectively. All Gues-
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
llsO name one person to attend the tribunal
is 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 parties. 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 DE after the organization of the
but within a period not exceeding
tx months from the date Of the exchange
+ the notifications Of this treaty.
ARTICLE ".
Within four months after the delivery on
18th sides Of the written or printed case.
lther party may, in like manner, deliver
4 duplicate to each of said arbitrators,
nd to the agent of the other party, cOun-
er case and additional documents, cor
espondence and evidence in reply to the
ase. documents, correspondence and evil
ence 50 presented by the other party.
The arbitrators may, however. extend the
inc TOR delivering such counter case. doc
ments. correspondence and evidence.
hen. in their Judgment il becomes neces |