New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-30
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TREATIES AND PRoCLAMATIoNs.

TREATIES AND FLUCTUATIONS.
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, Concluded
Nav 8, 1871; ratifcations exchanged June
IL, 1871; proclaimed July 4, 1871.
Whereas. a 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 al
causes of difference between the two coun-
tries. have for that purpose appointed their
respective pienipotentiaries, that is TO
say: the President of the United
States has appointed, on the part
of the United States, as commission
ers in joint high commission
and plenipotentiaries, 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, Baronet, a peer of the United
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
Northc0te, 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, Chiehele Professor
VI mtoIudUlUudl Law IL LILO CA1NCAoAsJ VI
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 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
to express, in friendly
spirit, the regret felt by Her Majesty's gov
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
and claims on the part of the
United States, and to provide for the speedy
of such claims, which are not adj
nitted by Her Britannia Majesty's govern
nent, the high contracting parties agree
that all the said claims, growing out of acts
committed by the aforesaid vessels and
yenerically known as the alabama
,laims," shall be referred to tribunal of
to be composed of five arbitra-
,ors, to be appointed in the following man
ler, that is to say: One shall be named by
he President of the United States; one
ihall be named by Her Britannia Majesty;
His Majesty the King of Italy shall be re-
Iuested to name one; the President of the
Swiss Confederation shall be requested to
lame one; and His Majesty the Emperor OF
Brazil shall be requested to name one.
In case of the death, absence, or incapa-
,ity to serve of any or either of the said ar
,itratOrs, 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
His Majesty the King of Italy, or the Presi-
lent of the Swiss Confederation, or His
Majesty 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
uch 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
,arties of His Majesty the King of Italy, or
he President of the Swiss Confederation,
IT His Majesty the Emperor of Brazil, to
lame an arbitrator either to fill the original
appointment or in the place of one who may
ave died, be absent, or incapacitated, or
Who may omit, decline, or from any cause
ease to act as such arbitrator, His Majesty
he King of Sweden and Norway shall be
to name one or more persons, as
he case may be, to act as such arbitrator
" arbitrat0rs.
ARTICLE II.
The arbitrators shall meet at Geneva,
at the earliest convenient day
Ifter 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 ques-
ions considered by the tribunal, including
he final award, shall be decided by ma
ority of all the arbitrators.
Each of the high contracting parties shall
also 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
TWO par ties, accompanied by the documents,
he official correspondence, and other evil
lence on which each relies, shall be de-
ivered in duplicate to each of the arbitra-
jors and to the agent of the other party as
soon as may be after the organization of the
tribunal, but within a period not exceeding
'ix months from the date of the exchange
If the ratifcations of this treaty.
ARTICLE ".
Within four months after the delivery on
both sides Of the written or printed case,
either party may, in like manner, deliver
n duplicate to each of said arbitrator,
and to the agent of the other party, a coun-
5er case and additional documents, cor
and evidence in reply to the
case, documents, correspondence and evil
1ence so presented by the other party.
The arbitrator may, however, extend the
time for delivering such counter case doc
1ments, correspondence and evidence,
when, in their judgment, it becomes neees-