New Orleans Republican., 1871-09-16
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TREATIES AND PROCLAHIATIONs.

TREATIES AND PROCLAMAT1ONs.
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-Consl92ded 2a
II, 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
| mAnt 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, az follows:
The United States of America and Her
| Britannia Majesty, being desirOus 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 joint high ,;,,om commission E;s%
Secretary Of State; Robert Cum
ming Schenck. envoy extraordinary
aud 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
plenipotentiaries, the Right Honorable
George Frederick Samuel, Earl de Grey and
Earl Of Rip0n, Viscount Goderich, Baron
Grantham, a 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
Most Honorable Privy Council. q member Of
Parliament, a 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, q member of Her Maies-
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
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 |
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
for the escape, under whatever cir
Of the Alabama and other ves-
sells 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 ad-
nitted by Her Britannia Majesty's govern
nent, the high contracting parties agree
hat 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 five arb;tra-
Ors, to be appointed N the following man
Ter, that is to say: One shall be named by
he President Of the United States: one
hall be named by Her Britannia Majesty;
uested to name one; the President of the |
'wiss Confederation shall be requested to
anne 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 ,
ltrators. or. in the event Of either of the ,
aid arbitrators omitting Or declining or ;
aa.ira< Hoo ~, H. 4 Al j
.nited 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 !
lay be, may forthwith name another per- I
~ to act as arbitrator in the place and I
,ead Of the arbitrator orig s4nally named by I
1ch head of State. I
And in the event Of the refusal or omis-
on for two months after receipt Of the re-
uest from either of the high contracting a
arties of His Majesty the King of Italy, or
le President of the Swiss Confederation. t
His Majesty the Emperor Of Brazil, to i
ame an arbitrator either to i'll the original t
ppointment or in the place of one who may
ave died. be absent, or incapacitated, or a
no may omit, decline, or from any cause t
'ase to act as such arbitrator, His Majesty a
e King Of Sweden and Norway shall be | a
Guested to name one or more persons. as t
e case may be, to act as such arbitrator v
arbitrators. {
ARTICLE H. G
The arbi.rators shall meet at Geneva. z
vitzerland, at the earliest convenient day :.
ter they shall have been named and shall !.
Oceed impartially and carefully to exam .
e and decide all questions that shall y
} laid before them ON the part Of the gov =
nments of the United States and Her y
rltannic Majesty. respectively. All ques- =
ms considered by the tribunal, including y
e final award, shall be decided by ma
rity of all the arbitrators. g
Zach OF the high contracting parties shall e
80 name one person to attend the tribunal
its agent to represent it generally in all Z
alters connected with the arbitration. D
ARTICLE III. @,
The written or printed case Of each Of the | IL
% parties, accompanied by the documents, c,
e official correspondence, and other evil *
nee on which each relies, shall be de- N
cred in duplicate to each of the arbitra-
rs and to the agent Of the other party as m
on as may 6e after the organization of the fl
months from the date of the exchange d;
the ratifcations Of this treaty. re
ARTICLE ". N
Within four months after the delivery on y
tn sides Of the written or printed case, az
A.A YoAt y Hdy, III ukc manner, OellVer | -
duplicate to each of said arbitrators, )"
to the agent of the other party, coun- !,
case and additional documents, cor ~
'pondence and evidence in reply to the =, w
se, documents, correspondence and eyi- "
nee so presented by the other party. Ts Ts
The arbitratOrs may, however extend the
le for delivering such counter case, doc -.
rents, correspondence and evidence, !n ul
en, in their judgment, it becomes neces- ~ ~
Y, in cOneeQuencA of the distance of the | tn