Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-05-10
The work of the High Commission.


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/ The Eluving o,mes fr,,, N,sL;r,,lon al. an
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a.. W ."O i''".J "2'Ve" uP'" ~ '"V 'o'"'
1 hlgh Commission, which VA signcl yesterday,
and will be submitted to the Senate to-day. AZ
ter the sigrio ed ,oLe, ,l,co ,tc ,,e,t,ry o,,,.
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7'"'u'"''u e"'h "lnoI on ha'inA uohe ai III 'h'l
power to preserve the peace Of both countries.
The treaty i. 10 be- known AS the troete of
Washington. For the adjustment of claims II
injury ALLEGED hy the Ifpited STATES. ON account
of the escape of Confederate cruisers from Brit
ish ports and deprcdationq committed bv those
vessels during thelatc rebellion In This cIuntry
q tribunal of arbitration i constituted no consi.,
of five arbitrator. one appointed by thc United.
States one hv Great Britain. and the other three.
each ty designated sovereign State OF Fur8pc
or America. rhe treaty establishes .peci,l rulo.
of neutral duty and obligation IN addition 90 the
generally received public law. which rules. nl.
though not admitted by the British commissioner.
70 have been i'm force no the time. are vet. iti-
agreed 10 retr1act and to u1yorn th, decisions OBJ
tho trihunol
Tbe tribnnal ma, either ovnr,l .i,,n,y,. In .lc.
tail or in the cross M NJ discretion or il mn,
refer MI. duty IN a board .,f s..,..,r. sittipv ,1
the United Sietes. ,yho SHALL ron,rt Tram, tip,5 ~
time Tho n1ymcnt +, he acc.riirTly T8c Br,,.
IN Government lrv,nLN evnr...os ifs r,.,rot d.,
tbe Occurrence of tl,n Incident. c.rriain,7 .r b,
the United State.
Fnr the Adjudication, .r ..II ft.t. .f,.f,. r .t.
liens of the United st1te. ornipsf 0reaf B-if.ir
or of the subjects of Orcst britain AGAINST M,
uifed States during tho .,tue neri,d U.t ID.
from the i3tlt "a Anil. 1851 I'm thc0tbuf anil
l-G5-an ordinary mixei eon,n,ission h rr.,,itei
10 .it M Washington. with nm un,nire h, h. p,,,i
nated 81 noce.sory d., a. Jc.itn,tcj o-;,,if,
power
This limitation If fine time is r,ntori,f ID, .t,i.
stance. for il coplipe. reclamation ng,inst tho
nitcl Sf,tes 4, inriIcnts M act,,,l ,9sr II
accompanied olso with n decfnratio, nh, t,o ,,,rt
,r tbc Rritisb c,,,,,i i.,rsrs g.. H., 49,, li m
cluling CLAIMS an account IA .lov. ,r..,.,,,,
Great lritoin docs not rec,,ni,, ti,c lcr
subieofs ior ibc seil,rc ,f ',tter I'M ',. ,,f,erc
tbey t,,,l ,,p tbeir eI.ls in tl,c ..,,U , ti.. b.
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4, rcrorj n, tho li.lcr, 7,,o.ti.., .ii,..,, b..
Che iii.srt,. ,ir,,i,. $500. - MAJ. b..
of t5t- fbc fsGcr,nc, 1f tl,o ,ii,i s,,,,'.i.,6
have tbe lihertv IN toko so, al, nv, t,., '',
and .bores and in tho b,,s boti,rs., and .t,,f
tho rr,vinoe. ,f Ouefe. \,,, e..t,, ,,I ~
nrnns,rict and ,bc c,i,,, ~ pr',.. '' -
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fsb sniiect Of o,,rse i'm III. $50, ~. ,l, ILL.,.
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5,,,,tai ~ pri,i gl , 81 ''', ','.v NO. ~
IA sborcs NJ tic Tnic S.,,o nr, 'S H.. ,9 oo,i
narouelof lat;,,,do ;riislitor,,'i W., ;i.'Ia
an either sidc sbei ak mr. s,i',,,, .r a,o g'5
fshorias or ,thor F.Lo-;o ~ ..i W. VIZ ,'I I
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III, III ,,,1 az a. III LII ,, ~ ~, t luz.
i,t,ga,,J ,ioir 80 III @ q ", '.'o ii'.,'''I
in oil tbe nrodnce If tbe fshcrl.s ag rn I-,i,o,i
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