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


A PROCLAMATION by the President OF
the United of America. Treaty between
the United States and Great Britain
Claims. fisheries, navigation OF the 81.
Lawrence ETC.. American lumber On the
river ST. John. boundary-Concluded
Nav 8. 1871; notifications 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
Observation-Disclosures 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 deslrous TO pro,
vide for an amicable settlement OF al
causes of difference between the two coun-
tries, have for that purpose appointed their
respective plenipotentiaries, that is to
saw: the President of the United
States has appointed, on the part
of the United States. as COMMISSION
ers in joint high commission 9s:t9
and plenipOtentiaries, Hamilton Elsh'
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;
Fbenezer lockwood Hoar, of Massachusetts;
and George Henry Williams. OF Oregon;
and Her Britanic Majesty, on her part, mas
appointed as her high commissioners ana
| Observation-Disclosures, the Right Honorable
| George Frederick Samuel, Earl de Grey and
Earl of Ripon, Viscount Goderlch, Baron
| Grantham, a Baronet, a peer Of the United
Kingdom Lord President OF Her Malesty'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 5
| Most Honorable Privy Council, 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
| Maiesty's envoy extraordinary and MINIS
| ter plenipotentiary to the United States OF
| America: Sir John Alexander Macdonald,
knight Commander OF the Most Honoraple
| Order of the Bath, member OF Her Males-
| tvs Privy Council for Canada, and Minister
| Of Justice and Attorney General of Her
| Maiestys Dominion of Canada; and Noun
| tague Bernard, Esquire, Chichele Professor
| of international law III 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
iesty, and still exist. growing out of the acts
committed by the several vessels which have
given rise to the claims .gonerically known
as the Alabama claims
And whereas, Her Britannia Majesty has
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plenipotentiaries TO express, in friendly
spirit, the regret felt by Her Majesty's gov
| eminent for the escape, under whatever CIR
cumstances, 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
! complaints and claims On the part of the
| United States, and 10 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 a tribunal of
| arbitration to he 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-
! Guested 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
| ceasing to act as such, the President Of the
! United States, or Her Britannia Majesty, or
| His Majesty the King Of Italy, or the Pcesi-
! dent of the Swiss Confederation, or His
| Majesty the Emperor Of Brazil, rs the case
| NAV be, may forthwith name another per
son to act as arbitrator in the place and
| stead of the arbitrator ORR .naly named By
! such head Of a State.
And in the event Of the refusal or o1ni5-
! 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
appointment or in the place Of one who may
| have died, be absent, or incapacitdted, 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
requested to name one or more persons, as
the case may be, 70 act as such arbitrator
or arbitrator.
ARTICLE Y.
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
inc and decide all questions that shall
be laid before them on the part Of the gov
ernments Of the United States and Her
Britannia Majesty, respectively. Al gues-
lions considered by the tribunal, including
the final award, shall be decided Dy a ma
iority of all the arbitrator.
Each OF the high contracting parties shall
also name one person to attend the tribunal
as its agent 10 represent it generally in all
matters connected with the arbitration.
ARTICLE II.
The written Or printed case 9f caph Of the
two parties, accompanied by the documents,
the official correspondence, and other eyi-
dence on which each relies, shall be de-
ivered in duplicate to each Of tie aTbitra-
tors and TO the agent Of the other party as
soon as may be after the organization of tie
tribunal, but within period not exceeding
six months from the date Of the exchange
OF the Publications Of this treaty.
ARTICLE II.
Within four months after the delivery on
both sides Of the written OF printed case,
either party may, IN like manner, deliver
III duplicate to each Of SAID arhitratOrs,
and to the agent Of the other party, coun-
ter case and additional documents, cor
respOndencc and evidence IN reply to the
case, documents, CORES poudeuce and eVi-
dence so presented 10y the other party.
The arbitrators may, However, extend the
time for delivering such counter case. doc
uments, correspondence and evidence,
when, in their judgment, 1t becomes neces-
sary, in consequence OF the distance of the
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