New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-10
OFFICIAL L.
TREATIEs AND PROCLAsrArTONs.

1
A PROCLAMATION by the President o,
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-Concluded
May 8, 1871; notifications 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 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
ers in a. 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, a BarOnet, 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
Northcote, Baronet, one of Her Majesty's
Most Honorable Privy Council, member of
orable Order of the Bath, etc., ETC.; Sir Ed
ward Thornton, Knight Commander of the
Most Honorable Order of the Bath, Her
envoy extraordinary and minis
ter plenipOtentiary to the United States of
Sir John Alexander Macdonald,
Knight Commander of the Most Honorable
Order of the Bath, a member of Her Males
tvs Privy Council for Canada, and Minister
Of Justice and Attorney General of Her
Dominion of Canada; and Noun
tague Bernard, Esquire, Chichele Professor
IF international law in the University of
Oxford.
And the said plenipotentiaries, after hav-
ng exchanged their full powers, which were
ound to be in due and proper form, have
lgreed to and concluded the following ar
icles: |
ARTICLE 1.
WHEREAS, Differences have arisen be- |
ween the government of the United States |
nd the government of Her Britannia Ma |
esty, and still exist, growing out of the acts /
Committed by the several vessels which have |
iven rise to the claims .generically known
8 the Alabama claims;"
And whereas, Her Britannia Majesty has
authorized her high commissioners and
lenipotentiaries to express, in friendly
pirit, the regret felt by Her Majesty's gov
for the escape, under whatever cir
of the Alabama and other yes
els from British ports, and for the depreda-
ions committed by those vessels:
Now, IN order to remove and adjust all
omplaints and claims on the part of the
Inited States, and to provide for the speedy
of such claims, which are not ad- !
lifted by Her Britannia Maiesty's govern
tent, the high contracting parties agree
nat all the said claims. growing out of acts
Dmmitted by the aforesaid vessels and
enerically known as the alabama !
aims," shall be referred to tribunal of
rbitratiOn to be composed of i've arbitra-
RS, to be appointed in the following man.
or, that is to say: One shall be named by
le President of the United States; one
lall be named by Her Britannia Majesty;
Is Majesty the King of Italy shall be re-
Vested to name one; the President of the
wiss Confederation shall be requested TO /.
anne one; and His Majesty the Emperor of ,,
rail shall be requested to name one.
In case OF the death, absence, or incapa-
ty to serve of any or either of the said ar ..
traitors, or, in the event of either of the !
i'd arbitrator emitting or declining or
asing to act as such, the President of the
nited States, or Her Britannia Majesty, or
Is Majesty the King of Italy, or the Presi-
mt Of the Swiss Confederation. or His !
ajesty the Emperor of Brazil, as the. case :
ay be, may forthwith name anbther per
n to act as arbitrator in the place and
cad OF the arbitrator originally named BY
CHI head of State. I
And in the event of the refusal or omis- !
IN for two months after receipt of the re- !
est from either of the high contracting =
rites of His Majesty the King of Italy, or
President OF the Swiss Confederation, i.
His Majesty the Emperor of Brazil, to !.
me an arbitrator either to fill the original !.
pointment or in the place of one who NAV =
We died, be absent, or incapacitated, or :
10 may omit, decline, or from any cause q
ise to act as such arbitrator, His Majesty J.
King OF Sweden and Norway shall be a
luested to name one or more persons. as a
, case may be, to act as such arbitrator .
ARTICLE II. U
The arbitrators shall meet at Geneva. | +,
itzerland, at the earliest convenient day | s
er they shall have been named, and shall | u
'ceed impartially and carefully to exam ii
and decide all questions that shall d
laid before them on the part of the gov N
mQnfl nj "a Inif |
tannic Majesty, respectively. All cues re
MS considered by the tribunal. including OF
final award, shall be decided by a ma Sc
Ity of all the arbitrators sc
ZACH of the high contracting parties shall G;
name one person to attend the tribunal
ts agent to represent it generaIly4in all 81
tiers connected with the arbitration 3,
ARTICLE III.
he written or printed case of each of the SC
parties, accompanied by the documents. I'll
official correspondence, and other evil Ga
ce on which each relies, shall be de- Sc
red in duplicate to each of the arbitra- n'
and to the agent of the other party as
n as may be after the organization of the ID
,unal, but within period not exceeding fr
months from the date of the exchange al
The notifications of this treaty. Ga
ARTICLE ~. "a
Within four months after the delivery on | We
sides OF the written or printed case, an
Ter party may, in like manner deliver at
duplicate to each OF. said arbitrators, wi
to the agent Of the other party, coun-
case and additional documents, cor dr
and evidence in reply to the Liz
>, documents, correspondence and evil u
&c 80 presented by the other party. re
he arbltrators may, however, extend the w
. Ior delivering such counter case, doc
ants, correspondence and evidence. I'M
IN, In their judgment, it becomes neces, in,
7, IN consequence of the distance of the tb,