New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-20
THE TREATY OF WASHINGTON
TIE WASHINGTON COMMISSION.

TIE COMNIsS iONTRs TO MEET on HONDhY NEXT
ARRIVAL OF THE BRITISH COMMIE-IONERS.
The twelfth article of the Treaty OF Wash
(, rtor In,.r Irovscd ter Cmmifson consis,,ng Of
tire I4rtt to meet at Washington for the examination
OF ains o'L,r uan uosc gcnerIcal!y known az thu
hiaI2na Clan tuch Connssi' nors lave been duly
s,!ct.A aud Il Cs; mtctirg VIII I've held Monday,
tlc .sfn is Or The part Of Great Britain, the Right
Hon IL st,ll GmHty,Q C., NJ. F., Recorder OF Lon,On
las l,u ~ ortcd u ssi ncr, Henry Howard, esq,
4, tie Agent ind Jlneh ". CmlsIc, otq., who Ad-
,iy,ry ConuI for tie Ertth Legation at Washington
trl5,crrs l. Il C,umcl for The Britsh claimants. On
c ~ II OF tie Uicd states, the Hon. james g. Frazer
~ Indiana h:s rccn appointed COMMISSIONER and the
Hon Enl crt s. IIne of Nrw-York Is tho AGENT and
Coui.,t Tor OF tn" American claimants. The thiiH '"m-
mi.>ntr iitly rsIct uron lay the two Governor ~
+ tic n.n Mlicr 1T Washington, Count LUi'A 'orti.
The article Of Tic Treaty providing Tor tue Commission
f. ~ follows:
TcII.h Contracting Parties agree that hll claims on
II e p,i - IL, c"nP1hi'",o or private ndis i.
OF Her IiIiannc csy, airing out of acts committed
aG INST tr pcrons rr property o, GIiZrns % we nic
and rhc 9h u Apr, 1861 inclusive not u Ils IIii'
growing ort oftnr acls of tc vessels iefrT'd I" ~
hrl.tlcI O. ti Treaty, and all claims with thr ihr rx-
&C., ON ON , - ri o corporations, companies. or pfl-
var imdi,Iln. subjects Of Her liritnnc Majesty during
other Go,,rh"t ior it, incrp"Nilinn viii ne Olt,L,
ana winch remain unsettled, AS well us any other sc
claims which my hr presented within the tme
- icd N Article XIV Of TIL, Treaty, all I've referred
Commissioners. to be appointed in the foiowihg
l.nu,c IbdL IL say: Oac COmiEiS'lt ner shall DC
II urn Ivy the President Of the United states one ny rr
Ian.c Majesty. and thid by the PrcSincmt o. ',o
ana in ca.r the third Commissioner shall not nave h'h
named winin period OF three months rom ,' , "a"
tie third Commissioner shall be named ny IN" repre-
sentative az WASHINGTON Of H1 Majesty tue Ming %;
So H.. IT, q" trc DEATH absence. or imdpac'N Oh
any Commissioner, in the event OF any Hoinnss oicr
oiltns act, the vacancy hhali Do nIch III
the manner hcrcnbciorr provided Tor making the 'r'S
i:al Iointmcn; the period OF lrcc months IN cas-, oI
such Substitution hrnS CALCULATED from The cate VI INC
happening VI The vacancy.
According the succeeding articles, the Commissioners
empowered TO investigate ana dcciic upon 'hc
claims burit before Them and to award such sums OF
money may hc found due, and oil sil3 OF money so
awarded by tho Commissioners shall be paid by the one
Coycnmt Mt TO The other within twelve months after Tie
final award without interest and without any deduction
The c. missioncrs VIII do nothing On the first day
Of mCcag tLan sn.mt their CREDENTIALS ana make ana
subs, ribc Il sC Fin declaration, provided for IN Tie
Treaty. tha they will npartiay and carefully examine
and decide, TO lie hest Of their Judgment and according
to justice and equity, all such claims rs shall bo lad
them and also take measures for framing the
rules by which their action is to DC governed judge
Fr,z has written note stating thar Ii" Will he present
Monday, ana Gir Quincy the British Commissioners,
arrived at his port yesterday I'm tho steamer China,
having sailed ron Liverpool on tine 9th inst
Address TO TIE BRITISH COMMIooIoNEI-HIS
REPLY.
The Right Hon. Russell Quincy, member of
Parliament from southampton, having accepted the
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tGed by the inhabitants Of that borough, Assembled III
public mcctu, TO present him with an address previous
TO his departure his mission Of peace The prescna-
ton made the evening Of the It'll inst ut the
Hartley Hall. The following is copy of the address,
which beautifully illuminated on ycllunl, and handed
to Mr. Quincy by the Mayor pns nes bn Wo OF
the inhabitants of southampton convened py ths W
1hlpln the Mayor IN compnanee Win ia T TIn
-! @ va o., 49,, on =, ~, ~, aui,nousIv
m thn an os sua Dr. pres"nte to Won rX
pressive OF the great satisfaction with which your CON
suen' have sen !on srrrleh ny tie Ioveflineit :"
.r,,d ~ ovv nccotioor or Inlonatist A, the com
mtters appointed the purpose Of giving effect 10 this
resolution we peg 10 as,ulo you dar' Inc ha o .c
r,atuation on yoir appointment and we most sincerely
thank YOU for having accepted position which must
be- attached many delicate diihcu ana Responsible a
ties We feel hohored az CONSTITUENCY ny ,ne ,noicc
as Commissioners ana it WIN probably DO a encourage
Wnt 10 yon III 81 h az s calm, . ~ er
sons of all class" anu 9liohs ia tnis conmui'y; ho
are gong =" nd sn"d 81 htweeu sn tard
nations: Inc lr;y vi Masmns"n d u'oS ga NV th
ana nr,gn.et ERA o u S" v h "I II n""ud
statesmen 81 pPn % n ~ of "S I r
are en- ~ , 'iiu ~ va a., r rt
rrre and the inuumer bic horrors that follow
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ID its uI,n. ~, ,vor ''i ~ tha rai,n %, in
ternatepol law and eony rather than Of the arbitra.
f If r word Kn"wn. as we do. yonr strong love
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va w. go, & s,, ,r ,,ti"n u . Fol n yn,i ,rn
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lorI ana the nn'eIhhtmi eouu no pos',D' nav snu
better scectnh III ti,lhe oapirsslon 10 ,i NC &
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10 iih IN ehtisl Iorv tna' you may no 49,, h m,.
heaitn anu s'ifns'n rul f t o d v,dctinn wa
IN me expressive WoruS W .ne oiu oAon & ~ t
pa you COG p,eu r ~ o, Voo ,n id viii ,ncreascJ
,hat YOU WIN AMI d,in"a cl,n +" trc esteem Of
honor 10 "urs'i anu % o.m, w w, tT Va
the people OF Do,h hng i ara r,i t"
n , c, wcs two If the t"ru"s II e earth
aiity Dctwvei wv W. NV 10 , va ne b.
and laying the foundation OF better future r the h
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