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 ECUADOR, 1839. p 187 E O U A D O R. ECUADOR, 1839. TREATY WITH ECUAD R, CONCL TDE I, · h - T101s ADVISED BY SEQIATE J ULIP 15,2825  %1¥3Pi:8iE?giD§1LivrIi¥}.ii,gI§r  9L.. 21, 1840; RATIFICATIONS EXCHANGED AT QUlTO` APRIL 9, 1842; PRO- CLAIMED SEPTEMBER 23, 1842. Treaty of peace, friendshqn navigation, and commerce between the United States of America and the Republic of Ecuador. The United States of America and the Republic of Ecuador, desiring Contracting parto make lasting and Erm the friendship and good understanding which *i°°· happily prevails between both nations, have resolved to fix, in a mauncr clear, distinct, and positive, the rules which shall in future be religiously observed between the one and the other, by means of a treaty of friendship, commerce, and navigation. For this most desirable object the President of the United States of America has conferred full powers N**H°*l¤l°*`*>· on James C. Pickett, a citizen of the said States, and the President of the Republic of Ecuador, on Doctor Luis de Saa, Minister of Finance, charged with the Department of the Interior and Foreign Relations; who, after having exchanged their said full powers in due and proper form, have agreed to the following articles: Aizrroms I. There shall be a perfect, iirm, and inviolable peace and sincere friend' Peace and friendship between the United States of America and the Republic of Ecua— Bbindor, in all the extent of their possessions and territories, and between their people and citizens, respectively, without distinction of persons or places. Anrrenn II. The United States of America and the Republic of Ecuador, desiring Favors granted to live in peace and harmony with all the other nations of the earth, by *0 °°h" ¤***°¤¤ *° means of a policy frank and equally friendly with all, engage mutually b°°°m° °°“""°"° not to grant any particular favor to other nations in respect of commerce and navigation which shall not immediately become common to the other party, who shall enjoy the same freely, if the concession was freely made, or, on allowing the same compensation, if the concession was conditional. Anmrcnn III. The two high contracting parties, being likewise desirous of placing R s c ip r o c nl the commerce and navigation of their respective countries on the liberal *>q¤¤li¤s' nf ¢$>m· basis of perfect equality and reciprocity, mutually agree that the citizens ;‘,';’;°° ‘*“d “‘“"g“' ` of each may frequent all the coasts and countries of the other, and re- ' side and trade there in all kinds of produce, manufactures, and merchandise; and they shall enjoy all the rights, privileges, and exemptions in navigation and commerce which native citizens do or shall enjoy, submitting themselves to the laws, decrees, and usages there established, to which native citizens are subjected; but it is understood that this article does not include the coasting trade of either country, the regulation of which is reserved by the parties respectively, according to