...Powers, and after mature Deliberation, have concluded and agreed upon the following Articles. ARTICLE 1" There shall be a firm, inviolable and universal Peace, and a true and sincere Friendship between the most Christian King, his Heirs and Successors, and the United States of America; and the Subjects of...

...noble sentiment which I ask the permission toread to you. It is the beginning of the first Section: "There shall be a firm, inviolable and universal peace and a true and sincere friendship between the two Nations, and said peace and friendship shall be perpetual " between the twogreat Republics. Such...

...161-163; and ib., II., 158, 159, for references to judicial decisions involving the treaty. ARTICLE I. There shall be a firm, inviolable and universal peace, and a true and sincere friendship between his Britannic Majesty, his heirs and successors, and the United States of America; and between their...

...twentyseven articles, and six additional articles. The first article pledged the high contracting parties to "a firm, inviolable, and universal peace, and a true and sincere friendship. ' ' Provisions were inserted guaranteeing to each party the same privileges at the hands of the other,...