How we cite our quotes: (Article.Sentence)
Quote #1
His Britannic Majesty and the United States of America desirous of terminating the war which has unhappily subsisted between the two Countries, and of restoring upon principles of perfect reciprocity, Peace, Friendship, and good Understanding between them, have for that purpose appointed their respective Plenipotentiaries. (Intro.1)
Wait, I thought we just got done killing each other. Now we're perfect friends? Maybe these lines are more a formality than the real feelings the two countries had for each other. Still,the opening language of the Treaty sets up the rest of the text, which is all about cooperation and, most of all, "reciprocity."
Quote #2
Immediately after the ratifications of this Treaty by both parties as hereinafter mentioned, orders shall be sent to the Armies, Squadrons, Officers, Subjects, and Citizens of the two Powers to cease from all hostilities. (II.1)
It's significant that the Treaty refers to both countries as "Powers." It's a message that America is a real player on the international stage, not just a piece of meat slapped in the sandwich of trade wars between Napoleon and Britain.
Quote #3
One Commissioner shall be appointed by His Britannic Majesty and one by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof, and the said two Commissioners so appointed shall be sworn impartially to examine and decide upon the said claims according to such evidence as shall be laid before them on the part of His Britannic Majesty and of the United States respectively. (IV.3)
The willingness to give decision-making power to single representatives from each country shows a new willingness to cooperate on some of the issues that had contributed to the war. It shows trust, which had been sorely lacking on both sides for years.