Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-03-29
Documents accompanying the Presidents Message
on the Panama Question.
No. 10.
Colombia and Guatemala.


TRANSLATION.
Treafu of perpetual anion, league, and confedera-
ton, 5ei,ceen The Republic of Colombia and the
United Provinces of Central America.
The Republic of Colombia, and the United
Provinces of Central America, DESTROYS Of put
ting speedy termination to the calamitous
war in which they are engaged with the King
of Spain; and both contracting powers being
DISPOSED to unite all their resources, with their
naval and land forces, and 10 identify their
principles and interests in peace and war, have
resolved to form treaty of perpetual Union,
League, and Confederation, which shall forever
secure to them the advantages Of liberty and
independence.
For this desirable object, Pedro Gual, Min
lister of Foreign Relations of the Republic of
Colombia, and Pedro Molina, Plenipotentiary
Of the United Provinces Of Central America,
being respectively furnished with full powers,
and in due form, have agreed to the following
articles:
/. The Republic Of Colombia, and the Uni
ted Provinces of Central America, bind them
selves to perpetual Union, League, and Con-
federation, in peace and war, to defend their
independence of the Spanish nation, and every
other, by naval and land forces, and thus to Sc
cure their mutual prosperity, to promote har-
mony and good intelligence with each other, *
with other nations.
.. The Republic Of Colombia, and the Pro-
vinces of Central America, therefore, promise,
and freely contract, firm and constant friend
ship, and permanent alliance, which shall be
intimate and binding for their common defence,
the security Of their independence and liberty,
and for their reciprocal and general good, they
obliee themselves mutually to aid in repelllng
every attack or invasion from the enemies OF
either, that may in any wise effect their pollti-
cal existence.
g. That the objects contemplated by the pre-
ceding articles may be carried into effect, the
Republic of Colombia engages TO aid the Uni
ted Provinces of Central America with that "a
mount of its disposable naval and land forces,
which shall be determined by the Congress OF
Plenipotentiaries, to be mentioned hereafter.
4. The United Provinces Of Central Ameri-
ca shall, in like manner, aid the Republic OF
Colombia with their dispoSable naval and land
forces, or its equivalent, which shall be fixed by
the aforesaid Congress.
S The contracting parties guaranty, mutu-
ally, the integrity ftheir respective territories,
as they existed prior TO the present war OF IN
dependence, against the designs and lnvaslons
of the subjects of the King Of Spain and his ad-
herents.
g. In case, therefore, of sudden invasion, each
party shall be at liberty to act against the enc
my, within the territory of the other, whenev-
err circumstances will not allow Of a communi-
cation with the government to which the SOW
ereignty of the country invaded belongs. But
the party so acting shall observe, and cause 10
be observed, the statutes, ordinances, and laws,
of the State, as far as circumstances may per-
nit, and cause its government 10 be respected
and obeyed. The expenses OF these operations
and whatever may be incurred in consequence
of articles third and fourth, shall be settled by
SEPARATE conventions, and paid one year after
the conclusion of the present war.
7. The Republic of Colombia, and the Uni
ted Provinces of Central America, promise, *
oblige themselves, formally, to respect the Ii
mits of each other as they now exist; and agree,
as soon as circumstances will permit, to settle
in friendly manner, by a special convention,
the line of demarcation between the two States,
or whenever one Of the parties shall be disposed
| to enter on this negotiation.
Sth. To facilitate the progress and happy
termination Of the negotiation about limits, as
in the preceding article, both parties shall be az
liberty to appoint commissioners, who shall
survey the whole frontier, for the purpose Of
fixing the boundary line. The local author
tiles shall not offer them the least obstruction,
but shall, on the contrary, furnish every protec-
ton and aid for the proper execution OF their
object, provided they exhibit the passport Of