The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-10-09

" the HEtstuent OF Inc United ,ateS
OF America, with the APPRECIATION and consent
OF the Senate, and BY the consent Of the Uni
ted States Of Mexico with the full APPRECIATION
OF the general Congress; and The publications.
will be exchanged in the city Of WasbiDo,on
within the period of-inonths from tho
date in which il may be signed Or as soOn AZ
possible.
The following are the Mexican propositions
ART. |. Is merely an expression Of a desire
that there may be a firm and lasting peace 81.
tween the two Republics.
ART. 2. Stipulates that all prisoners taken
by land or sea shall be given up after the treatv
is signed, and that any Mexicans who may Be-
prisoners of the savage tribes Of Indians within
the limits of the United States, shall be given
up BY the Government Of the United States and
returned to their homes.
ART. 3. All the forts, W or territory and
artillery, taken by the forces Of tho United
States shall be returned to Mexico.
ART, q. The dividing line between the two
Republics shall commence in the Gulf OF Mex
leo, three leagues from land, in front, from the
southern mouth of the Bay of Corpus Christi,
to run in a straight line through said bay to
the Rio de los Nueces, to follow thence the
course Of that river to its source; from tho
source Of the river Nuoces a straight line will
be traced until it meets the actual frontier of
New Mexico, in the east south east part. Il
will thence follow the actual frontier Of New
Mexico by the east, north and west Of New
Mexico, until it meets latitude 81, which will
serve as the boundary between the two Repub-
lies, from the point at which it touches The
frontier of New Mexico to the Pacific. The
Government Of Mexico agrees not to found aiy
new colonies in the space of land which lies
between the Rio Grande and the Nueees,
ART. 5. In consideration of this extension
OF the territorial limits Of the United States, the
Government Of said States agree to pay the
Government of the United States of Mexico
s. on the day Of the exchange of ratifcd
tions of this treaty.
ARTS. 6 and Z. By these articles the Uuited
States agree to release the Mexican gevern4
ment from oil claims Of the GovernmentIor cit.
liens of the United States.
ART, 8. Provides for the settlement Of claims
in the same manner as is provided in the propo-
sition Of Mr.. Trist.
| ART. 9. stipulates that the Catholic reli.
d gion and the property belonging to that persua4
r sion shall be respected in the territory coded to
}, the United States.
}, ART, 10. Citizens of Mexico who may hap.
g pen to be in the United States to have The priv
ilege Of returning to Mexico, without any tax
+ being exacted from them.
ART. IL. All grants OF land made BY tho
. Mexican government previous to the cession
of territory are to be respected by the Govern.
D ment of the United States.
: ART. IL. The Republic Of the United States
d binds itself, solemnly, not to admit hencefor-
ward, the annexation of any district or terrific.
e ry comprised within the limits assigned by the
e present treaty to the Mexican Republic. This
" solemn compromise is one of the conditions
under which Mexico makes a cession OF TERRI
tory to the Republic of North Amefiea.
ART. 10. All goods now in the ports occue
pied by the American troops will pay the du-
n ties established by the Republic unless they
have been prepaid ;Othetwise they will be- con.
fscated.
ART. IA. The Government Of the U. States
i will satisfy Justly the claims Of Mexican CHI.
l. zens for the damage the American troops have
ID done them.
OF ART. 10. Merely relates to the ratification Of
III the treaty.