The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-10-15


ed and ratified by the President Of the
United States Of America. with the ap-
probation and conseutof the Senate, and
oy the consent of the United States of
Mexico with the full appreciation of tho
Generai Congress; and the ratification
will be exchanged in the civ of Wash
lngton within the period of--months
from the date on which it may be signed.
or as soon as possible.
Laying aside for the present the in.
structions from Santa Anna to the Mey;.
can Commissioners, we proceed 10 rive
an outline of the uliimatum offered bv
them under his renewed proposition.
Art. l. Is merely an expression Of a
desire that there may be a firm and last.
ing peace between the. two Republics.
Art, 2. STIMULATES that all prisoners ta-
ken by land or sea shall be given up after
the treaty is signed, and that anyMexicans.
who may be prisoners ofthe savage tribes
of Indians within the limits of the United
States, shall be given up by the Govern.
mentof the United States and returned
to their homes.
Art, 3. Allthe forts, towns or territory
and artillery taken by the forces of the
United States shall be returned to Mex
leo.
Art. 4. The dividing line between the
two Republics shall commence in the
Gulf of Mexico, three leagues from land
in front from the southern mouth Of the
Bay of Corpus Christi, to run ina straight
line through said bay to the mouth of the
Rio de las Neuces, to follow thence the
course of that river TO its source; from
the source of the river Nueces a straight
line will be traced until it meets the &C.
tual frontier Of New Mexico inthe east
southeast part.
1t will thence follow the actual from
tier of New Mexico by the east, north
and west, of New Mexico, untilit meets
latitude 81, which will serve as the boun-
dairy ofihe two Republics; from the point
at which it touches the frontier of New
Mexico to the Pacific. The Govern
ment of Mexico agrees not to found any
new establishment or colonies in the
space of land which lies between the Rio
Grande and the Nueces.
Art. 5, In consideration of this extern.
sion of the territorial limits of the Uni
ted States, the Government Of the said
States agree to pay heGovernment ofthe
United States Of Mexico s., at the
city of Mexico, on the day of exchange
of ratification of this treaty.
Art. 6 aud 7. By these articles the u
nited States agree to release the Mexi-
can Government from all claims of the
Government or citizens of United States.
Art. 8. Provides for the settlement Of
claims IN tie same manner as is provided
in the proposition of Mr.. Trist.
Art. 9. STIMULATES that the Catholic re-
ligion and the property belonging to that
persuasion shall be respected in the ter
ritory coded to the United States.
Art 10. Citizens of Mexico that NAV
happen to be in the United States to have
the privilege of returningt to Mexico, with
out any tax being exacied from them.
Art. IL. All grants of land made by
the Mexican Government previous to
this cession of territory are to be respec-
ted by the Government of the United
States.
Art. IL. The Republic of the United
States binds itself, solemnly, not to admit
henceforward the annexation Of any dis
trict or territory comprised within the
limit assigned by the present treaty 10
the Mexican Republic. This solemn
compromise is one of the conditions un-
der which Mexico makes q cession OTTER
ritory to the Republic Of North America.
Art. 10. All goods now in the ports oc,
cupied by the American troops will pay
the duties established by the Republic,
unless they have been prepaid; other
wise they will be confscated.
Art. IA. The Government of the Uni
ted States will satisfy justly the claims of
Mexican citizens for the damage the A
merican troops have done them.
Art. Is. Merely relates to the r%atiica-
ton of the treaty.