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an Q: Ihs United States shall have 10 per.
Peiuiiy, free Of any tax or claim uhs,svsy' "a,
The produce Of their own country or ,hs n,oSpea
introduced under their flag. The irnnspors,;on az
good through the lsIhmus Of Tehusnn,snee Cor
or from the Pacific, by any means Of convey.
anee now IN existence, or 10 be established hare.
alter, by canals or railroads.
Art u All the goods introduced during the oc.
euPanon OF the country by the United States,
sha'' Dc Tree from either importation or internal
ouues, and Tree from con6scaIion.
Ar. 10. The auiclesof amity, commerce and
naWga'ion' concluded in the city of Mexico on
'he ON oi aprll, 1881, between the two powers,
shaH oe renewed Tor the period Of eigh, yesrf
amer me ratlhcaion OF this treaty, each parry
having 'he ngh' al the expiration Of that period,
10 terminate The same by notice of one year.
Arr, IL. This treaty will be approved and r..
| uhed by the President Of the United Sta,es Or
America, with the appreciation and consent Of
The Senate, and by the consent of he United
States of Mexico with the full appreciation of the
General Congress- and the ratification will be-
exchanged in the city Of Washington within tho
period Of months from the date on which
it may be signed, or as soon as possible.
Laying aside for the present the instructions
from Santa Anna to the Mexican Commissioners,
we proceed to give an outline Of the uliimaium
offered by them under his renewed proposition.
Arr. /. Is merely an expression Of a desire
that there may be firm aud lasting peace be.
tween the two Republics.
Art. 2. SipuaIes that oil prisoners taken BY
land or sea shall be given up after the treaty 10
signed, and that any MexIcans who may be pr.
soners ofIhe savage tribes of Indians within The
limits of the United States, shall be given up by
, the Government Of the United States and return.
ed to their homes.
Art. 3. All the forts, towns or territory and ar.
tillery taken by the forces Of the United States
} shall be returned to Mexico.
Art. 4. The dividing line between the two Re.
} publics shall commence in the Gulf Of Mexico,
three leagues from land, in front from the south.
ern mouth of the Bay Of Corpus Christi, TO run
| in a straight line through said bay to the mouth
D of the Rio de- las Nueces, TO follow thence tho
i course of that river TO its source; from tho
source of the river Nucces straight line will be
d traced until it meets The actual frontier Of New
: Mexico in the east southeast part.
= Il will thence follow The actual frontier OF New
e Mexico by the east, north and west, Of New
: Mexico, until it meets latitude 81, which will
}. serve as The boundary Of the two Republics,
}, from the point at which il touches the frontier Of
New Mexico to the Pacific. The Government
c of Mexico agrees not TO found any new establish.
II ment or colonies in the space of land which lies
q between The Rio GrNnde and The Nueces.
c Art. 5. In consideration Of this extension or
e the territorial limits of The Uni,ed States, the
C Government of the said States agree TO pay to
1t the Government Of the United STATES Of Mexico
d 6, at the city of Mexico, OIL The day of tho
n exchange or ralfcations of this treaty.
Art and 7. BY these articles the U. States
l. agree 10 release The Mexican Government from
all claims of the Government or cilizens Of the
!. United States.
Art. 8. Provides for the settlement Of claims
: IN the same manner as is provided in the prOpO.
si.ion of Mr.. Trist.
~ Art. 8. Stipalaes that the Catholic religion
"a and the properly belonging to ihapersuasiOn shalt
be respected in the territory ceded 10 the United
r. States.
" :. Arr. 10. Citizens of Mexico that may happen
q. TO be in the United States TO have the privilege of
n returning 10 Mexico, without any tax being ex.
" ~ acted from them.
Art. ]. All grants Of land made by the Mexi.
Il can Government previous 10 this cession Of ter.
/. rlIory are 10 be respected by the Government of
. the United States.
!. Art. IL. The Republic OF the United States
% binds itself, soemny, not to admit henceforward
the annexation Of any dislri,t or territory com.
ID Prised within the limit assigned BY the present
rs treaty 10 The Mexican Republic. This solemn
II compromise is one of The conditions under which
,e Mexico makes cession Of territory to the Re.
> public of North America.
l. Art. l3. All goods now in the ports occupied
. . by The American troops will pay the dulies es.
II tablshed by the Republic, unless they have been
!. prepaid; otherwise they will be confscated
4 Art. ia. The Government OF the United States
"a will satisfy justly the claims of Mexican citizens
for the damage American troops have done
them.
>, Art l5 Merely relates to the ratification Of
. the treaty.