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TOLUMEII--XUMBER q.

lean republic, as defined by this treaty; and this
freedom shall continue 50 long as a new embar.
kaIiOn Of ecclesiastical districts shall not have
been made, conlomaby with the laws Of the
Roman Catholic Church.
This article is expunged, and in its stead the
Senate has adopted and inserted substantially the
Ihird article Of the treaty with France, Of 1903.
for the cession Of Louisiana, 10 the effect that
inhabitants Of the ceded territory shall be incor.
poraied in the Union OF the United States, and
admirted as soon as Congress shall determine;
according to the principles Of the federal con.
sIiIulion, TO the enjoyment Of all the rights; ad
vantages and immgniIics Of citizens Of the Uni.
ted; and in the meantime, they shall be main.
ed and projected in the full enjoyment Of their
liberty, properly. and the religion which they
possess.-Ed. Herald
ARTICLE K. (ExPUNGED.l
| All grants Of land made By the Mexican gov
ernmenE, or by tho competent authorities, in
territories previously appeuainingIo Mexico, and
remaining for the future within the limits OF the
United States, shall be respected as valid, 10 the
same extent that the same grants would be val.
/ i'd, if the said territories had remained within
the limits Of Mexico. ButIhe grantees Of land
IN Texas put IN possession thereof, who by rea.
son OF the circumstances Of the country since
the beginning Of the troubles between Texas
and the Mexican government NAV have preven-
ted from fulfilling all the conditions Of their
grants, shall be under the obligation to fulfil the
SAID conditions within The periods limited in the
same respectively, such periods 10 be now coun-
ted from The date of the exchange Of raliica.
tons OF this ueaty; in default Of which said
grant shall not be obligatory on the STATE of Tex
as, IN virtue Of the stipulation contained in this
article.
The foregoing stipulation in regard to gran
tees OF land in Texas, is extended to all gram
tees OF land in the territories aforesaid elsewhere
than IN Texas, put in possession under such
grants; and in default Of the lulflmenl Of the
conditions any such grant, within the new peri.
cd which, as is above stipulated, begins with the
day OF the exchange Of Publications of this
treaty, the same shall be nuiI and void.
The Mexican government declares that no
grant whatever Of lands in Texas has been made
since the second day of March, one thousand
eight hundred and Ihry-six; and that no giant
whatever OF lands in any Of the territories atore.
said has been made since the lhineenlh day of
May, one thousand eight hundred and forty six
ARTICLE XII.
Considering that great part Of the terrific
rles "hlch, Oy the present treaty, are To be com
pretended lor the future wthinlhe limits of the
: United States, Is now occupied by savage tribes
; who Will hereafter be under the control Of The
: government OF The United States, and whose in.
: curslons within the territory Of Mexico would
] be PreJudlcIa in the extreme, it is solemnIy a.
greed that all such incursions shall be forcbly y
, restrained by the government of the u. States,
whensoever this may be necessary; and that
"heh 'hey cannot be prevented, they shall be
punished BY the said government, and satsfac.
1lon, lor The same shall be exacted-all in the
same way, and with equal diligence and energy,
as II the same lncurslons were committed with
In lis own territory, again lis own clzens.
1t shall not be lawful, under any prelext what
ever, for any inhabilant Of the United States to
purchase or acquire any Mexican, or any for
elgner residing in Mexico, who NAV have been
captured by Indians inhabitng the territory of
either OF The two republics, nor 10 purchase or
acquire horses, mules, cattle, or properly of any
KIND, stolen within Mexican territory BY such
Indians; nor TO provide such Indians with fire.
arms or ammunition, by sale or otherwise.
And IN the event Of any person or persons
captured within Mexican territory, by Indians,
being carried into the territory Of the United
States, the government OF the latter engages
ana OlnuS IISell IN the most solemn manner, so
soon as It shall know of such capuves being
within It's territory, and shall be able so to do,
through the faithful exercise of its influence and
power, TO rescue Them and return them to their
country, or deliver them to the agent or repre-
senauvcS of the Mexican Government. The
Mexican authorities will, as far as practicable,
give TO the government Of the United States no.
tlce OF such captures, and its agent shall pay
the expenses incurred in the maintenance and
transmission oil the rescued captves, who, in the
meantime, shall be treated with the utmost hos.
pltaIlty by the American authorities at the place
where they may be. But if the government Of
the United States, before receiving such notice
from Mexico should obtain intelligence, through
any other channel, of the existence of Mexican
caplveS within its territory, it will proceed forth
with TO effect their release and deliver to the
Mexican agent, as above stipulated.
For the purpose of giving to these stipua-
tons the fullest possible efficacy, thereby afIor-
ding the security and redress demanded by their
true spirit and intent, the government of the u
nlted States will now and hereafter pass, without
unnecessary delay, and always igianIy en-
force, such laws as the nature of the subject
may require. And finally, the sacredness of
this obligation shall never be lost sight by the
said government when providing for the remo-
val OF Indians from any portion of said terrific.
ries. or for its being settled by the citizens of
the United States, but, on The contrary, special
care then shall ba taken nor 10 place its Indian
occupants under the necessity of seeking new
homes, by committing those invasions which
the United States have solemnly obliged them
selves TO restrain.
ARTICLE XII.
In consideration of the extension acquired by
the boundaries of the United States, US defined
in the fifth article ofthe present treaty, the gov.
ernmenl of the United STATES engages 10 pay TO
that of the Mexican republic the sum of fifteen
millions of dollars, in the one or the other of