The Arkansas banner., 1848-08-22
LAWS. OF THE U. STATES,
BY AUTHORITY.
By the President of the united states of
 America.
A PROCLAMATION.

A PROCLAMATION
 Whereas treaty of peace, friendship limits, and
 settlement, between the United States of America
 and the Mexican republic, was concluded and
 signed at the city of Guadaloupe Hidago, on the
 second day of February, one thousand eight hum dred and forty eight, which treaty, as amended by
 the Senate of the United States, and being in the
 English and Spanish languages, is word for word
 as follows:
 In the name of Almighty God
 The United States of America and the United Mexican States, animated by sincere desire to put an end to the calamties of tho which nnhap- piy exists between the two repu ublicS and to esiab
 fish upon solid basis relations of peace and friend- shiPs which shall confer reciprocal benefits upon the citizens of both, and assure the concord, har mony, and mutual confidence wherein the two peo- pie should live, good neighbOrs have for that pur pose appointed their respective plenipoteniiaries- that is to say the President of the United States has appointed Nicholas P. Tris, citizen of the United States, and the President of the Mexican republic has appointed Don Lais Gonzaga Cuevas, Don Der narte SeHte, aisl Def- Mieasl-AEstai ctizens of the said republic, who, after Il reciprocal communi- cation of their respective full powers, have, under the protection of Almighty God, the author of peace, arranged, agreed upon, and signed the fol- lowing
 Treaty Of pedce friendship limits, and settlement
 bettceen Ae United States of America and ue
 Mertcan republic.
 ART l. There shall be firm and universal peace between the United States of America and the Mexi can republic, and between their respective coun- tries, territories, cits, towns, and people, without exception of places or persons.
 ART II. Immediately upon the signature of this treaty, d convention shall be entered into between commissioner commissioners appointed by the Gene ra n-chicf of the United States, and such may be appointed by the Mexican government, to tlN. J,k, of shall take place. and that, in the places occupied by the snid forces, constitutional ordeF may be Te-esab ished as regards the political administrative aud judicial branches, so far as they shall be permitted by the circumstances of military occupation.
 ART IlI Immediately upon the ratification of the present treaty by the government of the lh ted States orders shall be transmitted to the eomman- ders of thcir land and naval forces, requiring the latter fproyided this treaty shall then have been ra- tified by the government of the Mexican republic, to points that shall be selected by common agree ment at a distance from the seaports not exceeding thirty leagues; and such iaeuation of the interior of the republic shall be completed with the least possible delay the Mexican government hereby binding itself to afford every facility in lis power for rendering the same convenient to the troops on their march, aud in their new positions, and Tor pro noting good understanding between them and the inhabitants. In like manner, oricrs shall be de- spatchcd to tue persons in charge of the custom houses a uit ports occupied by the forces of the nited States requiring them under the Same con- dtien immediately deliver possession of the same to the persons authorized by the Mexican govern me nt 10 receive H. together with all bonds aud evil dences of debts for duties importations and on expectations not yet fallen due. Moreover,a faith ful and exact account shall be made out, showing the entire amount of all duties on imports and on exports collected at such cuStom-houses or else where in Mexico by authority of the United states from and after the day of ratification ot this treaty k,, fh. off ths Mexican republic. and also au account of the cost of collection, and such entire amount, deducting only the cost oi coiiec- tion shall be delivered to the Mexican government al the city of Mexico within three months alter the exchange of notifications.
 The evacuation of the capital Of the MeNiran re- public by the troops of the United States, in virtue of the above stipulation, shall be completed in one month after the orders there stipulated inr shall have been received bv the commanders of sii troops, or sooner ii possible.
 ARr ". Immediately after the exchange of rati-
 cations of the present treaty, all castles, forts, ter ritories places and possessions which have been taken or occupied by the forces of the nlted states during tine present war, within the llnlits ol lhc the Mexican republic, as about to be established ny the following article shal be definitely restored to the said republic, together with all the aruitery' arms, apparatus of war, munitions, and other pub
 lie property which in the said castles and forts when captured, and which shall remain there at the time when this treaty shall be duly ratihed by the government of the Mexican republic. To thisend, immediately upon the signature Of this treaty orders shall be despatched to the American otncers com mapding such forces and forts securing against the removal or destruction of any such artillery arms apparatus of war, munitions, or other pubic pro- pcrty The city of Mexico within the inner line of entrrnchments surrounding the said city, Is comprehended in the above stpulations, as regards the restoration of artillery. apparatus of war Mc
 The final evacuation of the territoryoi the MeA'- l.,s d., of ha shall be completed in three months from the said exchange of rathcations, or sooner II possible; me Mexican government hereby engaging, us ih uie foregoing article to use all in it's power Tor facilitating such evacuation and rendering 1t con venient to the troops, and for promotnga good "n' derstanting between them and the inhabitants
 Ii. however ihe ratification of this treaty by both parties should not take place in time to allow the embarka alton of the troops of the United states 'o be completed before the commencement oi the sckiy season at the Mexican ports on the Gun oi MeAie", in snch case friendly arrangement shall De entered into between the general in-chie oi Inc saia troops and the Mexican government, whereby healthy ana otherwise suitable places at distance from the ports not exceeding thirty leagues shall DC oe- sgnated for the residence of such troops us may ho' have embarked until the return of the healthy sea son. And the space of time here referred to as comprehending the sicky season shall be under stood to extend from the first day of November
 Ali prisoners of war taken on either side on land or on sea- shall be restored soon as practicable after the exchange of notifications of this treaty h is also agreed that fl any Mexicans shonid now be held as captives by the savage tribes within ihe limits of the United States, about to be estao- lshed by the following article, the government ot the United States win exact the release Of sach cap' tlves and canse them to be restored to their ceun' try.
 ART V. The boundary line between the two re- pubIics shall commence in the gulf of Mexico, three leagues from land opposite the mouth oi the hlo Grande, otherwise calied Rio Bravo del Norte or opposite the mouth of itsdeepest branch, Il should have more than branch emptying directly into the sea, from thence uP the middle of that river following tho deepest channel, where II has more than one, the point where t strikes the southern boundary of New Mexico thence westwardly. along the whole southern boundary of New Mexi- CD (which runs north of the town called Paso) 10 it's western termination; thence, northward, siehg the western line of New Mexico, uati Il iniersects E.ut af fha rtu RnNul