Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-03-30

cordIng to the principles OF the federal consti-
tuition, to the enjoyment of all the rights of
citizens of the United States. In the mean
time, they shall be maintained and protected
in the enjoyment of their liberty, their proper
ty, and the civil rights now vested in them.
according to the Mexican law With respect
to political rights, their condition shall be on
an equality with that of the inhabitants of the
other territories of the United States, and at
least equally good as that of the inhabitants
of Louisiana and the Floridas, when these
provinces, by transfer from the French repub-
lie. and the crown of Spain, became territories
of the United States.
The most ample guaranty shall be enioyed
by all ecclesiastics, and religious corporations.
or communities, as we'll in the discharge ofgthe
offices of their ministry, as in the enjoyment of
their property of every kind, whether ndividu-
al or corporate. This guaranty shall embrace
all temples, houses, and edIfices, dedicated to
the Roman Catholic worship; as well as all
property destined to its support, or to that
OF schools, or other foundations for charita-
BILE or benefcient purposes. No property of
this nature shall be considered as having be-
come the property of the American government
or as subject TO be by it disposed Of or diverted
10 other uses.
Finally, the relations and communication
between Catholics, living in the territories
aforesaid, and their respective ecclesiastical
authorities, shall be open, free, and exempt
from all hndrance whatever, even although
such authorities should reside within the lin
its of the Mexican republic, as defined by this
treaty; and this freedom shall continue so long
as a new demarkaGon of ecclesiastical dis
tricts shall not have been made, conformably
with the laws of the Roman Catholic
Church.
This article is expunged, and in its stead
the Senate has adopted and inseted substantial
ly the third article of the treaty with France,
of 1903, for the cesson of Louisiana, to the eff
feet That inhabitants of the coded territory shall
be incorporated in the Union of the United
States, and admitted as soon as Congress shall
determine, according to the principles of the fed
cral constitution, to the enjoyment of all the
rights, advantages and inmunitte8 of citizens
of the United States; and in the meantime, they
shall be maintained and protected in the full en-
joymer't OF their liberty, property. and the re-
ligiOn aUhich they profesS.-ED. HERALD
ARTICLEx (ExPUNGED.)
All grants of land made by the Mexican gov
eminent, or by the competent authorities, in
territories previously appertaining to Mexico
and remaining for the future within the limits
ofthe United States, shall be respectedas valid
to the same extent that the same grants would
be valid if the said territories had remained
within the limits of Mexico. But the grantees
of land in Texas put in possession thereof, who
by reason OF the circumstances of the country
since the beginning of the troubles between
Texas and the Mexican government may have
been prevented from fulfilling all the conditions
of their grants, shall be under the obligation t.
fulfill the said conditions within the periods
limited in the same respectively, such periods
to be now counted from the date of the exchange
of ratifcations of this treaty; in default o
which said grants shall not be obligatory OF
the State of Texas, in virtue of the stipulation
contained in this asticle.
The foregoing stipulation in regard to gran
tees oflandin Texas, is extended to all grantees
of land in the territories aforesaid, elsewhere
than in Texas, put in possession under sucl
grants; and in default of the fulfilment of The
conditions of any such grant, within the new
period which, as is above stipulated, Begin
with the day of the exchange of ratification
J of this treaty; the same shall be null ant
void.
4 The Mexican government declares that n,
grant whatever of lands in Texas has beef
made since the second day of March, one thou
sand eight hundred and thirty six; and that ne
grant whatever of lands in any of the terrific
ries aforesaid has been made since the thirteenth
/ day of May, one thousand eight hundred AM
forty
= ARTICLE H.
Considering that great part of the terrific
RES which, by the present treaty, are TO com
: pretended for the future within the limits G
the United States is now occupied by savag
tribes who will hereafter be under the contro
of the government of the United States, an
e whose incursions within the territory of Mex
v leo would be prejudical in the extreme, it
: solemnly agreed that all such incursions shal
, be forcibly restrained by the government of tn
: United States, whatsoever this may be neces
q sary; and that when they cannot be prevented
); they shall be punished by the said government
e and satisfaction for the same shall be exacte
II all in the same way, and with equal dill
e gence and energy. as if the same incursion
: were committed within its own territor,
II against it's own citizens.
! 1t shall not be lawful. under any pretes
IS whatever, for any inhabitant of the Unite
II States to purchase or acquire any Mexican, {
e any foreigner residing in Mexico, who ma
II have been captured by Indians inhabiting th
:, territory of either of the two republics, nor
d purchase or acquire horses, mules, cattle, {
y property of any kind, stolen within Mexica
e territ Dry by such Indians; nor to provide sue
Indians with firearms or ammunition, by sal
+ or otherwise.
ot And in the event of any person or person
S. captured within the Mexican territory by Ii
dams, being carried into the territory of tn
UnitedStates, the government of the latter Ell
, cages and binds itself in the most solemn maj
. ner, SO soon as it shall know of such captive
:, being within its territory, and shall be able
> TO do, through the faithful exercise Gifts Unfit
/; ence and power, to rescue them and retur
}, them TO their country. or deliver them to tn
= agent or representative of the Mexican govern
meat. The Mexican authorities will, as far q
a practicable, give to the government OF tn
" United States notice of such captures, an
. its agent shall pay the expenses INQUIRE
!, in the maintenance and transmission of th
= rescued captives, who, in the meantime, sha
&c be treated with the utmost hospitality by til
II American authorities at the place where the
may be. But if the government ofthe Unite
= States, before receiving such notice from Me,
!. leo, should obtain intelligence, through an
- other channel, of the existence of Mexican caI
tives within its territory it will proceed fortl
- with to effect their release and delivery to II
= Mexican agent, as above stipulated.
For the purpose Of giving to these stipuli
~ tons the fullest possible efficacy, thereby a
+ fording the SECURITY and redress demanded /
! their true spirit and intent. the government
-. -.