Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-07-15
MEXICO--TREATY OF PEACE.
OFFICIAL.
~ THE PRESIDENT or THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA.
4 PROCLI1TITYON.

VT INl-AIA
BY THE PRESIDENT or THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA.
Il PROCLiI4TYON
Whereas a 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 Guadalupe Hidtgo On the second day
Of February one thousand eight hundred and forty
eight, which treaty, as amended by the Senate Of
! the United States, is word for word as follows:
In the name of Almighty God:
The United States Of America and the United
Mexican States, animated by a sincere desire to put
an end to the caamitics Of the which unhappiy
exists between the two republics, aud 10 establish
upon solid basis relations Of peace and friendship
winch shall confer reciprocal benefits upon the cil
zcns Of both, and assure the concord, harmony aud
mutual confidence VIII rein the two people should
live, good ncighbors, have for that purpose APP
pointed their respective plrnpot1 narrs-that i to
say, the Pr sdcut Of the United States has appoint
ed Nicholas P. Trist citizen Of til. United States,
and the President Of the Mexican republic has an
. pointed Don Luis GoHza%a Cncva, Don Bernardo
Canto, and Don Miguel Ari. ain, eli us Of III. sd
republic who after reciprocal commun cation e their
respective full powers, have, under tn" prot elton Of
the Almighty God, the au'har Of peace, urruag, d.
agreed upon, and signed the following
Treaty Of peace. triendshio, Haits and aei'eu emf.
| Jchrea tac Ltied States Of da,crica and tie
/ lIericqn Rep,tbic.
Art. /. Tire shall be firm aud universal peace
between the United States Of America and the Mex
tries, territories, cities, towns, and people, without
exception Of pIlc or person.
1 Art. ,. mn.diarly upon the signatur. Of this
treaty, conv cntiYu shall b. entered INTO between
commissioner or commissioners appointed by the
General in chief Of the forces Of the United Stt-s
/ aud such may be appointed by the Mexican Gov
crnmcnt, TO the end that provisional suspension of
hostlitics shall take place, and that, in The plac
occupied by the said forces constitutional order may
b. re- established, regards the political, admins
uativc and judicial branches, SO far this shall be
permitted by the circumstances of military Uccupa-
tICn.
Art. g. Immediately upon the ratification ofthc pre-
sent treaty by the Government Of the United States,
orders shall be transmitted TO the commanders Of
their land and naval forces, requiring the latter (pro
vdcd this treaty shall then have been ratified by the
Government of the Mexican republic, and the ratii
cations eXchangrd) immed lately to dcsis from block
aiding any Mexican ports; and requiring the former
(under the same condition) 10 commence at The ear
hest moment practicable, Withdrawing all troops Of
the United States then in the interior Of the Mexican
republic, TO points that shall be selected bg common
agreement, at a distance from the seaporis not cx
crcding thirty Leagues; and such evacuation Of the
interior of the rcp"1ic shall be compile. ID with the
least p 'ssibIr dsIay the Mexican Government here
by binding itself TO afford every facility in its power
for rcnd ring the same convenient 10 the troops on
their march and in tn ir new positions and for pro-
noting good Gnd rrstdnding bytwc.n tn, m aud III.
inhabitants. In Ike manner, ord rs shall b., dis
patched 10 The persons in charge Of the custom-h ors
at ali ports occupied 10y tn, forces of thu United
States, requiring them (uMd,r the same ccnditon)
imm, dat ly 10 LIVER possession Of The the
psrsons authorized by the NJ Xican Government to
receive it, .grthc- with all bonds and evidences of
debt for duties impoftutiCAs aud expectations not
vet fallen due. Moreover faithful aud exact ac-
count shall BE- made cut, showing the entire
OF all duties on imports and on exports collected at
such custom houses ClSgN here in Mexico by aul-
hory Of the United States. from and after the dav
of ratification of this treaty by the Government Of
the NJ Mean rcrubli aud also account of the cost
Of nah,
the cost of collection shall b. delivered the Mex
lean Govcrnm mt, at the city Of Mexico, within three
months after the exchange of ratitications
The evacuation Of the capital of the Mexican
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 for shall have
b,cn received by the commander of said troops, or
sooner if possible.
Art. 4. lam diatcly after the exchange of ratf-
cations of the present treaty, all castles forts terrific
rcs places, and possessions, which have been taken
or occupied by The forces Of the United States during
the pres nj ar, within the limits of the Mexican
public, about to be established by the following
article, shall be Geintvcly restored the said re-
public together with all the artillery, arms, appara-
tns of war, munitions, and other public property,
which were in the said castles and forts when cap
turcd, and which shall remain there at the time
when this treaty shall b. duly ratified by the Gov
crnmcnt Of the Mexican republic To this end, i'm.
mcdiatcly upon the signature of this treaty, orders
shall be despatched to the American officers com
SUCH Ca>ttS ioItS, securing against Inc
removal destruction of any such artillery, arms,
apparatus of war, munitions, or other public proper
ty. The city Of Mexico, within the inner line of
surrounding the said city, is comprc-
hcndcd in the above stipulatons, regards the
storation of artillery, apparatus of war, &c.
The final evacuation Of the territory of the Mexi-
can republic by the forces of the United States shall
be completed in three months from the said exchange
of publications.; or sooner, If possible; the Mexican
Government hereby engaging, as in the foregoing
ticc, TO all means in ITS power for fac litAtng
such cvacuation and rendering it convenient to the
troops, and for promoting good undcrs landing BE-
tween them and Che inhabitants.
If, however, the ratification of this treaty by both
parties should not take place in tmc 10 allow the
,mbarkation of the troops OF the United States TO be
completed before the commencement the sickly
season at the Mexican ports on the Gulf of Mexico,
in such 4 friendly arrangement shall be entered
into between the Gcneralin- Chief of the said troops
aud the Mexican Government, whereby healthy and
otherwise suitable places at distance from the
ports not exceeding thirty leagues, shall be desgna-
ted as the residence of such troops not vet
have embarked, until the return of the healthy
son. And the space of time here referred TO
the sickly season, shall be understood TO
extend from the first day of May TO the first day Of
November.
All prisoners of war taken either side, on land
or on sea, shall be restored practicable
after the exchange of notifications of this treaty. 1t
is also agreed that if any Mexicans should now be
held captives by any savage tribe within the linn
its of the United States, about TO be established
by the following article, the Government OF the said
United States will exact the release of such captives
and cause them to be restored TO their country
Art. 5. The boundary line between the two re-
publics shall commence in the Gulf of Mexico, three
leagues from land, opposite the mouth Of the Rio
Grande, otherwise called the Rio Bravo del Norte,
or opposite the mouth of its deepest branch if it
should have more than branch emptying directly