Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-08-16
By the President Of the United
States Of America.
A PROCLAMATION.

Whereas treaty of peace, friendships, limits, ant
| settlement between the United States of Americ;
and the Mexican republic, was concluded and sign
ed at the city of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the second
day of February, one thousand eight hundred ant
forty-eght, which treaty as amended by the Senate
of the Untad States, and being in the English ant
Spanish languages, is word for word as follows:
| In the name Of Almighty God: sISF
| The United States of America and the United
Mexican States, animated by sincere desire To put
an end to the calamites of the which nnhappily
exists between the two republics, and to establish
upon solid basis relations of peace and friendship
which shall confer reciprocal benefits upon the clh
of both, and assure the concord, harmony, and
mutual confidence wherein the two people should
live. as good neighbors, have for that purpose APP
pointed their respective plenipotentiaries-that is
to say, the President Of the United States has APP
pointed Nicholas P. TriSt, citizen Of the United
| States, and the President Of the Mexican republic
J has appointed Don Luis Gonzaga Cueyas, Don Ber-
nardo Couto, and Don Miguel Atristan, citizens OF
the said republic, who after reciprocal communl-
cation of their respective full powers, have under
the protection of Almighty God, the author OF peace
arranged, agreed upon, and signed the following
Treaty of peace, friendship, limits and settlement, De-
f,ceen the United States Of America and the Meat-
can republic. ..~.
| ARTICLE I.
There shall be firm and universal peace between
the United States of America and the Mexican re-
public, and between their respective countries, ter
rories, cities, towns, and people, without eAcep-
ton Of places or persons.
4 ARTICLE II. -.r
Immediately upon the signature of this treaty, a
convention shall be entered into between commits
sioner or commissioners appointed by the General
lnchef of the forces of the United States, and such
as may be appointed by the Mexican government, to
the end that provisional suspension OF hostItIes
shall take place, and that in the places occupied by
the said forces, constitutional order may be re-esab
strait H.
es, far as this shall be permitted by the circun-
stances of military occupation.
ARTICLE III. ~.
Immediately upon the ratification OF the present
treaty BY the government of the United States, Or
derS shall be transmitted to the commanders OF their
land and naval forces, requiring the latter provided
this treaty shall then have been ratified by the gov
eminent Of the Mexican republic, and the ratifca-
ton exchanged) Immediately to desist from block
aiding any Mexican ports; and requiring the former
CInder the conditon) TO commence. at the ear
Hest moment practicable, Withdrawing all troops OF
the United States then in the interior OF the MeXl-
republic to points that shall be selected by COM
mon agreement. at distance from the seaportS not
exceeding Thirty leagues and such evacuation OF the
interior of the republic shall be completed with the
least possible clay; the Mexican government here
by binding itself afford every facility in its power
for rendering the same convenient to the troops on
their march and in their POSITIONS and for promo
ting a good understanding between them and the In
habitantS. In like manner, orders shall be despatch
ed to the persons in charge of the cuStomhouseS al
all ports occupied by the forces of the United States
requiring them under the same condltlon) lmmedI-
atey to deliver possession of the same to the per-
sons authorized by the Mexican government to re-
ceve it, together with all bonds and evidences o.
debt for duties on imrortaIons and On export ons
not yet fallen due. Moreover, a faithful and exact
account shall be made out. showing the entire amount
of all duties imports and on exports collected al
en- cpSf -hp Or o soy nv
thorty Of the United States from and after the day
of ratification of this treaty by the government of the
Mexican republics and also account of the cost OF
collection, and such entire amount, deducting only
the cost Of collection. shall be delivered to the Mex
lean government, at the city OF Mexico, within three
months after the exchange of notifications.
| The evacuation of the capital of the Mexican re-
public by the troops Of the United States, III virtue
of the above stipulation shall be completed in one
month after the orders there stipulated for shall have
been received by the commander of said troops or
sooner if possible.
ARTICLE ".
Immediately after the exchange Of ratifcations OF
the present treaty, all castles, forts, territories
places, and possessions which have been taken or
occupied by the forces of the United States during
the present war, within the limits of the Mexican
public. about TO be established by the following
article shall be definitely restored to the said repub
lie, together with all the artillery, apparatus OF
war, munitions, and other public property, which
were in the said castles and forts when captured
and which shall remain there at the time when this
treaty shall he duly ratified by the government of the
Mexican republic. To this end, Immediately upon
the signature of this treaty, orders shall be despatch
ed to the American officers commanding such cas-.
ties and forts. securing against the removal or de-
struction OF any such artillery, arms, apparatus OF
war, munitions, other public property. The city
of Mexico within the inner line of entertainments
surrounding the city, is comprehended III the above
stipuatons, regards the restoration of artillery
apparatus of war. sc.
The final evacuation of the territory of the Mexi
republic, by the forces of the United States shall
| be- completed in three months from said exchange O
notifications, sooner if possible, the Mexican gov
eminent hereby engaging, as in the foregoing arti
Gle, to all means its power for Facilitating
such evacuation, and rendering ii convenient to the
troops, and for promoting good unders landing be-
tween them and the inhabitants.
If, however, the ratification of this treaty by both
parties should not take place IN time TO allow the
barcation of the troops of the United States to be
completed before the commencement of the sickly
season at the Mexican ports on the Gulf of Mexico
in such friendly arrangement shall be
entered INTO between the general-in-chicf of the
said troops and the Mexican government. whereby
healthy and otherwise suitable places at distance
from the ports exceeding thirty leagues shall
designated for the residence of such troops may
not vet have embarked until the return of the heal
thy season. And the space of time here referred to
comprehendIng the sickly season shall be under.
stood to extend from the first day of May to the fir
day of November.
All prisoners of war taken either side, on land
! or sea, shall be restored practicable
after the exchange of notifications of this treaty.
is also agreed that if any MeXicans should now be
held captives by any savage tribe within the linz
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 captveS
and cause them to be restored to their country.