Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-03-30
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CARROLLTON, OHIO,--MARCH 80, 1918,

States, orders shall be transmitted to the COM
manders of their land snd naval forces, requi- !
ring the later provided this treaty shall have
been ratified by the government Of the Mexican
republic, Immediately TO desist from blOckading
any Mexican Porls; and requiring the former,
(undcr the same condition. to commence, at the
earliest moment practicable, Withdrawing oil
troops ofIhe United States then in the interior Of
the Mexican republic, TO points that shall be Sc
lected by common agreement, at a distance
from the sea-porIs not exceeding thirty leagues;
and such evacuation of the interior Of the re-
public shall be completed with the least possible
delay; the Mexican government hereby binding
itself TO afford every facility in its power for
rendering the same convenient TO the troops, on
their march, and in their new positions, and for
promoting good understanding between them
and the inhabitants. In like manner, orders
shall be despatched 10 the persons in charge Of
the cuslom-houses at all points occupied by the
forces Of the United States, requiring them (un-
der the same conditon) Immediately TO deliver
possession Of the same 10 the persons authori-
zed by the Mexican government to receive it,
together with all bonds and evidences of debt
for duties on importaIions, and on exporlations
not yet fallen due. Moreover, faithful and
exact account shall be maGeout, showing the en-
tire amount Of all duties on imports, aud on ex.
ports, collected al such custom-houses, or else
where in Mexico, by authority of the U. States,
from and after the day Of the ratification Of this
treaty by the government of the Mexican re.
public; and also an account of the cost Of col.
ply
the cost Of collection shall be delivered 10 the
Mexican government, at the city Of Mexico,
within three months after the exchange Of raIi-
fcatons.
ARTICLE Nv
Immediately after the exchange of ralifca-
lions of The present treaty, all castles, forts, ter
rltories, places and possessions, which have been
taken and occupied bv the forces Of the United
States during the present war within the limits
of the Mexican republic, as about to be estab.
lished by the following article, shall be definite
y restored TO the said republic, together with all
artillery, arms, apparatus of war, munitions,
and other public property, which were in the
SAID castles and lorIes when captured and which
shall remain there at the time when the treaty
shall be duly ratified by the government of the
Mexican republic. To this end, Immediately
upon the signature of this treaty, orders, shall
be despatched to the American officer comman-
ding such castles and ports, securing against the
removal or destruction of any such artillery,
arms, apparatus of war, munitions, or other
public property. The city of Mexico, within
the inner line of inirenchments surrounding the
said city, is comprehended in the above slipula-
lions, as regards the restoration Of artillery ap-
paralus of war, &c.
The final evacuation Of the territory of the
Mexican 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 Republic hereby engaging,
as in1hc foregoing article, to use all means in lis
power for facilitating such evacuation, and rem
dering it convenient TO the troops, and for pro-
noting good understanding between them and
the inhabitants.
If however the ratification of this treaty by
both parties should not take place in time to al
low the embarkalion of the troops of the Uni
ted States TO be completed before the commence
ment Of the sckly season, at the Mexican ports
on the Gulf of Mexico, in such case a friendly
arrangement shall be entered into between the
General-in-ChieG of said troops and the Mexi-
can Government, whereby healthy and other
wise suitable places, al distance from the ports
not exceeding thirty leagues, shall be dssigna-
ted for the residence Of such troops as may not
yet have embarked, until the return of The heal
thy season. And the space of time here refer
red to as comprehending the sckIy season, shall
be understood to extend from the first of May
to the first day of November.
All prisoners of war taken on either side, on
land or on sea, shall be restored as soon as prac-
tcable after the exchange of the ratification of
the treaty. 1t is also agreed that if any Mexi-
cans should now be held as captives by any sa-
wage tribe within the limits ofthe United States,
as about to be established by the following ari-
Gle, the government Of the United States will
exact the release of such captives, and cause
them to be restored to their country.
ARTICLE V.
The boundary line between the two republics
shall commence in the Gulf oC Mexico, three
leagues from land, opposite the mouth of the
Rio Grande, otherwise called Rio Bravo del
Norte, or opposite the mouth of its deepest
branch, if il should have more than one branch
emplying directly into the seu; from thence up
the middle of that river, following the deepest
channel, where it has more than one, to the
point where it strikes the southern boundary of
New Mexico; thence westwardIy along the whole
southern boundary of New Mexico (Which runs
north of the town called Paso,) to its western
termination; thence northward along the wcs-
tern line of New Mexico, until it intersects the
first branch of the river Gila; (or if it should
not interSect any branch Of that river, then to
the point on said line nearest 10 such branch
and thence to direct line to the same) thence
down the middle of the said branch and of the
said river, until it emptos into the Rio CoIora-
do, thence across the Rio Colorado, foowingthe
division line between Upper and Lower CaIilor.