The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-13

| This article is expunged, and in its stead the
| Senate has adopted and inserted substantially
| the third article of the treaty with France, of
1903, for the cession of Louisiana, to the ef-
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 federal constitu-
ton, to the enjoyment Of all the rights, advantages,
and immunitiss Of citizens of the United States
and in the meantime, they shall be maintained and
protected in the full enjoyment of their liberty, pro-
perry, and the religion ,ohich they profess.-Ep.
| HERALD
ARTICLE X. (BxPUNeKp.)
| All grants Of land made by the Mexican 60
vernGient, or by the competent authorities, In
territories Gpreviousy appertaining to Mexico,
and remaining for the future within the limits
of the United States shall be respected as valid,
to the same extent that the same grants would be
| valid II the said territories had remained within
the limits of Mexico. But the grantees of land
in Texas put in possession thereof, who by rea-
| son 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 grauss. shall be under the obligation to
fulfil the said conditions within the periods limit
| ed Id the same respectively, such periods tn be
now counted from the date of the exchange. of
publications. OF this treaty; in default of which
said grants shall not be obligatory on the State
of Texas, in virtue of the stipulations contained
in this article.
The foregoing stipulation in regard to gran.
tees OF lanQ III lexdS, Is extended 10 all grantees
of land in the territories aforesaid, elsewhere
than In Texas, put In possession, under such
grants; and in default of the ful6llment of the
conditions of any such grant, within the new
the day of the exchange of Publications of this
treaty, the same shall be null and void.
The Mexican government declares that no
s
eight hundred and thirty-six; and that grant
whatever OF lands IN any OF the territories
| aforesaid has been made since the thirteenth day
Of May, one thousand eight hundred and forty
Six.
ARTICLE XII.
Considering that great part of the territories
which, by the present treaty, ars to be compre-
hended for the future within the mits of the
United States, Is now occupied by savage tribes
who will hereafter be under the control of the
government of the United States, aud whose in.
cursions within the territory OF Mexico would
be prejudicia! in the extreme, it is solemnly
| agreed that all such incursiOns shall be forcby
restrained by the government of the United
States, whensoeverSthls may be necessary and
| that when they cannot be prevented, they shall
be punished by the said government, and salts
faction for the same shall be exacted-all in the
same way, and with equal diligence and energy,
| as if the same incursons We're committed with
| in it's own territory, against its own citizens.
1t shall not be lawful, under any pretext what
ever, for any inhabitant of the United States to
purchase or acquire any Mexican, or any foreign
er residing IN Mexico, who may have been cap
tured by Indians nhabitipg the territory of either
of the two republics, nor to purchase or acquire
horses mules; cattle, or property OF any kind,
stolen within Mexican territory by such Indians;
nor to provide such Ind ans with firearms or am
munition, by sale or otherwise.
And IN the event OF any person or persons cap
tured within Mexican territory by Indians, be-
ing carried into the territory of the United
States, the government OF the latter engages and
binds itself in the most solemn manner, so soon
| as it shall know OF such captlves being within
its territory, and shall be able so to do, through
fIlf MI n ricn nj tic tnGn ord
| TO rescue them and return them to their country,
or oeiiver them to the agent or representative o
| the Mexican government. The Mexican autho-
| rites VIII, as tar as Practicable give TO the 60
| vernment of the United States notice of such
captures and its agent shall pay the expen ses In .
Cured In the maintenance and transmission OF
| the rescued captves; who, In the meantime
shall be treated with the utmos. hospitality by
| the American authorities at the place where they
may be- But if the government Of the United
States, before receiving such notice from Mex
leo, should obtain intelligence, through any
other channel, of the existence of Mexican cap
tives within its territory, it will proceed forth
with to effect their release and delivery to the
| MEXICAN agent, as above stipulated.
For the purpose of giving to these stipulations
the fullest possible efficacy, thereby affording
the security and redress demanded by their true
| spirit and intent, the government OF the United
| States will now and hereafter pass. without I'M
necessary delay, and always vigilantly enforce,
| such laws as the nature Of the subject may re-
quire. And finally, the sacredness of this OBJ;
legation shall never be lost sight OF by the said
| government when providing for the removal OF
| Indians from any portion OF said territories. or
| tor its being settled by the citizens OF United
| States; but, on the contrary, special care then
shall be taken not to place its Iudian occupants
under the necessity of seeking homes, by
| committing those lnvaslons which the UuIted
States have solemnly obliged themselves to re-
strain.
| ARTICLE XII.
In consideration of the extension acquired by
| the boundaries of the United States, as defined
in the fifth article of the present treaty, the GO
| vernment of the United States engages to pay to
| that of the Mexican republic the of fifteen
( millions of dollars, IN the one or the other OF
the two modes below specified
The Mexican government shall, at the time OF
| ratifying this treaty, declare which of these two
| modes Of payment It prefers; and the mode so
elected BY 1t shall be conformed to by that OF the
| United States.
First mode of lately after this
treaty shall have been duly ratified by the govern
ment OF the Mexican republic, the sum OF three
millions OF dollars shall be paid to the SAID govern
ment by that OF the United States, at the ctyo-
Mexico, in the gold or silver coin of Mexico.
For the remaining twelve millions of dollars, the
| United States shall create a stock, bearing an
| interest o! SIX per centum per annum, commenc-
ing on the day of the ratification OF this treaty by
the government Of the Mexican republic, and
| payable annually at the city of Washington; the
principal of said stock to be redeemable there, at
| the pleasure of the government of the United
| States, at any time after two years from the ex-
change of ratifica atoms of this treaty; six months
| public notice OF the intention to redeem the
same being previously given Certificates Of
| such stock, in proper form, tor such sums as shall
| be specified by the Mexican government, shall
| be delivered, and ransferablale by the said
government to the same by that OF the United
States.
| Second mode of payment-Immediatey after
thus treaty shall have been duly ratified by the
| government OF the Mexican republic, the sum ot
three millions of dollars shall be paid to the said
| government by that of the United States at the
| city of Mexico, in the gold or silver coin of
dollars shall be paid at the same place, and in
| the same coin, in annual nstalments of three
millions OF dollars each, together with interest on
the same, at the rate of six per cenum per aunum.