The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-07-07

the Senate Of the United States, and being III the
as follows:
In the name of Almighty God: sr..
The United States of America and the United Mexican
States animated by sincere desire TO put end to the
eaamIles of the war which unhappily exists betwee the
1--WE republics and TO establish upon solid basis rea-
ons Of peace and friendship which shall confer recpro
cal benefits upon the citizens OF BOTH and the
cord, harmony, and mutual confidence wherein the two
people should live good neghbos. have for that pur
pose appointed their respective
TO saw the President OF the United States has appointed
Nicholas p Ts citizen OF the United Staes and the
President OF the Mexican republic has Aep0inted Ion
Luis Gonzaga Cuevas, Don Bernardo Couto, and Don
Miguel Astain, citizens OF the said republic, who, after
a reciprocal communication of their respective full pow
ers have under the protection OF Almighty God the
thor of peace arranged agreed upon and signed the fol-
lowing "HF
Treatv of peace friendship limits and settlement be-
tlcesn The United States Of america and the Merican
republic.
ARTICLE |.
There shall be firm and universal peace between the
United States Of America and the Mexican republic and
between their respective countries territories cities,
towns and people, without exception OF places or per-
sons.
ARTICLE H.
Immediately upon the signature of this treaty,
venton shall be entered into between commissioner or
commissioners appointed by the of the
forces Of the United States and such may be appointed
by the Mexican government to the end that provisional
suspension of hosttes shall take place, and that In the
places occupied by the said forces, constitutional order
be eStaDSneu as regards the pOuCal, dullDlS-
tave and judicial branches, far as this shall be per-
mtted by the circumstances OF military occupation.
ARTICLE Ill
Immediately upon the ratification of the present treaty
by the government of the United States, orders 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 government of the Mexican
Ienublic and the Publications exchanged) Immediately to
dess from blockadng any Mexican ports and requiring
the former under the same condon) to commence, at
the earliest moment practicable withdrawing al! troops
of the United States then in the interior OF the Mexican
republic to points that shall be selected by common
agreement at distance from the seapors not exceeding
thirty leagues and such evacuation OF the interior OF the
republic shall be completed with the least possible delay
the Mexican government hereby binding itself to afford
every facility its power for rendering the same conve
nient to the troops their march and in their new
tween them and the inhabitants. In like manner, orders
shall be despatched to the persons IN charge OF the Gus
omhouses at all ports occupied by the forces OF the Uni
ted States, requiring them under the same condon) i'm
meatey to deliver possession OF the same to the persons
authorized by the Mexican government to receive IT, to-
geher with all bonds and evidences of debt for duties
mportations and expectations not yet fallen due.
Moreover faithful and exact account shall be made
out showing the entire amount OF all duties imports
and on exports collected at such custom houses else
where in Mexico by authority of the United States from
and after the day of ratification of this treaty by the gov
eminent OF the Mexican republics and also an account OF
the cost of collection and such entire amount deducng
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 rahhcations ~
by the troops of the United States in virtue OF the above
stipulation, shall be completed in 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 Publications of the
present treaty, all castles, FORTS territories, places and
possessions which have been taken occupied by the
forces of the United States during the present war; within
Tho mit Of thn MayIcan pStaO-
shed by the following article, shall be dehnvely re-
stored to the said republic together with all the artillery
arms apparatus of munitions and other public prop
ey which in the said castles and forts when cap
ured and which shall remain there at the time when this
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 officers commanding such castles and FORTS Sc
curing against the removal or destruction OF any such
public property The city of Mexico, within the inner
line of ntrenchments surrounding the said city, is COM
pretended in the above spuatons, as regards the reso
ration of artillery, apparatus OF war, &c.
The final evacuation OF the territory OF the Mexican
republic by the forces of the United States shall be
peed in three months from the said exchange OF ral,
cations, or if possible; the Mexican government
hereby engaging in the foregoing article, to use all
in its power for facilitating such evacuation and
rendering convenient to the troops and for promoting
good understanding between them and the inhabitants.
If, however, the ratification OF this treaty by both par
ties should not take place in time to allow the embarca
ton of the troops of the United States to be completed
before the commencement OF the scky at the
Mexican ports on the Gulf of Mexico, in such case a
friendly arrangement shall be entered into between the
general nchef of the said troops and the Mexican gov
eminent whereby healthy and otherwise suitable places
al distance from the ports not exceeding thirty leagues
shall be designated for the residence OF such troops
may not yet have embarked, until the return of the
healthy season. And the space of time here referred tt
compromising the scky season shall be understood
&c extend from the first day OF May to the first day o
November.
All prisoners OF war taken on either side, land
sea, shall be restored practicable after the ex
change of Publications of this treaty 1t Is also agreed
that if any Mexicans should be held captves by
about be established by the following article the gov
of the said United States will exact the release
of such capves and them to be restored to hei
country.
ARTIcLEV
The boundary line between the two republics shall
commence the gulf of Mexico, three leagues from land
opposite the mouth of the Rio Grande otherwise callet
no Bravo del Nore opposite the mouth OF ITS deepes
branch, should have than branch emptynt
Directly INTO the sea from thence up the middle of tina
fver following the deepest channel, where has NOR
than one, to the point where strikes the southern
boundary OF New Mexico; thence westwardly along
the whole southern boundary of New Mexico (Which
runs north OF the town called Paso) to its western temi
nation thence, northward, along the western line
New Mexico, until 1t inersects the first branch of thu
river ella Tor if it should not intersect any branch
that rver then the point the said line nearest Il
such branch, and thence in direct line to the same
thence down the middle of the said branch and of the sa
/ rver until it empties into the Rio Colorado; theme
the Rio Colorado, following the division line be
tween Upper and Lower California, to the Pacific ocean