Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-04-01

stantially the third article of the treaty with
France, of 1903, for the cession of Louis.
lana, 10 the effect that inhabitants of the
coded territory shall be incorporated in the
Union of the United States, and admitted
as soon as Congress shall determine, accor-
ding TO the principles of the federal consti.
tuition. to the enjoyment Of all the rights,
advantages and immunities of citizens of
the United States; and in the meantime,
they shall be maintained and protected in
the full enjoyment of their liberty, property
and the religion which they profess.-ED.
HERALD.]
ARTICLE X, (ExpUNGED)
All grants of land made by the Mexican
government or by the competent author-
ties. in territories previously appertaining
10 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 if the
said territories had remained within the
limits of Mexico. But the grantees Of land
in Texas, puts in possession thereof, who
by reason oft circumstances of the coun.
try, since the beginning of the troubles be-
tween Texas and the Mexican government,
may have been prevented from fulfilling
all the conditions of their grants, shall be
under the obligation to fulfil the said con-
ditions within the periods limited in the
same respectively, such periods to be now
counted from the date Of the exchange Of
notifications of this treaty; in default of
which said grants shall not be obligatory
on the State Of Texas, in virtue Of the slip
uations contained in this article.
The foregoing stipulation in regard 10
grantees of land in Texas, is extended to all
grantees of land in the territories aforesaid
elsewhere than in Texas, put in possession
under such grants; and in default of the
fulfllment of the conditions of any such
grant, within the new period which, as is
above stipulated, begins with the day of the
exchange Of ratifications of this treaty. the
same shall be null and void.
The Mexican government declares that
no grant whatever of lands in Texas has
been made since the second day of March,
1886, and that no grant whatever Of lands
in any of the territories aforesaid has been
made since the 18th day of May, 1916.
ARTICLE xI.
Considering that greater part of the
territories which by the present treaty. are
to be comprehended for the future within
the limits of the United States, is now occu-
pied by savage tribes who will hereafter be
under the control of the government Of the
United States, and whose incursions within
the territory of Mexico would be prejudic.
ial in the extreme, it is so solemnly agreed
that all such incursions shall be forceibly
restrained by the government ofthe United
States, whensoever this may be necessary;
and tina, when they cannot be prevented,
they shall be punished by the said govern,
ment, and satisfaction for the same shall be
|exacted--all in the same way, and with
equal diligence and energy, as if the same
incursions were committed within lis own
territory, against its own citizens.
1t shall not be lawful. under any pretex'
whatever, for any inhabitan, of the United
States to purchase or acquire any Mexican
or any foreigner residing in Mexico, who
may have been captured by Indians inhab.
iting the territory of either of the two re-
publcs, nor to purchase or acquire horses
mules, cattle, or property of any kind, stolen
within Mexican territory by such Indians;
nor to provide such Indians with fire. arms
or ammunition, by sale or otherwise.
And in the event of any person or per-
sons captured within Mexican territory by
Indians, being carried into the territory OF
the United States, the government, of the
latter engages and binds itself in the mos,
solemn manner, so soon as it shall know OF
such captives being within its territory
and shall be able so TO do, through the faith
ful exercise Of its influence and power, to
rescue them and return them to their coun
try, or deliver them to the agent or repre-
sentative of the Mexican government
The Mexican authorities will, as far a
practicable, give TO the Government of The
United States notice of such captures. ant
its agent shall pay the expenses incurred il
the maintenance and transmission Of III,
rescued captiyes; who, in the meantime
| shall he treated with the utmost hospi,nllt,
by the American authorities at the place
where they may be. But if the Govern
ment of the United States, before receivlu,
such notice from Mexico, should obtain in
telligence, through any other channel. Of thu
existence of Mexican cap,ives within il
territory, it will proceed forthwith to effec
their release and delivery TO the Mexica
agent as above stipulated.
For the purpose of giving to these stipu
ations the fullest possible efficacy. thereb
affording the security and redress deman
ded by their true spirit and intent. the Gov
eminent of the United States will now an
hereafter pass, without unnecessary delay
and always vigiantly enforce, such laws a
the nature of the subject may require
And finally, the sacredness of this obigaiio
shall never be lost sight of by the said 90,