Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-07-19
" HOLE NUMBER 1853.


And on the event of any person or per.
sons, captured within Mexican territory by
the Indians, being carried into the territery
OF the United Siales, the government of the
latter engages. and binds silseE, in The most
solemn manner, SO soon as it shall know
| of such capliyes being within. IFS territory,
land shall be aBls so, 10 co, through the
faithful exercise Of lis Influence and power,
Ito rescue them and return Them to their
countrs or deliver them to She agent or
Representative ofahe Mexican gos eminent.
tThe Mexican euthorilies swiIf, as far as
prneticable,gi 1--WE Ia tho IJaised States sfsoss
tlce oil such captures; and lis agent shall
pay the expenses incurred in the rnainte.
nance and transmission of the rescued cap
tives; who, in the meantime, shall be treat.
ed with The utmost hospitality by the Amer
ican authorities at the place where they
may be. But if the government of the u
niled States, before receiving such notice
from Mexico, should obtain intelligence.
through any other channel, Of the exist.
ence of Mexican captives within its terrific.
ry, it will proceed forthwith 10 effect their
release and delivery 10 the Mexican agent
as above stipulated. ..-. !.
For the purpose OF giving TO these stipu-
lations the fullest possiblef efficacy, there. .
by affording and securing the redress de-
manded by their true spirit and intent, the
government OF the United States will now
and hereafter pass, without unnecessary de-
lay, and always vigilantly enforce, such
laws as the nature Of the subjects may re-
qure. And finally, The sacredpess of this
obligation shall never be lost sight Of by
the said government when provided for the
removal of the Indians from any portion
OF the United States; but, on the contrary.
special care shall be taken not to place its
Indian occupants under the necessity of
seeking new homes, by committing those
invasions which the United States have sol.
emnly obliged themselves to restrain.
ARTICLE XII. ....-
In consideration Of tho extension ocquir-
ed by the boundaries Of the United States,
as defined in the fifth article of the present
treaty, the government of the United States
engages to pay TO that of the Mexican the
sum of fifteen millions of dollars. ....
Iulmedi ,tely after this ire ty sh IL have
been duly ratified by the government of
the Mexican republic,the sun of three mill
ion Of dolla shall'be paid TO the said gcv-
ernment by that of the United States, at
the city of Mexico,' in the gold or silver,
coin of Mexico. he remaining twelve
millions of dollars shall be. paid at the same
place, and in the same coin, IN annual in.
stalments of lhree millions of dollars each,
together with interes, on the same at the
rate Of six per cent. per annum. This in
lerest shall begin to run upon the whole
sum Of twelve millions from the day ofshe
ratification Of the present treaty by the
Mexican government, and the first Of the
instaimenls shall be paid at the expiration
of one year from the same day. Together
with each annual instalment, as it falls due,
the whole interest accraing on such install
ment, from the beginning shall also be paid.
/ ARTICLE XIII.
The United State engage, moreover, 10
assume sand pay TO the claimants all the
claims already liquidated and decided a.
gaipst the Mexican republic, under the
conventions between the two republics sew
orally concluded on the eleventh day of
April, eighteen hundred and thirty-nine,
and on the thirtieth day of January, eigh-
teen hundred and forty.three: SO that The
Mexican republic shall be absolutely ex-
emp,, for the future, for all expenses what
ever on account Of the said claims.
ARTICLE XIV.
The United States DO furthermore dis
charge the Mexican republic from all claims
of citizens Of the United States not hereto
fore decided against the Mexicrn govern
mcnt, which may have arisen previous to
the date OF the signature Of this treaty,
which discharge shall be anal and perpetual,
whether the snid claims be rejected or al
lowed by the board of commissioners provi-
ded for in the following article, and what
ever shall be the total amour! of those al
lowed.
ARTICLE XIV.
The United States, exoneruting Mexico
from all demands on account of the claims
of their citizens mentioned in the preceding
article, and considering them entirely and
forever cancelled, whatever their amount
may be, undertake to make satisfaction for
the same, TO an amount not exceeding one
and three quarter millions of dollars. To
ascertain the validity ond amonnt of those
claims. board of commissioners shall be
established by the government ofthe United
States, whose awards shall be final and
conclusive; provided, that in deciding up
on the validity of each claim, the board
shall be guided and governed by principles
and rules Of decision prescribed by the first
and fifth articles of the unratifed conyen-
ton, concluded in the city of Mexico on
the twentieth day of November, one thou
sand eight hundred and lorty-three; and ia
no case shall an award be made in favor
of any claim not embraced by those prin-
ciples and rules.
IT. in the opinion of said board Of COM
or of the claimants, any books,
records, or documents in the possession or
power of the government Of the Mexican
republic, shall be deemed necessary to the
just decision Of any claim, the commission
ers, or the claimants through them, shall
within such period as Congress shall desig.
nate, make an application in writing for the
same, addressed to the Mexican Minister of
Foreign Affairs, to be transmitted by the
Secretary Of State of the United States;
and the Mexican government engages. at
The earliest possible moment ritter the re.
ceipt OF such demand, to cause any of the
books, records or documents, so specified,