The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-03-24

VIC duu IgHNo VI NItNICd0 CltlZenS, or &C.
quire those Of citizens of the United
States. But they shall be under the OBJ
legation TO make their selections within
one year from the date of the exchange
of rotifcations Of this treaty; and Those
who shall rem1in in the said territories,
after the expiration Of that year, without
having declared their intentions 10 retain
the character Of Mexicans. shall be con.
sidered 10 have elected to become citi.
zens Of the United States.
In the said territories, property Of ev-
cry kind, now belonging to Mexicans not
established there, shall he inviulably res
pected. The present owners, the heirs
of these, and all Mexicans who may here
after acquire said property by contract.
shall enjoy, with respect to il, guarantees
equally ample as if the same belonged
10 citizens Of the U. S.
ARTICLE X.
The MeXicans who, IN the territories
aforesaid, shall not preserve tho charac.
ter of citizens Of the Mexican republic.
couformably with what is stipulated in
the proceeding article, shall he incnrpur-
aied into the Union of the Uuited States
and admitted as soon as possible, accord
ing To the principles Of the federal con-
stitution, L" the enjoyment Of all The rights
Of the United States. Inthe meantime,
they shall be maintained and protected
in the enjoyment of their liberty; their
property, aud The civil rights now vested
in them, according to The Mexican laws.
With respect 10 political rights, their
condition shall be on an equality with
that of the inhabitants of the other terri
tories of the United States. aud at leust
equally good as that of the Inhabitants of
Louisiana and the Floridas, when these
provinces. by transfer from the French
republic, and the crown of Spain, be.
came territories OF the United States.
The most ample guaranty shall be ell.
joyed by all eccesiastics. and religion:
corporations, or communities, as well in
the discharge of the Offices of their min.
istry, as in the enjoyment of their prop.
ery of every kind, whether individual OF
corporate. This guaranty shall embrace
all temples. houses, and elifices, dedica.
led to the Roman Catholic worship; as
we'll as all property destined to its sup
port, or TO that of schools, hospitals, ol
other foundations for charitable or benif
icent purposes. No property of this ma
ture shall be considered as having becom,
the property of the American govern
ernmeni, or as subject to be by it dispos,
ed of, or diverted TO other uses.
Finally, the relations and communica
tionS between Catholics, living in the ter
ritories aforesaid, and their respective
ecclesiastical authorities, shall he open
free, ind exempt from all hindranct
whatever, even although such authorities
should reside within The limits of the
Mexican republic, as defined by this trea
ty; and this freedom shall continue Sc
long as new demark ka,ion of ecclesias
ticaI districts shall not have been made
conforma5ly with the laws of the Roman
Catholic Church.
| This article is expuuged. and in it.
stead The Senate las adopted and insert
ed substantially the third article of the
treaty with France, of 1903, for the ces
sion of Louisiana TO the effect INT the in
hajitantS Of tie cedcd territory shdH b
Incorporated into tie Uaion ofMe Unitec
States, and admitted as soon as Congres
shall determine, according 10 tie rrinci
pies Of tie federal constitution, TO Tie en-
joymcnt Of all The rights. advantages an,
immunitics 9f ciaeens IF United States
and IN the meantime, they shall be main
tained and projected in the faH eejoymrn
Of their liberty, property, and tie religion
which Mey profess ED. HERALD.
ARTICLE x.-(ExPUNGED.)
All grants made by the Mexican gov
ernment, or blythe competent authorities
in territories previously uPpertaiuing Il
Mexico, and remaining for the futur,
within the limits of the United States
shall be respected as valid, at the sam
grants would oe valid if the said terrific
ries had remained within the limits c
Mexico. But the grantees of land i
Texas put in possession thereof who b
reason of the circumstances of the coun
try, since the beginning of the trouble
between Texas and the Mexican gov
ernment, may have been prevented from
fulfilling all the conditions of their grant
shall be under the obligation to fulfil The
said conditions within the periods limit
ed in the same respectively, such periods
to be now counted from the date of III,
exchange of ratification of this treaty; il
default of which said grants shall not b,
obligatory on the State of Texas, in vir
tue Of the stipulations contained in thi
article. -....-.
Tho foregoing stipulation in regard Il
grantees of land in Texas; is extended
to all grantees of land in the territorie
aforesaid, elsewhere than in Texas, pu
in possession under such grants; and i
default of the fulflment of the cond
,ions of any such grant, within the nev
period which, h,asis above stipulated begin
with the day Of exchange Of ratification
of this treaty, the same shall be null al
void. 5,r4 .-
Tho Mexican government declare
hat no grant whatever OF lands in Te5