Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-07-11
VOLUME XLY.-NUsisEls 20.


| publics, whether With !esaeci 10 tie intcrpretl-
lion Of any stipulation il lais treaty, or with res
| poet 10 any her particular concerning the pu
! li'icaI uf commercial rea ions OF The tao IA
| TONS, The said governments, in he names Of
| muse nations, 90 promise 10 each other that they
| VII eDGeayGr ~ The most sincere and eaTnes.
manner, 10 settle The differences 50 arising and Ia
| preserve The safe OF peace and friendship in
which The Two countries are now placing Them
selves; using, for This end, mutual representations
and pa.ihc negotiations. And il, by these means,
they should mol be enabled 10 come 10 an agree
menr, resort shall not, on this account, be had
10 reprisals aggression, or hostility OF any kind.
by The enc tepublic against the other, until the
government, Of that which deems itself aggriev.
ed shall have maturely considered, il The spirit
| oil peace and good neishhCrship whether il
] would not DC better that such difference should
be settled by The arbitration OF commissioners
appointed on each side, or by That OF friendly ma.
| ton. And should such course be proposed hy
| either party, il shall be acceded 10 BY the other
| unless deemed by il altogether Incompatible with
Inc nature OF The difference, or the circumstances
OF The case.
ARrcLg XIII
II which is Dol 10 be expected and which God
forbid war shall unhappiIy eak on, between
the two republics, they do nov, with a view TO
sucn calamity solernnly pledge themselves 10
each other and Ia The tvnrli 10 nheefve tho t,nw-
ing rules, absolutely, where the nature Of The sub
Ject permits and as closely as possible in all
cases where such absolute observance shall BE-
| impossible:
J. The merchants of either republic then !esid-
ing in The other, shalt be allowed 10 fema twelve
months, flor hose dwelling in the nerior,] and
SIX months (or those dwelling al Inc seapous, 10
collect their debts and settle their affairs; during
which periods they shall enjoy The same protec-
| ton, and be on The same footing, in all respects
as The Citizens or subjects Of the most friendly ma
tons; and, al The expiration thereof, or al any
time before. they shall have full liberty to depart
carrying off al their effects without moles.aion
| or hinderance: conforming therein TO the same
laws which the citizens or subjects OF the rlost
friendly nations are required 10 conform to-
| Upon The entrance OF The armies OF either naon
into the territories Of the other, women and chill
dren, ecclesiascs, scholars OF every faculty, cul
llvators OF The earth, merchants, aItizans, manu-
iacurers and fishermen, unarmed and nhabng
uniortted towns villages OF places, and in general
| all persons whose occupations are for The com
mon subsistence and benefit q mankind, shall be
allowed 10 continue their respective emp0Ymenis
unmolested in their persons. Nor shall their
! houses or goods be burnt or otherwise destroyed
nor lh"ir callle taken, nor their fields wasted, by
| The armed force into whose power, BY The events
Of war, Trey may happen 10 tall; but il the neces
sity arise 10 take any Thing from them for the
use OF such armed force, the same shall be paid
Tor al An equitable price. All churches, hosp-
tails, schools, colleges Libraries, and other eslab.
lishments, for charitable and benefcent purposes,
shall be respected, and all persons connected with
the same prO'cclet in the discharge OF their du-
ties, and The pursuit Of their vocatons.
,. In order that inc late ol prisoners Of war
nav be alevia'sd, all such practices as these o!
sending them into dis ant Indictment, or unwhoe.
some districts, or crowGng them into close and
roXous places, shall he sluiicusy avoided
They shall not be confined in dungeons, prison.
ships or prisons; nor be put in irons. or bound, or
Otherwise restrained in the use OF their LIMBS
The officers shall enjoy liberty on their paroles,
within convenient districts, ant have comfortable
quarlers and the common soldiers shall be dis
posed in can,oumens, open and extensive enough
Tor air and exercise, and logged IN barracks as
roomy and coed as are provided BY the parry il
whose power they are. for lis own troops But
any officer shall break his parole by leaving Inc
district so assigned him, Or any oher prisoner shall
escape from the Limits of his canlonment, ate
hey shall have been designated 10 him, such IN
diyidual officer, or other prisoner, shall foit 81
much OF the benefit al Ibis anics as provides 10
his liberty on parol. II in can'nnment Ami /
any officer 50 breaking his parole, or any com
mon soldier 81 escaping from the Limits assi!ne'
him. shal afterwards he iounc in aro's, previous
Is TO his being regularly exchanged, the person 81
offending shall be dealt wnh according 10 The es
abl.hed laws Of war. The officers shall bs dali.
furnished by The parry in whose power they are
With as many ralions aud OF the same articles, a
are allowed, eitrer in kind or by Communication, L
officers Of equal rank in its own army and al
others shall be daily furnished with such ration
as is allowed to a common soldier in its own ser
vice: the value Of all which supplies shall,
the close Of the war, or al periods 10 De asrce'
upon between the respective commanders, d
paid by the other party, on mutual adjustment
of accounts for the subsistence OF prisoners AM
such accounts shall not be mingled with or sc
oil against any others, nor the balance due OF
them be withheld as compensation or rePrsa
for any cause whatever, real or pretendeu
Each party shall be allowed TO keep commls
sary of prisoners, appointed BY itself with every
cantonment Of prisoners in possession oil The
other; which com nissary sha see the prisoner:
as often as he pleases; shall be allowed 10 re
ccye, exempt from all duties or taxes, and tc
distribute whatever comforts may be sent L
them by their friends; and shall be free to trans
mi, his reports in open letters to The party D,
whom he is employed.
And II is declared that ne'tncC the pTeteHCe
that war dissoIves all treaties, nor any Other
whatever, shall be considered as annulling OF
s,Ispending the solemn covenant contained II
This article On the contrary, the state OF wa
is precisely that for which il is provided, ant
during which its stipulations are TO be as sa
credy observed as the most acknowledged obi
cations under tie law of nature or nations.
ARTICLE XIII.
rrL;. ,ro,,r eh,l ha rati6sl hy The President
o; the Uoied Uned States OF America, by anc
with The advice and consen. OF The Senate lhrreo'
and BY the President OF The Mexican republic
with The previous appreciation of lis general Con
eress; and ihe ratification shall b. exchanged II
The CITY Of Washington, or al the seat OF govern
men, Of Mexico in tour months from he date
the signature hereof, or sooner il practicable,
/ In aih whereof, We, the respective penipo:eE
iafics. have signed his treaty OF peace. friend
ship. limits, ami settlement; and have hereunIt
affixed oar seals respectively Done 10 qulnu
plicae, al The city OF Guadalupe Hiialso, on III
second day OF February in tho year OF cur Lore
one thousand eight hundred and foHyeisht.
Mp TRIST LIS
LUIS G. CUEVAS, L.
BERNARDO COUTO, II. s
MIGL. ATRISTAlN, Ia
And whereas the said treaty, as amended, hal
been duly ratified on both parts. and The respec
i've ratficalions oil The same were exchanged a
Querearo, on The thirieh day OF My last, oy
Ambrose Il Sewer aud Nathan Clifford, Com
missioners on the part OF The Government oil the
United Safes, and by Seuor Don LUIS de Ia no
a, Minister OF Relations OF the Mexican Ike