Arkansas intelligencer., 1848-04-08
VOLUME mo. 81
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1t shall not bo lawful. under any pretext what
ever, for any inhabi,ant or the United States 20
purchase orac9uire any Mexican. or auy foreign
er residing IN Mexico, who may have been cap
tured by ludans inhabug the territory Of either
Of tho two republics, nor to purchase or acquire
horses, mules, cattle, or property Of ans kind.
stolen within Mexican territory by such iuaIausf
nor TO provide suca Indians with firearms or am
muntlon, by sale or otherwise.
IN consideration Of the extension acquired by
the boundaries Of the United States. defined in
the fifth article Of the present treaty, tho govern
ment Of the United States engages to pay to that
fthe Moxicau Repua q ilo sum Of fifteen mil
lions of dollars.
Immediately after .us treaty aha0 have been
duly ratified by the government o.. 81. aEcan
republic, the sgu o.. three millions gf DO .rs Shall
be PAID TO iae sand eogarumcIt by tla. oft6e u.
States, at t+e CITY ui #1Eco. in the gold or silver
coin Of Mexico. IHg remaining twelve millions
| OF dollars shall be paid at the SAME place. and in
! the same coin, in annual insla lmcnls of threo
millions of dollars e0ch, togetnor with interest on
the same, mt the rate Of six per ccutum ra aauum.
This interest shall begin 20 run upra ae whole
sum Of twelve millions from the day OF The rati-
icalion Of the present treaty by the Mexican
government, and the first Of The Jnsta'mcuts shall
be paid at the expiration Of one year from the
same day. Together with each annual install
ment as II falls due, the whole interest 0ccruInr
on such instrument from the beginning shall also
be paid.
/ The u. States engage, moreover. TO assume
and pay TO the claimants all tho amounts nov
due them, and those hereafter to become due, br
reason Of the claims already Hquidatad and 5.
clded against the Mexican republic, under a..
conventions between the two republics sev~rr
concluded on the eleventh day Of April
hundred and thrty-nlno, and on the lh,..... ...
of January, eighteen hundred auu for.g-t..-..
so that the Mexican republic shall Jo a1s-.u
exempt for the future, from all expenses wHatsr-r
on account Of the said claims.
The U. States will furthermore discharge the
Mexican republic from all claims Of citizens Of
the United States, not heretofore decided against
the Mexican government which may have arisen
previous TO the date Of the signature Of tho treaty;
which discharge shall be final and perpetual,
whether the s1id claims he rejected or be allowed
by the board Of commissioners provided for in tho
following article, and whatever shall be the total
amount Of those allowed.
The l. States. eXoneT1;ng Mexico from all
demands on account Of the claims Of their citizens
mentioned IN tho preceding article, and consider
ing them entirely and forever cancelled. what
ever their amount may Dc, undertake 10 make
satisfaction for tho same, 10 amount not cX-
Cecdng three and one quarter millions Of dollars.
All supplies whatever for troops of the United
States IN Mexico, arriving at ports in the occupa-
ton Of such troops previous 10 the final cvocua-
ton thereof, although subsequently, 10 the rcs,o-
ration Of tho custom-houses at such ports, shall
be entirely exempt from duties and charges Of
any kind; the government of the United States
hereby engaging and pedging its faith to es;ab-
sh, and vIgGntly TO enforce, all possible guards
for securing the revenue Of Mexico, by preventing
the importation, under cover of this stipulation,
Of any article other than such, both IN kind and
quality, shall really be wanted for the use and
CONSUMPTION of the forces Of the L. States during
the time they may remain in NcEico. To this
end, Il saal, bo the duly Of all officers and agents
Of the u. States to denounce to tho Mexican au-
thorties al the respective ports any attempts az
tr0uhuIont abuse Of this stipulation which they
may know Of or may have reason 10 suspect, and
to give to suoh authorities all tho aid IN thor
power with regard thereto; and every such at
tempt, when duly proved and established by SEN
tcnce Of n competent tribunal shall be punished
by the conEscauon Of the property 50 attempted
TO be frauduIentIy introduced.
Antiquity OF TIE ]. 0. O. Eve find the
following, says the 81. Louis Republican. in an
old English paper from speech delivered by MIR.
Cooper, at q meeting OF the order, in Greenock,
Scotland. Mr.. Cooper said:
The origin Of the order Of Odd Fellows is Of
very great antiquity. ii was csiabssc1 by the
Roman soldiers. u LgC camp during tao reign OF
Nero, in the year 90. AZ that time, they were
called Fellow Citizens The present was given
them by Titus Caesar, in the yenr 20. from the
singuGrty of their meeting and from their know
l
fidelity to him and their country. Ie not only
gave them the name Of Odd FeHoWs, bat at the
same time, Is a pledge Of friendship presented
them with dspensaton, engravon on plato Of
gold, bearing the different embIoms, such us the
Sun, Moon and Stars, the Lamb, tho Lion, the
Dove, and other emblens of morality. The fret
account Of The order being spread in other coun-
/ tries in tho fifth century, when it established
in the Spanish dominions. aud in the sixth century
/ by King Henry in Portugal, and IN the twelfth
century it was established in France, and after
forwards by John ID. Neville in England, attend.
( cd by five Knights from France, who formed
/ Loyal Grand Lodge Of honor in London. wu.e.
order remained until the eleventh century, lin a.
reign of George the Third,) when part r."
/ began to form themselves into union, .-r-
ton of them remain up 10 this day--tA1 -
which are now very numerous tbroUgauH. HE
world, and call themselves The Loyol Auce... -'-
! Fellows, being portion Of the Original bes.--
/ The Manchester Unity is OF more recent date a.-
though there is no doubt of its emanatIng from
the same source. Its first Introduction into Man
chester about the year 1850, by few ndi.
! viduas from the Union in London, who formed
into I,0dro and continuad IN connoe-