Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-04-05

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the federal constitutions to the enjoyment of all the
rights, advantages and immunties of citizens of the
United States; and in the eantiple, they shall be
maintained and protected IN the full enjoyment Of
their liberty, property, and the religion which they
profess.-ED. HERALD.J
~ 9 ARTICLE X. (ExruSGEp.) r
All grants Of land made by tile Mexi-
can government, or by the competent au-
thorities, in territories previously apper-
tanning to Mexico, and remaining for the
future within the limits Of the United
States, shall be respected as valid, to the
same extent that the sane grants would be
valid il the said territories had remained
within the limits Of Mexico. But the
grantees Of land, in Texas put in posses
sion thereof, who by reason Of the circum-
stances Of the country, since the beginning
Of the troubles between Texas and the
Mexican government, may have been pre-
vented from fulfilling all the conditions Of
their grants, shall be under the obligation
to fulfill the said conditions within the Pc
RODS limited in the same res pectively, such
periods to be now counted from the date
ofthe exchange Of notifications Of this trea-
ty; in default of which said grants shall
not be oblisatoryo on the State Of Texas, in
virtue of the stipulations contained in this
article. s
The foregoing stipulation in regard to
grantees of land in Texas, is extended to
all grantees of land in the territories afore-
said, elsewhere thanin Texas. put in pos
session under such grants and in default
of the fulfillment OF the conditions of any
such grant, within the new period which,
as is above stipulated, begins with the day
of the exchange of Publications 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,
one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six,
and that 10 grant whatever of lands in any
OF the territories aforesaid has been made
since the thirteenth day of May, one thou
sand eight hundred and forty-six.
=s8#'aa af' ARTICLE XII.
Considering that great par. of the ter
ritories which, by the present treaty, are
to be co.nprchended for the future within
the limits of the United States, is now oc-
cupied by savage tribes who will hcreaf-
ter be under the control of the govern
ment Of the United States, and whose in
cursions within the territory of Mexico
would be prejudicial in the extreme, it is
solemnly agreed that all snch inclrsions
shah be forcibly restrained by the govern
ment of the United States, whenever this
may be necessary and that when they
cannot be prevented, they shall be punish
ed by the said government, and satisfac-
ton 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 its own territory,
against its own citizens.
1t shall not be lawful, under any pre-
text Whatever, for any inhabitant of the
United States to purchase or acquire any
Mexican, or any foreigner residing in
Mexico, who may have been captured by
Indians inhabiting the territory Of either
OF the two republics, nor to purchase or
acquire horses, mules, cattle, or property
orany kind, stolen within Mexican territory
by such Indians; nor to provide such n
dams with firearms or ammunition, by
sale or otherwise. a zer
And in the event Of any person or per-
sons captured within Mexican territory
hS1Insis9hs, being carried into the terrific
4sk, United States, the government
Ter engages and binds itself in the
y IN manner, SO soon as it shall
luch captives being within its
tefri}6 i and shall be able so to do, thro'
The lnehful exercise Of It's influence and
10y, to rescue them and return them to
tlrtn country or deliver them to the agent
or representative Of the Mexican govern
mcnt. The Mexican authorities will, as
far as practicable, give to the government
Of the United States notice Of such cap
lures, and its agent shall pay the expen-
scs incurred in the maintenance and trans
mission of the rescued captives; who, in
the meantime, shall be treated with the
utmost hospitality by the American au.ho-
rites at the place where they may be.
But if the government of the United States,
before receiving such notice from Mexi-
co, should obtain intelligence through any
other channel, of the existence of Mexican
captives within its territory, it will pro-
coed forthwith to effect their release and
delivery to the Mexican agent, as above
IL ss''s5sa"
For the purpose Of giving to these sti-
pulations the fullest possible efficacy,
thereby affording the security and redress
demanded by their true spirit and intent,
the government OF the United States will
now and hereafter pass, without unneccs-
sary delay, and always ,igilantly enforce,
such laws as the nature of the subject may
require. And finally, the sacredness Of
this obligation shall never be lost sight of
by. the said government when providing
for the removal of Indians from any por-
ton of said territories, or for its being set
tied by citizens Of the United States but,
on the contrary, special care shall be ia
ken not to place its Indian occupants un-
der the necessity Of seeking new homes,
by committing those invasions which the
United States have soleinnly obliged them
selves to restrain.