The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1848-03-24

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reside within the limits Of the Mexican
republic, as defined oy this treaty; and
4 this freedom shall continue so long as q
new demarkation Of Ecclesiastical j tstrict ts
shall not have been made, conformably
win the laws Of the Roman Catholic
/ Chnrch.'
Tie Herald says this article was ex-
plunged by the Senate, and in its stead
the Senate adopted and inserted substan'
tally the third article VI the treaty. with
France, of 1907, for the cession of Louisiana,
to the effect that Inhabitants Of he ceded
territory shall be Incorporated in the Uniom
Of The United Siaies, aud Idnsifpd as soon as
Congress shall determine, according to the
principles oTthe .federat constellation 10 the
enjoyment Of uH The rights, advantages and
immuniiips Of citizens efthe United States;
and III The msantins.. they shall be maim-
iained aud protected III The full Enjoyment
ofAteir liberty, and The religion sohich they
profess.
we kiNS dlso hIttStc lOt.Ot " 10
Treaty, in. relation to the grants Of lands
in Texas, made by The Mexican govern
men'. 1t was expaDged by the Senate
aud is no longer a art Of the Treaty.
ARTICLE x.
All grants ofland made by the Mexican
government, or by the competent author
ties, 10 territories previously appertain'
ing to Mexico, and remaining for the iu'
ture within III e limits Of the United States,
shall be respected as valid, to the same
extent that the same grants would be val
I'd If the said territories had remained
within the limits IF Mexico. But the
grantees ofiand in Texas put in posses
sion the reof, who by reason of the circum-
stances Of the country, since the begin
ning of the troubles between Texas
and the Mexlcans government, may have
neen prevented from f"lGlli"g allln con-
ditious of their grants, shall be under the
obligation to fulfil the said conditions
within the periods limited in the same
respectively, such periods to be now
counted from the date of the exchange Of
rati6catioEs Of this treaty; in default OF
which said grants shall not be obligator!
on the State of Texas, in virtue Of the
s,pnlations contained in this article
The foregoing stipulation in regard to
grantees of land in rexas, lie extended to
all grantees Of land in the territories a.
foresaid, elsewhere than 10 Texas, pot in
possession under such grants; and in de-
fault of the fuIfilmeni of the conditions Of
any such grant, within the new period
which, as is above stipulat begins with
the day Of the exchange of rali6cations
of this treaty, the same shall be null and
void.
The Mexican government declares that
no graut whatever Of lands in Texas has
been made since the second day Of M arch,
one thousand eight hundred aud thirty
six, aud that no, grant whatever of lands
in any Of the territories aforesaid has
OeeD naue since tHe thtfleehtH uay "
May, one thousand eight hundred and
forty SIX.
b, the synopsis Of the Herald and onr
additions to il. the reader can have a.
perfect a knowledge Of the ireaty. as orr
gioally presented aud as ratified, at il Is
possible to make without publishing the
document entire.
The vote ON the ratification of the
Treaty stood yeas 81, na>s 10. as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Ashley, Atherton, Bag
by, Brad bury. Bright, Butler, Calhoun
Cameron, Cass, Jefferson Davis, Dickin,,
son, Dix, Downs. Felch. Foote, Hanne
gan, Hunter, Herschel Johnson, Mason.
Moor, Niles, Rush, Sewer, Sturgeon.
Turney, Yulee. Democrats; Bell, Clark.
Crluenden, John Davis, Dayton, Reverdy
J"hnson, Henery johnson, Mangnm, Mil