Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-04-01
In the name of Almighty God;


The United States of America and the
United Mexican States, animated by sin.
cere desire TO put an end 10 the calamilies
of the war which unhappily exists between
the two republics, and to establish on SOL
id basis relations of peace and friendship,
which shall confer reciprocal benefits on
the citizens of both, and assure the con.
cord, harmony and mutual confidence
wherein the two people should live as good
neighbors, have. for that purpose, appoint
ed their respective plenipotentiaries; that
is to say, the President of the United
States has appointed N. P. Trist, citizen
of the United States, and the President of
the Mexican Republic has appointed Don
Louis Gonzaga Cuevas, Don Bernardo Con.
TO, and Miguel Atristain, citizens of the
said Republic, who, after reciprocal COM
munication of their respective powers,
have, under the protection of Almighty
God, the author of peace, arranged, agreed
upon and signed the following treaty of
peace, friendship, limits and settlement, be-
tween the United States of America and
the Mexican Republic.
ARTICLE +.
There shall be firm and universal peace
between the United States of America and
the Mexican Republic, and between their
respective countries, territories, cities,
towns and people, without exception of
places or persons.
ARTICLE II.
Immediately on the signature of this
treaty, convention shall be entered into
between a commissioner or commissioners,
appointed by the General-in. of the
forces of the United States, and such as
may be appointed by the Mexican govern.
ment, to the end that provisional suspen.
sion Of hostlites shall take place; and that
in the places occupied by the said forces,
constitutional order may be re.establshed.
as regards the political, administrative, and
judicial branches, so far as this shall be per-
mitted by the circumstances of military
occupation.
ARTICLE III.
Immediately upon the ratification of the
present treaty, by the government of the
United States, orders shall be transmitted
TO the commanders of their land and naval
forces, requiring the latter provided this
treaty shall then have been ratified by the
government of the Mexican Republic0 i'm
mediately to desist from blockading any
Mexican ports; and requiring the former,
(under the same condition,) TO commence
at the earliest moment practicable. with
drawing all troops of the United States
then in the interior of the Mexican Repub-
lie, to points that shall be selected by COM
mon agreement, at distance from the sea
ports not exceeding thirty leagues; and
such evacuation of the interior of the re-
public shall be completed with the least pos
sible delay: the Mexican government here.
by binding itself to afford every facility in
its power for rendering the same convent.
ent TO the troops. on their march, and in
their new positions. and for promoting a
good understanding between them and the
inhabitants. In like manner. orders shall
be despatched 10 the persons in charge OF
the custom houses at all ports occupied by
the forces of the United States, requiring
them (under the same condition) immedi
ately to deliver possession of the same &c
the persons authorized by the Mexican gov
eminent TO receive it, together with al
bonds and evidences of debt for duties or
importations and expectations, not yet fal
len due. Moreover, faithful and exac
account shall be made out, showing the en-
tire amount of all duties on imports anc
on exports, collected at such custom hous
es, or elsewhere in Mexico, by authority o
the United States, from and after the day
of the ratification of this treaty by the gov
eminent of the Mexican republic; and als'
an account of the cost of collection; ant
such entire amount. deducting only the cos
Of collection, shall be delivered to the Mex
can government, at the city of Mexico
within three months after the exchange o
Publications.
The evacuation of the capital of tn
Mexican republic by the troops of tn
United States, in virtue of the above slip
ulation, shall be completed in one mont,
after the orders there stipulated for sha
have been received by the commander Q
said troops, or sooner if possible.
ARTICLE ~.
Immediately after the exchange of rat
fications of the present treaty, all castles
forts, territories, places and possession
which have been taken and occupied b
the forces of the United States during tn
present war, within the limits of the Mex
can republic, as about to be established b
the following article, shall be definitely rel
tored to the said republic. together with a
the artillery, arms, apparatus, of war, mt
nitions, and other public property, whic
were in the said castles and forts when car
tured, and which shall remain there at III
time when this treaty shall be duly rattle
by the government of the Mexican reput
lie. To this end. Immediately upon the sig
nature of this treaty, orders shall be de-
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