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

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0rPeace, Friesids hip. Ltmifs. and
sestle mcns, between flle UDltcd,
Ss.tcs OF america ,sssa the Mex
tcnn Republic, C0mclndcd at
Cmnd aluDe llidnlgO. on the sec.
and day Of February. and R1fi.
sied. with the Amendments ny
the American Senate, March 10.
lS1S.
In, the name Of Almighty God:
The United States Of. America and the
United Mexican States, animated by asln-
cere desire to put an end to the calamaties-
ofthe war which unhappily exists between
the two republics, and to establish on q
solid basis relations Of peace and friend
ship, which shall confer reciprocal bene-
fits. ON the citizens Of both, and assure the
concord, harmony and mutual confidence
wherein the two people should live asgood
neighbors, have, for that purpose, appoin-
ted their respective plenipotentiaries; that
is to say, the. President Of the United States
has appointed N. P. Trist, a citizen Of the
United States, and the President of the
Mexican Republic has appointed Don
Louis Gonzaga Cuevas, Don Bernardo
Comic, and Don Miguel Atristain, citizens
Of the said republic, who, after a recipro-
cal communication of their respective pow
ers, have, under the protection of ,Almigh-
ty God, the author Of peace, arranged,
agreed upon and signed the following trea-
ty Of peace, friendship, limits and settle
ment, between the United States Of Ame-
RIGA, and the Mexican Republic.
$50 ARTICLE I.
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 and persons.
ARTICLE II.
Immediately on the signature Of this
treaty, convention shall be entered into
between commissioner or commissioners
appointed by the General-in-chief of the
forces Of the United States, and such as
may be appointed by the Mexican govern
ment, to the end that a provisional suspen-
sion Of hostilities shall take place; and that
in the places occupied by the said forces,
constitutional order may be re-established,
as regards the political, administrative. and
judicial branches, so far as this shall be
permitted 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 Republic, J
Immediately 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
possible delay: the Mexican government
hereby binding itself to afford every facil-
ity in its power for rendering the same
convenient to the troops, on their march,
and in their new positions, and for promo
ting good understanding between them
and the inhabitants. In like manner, or
ders shall be despatched to 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
Immediately to deliver possession of the
same to the persons authorized by the
Mexican government to receive it, togeth-
er with all bonds and evidences of debt
for duties on importations and on exporta-
tons, not yet fallen due. Moreover, a
faithful and exact account shall be made
out, showing the entire amount of all du-
ties on imports and on exports, collected
at such custom houses, or elsewhere in
Mexico, by authority Of the United States,
from and after the day Of the ratification
OF this treaty by the government Of the
Mexican republic; and also an account Of
the cost Of collection; and such entire
amount, deducting only the cost of collec-
ton, shall be delivered to the Mexican go-
vernment, at the city Of Mexico, within
three months after the exchange of ratifi-
cations.
The evacuation of the capital Of the
Mexican republic by the troops Of the
United States, in virtue Of the above sti-
Pulation, shall be completed in one month
after the orders there stipulated for shall
have been received by the commander Of
SAID troops, or sooner if possible.
Immediately after the exchange Of rati-
acatlons Of the present treaty, all castles,
forts, territories, places and possessions,
winch have been taken and occupied by
the forces ofthe United States during the
present war, within the limits Of the Mex
lean republic, as about to be established
by the following article, shall be definitely
restored to the saidrcpublic, together with
all the artillery, arms, apparatus Of war,
anunitions, and other public property.
which were in the said castles and forts
when captured, and which shall remain
there at the time when this treaty shall be
duly ratified by the government of the
Mexican republic, To this end, immedi-
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