Southern shield., 1850-12-14

States of America, by John M. Washington, Governor of New Mexico, and Lieutenant Colonel commanding the troops of the Uni ted States in New Mexico, and James $. Calhoun, Indian agent, representing the United States, and Mariana Martinez, head chief, and Chapitone, second chief, on the part of the Navajo tribe of Indians:
 And whereas, said treaty, having been submitted 10 the Senate for it's constitution al action thereon, the Senate did, on the ninth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and fifty, advise and consent to the ratification of the same; which treaty is in the words following, to wit:
 Treaty 6et,reen the United States of Ame-
 rica, and the Navqjo Tribe of hdians.
 The following acknowledgements, declar- ations and stipulations, have been duly considered, and are now solemnly adopted and proclaimed by the undersigned: that is to say, John M. Washington, Governor of New Mexico, and Lieutenant Colonel com handing the troops of the United States in New Mexico, and James S. Calhoun, Indian agent, residing at Santa Fe, in New Mexi- ico, representing the United States of Am erica, and Mariana Martinez, head chief, and Chaptone, second chief, on the part of the Navajo tribe of Indians
 l. The said Indians do hereby acknowl. edge, that by virtue ofa treaty entered into by the United States of America and the United Mexican States, signed on the se- cond day of February, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and forty-eight, at the city of Guadalupe HidaIgo, by N. F. Trlst, of the first part, and Luis G. Cuevas, Bernardo Conta, and Mg Atristain of the second part, the said tribe was lawfully placed under the exclusive jurisdiction and protection of the Government of the said United States, and that they are now, and will forever remain under the aforesaid iu- risdction and protection.
 Il. That from and after the signing of this treaty, hostilites between the contracting parties shall cease, and perpetal peace and friendship shall exist; the said tribe solemnlv covenanting that they will not associate with or give countenance or aid to, any tribespr band of Indians, or other persons or powers, who may be, at any time at en- mity with the people of the said United States; that they will remaIn at peace, and treat honestly and humanely all persons and powers at peace with the said States, and all cases of aggression against said Navajoes by citizens or others of the United States or by other persons or powers in amity with the said States, shall be referred to the Government of said States for adjust ment and settlement.
 III. The Government of the said States having the sole and exclusive right of regu- lating the trade and intercourse with the said NavajoeS, it is agreed that the laws now in force regulating the trade and inter- course, and for the preservation of peace with the various tribes of Indians under the protection and guardianship of the aforesaid Government, shall have the same force and efficiency, and shall be as binding and as obligatory upon the said Navajoes, and ex- ecuted in the same manner as if said laws had been passed for their sole benefit and protection; and to this end, and for all other useful purposes, the Government of New Mexico, as now organized, or as it may be by the Government of the United States, or by the legally constituted authorities of the people of New Mexico, is recognised and acknowledged by the said Navaoes; and for the due enforcement of the aforesaid laws, until the Government of the United States shall otherwise order, the territory of the Navajoes is hereby annexed to New Mexico.
 ". The Navajo Indians hereby bind themselves to deliver to the military author ity of the United States in New Mexico, at Santa Fe, New Mexico, as soon as he or they can be apprehended, the murderer or murderers of Micente Garcia, that said fu- gitive or fugitives from justice may be dealt with as justice may decree.
 V. All American and Mexican captives, and all stolen property taken from Ameri- cans or MeXicans, or other persons or Pow CTS in amity with the United States, shall be delivered by the Navajo Indians. to the aforesaid military authority at Jemez, New Mexico, on or before the 9th day of Octo- Der next ensuing, that justice may be meted out to all whom it may concern; and also, all Indian captives and stolen property of such tribe or tribes of Indians as shall enter into similar reciprocal treaty, shall in like manner, and for the same purposes, be turn ed over to an authorized officer or agent of the said States by the aforesaid Navaioes.
 VI. Should any citizen of the United States or other person or persons subject to the laws of the United States, murder, rob, or otherwise maltreat any Navajo Indian or Indians, he or they shall be arrested and tried, and, upon conviction, shall be subject ed to all the penalties provided by law for the protection of the persons and property of the people of the said States.
 VII. The people of the United States of America shall have free and safe passage through the territory of the aforesaid Indi- ans. under such rules and regulations as]