Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-02-21

Ing nothing beyond the hope Of aresiInq food Of mischief
'ne country and ready any and h PERSONA
10 accomplish sur end and ls best means
OF btng The scees and designs Of thnsn who his rus
10 WHARF angels should fear tread sugcca! thul We
should nave no more patch work legislation which VIII e
quTe SUI ntlher agitation when this Is seci bht e' ~
all como at once, lei il al! fail together For hh honor o
the South 10 preserve her integrity and good aih "oua
nope MAT some southern member would oir an tmenIm'h
10 me OIL as I'm additional clause IN the ollwng et,,
ne further enacted That so much Of The PM rfSo
non ol Congress as was passed the fist d1y nl macn
loib admitting Texas Into The union provides 10! Tue a
mission OF four additional slave States hereac! WIN 'ht
consent of that State be formed Of hn territory c
Texas lying south OF SO deg % nn be- and 'hc s'Ho l.
heiooy repealed"
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CONKLlNG TREATY.
a TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES Of AMERICA
| AND THE UNITED MEXICAN STATES
Conpenon 6etlocen The United States of America and ht
United Aerican States 20 factuts the construction and
insure The maintenance of transit ,ray ne Isth-
| of IehAaaepcc
The United Mexican States In pursuance of law enact
Cd ny the General Congress the fourteenth day OF May
thousand eight hundred and fifty 1.-two and by agreement
bearing date the fifth of February last past, true copy
whereof is hereunto annexed havae granted the miSed
company represented by William d. Lee, attorney l'I
Mossrs. A. G. Soo and associates and R,mon Oa:Ic, Ma
nue Psyno and Jos Joachim Pesado for the Mexican as
sociaas and underakefs, he privilege uf opening transit
way between The Atlantic and Pacific across The
| lShmus OF Tehuaniepec, in said Republic Of Mexico. on
certain terms ard conditions In the said agreement ncce
and the United States Of America and The pabic ul Mex
Ico being desrous Of more efecuay nsurrs the speedy
accomplishment OF this great enterprise and OF securing lis
practical utility in the highest aanabe degree when com.
pcled and being especially dcsous by means oil
mutual spua,ons adapted 10 these objects Of srcE hGn
ing end perpetnaiing the relations Of amy which go happ
y subsst between tem the President o! e United States
has conferred fu powers their Mslse Plenpotentay
in Mexico his Eyctenry Alfred Conkliag and his Excel
lcncy The General in Chief Deposilary Of the SIprcmc
Power of the United Mexican States their Excecnces
the General Of Division D. Joae Maria Torncl Mendlv
and The IDtenden, OF Marine Don Joachim Maa de Cas
Inv Aforesaid
potcntiares having exchanged their powers, which
found in proper fom have agreed TO The following ar
| tic!cs.
The United bleyIcan States sOemn!y engage that the In
'raosway across that part o iis tsoTy which
denomnated the sthmus Of 1ehuanepec, sha! be open
| and Tree for all the nations of The globe.
ARTICLE II.
In order TO Insure The speedy completion OF The work.
the shall be undertaken hnd prosecuted according o
the terms of the said grant, The United States # America
und Tho United Mexican States hereby engage 10 protect the
Of The said work, i!om The commencement thereof TO lis
completion against all con=caion, epolatior, violation
Of whatsoever nature.
ARTICLE ILL.,
The contracting parties further engage extend their
protection In Ike manner Tho said ansj.way when CON
peled during the continuance Of the Contract and ui.o Ial
they will guarantee the neutrality thereof, that convey.
ance OF putsons and property thereon shall at all times b.
uninterrupted and the capital Invested therein entirely So
crIc II being understood, nevertheless that nohng Ia
this or In the preceding articles contained shall be held 10
impair draw toto question The raht o( tho Mexican gov
enmcnt 10 exact The uimsut by the said grantees OF all
the stPuations on her part con,ane! In their ugreenen,
with tie said Governments ind beng also Understood ha!
the regulations which may DO prescribed concerning the
trufc the said tfansway, shall be clearly contrary &c
The spirit and Intention OF this convention or oppressive
tolls other excessive exacons shall be imposed per!
property conveyed said grantees he eaih
st way ten In either case Government Of the United
States America shall ba at liberty Withdraw s u!orc
said protection aad guaranty sl giving years notice
the MeYcan Government. Neither passports letters
of security will be required OF persons crossing the lsnnus
and not remaining In Inc country
ARTICLE ~.
unhsopy the unsd sat', Of M nI s hin "cS
other vessel belonging 10 either nation employed In con-
yeyng passengers any species OF merchandise or ELECTS
contraband, from Of tho tcrtHnl oil te sao
treo. way as the came are described in the eleventh arli-
Gle Of said grant, shall be subsct capture By vessels
such terminus shall any vessel owned by The grantees
or Of said privilege, and oy them employed 10
like manner, be subject TO capture BY either nation
ARTICLE v.
The Government of Mexico shn In due time give notice
20 that of the United States OF America OF The ports OF
NV which II shall designate for of Daons, by
the transit way Of sthmus of chuantepec In order that
the iat Guyennen, may appoint the necessary consuar
agents.
ARTICLE W.
No Interest 10 The said transit way in The proceeds
thereof shall be eo transferred any foreign
Government corporation tody polite nor shall s benc-
fits be extended TO other nation TO ts citizens or cub
iec,s Terms favorable than those accorded TO the
United States and its citizens.
For the Bpose OF quieng donbts entertained by one OF
the contracting parties, whether the wantyrst article o!
the treaty Of Guadalupe HdaI2o, whereof is
hereunto annexed will be applicable propro rigors to
questions which may atiso under this convention II s for
cnron hereby expressly stipulated and agreed that
the said article sho be deemed applicable any Disagree
ment which this convention may give arise, in like H!
ner differences arising under the saa rsaiy Of Guada
lupe Hidalgo und with The like farce and effect, if the
said article incorporated in aud formed Of this
vcnlon.
ARTICLE WI.
Armed forces not being permitted 10 pass over Tho said
tranway, according 10 The nineteenth article Of The con-
tract with The grantees, without express authorization
of Mexican Government II IL agreed that the said Gov
crnmen, shall either givo This permsson directly ITSELF or
will empower 10 proper form, the chief military officer OF
the ishmus his substitute permit Tho passage the
said lraubway Of the troops which tho United States may
find 1t necessary, from time 10 time, TO transmit from one
part of its erty nnolher lying opposite sides o
the continent sD that the said troops shall meet with no
impedment bat shall be forwarded with all possible dcs
patch The said roops during their necessary soourn at
either extremity Of the ansiIway and their passage
it, shall abstain from oil acts preludica 10 any citizen OF
Mexico which may give just umbrace to its government
and for any nfraction OF this stipulation Of
the u S. uf America eha DO fully Responsible the Aex
can Government for the full of repaainn which
Mexico or her citizens may thereby become entitled.
ARTICLE TX.
The Government of the United States OF America hereby
pledges the faith of the nation that II will take any ad
vantage of its connection, by means Of this convention,
with The aforesaid contemplated nnsit way nor will IL in
any avail itself Of the same, OF any facilities e
oIded thereby of my ghio powers privileges con-
erred by this convention for the purpose Of snpPanlns or
In any wise imparng the foil sovereignty OF Mexico
territory which The said lranswuy shall pass
for the Purpose Of interfering In any with the inter
nal affairs or Government OF Mexico
This treaty shall be ratified by the President ole States
of America by and with the advice nnd OF te Senate
thereof and by The General DepcsitarY Of Tho Supreme Ex
eculive mower OF The Mexican Republic and the racalions
shall be exchanged In The city Of Washington In twelve
months front the date Of the signature Of this convention
sooner II practicable.
In testimony whereof The especve pIenpolentiares
have signed and sealed these presents In the city of Mexico
The twenyfrst day of March, in the year Of our Lord
ono thousand eight hundred and ffIy-three.
tSeal) ALFRED CONkLING,
(SeaL) JOSE MARIA TORNEi Y MENDfViL.
(Seal) }. N. DE CASTILLO Y LANZAS.
MEETING OF ylRGINlANs In WASHINGTON.
In pursuance of notice number of gentlemen,
iyes Of the Commonwealth of Virginia. assembled the
United States Hotel In the city of Washington the eve
ming of 2lst Of Uecember initiate proceedings hl