Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-10-07

the city of Mexico the thirtieh day December
thousand eight hundred and which treaty; as
in the English and Spanish languages is word for word
In THE NAME OF ALMIGHTY Cop:
The Republic Mexico and the United States of America,
ner4s np and inter-
between the countries and especially respect
to the limits which should be established, when not
wthstandng what covenaned in the treaty of Guada
upe Hidago in the year 1913 opposite have
moment avoid these, and to strengthen and
the two republics the President Of the United States has
for this purpose appointed James Gadsden Envoy Extra
the Me2ican and the President Of Mexico has
appointed Penpotentary, sad Aoe his exceency Don
and distinguished order of Guadalupe and Secretary of
State and of the office Of Foreign Relations and Don Jose
ic commissioners, invested with full powers for this nego
tation who having communicated their respective Jul
agreed upon the articles following:
The Mexican Republic agrees designate the following
as her limits with the United States for the future re-
as already defined Established according the 5th
article of the treaty of Guadalupe Hdago the limits be-
the Gulf of Mexico three leagues from land opposite the
mouth of the Gande provided the fb article of
said article up the middle of that river to the point where
the parallel Of 81 deg A min north latitude crosses the
the parallel of 81 deg go min north attude thence along
the said parallel Of 81 deg 20 min to the 18th meridian Of
point the Colorado river twenty English miles below
middle of the said Colorado interests the pre-
sent line between the United States and Mexico.
For the performance Of this portion of the treaty. each
the governments shall nominate commissioner to
the end that by common consent the two thus nominated
the exchange of the notifications of this treaty. proceed
and mark out upon the land the dividing line
been surveyed and established by the mixed commission
according to the treaty Of Guadalupe keeping aournal and
they should judge it necessary the contracting parties
and surveyors whose concurrence shall be considered
necessary the settlement and ratification of true line
division between the republics; that line be
alone established upon which The commissioners may fix
their consent in this particular being considered decisive
integral part of this treaty without necessity of
Interior ratification approval and without inter
The dividing line thus established shall, in all time be
faithfully respected by the two governments without any
variation therein unless of the express and free
the two given in conformity the principles the law
of nations and in accordance with the constitution of
In consequence the stipulation 9Th article of the
treaty of Guadalupe upon the boundary line therein de-
scrhed is longer of any force wherein may conflict
with that here established The said line being considered
the present in the remaining in full force
where in accordance with the same.
The of Mexico hereby release the United
States from all liability of the obligations con-
Hdalgo and the said article and the hirythrd article of
the treaty Of amt and navigation between the
concluded at Mexico ON the fifth day Of April 1884,
hereby abrogated
In consideration or the foregoing spulations the gov
of Mco the New the sa of ten
millions of dollars of which millions shall paid
treaty and the remaining three millions as soon as the
boundary line shall be surveyed marked established
provisions of the 9th articles of the treaty
of Guadalupe Hdalgo having been rendered nugatoy
article of this treaty the said articles hereby abrogated
Te and fsans o S
States shall in all time have free and uninterrupted pas
situated north of the boundary the two
1t being understood that this passage
by navigating the gulf of California and the Colorado
by land without the express the Mex
and in ali are herbT as1epsd
and adopted and shall be scupuously observed and
by the contracting in reference
middle of that river made the common boundary line by
the first article of this treaty.
The several provisions, spuatons and restrictions con-
tanned in the seventh article of the treaty Guadalupe HI
Bravo Norte initial the said Boundary pro-
ded in the first article of this treaty that is to say below
IF latitude, with the boundary line established by the
reay dividing said from its mouth upwards accord
ng the fifth article Of the treaty of Guadalupe
articles of the treaty Guadalupe daigo
a apply the territory ceded by the Mexican Republic
persons and property both civil and ecclesiastical With
the same, fully and etecuay as if the said articles
we're herein again recited and set forth.
ARTICLE
No grants of land within the territory ceded by the first
rcle of this treaty bearing date subsequent the
of ScptembGrwhen the minister and subscri-
this treaty the part of the United States proposed
the of Mexico to terminate question of
boundary, will be considered valid be recognized by the
United States will made previously be respc-
ed be considered obligatory which have not been oca
ed and duly recorded in the archives of Mexico
Should any period (Which God Forbid &C.
disagreement between the two nations which might
cad rupture of their relations and reciprocal
ind themselves in like procure bv every nos
ibe method the adjustment of every ference should
hey still in this not succeed will theyn
declaration of without having previously paid at
enton to what has been set forth in article
Guadalupe for similar cases. which article well as the
I'd, is here reafirmed
The Mexican government having, the of February
S53, authorized the early a
the ishmus of Tehuanepec and to secure the
table benefits of said transit the persons and mer
haudise of the citizens of Mexico States it
stipulated that neither government will nerpose any OBJ
ace to the transit of and merchandise both
and time shall higher charges made on the
ansit of and property of citizens of
taes than may be made the persons property of
Their foreign nations shall said transit
in the proceeds thereof be transferred any for
ign government |
The United States by its agents. have the right to
anSport the iShmus closed bags mails of
United States, intended distribution along the
of communications also the effects United States
and it's citizens, which be intended for
anSt and for distribution the of
m house other charges by the Mexican government
either passports letters of security will be required of
ersons crossing the isthnus and remaining in the
)untry.
When the construction of the railroad be completed
lie Mexican government to a port entry
EDITION to the port of Vera Cruz
lid road on the Gulf of Mexico
The two will enter into for the
transit of troops and munitions the
hch that government have one
art of its territory to another lying opposite sides
lie continent.
The Mexican having agreed to protect with