Washington telegraph., 1854-03-22
Gadsden Mexican TREATY

. Article lst defines the boundary line between
tne TWO nations, and provides for the appointment
OIL a commissioner on the part of each. to run and
marx tne boundary line. the hne so run and mark
eu ca 10 De the boundary line, without the ratifca-
non or approval OF either governmeLt This new
lhe varies from the OLD line, in that between the
Soorado and Rio Grande rivers it runs on the
t 3ist cegree of latitude east from the Colorado.
.lsl II strikes the 1th degree of Longitude which
II follows north till it reaches the latitude of n
degrees 47A minutes which parallel it follows
east to the Rio Grande This new boundary
cedes to the United States from thirty to forty
millions acres oiland and is claimed to be far more
easy oi defence, and father from the Indians than
the ore secured by the treaty of 1S4s
Article End annuls and abrogates all stipulations
IN the treaty OF Guadaloupe, providing for reclaim
atlons by Mexico for damages sustained by Indian
ncurslons, and simply imposes obligations on the
| United States to take measures to prevent such
incursions, BY prohibiting trading in the stolen
articles and restoring all captves taken To this.
the President proposes the following amendment:
/ AND the Government of Mexico agrees that
the stlpuatlons contained in this article TO he
/ performed by the United States shall be recipro-
cal, and Mexico shall be under like oblisatior to
the United States and the citizens thereof as those
| hereln above Imposed upon the latter in favor of
the Republic of Mexico and Mexican citizensp
/ Articles Sd stipniates, that in consideration of
the grant received under the first article and tbe
release from obligations under the second. the
United States shall pay TO Mexico fifteen millions
OF dollars. In certain instaments: assume all the
claims of their citizens (which may ha se arisen
since the signature of the treaty of Guadalupe or
which may not have been provided for therein
or OF any corporation. company or citizens of the
same, including the claim OF the so called conces
sion to Garay, whose lawful existence Mexico
does not recognise, even implied, thus extin-
gushing this among the other claims of citizens
ofthe United States against the Republic of Mex
lco. Mexico, on her part, makes similar release
10 this the President proposes an amendment
which amounts, in effect, to the exclusion of any
mention of the Garay Grant by name.
Article 4th provides for commission on claims
assumed by the United States as in the third ar
| ticle, to sit at Washington or Mexico. at the op-
ton OF the President of the United States whose
award shall be final; and that the United States
shall make satisfaction for cancelled claims in
sum not exceeding, fifteen millions of dollars
Article 5th guarantees to citizens of the United
States free and uninterrupted passage through the
Gulf of California, to and from their possessions
situated North of the boundary line of the two
countries-it being understood that this passage
is to be by navigating the Gulf of California and
the river Colorado, and not by land without the
express consent of the Mexican Government
he spirit of this agreement is to be observed by
both republics
Article 9th applies all the provisions of the
Guadalupe treaty, respecting the rights of persons
and property, to the inhabitants of the territory
now ceded.
Article 7th abrogates all grants of land made in
the ceded territory, since the 25th of September
last nor are any grants made previously 20 be re-
spected. unless duly recorded.
Article Sth we copy entire, on account of the
bearing it and the amendment proposed by the
President have to fllibuster movements
ART s. The two high contracting powers full
ly impressed that under auspices Of peace and
upon the basis of mutual good iaith and of the re-
spect which nations reciprocally owe, their pros
perlty will increase, especially when from vicni-
ty their interests grow to be mingled, and identi-
fed, and recognized, the reciprocal obligations of
civilized governments and the acknowledged pro-
visions of the laws of nations agree by these pre-
sents, in proof of that entire confidence which
they mutually entertain, and of that friendship
which they desire to be as perfect, unalterable
and complete possible, that whenever the tran
guilty and interior of either country shall be
threatened by unlawful nvasions of any OF the
citizens of either power against the territory of
the other, respectively, they will cheerlully CO.
operate IN their endeavors to suppress all such at
tempts
They mutually and specially ob.igate them
selves In all cases of such lawless enterprises
which may not have been prevented through the
civil anthiriies before formation, to aid with the
civil and military forces due notice being Civ
en-, by the aggrieved party of the agsressions of
the citizens and subjects Of the other and that the
lawless adverturers may be pursued and over
taken on the high seas, their elements OF war de-
stroyed, and the deluded captives held RESPONSE
bic in their persons, and that with the merite6
retribution inflicted by the laws of nations against
all such disturbers of the peace and happiness of
contiguous and friendly powers, 1t being under
stood that in all cases of successful capture the
delinqnents so captured shall be Judged and pua-
ished by the government of that nation to which
the vessel capturing them may belong, conform
ably to the laws of snch nation.
The President proposes to strike out the latter
paragraph, which provides for iorcibly restrain
iLg fillibustering movements
Article 9th declares that in case OF future dis
agreement, neither nation will make decara-
ton of war without having previously paid atten-
ton to the articles in the former treaty providing
for settlement of difficulties.
Article 10 requires ratifcations to be exchanged
within four months from the signing of the treaty