New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-17


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THE CONKLING TREATY WITH MENco
w.sHNsroS Thursday, Feb, ie. 1854.
send yea herewith the following imporisa; dOcuas,,.
CoNyEyrIos BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF Asuar,
AND THE UNITED MEUcaN Sr,rEs TO FAciilr.r.
TIE CoNsTRUcTIoS AND kTRE THE MlSrryscx
OF A TRANSIT WAT Across TIE lsrHaus or In.
HUANTErEc.
The United States in pursuance OF law enacted By he
General Congress on the fourteenth day OF May eo,
thousand eight hundred and fywO and by an agrssnsus
bearing date the filth of February las. psst true copy
whereof Is herounto annexed having granted the mixed
company represented by William d. Lee attorney s,r
Nessrs A G. Sloo and associates and Ramon 0late Ma
uel Payno and Joseph Ivach Pesaio FOR the Mexican a.
sociaes ard undertekers, the privilege OF opening
Transit Way between the Atlantic aud the Pacific
Oceans across the Isthmus of Tehuaniepec IN the
said Republic Of Mexico, ON certain terms and coz
dtors in said agreement specified and the Usad
States Of America and tie Republic OF Metc,
being DESTROYS more efectualy TO insure the speedy s
complainant Of this gree; enterprise and Of securing
practical utility in the highest aisinabe degree when
completed; and being especially DESTROYS BY
means of mutual sipuations adapted to these obectd
Strengthening and perpeuatng the relations Of snay
which so happily exist between them the President Of tie
United States has conferred full powers on their Mnk9
Pleuipo,entary in Mexico his exccllency Alfred ConknS
the General in Chief depository Of the Supreme Executive
power Of The United Mexican states on Their bKeeeaces
lie General of Division ID Jose Mara Iornel LanS,
tie General of Division d. Jose Maria T0fnel Meadyl
and the Intoudent of Marine, Don Joachim Maria de Cn
tilo Lanzas for the aforesaid purpose and the ao
said Flenipc;entiarcs having exchanged their powers
which found in proper FORM have agreed ID hs i
lowing articles.
gage that the Inter Oceanic Transit way across that pat
of its territory which ia denominaed the lsthma Of
Tohuantepec shall be open and free fox all the nations Of
the globe. 80
of the work il the shall be undertaken and prove
cuted according the terms of the said grant the United
States Of America and the United mexican States hereby
engage 10 protect the persons engaged ana property en-
poyed in the construction of the said work from the CON
mencomeu thereof TO its completion, against al conhsca
ton spoliation OF violence of whatsoever nature.
ART III The contracting parties further engage 10
tend their protection in the like to the said transit
way when completed during the continuance OF the con
tract and also that they will guarantee the neutrality
thereof that the conveyance OF persons ana property
thereon ahal at all times be uninterrupted anu the capital
invested therein entirely secure h being understood
nevertheless, that nothing IN this or IN the PeceIns
articles contained shall be held or impair the right Of Ae
Mexican Government TO exact the tuhuen OF tae said
grantees of all the stpuati0ns hor part contained In
their agreement with the eGd Government Il being also
understood that if the regulations which may be prescribed
concerning the traffic on the said transit way shan be
clearly contrary the am lhcAlOn or tAcecsfo
exactOns shall be imposed upon persons or popeiVcoh
veyed by said grantees on the said Transit way then IN
either case the Government othe United States Of America
shall be at liberty to withdraw lbs Aforesaid protection and
guaranty first giving years notice to the Mexican
Government Neither passports or letters OF security viii
be required of persons crossing tho lStbmus aud no. 10
Art " IF unhappily the United States of America
ard the United Mexican States should at any time be at
war with each other vessel belonging to either nation
employed in conveying passengers or any species OF ner
temini of the said transit way The same age described
in the eleventh article Of the said grant shall be SUBJECT
capture by vessels Of the other nation ut less distance
than sixty miles from such terminus shall any yesA
owned by the grantees or holders Of the said privilege
and by them employed in Like manner DO subject to cap
ture by either nation
ART V The Government of Mexico shall In due tina
give notice TO that of the United States Of America Of @
ports of entry which ii shall designate for the comnss
of nations by the transtway OF the lsthmGs OF Ieha
tepec, in order that the latter may eppont tho Necessary
Consular agents.
Arr VI No interest in tho said transit way nor 10 tie
proceeds thereof shall DO sold or otherwise TanaeaD
any foreign government corporation or body polite nG
shall its benefits be extended TO any other nation or 0@
citizens subjects terms more favorable than moss
accorded to the United States and its citizens.
ART VII For the purpose OF quietiDg doubts enter
tanned by Of the contracting parties whether tas
Treaty Of Guadalupe idalgo copy whereof hereanS
annexed, will npplca prCPTi0 gg0r 70 guescns Nhcn
may arise under this Convention. 1t IL, for greeer
caution hereby expressed stipulated and agreed ina, s
seid article shall be deemed applicable 10 any disagree
ment 10 which this Convention may give rise In the Ike
If
manner as to differences arising under the said lfesya
Guadalupe Hidalgo, and with the like force and effect
If the said article incorporated In and formed pda
this Convention.
ARr. VIII Armed forces not being permitted TO pes
over the said transit way according to the nneteenh
tcle of the said contract with the grantees without nc
express authorization of the Mexican Government, -
egreed that the said government shall! either give hs
teruisson directly tself will empower IN proper loim
he chief military officer OF the lsthmu or hs su0ntne
10 hermit the passage over the said transit way Of tho
tro6ps which the United States may find necessary ron
time TO time 10 transmit from part OF It's terrtay@
another living on opposite sides of the continent 90 az
the said troops shall meet with no impeachment oaI sal
be fo warded with al possible dispatch. The sad gs
dnrno their necessary soourn at either extremity u ne
transit way and their passage over a. shan aDss ~.
all acts preudical to any citizen Of Mexico or whchev
give jSs umbrage TO s government And Tor any Iai,l
ton Of this stipulation the Government Of the Ia
States Of America shall be fully responsible 70 the hs
can Government for the foil measure Of repsfsaoaD
which Mexico or her citizens, may thereby oeeV'~"
titled. -. II
AET * Tho Government Of the United STATES o.
America hereby pledges the feh Of the netloo na
will not take any advantage of IL connection ~
this Convention, win the Aforesaid conten -
way nor will il in any avail itself OF the ''s
of any facilities afforded thereby nor OF any ~
powers or privileges conferred by this Convention ~ "a
purpose Of supplanting or in anywse I'M 80 fs
sovereignty Of Mexico over the territory over ~ 80
said transit way shall pass nor for the purpose ,,
fering in any manner with the internal auelis " WV
ment Of Mexico. ,.SAs
his Treaty shall be ratified by the Preslden,a ii
United States Of America by and with me CAV, n..L
content Of the Senate thereof and by the General 49,
tGry OF the Supreme Executive Power OF tne n = az
Republic and the Publications shall 30 e1chang 1.,s
City of Washington in twelve months IRON w ..,hk
the SIGNATURE Of this Convention or sooner II to-s.s
In testimony whereof We the respective fleni9
have signed and sealed these pre.ens 70 lns -. ~
Mexico on the twenty first day OF har9h ~ -, H.
Of our Lord one thousand egns HuN
three ALFRED CoSELisS ,f.,v,,
. .Iosy MARIA ToRSEL hLsDNi-