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ding said river from its mouth. upwards according
to the 5th article Of the treaty of Guadalupe

ding said river from its mouth. upwards according
to the 5th article Of the treaty of Guadalupe.
ARTICLE V.
MI the provisions of the eighth and ninth sin
teenth and seventeenth articles Of the treaty of
Guadalupe idalgo shall apply to the territory CO
ded by the Mexican Republic in the first article OF
the present treaty and to all the rights of person
and property. both civil and ecclesiastical within
the same fully and a. eff ually if the said
articles were herein again recited and set forth
ARTICLE VI.
No grants Of land within the territory ceded b,
the first article of this treaty bearing date subs
quent to the day twenty II III of September who
the minister and subscriber to this treaty on the
part of the United States proposed to the govern
ment Of Mexico to terminate the question of b0un
Diary, will be considered valid or be recognised by
'nited States or will any grants made previously
be respected or be considered as obligatory whicl
have not been located and duly recorded in the ar
chives Of MEXICO.
ARTICLE VII
Should there ut any future period (Which God
frbid) occur any disagreement between the twr
nations which might lead to q rupture Of their rela
tons and reciprocal peace they bind themselves in
ike manner to procure by every possible method
the adjustment of every difference and should they
still in this manner not succeed. never will they
proceed to q declaration of war. without having
previously paid attention to what has been act forth
in article 81 of the treaty OK thu Guadalupe for sim
liar cases. which article Is we'll as the 22d is here
reafhrmed.
ARTICLE vfff.
The Mexican government having On the 5th of
february. 1858 authorised the early construction
Of plank and railroad acr0ss the isthrnus of Te
hauntepec and TO secure tho stable benefits Of said
transit way to the persons and merchandise OF the
citizens Of Mexico and the United States. IL is
stipulated that neither government will interpose
Nbo,,
disc of both nations and at no time shall higher
charges be made the transit Of persons and prop
erty Of the ci,xens of The United States than may
he made on the persons and properly Of other fer
eign nations. nor shall any interest in said transit
way in the proceeds thereof, be transferred to
any foreign government
The United States by its agents shall have the
right to transport the isthmus in closed bags
the mails IF the United States not intended for dis.
lribution along the line Of communication also the
II cts Of the United States government and its ci-
zenS which may b. intended for transit. and not
for Distribution the isthmus. free of custo M house
or other charges by the Mexican government. Nei-
her passports letters Of security will be reQur
ed Of person, crossing the ishmus and not remain.
ing in the country
When the construction Of the railroad shall b.
completed. the Mexican government agrees to open
port IF entry in addition to the port OF era ruz
at or near the terminus Of said road on the Gulf Of
Mexico
lhe two governments will enter into arrange
mrnts for the prompt transit Of troops and NUM-
tinns os the United states which thar government
may have occasion to send from part of its ter
ri'"ry another. lying opposite sides Of the con-
tinent
he Mexican government having agreed to pro-
ect with its whole power the prosecution perServa
ton, and security Of the work. the United States
may extend its protection as ii shall judge wise to
it when it may feel sanctioned and warranted by
the public or international law
ARTICLE IA.
This treaty shall BE- ratified. and rhe respective
rati6catons shall M exchanged the city Of " as
ngton witt in the exact period of SIX months from
the date of its Signature. or sooner. if possible
In testimony whereof. WE. the plenipntentiare.
ut the contracting parties. have herruniu affixed our
lands and >s.al ar Mexico. the thirteth (3Oth) day
II December ia ~ wear of our Lord one thousand
eight hunl'ed and fl y-hrce. in the ihirtythird
year of the independence Of the Mexican republic,
aud the seventy eighth of thai Of the uni,ed states.
JAMES GAUSDEN. l. $
JOSE SALAZAR YLARREGUl L. S
r. MARIANA MONTERDE l.. $.
And whereas the said Treaty. as amended has
been duly ratified on both parts. and the respective
ra,ifcaons ottle esane have his day been duly ex
changed at Washington.by William L. Marcy. Sec
retary of state of the United States and Senior ien
-ral Don uan n. Almonte Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister plenipotentiary of the Mexican Re-
public, the part Of heir respective government,
Now therefore, be it known. that t. FRANKII,
'ElRcE resident Of the United States IF America.
have caused the said treaty to be made public. t,
the end that the and every clause and article
thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good
faith by the United States and the citizens thereof
In witness whereof. have hereunto set my hand
and caused the seal Of the United States to be l.
affixed
Done at the City of Washington. this thirtieti
day of une in the year of our Lord one tho u,and
eight hundred and 6fty four, and Of the Indepen
dence of the United States the seventy-eighth
By the President; FRANKLIN PElRCE
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