Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-07-07

| the Mexican republic. concluded mt the city OF
Mexico, December 80. 1853.
In the name of Almighty God
| The republic of Mexico and the United States OF
America desiring to remove every cause OF disagree
ment which nigh interfere in any manner with the
better friendship and intercourse between the two
countries and especially in respect to the true limits
which should be established, when, Notwithstanding
what was covenaned in the treaty Guadalupe HI
dalgo in the year 1848, opposite interpretations have
been urged which might give occasion to questions
of serious moment: To avoid these, and to strength
en- and more firmly maintain the peace which happi-
ly prevails between the two republics the President
of the United States has, for this purpose appoint
ed James Gadsden envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipoentiary of the same near the Mexican Gov
eminent, and the President of Mexico has appointed
as plenipotentiary 'a ad hoe " his excellency Don
Manuel Diez de Bonilla cavalier grand of the
national and distinguished order Of Guadalupe, and
secretary of state and Of the Office OF foregn rela-
tions, and Don Jose Salazar Yllarregu and General
Mariana Monterde, scientific commissioners, IN
vested with full powers for this negotiation, who
having communicated their respective full powers,
and finding them in due and proper form, have
agreed upon the articles following
ARTICLE l.
The Mexican republic agrees to designate the fol-
lowing as her true limits with the United States for
the future: retaining the same dividing line between
the two CALIFORNIA; already defined and established
according to the 5th article of the treaty of Guada-
lupe Hidalgo the limits between the two republics
shall be as follows:
Beginning in the Gulf CT Mexico, three leagues
from land, opposite the mouth of the Rio Glande, as
provided in the 5th article of the treaty OF Guada-
loupe Hdalgo thence, defined in the said article,
up the middle of that river TO the point where the
parallel of 81 deg Al min. north latitude the
same thence due west hundred miles thence
south to the parallel OF 81 deg 90 min. north lati
tude thence along the said parallel of 81 deg. 90
min. The Ill III meridian of longitude west of Green
wich thence in straight line TO point the Col
oado river, twenty English miles below the junction
of the Gila and Colorado rivers thence up The mid
die of the said river Colorado, until it ntersects the
present line between the United States and Mex
cO.
For the performance of this portion Of the treaty,
each of the two governments shall nominate one
commissioner, to the end that, by common consent,
the two thus nominated, having met in the city of
Paso del Norte three months after the exchange OF
the rathcatons OF this treaty. may proceed to sur
vey and mark out upon The land the dividing line stip
ulated by this article where it shall not have alrea
dy been surveyed and established by the mixed COM
mission according to the treaty of Guadaoupe, keep
ing Journal and making proper plans of their Ope-
rations. For this purpose, if they should judge it
necessary the contracting parties shall be at liberty
each to unite to lis respective commissioner scientific
other assistants, such astronomers and survey
ors, whose concurrence shall not be considered
cessarv for the settlement and ratification of true
| line of division between the two republics That
line shall be alone established upon which the
missoners may fix their consent, in this particular,
| being considered decisive, and integral part Of
this treaty, without necessity of ulterior ratification
or approval and without room tor Interpretation OF
any kind by either Of the parties contracting 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
consent of the two, given in conformity 10 the prn
ciples of the law of nations and in accordance with
the constitution of each country respectively.
In consequence the stipulation in the 5th article
of the treaty of Guadalupe, upon the boundary line
therein described is no longer of any force wherein
it may conflict with that here established, the said
line being considered annulled and abolished wher
il may not coincide with The present, and in the
remaining in full force where in accord
ance with the
4 ARTICLE II.
/ The government of Mexico hereby releases the
United States from all liability on account of the OBJ
legations contained in the eleventh article of the trea
y of Guadalupe Hidalgo, and the said article, and
the thirty-third article of the treaty Of amiy
merce, and navigation between the United States of
America and the United Mexican States, cuded
at Mexico the fifth day of April, 1881, are here
by abrogaed
I ARTICLE III.
In consideration of the foregoing stipulations the
government of the United States agree to pay to the
government OF Mexico, in the city of New York, the
sum of ten millions of dollars, of which seven mill
lion shall be paid Immediately upon the exchange of
three millions the boundary line shall be
surveyed, marked, and established
/ ARTICLE ".
The provisions of the sixth and seventh articles of
the treaty of Guadaloupe Hidalgo having been rem
dered nugatory for the most part by the cesson of
territory granted in the first article of this treaty.
the said articles hereby abrogated and annulIed
and the provisions herein expressed substituted
therefor. The vessels and citizens of the United
States shall in all time have free and uninterrupted
through the Culf of Californa tO and from
their possessions situated north Of the boundary line
of the two countries it being understood that this
passage to be by navigating the Gulf of California
and the river Colorado, and not by land without the
express consent of the Mexican government, and
precisely the provisions, stipulatons and re-
strctions, in all respects, hereby agreed upon and
adopted and shall be scrupulously observed and en-.
forced by the two contracting governments refer
to the Rio Colorado far and for so much dis
tance the middle of that river is made their CON-
mon boundary line by the first article of this treaty
} The several provisions stipulations and restrc.
tions, contained in the 7th article of the
treaty of GaudaIoupe Hidago, shall remain in force
only so far regards the Rio Bravo del Norte below
the initials of the said boundary provided in the first
article OF this treay-lhat TO say below the inter
section of the 81 deg. AZ min 80 parallel of lat
itude with the boundary line established by the late
treaty, dividing said river from its mouth upwards
according 10 the 5th article of the treaty of Gauda
loupe.
ARTICLE v.
All the provisions of eighth and ninth, sixteenth
and seventeenth articles of the treaty of Gaudaoup
idago shall apply to the territory ceded 10 the Mex
lean republic in the first article of the present treaty
and 10 all the rights of persons and property, boil
civil and ecclesiastical within the same as fully an
r efeciualy if the said articles were herein aga
recited and set forth.
Il ARTICLE VI.
No grants Of land within territory ceded by the Is