The Shasta courier., 1854-04-15
NUMBER 6.
The Gnalsslcn Trenfy.

! The New York Herald managed to obtain
copy of this treaty and published it in full For
I so doing an attempt was made To have Mr. Ben
nett arrested for contempt OF the Senate, " hich
did not succeed.
| President Pierce has recommended some
amendments, which, if adopted, will render it
necessary to send the treaty back to Mexico for
ratification.
| To give our readers correct idea of the new
boundary line proposed, we copy that portion of
the first article of the treaty which describes
the line.
Art. l. The Mexican Republic agrees to des-
ignate the following the true limits with the
United States for the future retaining the same
dividing line between the two CALIFORNIA; as al
ready defined and established according to the
fifth article of the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
The limits between the two republics shall pro-
ceed from the point where the aforesaid line in
tersects the river Colorado, along the deepest
channel of this river to point distant two ma
rine leagues to the most northern part of the
Gulf of California thence in succession a right
line to the intersection of the 3lst parallel of
latitude north with one hundred and eleven de-
grees longitude west of Greenwich; whence
another line to thrty-one degrees. forty-seven
minutes thirty seconds of north latitude, where
the same will cross the boundary line, descend
ing the Rio Grande or Bravo del Norte to the
Gulf of Mexico, as defined in the fifth article of
the treaty of Guadalupe. And it is agreed that
should the line before described. from the in
tersection of the parallel of thirty degrees
of latitude north, with the meridian one han
dred and eleven degrees west of Greenwich, to
its crossing the Rio Grande in latitude thirty
one degrees forty-seven minutes thirty seconds,
traverse the lake Guzman, said line shall be
broken as to form an angle at point distant
one marine league south OF the most southern
part of that lake
The consideration paid for the territory ceded
by Mexico, is specified in the following article:
Art 3. In consideration of the grants received
by the United States, and the obligations rein-
quished by the Mexican Republic pursuant to
this treaty, the former agree to pay the latter
the sum of fifteen million dollars in gold or sill
yer coin at the treasury at Washington one
fifth of the amount on the exchange of ratifca-
tons of the present treaty at Washington, and
the remaining fourfifths in monthly instaments
of three millions each, with interest at the rate
of six per cent. per annum, until the whole be
paid, the government of the United States re-
serving the right to pay up the sum of fifteen
millions at an earlier date, as may be to her con-
venent.
The United States also agree to assume all the
claims of their citizens, of whatever right, title,
or foundation which may have arisen since the
date of the signature of the treaty of Guadalupe,
or which may not have been provided for there
in, or of any corporation, company or citizens of
the same, including the claim of the so called
concession to Garay, whose lawful existence
Mexico does not recognize even as implied,
thus extinguishing this among the other claims
of citizens of the United States against the
public of Mexico said United States obligating
themselves not to make any payment on account
of the so called concession Garay, without
having previously delivered to the agent of the
Mexican government accredited at Washington,
all the evidence and documents used by the
holders of said concession in establishing their
rights and claims, legally relinquished in favor
of Mexico by such holders and claimants; and
it is agreed in the reciprocal release of obliga-
tions that the Mexican government exonerates
the United States of America from all claims Of
Mexico or Mexican citizens which may have
arisen since the date of the treaty of Guadalupe,
so that each government, in the most formal and
effective manner, shall be exempted and exon
Grated of all obligations to each other respect
lively, whether of themselves or in behalf of
their respective citizens, up to the date of the
signature of the present treaty.