The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-15

cesson of territory granted by the first article OF
this treaty, the sad articles hereby abrogased
and anDuled, and the provisions a. herein expesssd
substituted therefor The vessels and sizens OF the
United States sh ali have free an uninterrupted pas
sage through the Gulf OF California 70 aud from
their possessions situated north OF tie boundary ne
Of the two countries; being and erstood that this
passage is to be by navigating the Gulf OF California
and the river Colorado and not by land, without the
express consent off re Ne xicsn government and
cisely the provisions, sulatious and restrc
tions IN all respects are hereby agreed upon and
adopted, and shall be scrapulously observed by toe
two contracting governnents, in reference to the
Rio Colorado, SO far and for such distance as the
middle Of that river is made their common boundary
| line by the first article OF this treaty.
The several provisions, regulations and ressrc-
tions contained III the seventh article OF the treaty Of
Guadalupe Hidago shall remain 10 force only SO far
regards the Rio Bravo del Norte below the initial
of the said boundary, provided In the first article of
this rsaty; that is to say below the intersection of
I 81 degrees AZ minutes and 30 seconds parallel OF
latitude with the boundary line est ,bshed by the
late treaty, dividing the said river from its mouth
upwards according to the fifth article of the treaty
| Of Guadalupe.
Art. 6. Ali the provisions of the eighth and ninth,
| sixteenth AMI seventeecth articles OF the treaty OF
Guadalupe Hidago shall apply to the territory eeded
| by the Mexican republic in the first article Of the
present treaty, and TO all the rights of person aud
| property both civil and ecclesiastical, within the
same, as fully and as eseually as if the said arti.
| ces were herein again recited and set forth,
Art. 7. No grants Of land within the territory
ceded by the first article Of this treaty bearing date
subsequent to the day. 25th OF Sepse nber when the
Minister and subscriber to chs treaty the part Of
| the United States proposed TO the government OF
Mexico 20 terminate the que ton of boundary, will
be considered valid or be recognized by the United
States will any grants made previously be res
pesed or be considered as obligatory, which have not
been located and duly recorded IN the archives OF
Mexico.
Art. 8. The two high contracting powers, fully
impressed that under aupces OF peace and upon the
basis Of mutual good faith and of the respect which
nations reciprocaJly owe, their prosperity will in
crease especially when from vicinity their interests
| grow to be mingled and identified and recognized,
the reciprocal obligations Of civilized governments
and the acknowledged pro visions OF the laws OF ma
tons, sgree by these presents in proof OF that entire
confidence which they mutually entertain, and of
perfect, unalterable. and complete as possible,
that whenever the tranquility and int
| rior 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 Icheerfully cooperate in their endeayors
to suppress all such attempts. They mutually and
especially obligate themselves in all cases Of such law
less enterprises which may lot have been prevented
through the civil authorities before formation, to aid
with the civil al military forces due notice be-
ing given by the aggreved party of the as gressons
of the citizens and subjects of the other, and that
the lawless adventures may be pursued and over.
taken the high sea, their elements of destroy
| ed, and the deluded captves held responsible in
their person, and that with the merted retributon
|
| turbers OF the peace and happiness of contiguous
and friendly powers 1t being understood that 10 all
of successful capture the deliaquents so cap
tured shall be judged and punished by the govern
ment of that nation to which the vessel apturng them
may belong, conformaby to the laws of each nation.
| Art g.. Should there at any future period,
(Which God forbd) occur any Engagements between
their relations of reciprocal peace they bind them.
selves in like 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 declaration of war without
having previously paid attention to what has been
set forth in article twentyone in the treaty Of Qua
daupe, for similar cases. which article as well as the
tWenfy.secODd is here prefXed.
Art 10. This treaty shall be ratified, and the
specive ratications shall be exchanged at the city
| OF Washington within the exact period of four
months from the date of its signature or sooner if
| possible.
In testimony whereof, we, the penipotentiaries Of
| the contracting parties, have hereunto affixed our
bands and seals at Mexico, the thirteenth day Of
December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and fifty three in the thirty third year of
the independence OF the Mexican republic, and the
| seventy seventh Of the United States.
JAAas GADsDEN,
MANUBL DIYZ DE BoHILLA
JOSE SAtAZAR YLARREGUI.
- I. MARI HO MoNrEQUg.
1t will be seen that two of the Presidents
amendments to this Gadsden treaty are of some
moment first that in relation to the relin-
punishment by Mexico Of all claims arising from
Indian spoliations under the treaty of Guada-
lupe Hidalgo; secondly, that relating to the
| flibusteroes. 1t means, substantially, that If
Captain Walker and his party are captured by
any other party authorized the prisoners shall
be delivered over for trial to the United States.
This is an important saving clause to the Lower
California liberating expedition.
As he has proposed to amend it, the presenta-
tion by the President of the Gadsden treaty to
the Senate is evidence that he approves it,
We shall see now what the Senate will do
whether they are ready to make haul upon
the treasury of twenty millions for the relief
of Santa Anna and lot of Mexican specula-
tors the equivalent to us being the sewage of
desert, or whether they will wisely adopt the
policy of starving Santa Anna out, and thus
secure the whole of Mexico, free of expense, in
good season.
In conclusion. we understand that in the Sc
nate on Monday Mr.. Brodhead and others, in
executive session, expressed their displeasure
at the information which will, somehow or
other, creep into the New YORK HERALD. of
WILL seSiVp PioSceuibSS; WHICH tley are Ol SUI
fcient public interest to justify their publca-
ton. We do trust that the Senate will not for
get its ridiculous proceedings directed against
this journal in the matter of the Mexican treaty
of ls4S. The public are entitled to know what
is going on behind the scenes as well as before
the scenes, and especially in all cases involving
the disbursement of fifteen or twenty millions
OF the spells. The public in short, look to the
New YORK HERALD for the earliest news, and
we must do our duty in giving it.
RETRENCHMENT IN THE PosT OFFrcE.-The
following circular letter has been addressed to
the clerks of our city Post Office