New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-02-23
NUMBER 300.

for the settlement and ratification Of a trns ~
Of division between the two republics Tba,
line shall be alone established upon which ~
Commissioners may fix their consent in this mar :
ticular, being considered decisive, and an jnte.
gral part Of this treaty, without the necessity
OF Interior ratification or approval, and without
room for Interpretation Of any kind by either Of
the parties contracting The dividing line thus
established shall in all time be faithfully re
spected by the two governments, without any
variation therein, unless by the express and free
consent OF the two, given in conformity to the
principles OF the Law of nations, and in accord
ahce win the constitution Of each country re-
sPecelsely, In consequence, the stipulation in
.he nien arelcie OF the treaty of Guadalupe upon
the boundary line therein described. ia M 1py.
ger Of any force, wherein it NAV conflict with
tnat here established, the said line beino CON-
sldered annulled and abolished, wherein !. NAV
not coincide with the present. and in the .,ns
manner remaining in full force where in !. :.
cordance with the came.
ART. 2. With the like desire to maintain IN.
most perfect peace and friendly relations he
tween both countries, it has been agreed that
to remove all occasion of dispute ON account q,
rsclamaIlons TO the present date, founded on
alleged Indian incursions, and to avoid all con-
test upon the true spirit and intention of the oh
legations stipulated in the 11th article Of the
treaty of Guadalupe, the..same il hereby abol.
ished and annihilated. The Government ~
the United States agrees, notwithstanding this
abrogatlon and annulment, to provide such adj
ditional regulations as the subject NAV in good
talth require, making it highly penal offence
on the part Of any inhabitant of the limited
States or the territories thereof, to purchase or
receive horses, mules, cattle or property of any
KIND, knowing the same to have been stolen
within the limits of Mexican territory, by the
Indians, OF BY any other person and further
more agrees to return on demand TO their Iegiti-
mate owners what may have been thus stolen.
80 soon as the same shall have been recayered
by the authorities Of the United States. And
IN the event OF any person or persons captured
upon Mexican ground being carried within the
boundaries of the United States, the Govern
ment Of the latter engages to use every fair and
honorable means that the nature and eircum
stances OF the case will admit to secure and
return such captives to their own country. or
deliver them to the agent or representative of
the Me4lcan Government, requiring simply the
repayment of the officer or agent Of the United
States who may so deliver or return them. the
expenses incurred in the maintenance and
transmission of the rescued captives. Finally.
the Government of the United States promise
tnat, on any occasion she may have to remove
the Indians from any point of her territory.
ana to settle thereupon her own citizens, espe
clal care shall be taken not to place said In.
dians under the necessity of seeking new homes
In the Mexican territory.
ART. g. In consideration of the grant received
by the United States, and the obligations relin
quished BY the Mexican Republic, pursuant to
this treaty the former agree to pay to the latter
the sum of fifteen millions of dollars, in cold and
silver coin, at the Treasury at Westinghouse
nfth OF the amount on the exchange of the rati-
ncatlons OF the present treaty at Washington.
and the remaining four ffths in monthly install
ments Of three millions each, with interest ut
the rate OF SIX per cent. per annum until the
Whoie be pa1d--the Government of the United
states ressrving the right to pay up the whole
sum ~ a. q nlteen millions at an earlier date, may
De to her convenient. The United States also
agree to assume all claims of their citizens of
Whatever right, title or foundation, which NAV
nave arisen since the date of the signatureof
the treaty OF duadalupe, or which may not have
peen provided for therein, or of any corporation,
company, or, citizen of the same Including the
claim OF theso called concession to Garay, whose
lawful existence Mexico does not recognise even
as applied, thus extinguishing this among the
other claims of citizens of the United States
against the Republic of Mexico, said United
states eblglng themselves not to ma ke any pav
ment on account of the so-called concession to
Taray' without having previously delivered to
the agent OF the Mexican Government aceredt
ed at Washington, all the evidence and doom
ments used by the holders of said concession in
esta bllshlng their rights and claims Iepally rs
linquished in favor Of Mexico by such holders
and claimants; and it is agreed in the recipro-
cal release Of obligations that the Mexican Re- |
public e1onerates 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 tne most formal and effective manner, shall
De exempted and exonerated of all obligations
rn nrf Nnlf
or on behalf of their respective citizens up to the
date OF the signature OF the present treaty.
ART. 4 The Government of the United States
shall organize Board of Commissioners, which |
shall meet in the city of Washington, or of |
Mckee, as the President of the United States |
may direct, within one year from the date of |
the exchange of the ratification of this treaty. |
Tor the purpose of examining and deciding the |
claims assumed by the United States in the
preceding Article, according to the principles
3t justice, the law of nations, and the treaty in
oree between the two Governments, and whose
award shall be final and conclusive, and thu
United States exonerating Mexico from all de-
nands on account of the claims of their citi-
lens mentioned in the preceding Article, and
'onslderipg them entirely and forever cancelled,
whatever their amount, undertake to make sa-
lsfactlon for the same in sum not exceeding
i've millions Of dollars; and if, for the purpose
u uiSc1aFSluS IHelf uutleS, the Board of Com |
nissioners should meet in the capital Of the
d aexlcan Republic. the government of the same
VIII afford all necessary protection for the con-
lnued pacific exercise of it's functions, and will
'xtend every facility in the furnishing to the
commissioners and claimants all such docu
nents establishing their rights as they NAV
equire, and which may be within the extent Of
is reach to supply.
ART: 5. The provisions of the sixth and
eyenth Article of the Treaty of Guadalupe
ildalgo having been rendered nugatory for the
lost part by the cession of territory granted
the first Article of the Treaty, the said Arti.
les are hereby abrogated and annuleti, and
ne provisions as herein expressed substituted
herefor. The vessels and citizens of the United
tates shall at all times have free and unin-
errupted passage through the Gulf of Califor-
Ia, to and from their possessions situated north
+ the boundary line of the two countries; it
eing understood that this passage is to be by
aygatlng the Gulf of California and the
lver Colorado, and not by land, without the
1press consent Of the Mexican Cove, nment
nd precisely the same provisions, stipulations
nd restrictions in all respects are hereby
greed upon and adopted, and shall be scrupu-
'usly observed and enforced by the two con-
ractlng Governments in reference to the Rio
olorado, so far and for such distance "a the
llddle Of that river is made the common boun.
ary line by the first article of this treaty.
The several provisions, stipulatious and res.
'ictlons contained in the seventh article of the
'eaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, shall remain in
lrce only so far as regards the Rio Bravo del
orte, below the initial Of said boundary, pro-