The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-07-02

city of Mexico on the hireih day of December, Il
amended by the Senate the United States and being
as follows:
liz THE NAME ALMIGHTY GoD:
The Republic Of Mexico and the United States Of Amer-
ca desiring every OF disagreement which
might interfere in any with the better friendship
and between the countries and especially
u respect to the true limits which should be established
when notwithstanding what coyenanted IN the treaty
of Guadalupe Hdago the year ls4s opposite interpre
tations have been urged which might give occasion to
questions of serious moment: 10 avoid these, and to
strengthen and firmly maintain the peace which hap
PLY prevails between the two republics the President OF
the United States has for this purpose appointed james
Gadsdcn Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Penpoten-
tiary Of the same the Mexican government and the
President OF Mexico has appointed plenipoenary I'D
hoe his excellency Don Manuel Diez de Bona cavalier
grand cross the national and distinguished order of
Guadalupe and Secretary Of State and Of the Office Of For
egn Relations and Don Jose Salar farTegu and General
Mariana Monterde scientific commissioners, invested 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 !.
The Mexican Republic agrees designate the following
as her true limits with the United States for the future
tanning the same dividing line between the two Calor-
Mas as already defined and established according to the
9Th article of the treaty of Guadalupe dago the limits
between the two republics shall be olows Beginning
in the Gulf OF Mexico three leagues from land opposite
the mouth of the Rio Grande as provided IN the MN ar
fined in the said article the middle OF that river TO the
point where the parallel Of $40 Az north latitude crosses
the same; thence due west one hundred miles henee
along the said parallel OF 2 to the lllh meridian Of
longitude Greenwich thence in straight line to
point on the Colorado river twenty English miles below
the junction of the Ga and Colorado rivers thence up
the middle of the said Colorado until it nersects the
present line between the United States and Mexico
For the performance of this portion OF the treaty each
Of two governments shall nominate one commissioner
to the end that by consent the two thus nomi-
nated having in the city OF Paso del Norte, three
months after the exchange OF the rathcaons o inns treaty
NAV proceed to survey mark upon the land the
dividing line stipulated by this article where 1t shall not
have already been surveyed and established ny the mixed
commission according to the treaty Of Guadalupe keeping
journal and making proper plans OF their operations
For this purpose il they should judge necessary the
contracting parties shall be at liberty each to unite to It's
respective commissioner scientific other assistants such
as astronomers and surveyors whose concurrence shall not
be considered necessary for the settlement aud ratification
of true line Of division between the two repubcs that
line shall be alone established upon which the commission
ers may fix their consent in this particular being cOnsld
cred decisive and integral part of this treaty. without
necessity of Interior ratification or approval and without
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 to the principles OF the law OF
nations and in accordance with the constitution OF each
country respectively.
In consequence the stipulation the 9TH article Of the
treaty of Guadalupe upon the boundary line therein de-
scrbed is no longer Of any force wherein It may c9ac
annuled and abolished wherever IT may not coincide wlt
the present. and in the manner remaining full force
where in accordance with the same.
ARTICLE IL
The government of Mexico hereby releases the United
States from oil liability account Of the obligations
tanned in the eleventh article Of the treaty OF Guadalupe
Hdalgo and the said article and the ththird article of
the treaty Of aiy commerce. and between tine
,tafea of Anne
concluded at Mexico the fifth day OF April, 1881 are
hereby abrogated
In consideration of the foregoing stpulatons the gov
of Mexico in the city of New York, the of ten mill
lions of dollars of which millions shall be paid
msdiately upon the exchange of the notifications of this
treaty and the remaining three millions the
boundary line shall be surveyed Marked and established
ARTICLE Nv.
The provisions of the 9th and 18th articles Of the treaty
of Guadaupe Hidago having been rendered nugato for
the part by the ceson Of territory granted in the
first article Of this treaty the said articles arc hereby abro-
gated and annued and the provisions herein expressed
substituted therefor The vessels and citizens Of the Uni
ted States SHALL in all time have free and uninterrupted
passage through the gulf of California; to and from their
possessions situated north of the boundary line of the
countries 1t being understood that this passage is to be
by navigating the gulf of California and the river Colorado
and by land without the express consent OF the Next
government and precisely the provisions tpu
laons and restrictions in all respects hereby agreed
upon and adopted and shall be scrupuousy observed and
enforced by the two contracting in reference
to the Rio Colorado so far and for such distance as the
middle of that river is made their boundary line
by the first article Of this treaty.
The several provisions spulaons and restrictions
tanned in the 18th article of the treaty Of Guadalupe Hda
CO. shall remain in force only far regards the Rio
Bravo del Nore below the initial of the said boundary
provided in the first article of this treaty that is to say
below the intersection of the $40 Az 3 parallel of at
tudc with the boundary line established by the late
dividing said river from its mouth upwards according 10
the 18th article Of the treaty of Guadalupe.
ARTICLE v
All the provisions of the eighth and ninth, sixteenth and
seventeenth articles of the treaty OF Guadalupe HidagO
hall apply to the territory coded by the Mexican Republic
the first article Of the present treaty. and TO oil the rights
Hpersons and property both civil and ecclesiastical within
he same us fully and as efecaly If the said articles
we're herein again rccited and set forth
No grants Of land within the territory oeded by the first
cle Of this treaty bearing date subsequent to the day
tnty-6fth Of September--when the minister and sub
fiber to this treaty the part of the United States pro-
bed the OF Mexico to terminate the ques
n of boundary, will be considered valid be recog
led by the United States will any grants made pre-
d lusly be respected be considered obligatory
Itch have not been located and duly recorded in The
y hives of Mexico.
ARTICLE w
Should there at any future period (Which God forbid
eur any disagreement between the two nations which
light lead to rupture Of their relations and reciprocal
mce, they bind themselves in like manner to procure by
ery possible method the adjustment OF every difference
I'd should they still in this not succeed, never
i'll they proceed to declaration OF war; without having
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