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THE GADsDEN TREATY.

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THE GADsDEN TREATY.
This Treaty is before the Senate, with GER
tain amendments recommended by the Presi-
dent of the United States. OF the substance Of
its provisions our readers have been advised.
Il strikes new boundary, securing to US
enough additional territory on our Southwest
ern border for two or three States, which, we
are informed by the Richmond (Va.) Enquirer,
are to be slayeholdng.
The eighth article stipulates for the faithful
cooperation of the two Governments in epdeav
ors to prevent unlawful invasions Of the terri
tory Of one by the citizens Of the other; and
imposes on each Government the duty OF pur-
suing, seizing, and furnishing, persons guilty OF
such invasion, it being understood that in all
cases Of successful pursuit and capture the de-
linquents 30 captured shall be judged and pun
ished by the Government Of that nation to
which the vessel capturing them may belong,
conformably to the laws Of each nation. The
President recommends the striking out of the
clause imposing this duty, 40 as to leave no
other obligation on either Government than
that Of preventing unlawful invasion. That is
to say, he is willing that the Government Of
this country should be bound by treaty to pre-
yent if possible filibustering expeditions from
being fitted out in the United States, but he is
not willing, should they elude the vigilance of
the Government as did Captain Walkers buc-
caneering movement, to make their pursuit,
capture, and punishment, matter of treaty
regulation.
One of the amendments recommended do
serves special attention, inasmuch as 1t is an
insdious attempt to involve Mexico in an en-
gagement to surrender fugitive slaves. Article
second provides as follows;
aWith the like desire to maintain tho most
perfect peace and friendly relations between
both countries, il has been agreed that, to re-
move oil occasion Of dispute on account of rec
lamations to the present date, founded on al
legged Indian incursions, and to avoid all con-
test upon the true spirit and intention Of the
obligations stipulated in the eleventh article Of
tho treaty Of Guadalupe, the same is hereby
abolished and annulled. The Government Of
the United States agrees, Notwithstanding this
abrogation and annulment, TO provide such nd.
ditional regulations as the subject may in good
faith require, making it highly email otfsnce
on the part of any inhabitant Of the United
States, or the Territories thereof TO purchase
or receive horses, mules, cattle, or property Of
any kind, knowing the came TO have been sfo.
len aDithin the hints of Merican territory by
the Indians or by any other person, and fur.
thermore agrees TO return on demand to their
legitimate owners what may have been thus
stolen, 80 soon as the same shall have been re-
covered by the authorities Of the United States.
And in the event Of any person or persons cap
tured upon Merican ground being carried vifh.
in tie boundaries of the United States the Gov
eminent Of the latter engages 10 use every fair
and honorable means that the nature and cir
cumstance of the case will admit to secure
and return such captives TO their own country,
or deliver them 10 the agent or representative
Of the Mexican Government requiring simply
the repayment TO the officer OF agent of the
United States who may 30 deliver or return
them tho expenses incurred in the maintenance
and transmission Of the rescued captives. FL
nally, the Government Of the United States
promises that, on any occasion she may have
to remove the Indians from any point OF her
territory, and settle thereupon her own ctizsns
especial care shall be taken not TO place said
lnuihnS unueT tfo ucocncity VI beokthb hoW
homes in tho Mexican territory
10 order, Gays the President, 10 make the du-
ties and obligations stipulated in the second
article reciprocal il is proposed to add to It the
following:
aAnd the Government Of Mexico agrees that
the stipulations contained in this article 10 be
performed by the United States shall be veeipro-
cal, and Merico shall be under Ike obligations
TO The United States and the citizens thereof as
those herein above imposed upon the latter IN fa-
DOR of Tie Republic Of Msrieo and Msrican eiti-
zensD
Look at the portions Of the article and Of the
proposed amendment which we have placed In
italics, and it will be seen that they will DO
construed by our Government TO cover the
case Of slaves who may escape or be carried
into Mexican territory. It is but fair TO stipu-
late Cor reciprocity, but the amendment goes
beyond this. Mexico does not recognise hu-
man beings as property, and contains no slaves.
Should the amendment become part of the
Treaty, and the Treaty be ratified, the Mexi-