Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-03-03
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such captves their own country, or denver mem
10 the agent or representative of the Mexican GOV
eminent, requiring simply the repayment ~ 'ne VI
fcer or agent of the United States who may so ue
liver or return them the expenses incurred III 'no
maintenance and transmission of the rescueu cap
tves Finally, the Government OF the United ola'eo
PROMISES that. any occasion she may nave 10 re-
move the Indians from any point OF hef teTr'o!y,
and to settle thereupon her own citizens' esPeCIi".
care shall be taken not to place said Indians unoer
the necessity of seeking new homes in The Mexican
territory
| ARTICLE III.
Tn consideration of the grant received by the uhi
ted States and the obligations relinqulshed by the
Mexcan Republc pursuant this treaty, the former
agree to pay the latter the sum OF n1teeh Ihilo
of dollars in gold and silver CON- at the treasury
in Washington-o ne-ffth OF the amount on Inc eA
change of the notifications of the present treaty IL
Washington, and the remaining four-htths IN month
ly insalments of three millions EACH with interest,"
at the rate Of six per cent per annum until the "hoe
be paid, the Government OF the United otates re-
serving the right to pay up the whole sum OF fifteen
millions at an early date may be 10 her conVen-
lent The United States also agree to assume all
claims of their citizens, of whatever right, e' or
foundation, which may have arisen since the date OF
the signature of the treaty of Guadalupe or "hlch
NAV not have been provided for therein, or OF any
corporation company, citizen OF the same nclu-
ding the claim of the so.called concession TO Garay
: whose lawful existence Mexico does not recognize
even as implied, thus eXtngulshlng this among the
the Republic of Mexico said United States ob!lging
themselves not TO make any payment on account OF
the so called concession to Garay, without having
previously delivered to the agent of the Mexican
Government accredited at Washington all the EVIL,
dence and documents used by the holders of said
concession in establishing their rights and claims le-
gally relnquished in favor of Mexico by such hold
ers and camans and it is agreed IN the reciprocal
release of obligations that the Mexican Republic ex,
s onerates The United States of America from all
It claims of Mexico or Mexican citizens which may
: have arisen since the date of the treaty OF Guada-
lupe, so that each Government in the most formal ana
effective manner, shall be exempted and exonerated
of all obligations to the other respectively, whether
of themselves or on behalf of their respective cltl
# zens up to the date of the signature OF the present
l. treaty
! ARTICLE ".
Il The Government of the United States shall organ
l. ize Board of Commissioners, which shall meet IN
t, the City of Washington, of Mexico, as the Pres
dent of the United States may direct, within veal
y from the date of the exchange OF the ratification Of
81 this treaty. for the purpose of examining and dec
ding the claims assumed by the United states IN the
preceding article, according to the principles OF JUS
s. tce, the law of nations and the treaty in force be
l. tween the two Governments, and whose award shall
be final and conclusive; and the United States exon
chatting Mexico from all demands on account OF the
=, claims of their citizens mentioned the preceding
article and considering them entirely and forever
cancelled, whatever their amount, undertake to make
Of satisfaction for the same in sum not exceeding lV
to millions of dollars and if, for the purpose of dis
n charging their duties, the Board of Commissioners
I'd should meet in the capital of the Mexican republic
~ the Government of the will afford all necessary
b. protection for the continued pacific exercise of 1t
ed fun cons, and will extend every facility in the fur
g. nshing TO the Commissioners and claimants all sucl
bit documents establishing their rights they might
10 qure and which may be within the extent oits reacl
n to supply.
lie ARTICLE V.
is, The provisions of the sixth and seventh articles
Tho trnntv Of doll oil hnu
he dered nugatory for the most part by the cesson
ST. territory granted in the first article of this treaty. tn
ad said articles are hereby abrogated and annued ant
" the provisions as herein expressed substituted there
ed for. The vessels ard citizens of the United State
OF shall in all time have free and uninterrupted passage
ar through the Gulf Of California, TO and from thei
nc ossessions situated moth of the boundary line
the two countries, it being understood that this pas
IS sage is to be by navigating the Gulf of California
o. and the River Colorado, and not by land, withOu
the express consent of the Mexican Government, AM
precisely the same provisions, stipulatiops, and re
d. StrconS IN all respects are hereby agreed upon AM
or adopted and shall be Scrnpulously observed and
Ho forced by the two contracting Governments in refer
Dr. 10 the Rio Colorado far and for such dstanc
pc as the middle Of that river is made the common
all boundary line by the first article of this treaty TIL
er several provisions, spulaons, and restrictions
p- tanned in the seventh article of the treaty of Guada
IA lupe Hidago sda remain in force only so far as re
art CARDS the Rio Bravo del Norte below the initial
a said boundary: Provided the first article of hi
Ia treaty, that IS TO say, below the intersection of
est deg Al min parallel of latitude, with the late tres
ie- ty, dividing said river from its mouth upwards az
ere cordng 10 the fifth article of the treaty of Guadalupe
no ARTICLE VI.
~ All the provisions of the eighth and ninth siz
tcenth and seventeenth articles of the treaty of Gu;
10 dalupe HidalgO shall apply to the territory coded
the Mexican Republic in the first article of the presel
3i treaty. and 10 all the rights of person and propert
a 10Th civil and ecclesiastical, within the same as full
and eectualy if the said articles were herein aga
~ ~ recited and sci forth
NV ARTICLE VII.
t No grants of land within the territory coded by II
first article OF this treaty. bearEg date subsequent
o the 25th day of September, when the Minister ar
Da subscriber to this treaty the part of the Unite
&c States proposed TO the Government the question
III boundary, will be considered valid or be reconsider
hi; W the United States, will any grants made prev
,od ouSy be respected or be considered as oblgato
w which have not been located and duly recorded in Il
'ni archives of Mexico
b;s ARTICLE VIII.
an. The two high contracting Powers fully Impress
t that under the auspices of peace upon the basis
MS mutual good talth and of the respect which nato
recprocally owe it is that their prosperity and we
flo being must increase especially when from vicipit
ion their interests grow to be mingled and identified
one recognising the reciprocal obligations of cviliz
f Governments and the laws of nations agree bv the
de- presents, in proof of that entire confidence viii
the they mutually entertain, and Of that friendsh
;tb which they desire to be as perfect unaerable al
If complete as possible, that, whenever the tlanuui
os and interior repose of either country shall be three
M cned or disturbed by unlawful invasion of any of
Gin citizens or subjects of either Power against the te
wa rItory OF the other respectively they will chez
v of l,S op"'e III 'her endeaVors TO suppress
of ra,o tha,nPI ney lhu'uaIly ana especially OBJ
CT, gate themselves, In all cases of such lawless emit