The Empire County argus., 1854-09-16
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.


PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
A Proclamation.
WHEREAS Treaty between the United States
of America and the Mexican Republic was conclu-
ded and signed at the city of Mexico, on the thir-
tieth day of December, one thousand eight hundred
and ffty-three, which Treaty was amended by the
Senate OF the United States, and being in the Eng.
lish and Spanish languages is word for word as fol-
lows: (Englsh)
In THE NAME OF ALMIGHTY GoD:
The Republic OF Mexico and the United States of
America, desiring to remove every cause OF disa-
greement which might interfere III any manner with
the hetter friendship and intercourse between the
two countries, and especially in respect to the true
limits which should be established, when, notwith-
standing what was coyenanted in the treaty Of Qua
daupe Lidalgo, in the year lS48, opposite inter
pretati0ns have been urged, which might give occa
soh to questions ofserious moment 10 AVOID these,
and to srengthcn and more firmly maintain the
peace which happily prevails between the two re-
pubcA the President Of the United States has, tor
this purpose, appointed james Gadsden, the Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentary OF the
same, near the Mexican Government and the Pres
ident OF Mexico has appointed as plenlpotcnlary
"nd hoc.' his exceency Don Manuel Dicz de Bonil-
Ia cavalier grand cross of the national and dlsln-
guished order of Guudalupe,and Secretary of State
and of the Office of Foreign Relations and Don Jose
Salazar llarlegui and General Mariana Monterde
as scientific commissioners, invested with full pow
ers 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 I.
The Mexican Republic agrees to designate the
following AS her truc limits with United States for
the future, retaining the dividing line between
the two CALIFORNIA; as already defined and estab
lshed, according to the 9TH article of the treaty Of
Guadalupe Hidalgo, the limits between the two Re-
publics shall be as follows Beginning in the Gulf
of Mexico three leagues from land, opposite the
mouth OF the Rio Grande, as provided in the fifth
article Of the treaty OF Guadalupe liidalgo; thence
defined in the said article. up the middle of that
river to the point where the parallel of 81" Az
north latitude crosses the same; thence duo west
one hundred miles thence south to the parallel of
10 20' north latitude; thence along the said paral
lei Of 80 20i to the lllth meridian Of longitude
west from Greenwich thence in Il straight line to
point on the Colorado river twenty English miles
below the junction of the (iila and Colorado rivers
thence up the middle of said Colorado river until it
ntersccts the present line between the United States
and Mexico
For the prrforna0c" cf This portion oc+he trcatv
each Of the two governments email nonInate one
commissioner, tn the end that. hy common consent
the two thus nominated. having met in the city of
iaso del Norte, three months after the exchange Of
the ratifcations of this treaty may proceed to
rey and mark out upon the land the dividing line
stipulated by this article. where it shall not have
already been surveyed and established by the mix
ed commission according to the treaty of Guada-
lupe. keeping journal and making proper plans
OF their operations For this purpose, if they should
judge it necessary, the contracting parties shall be
at liberty each to unite to its respective commissions
er scientific or other assistants such astronomers
and surveyors, whose concurrence shall not be
sidered necessary for the settlement and ratification
of true line Of division between the two republics:
that line shall be alone established upon which the
commissioners may fix their consent in this partc
uIar being considered decisive and an ntegr, pa
OF this treaty without necessity OF uterlur raica-
ton or approval and without room for nterpr, ia
ton of any kind by either Of the parties controc-
ting.
The dividing line thus established shall in all
time, be faithfully respected by the two govern
ments without any variation therein. unless Of the
express and free consent Of the given in conior
nifty to the principles of the law of nations, and III
accordance with the constitution OF each county re-
spectiyoly.
In consequence. the stipulation in the 5th article
OF the treaty OF Guadalupe upon the boundary line
therein described is longer Of any force, where
in it may conflict with that here established the
said line being considered annulcd and abolished
wherever it may not coincide with the present, and
in the same manner remaining in full force where
in accordance with the same.
ARTICLE II.
The government of Mexico hereby releases the
United States from all liability account of the
obligations contained in the eleventh article Of the
treaty Of Guadalupe Hidago; and the said article
and the thirtythird article of the treaty of amiy.
c0mmerce.an navigation between the United States
of America and the United Nlexican States conclu-
ded at Mexico on the 5th day Of April, 1881, are
hereby ablogated.
ARTICLE
In consideration of the foregoing stipulations, tho
government Of the United States agrees to pay to
the governmentof Mexico. in the city of New York.
the sum Of ten millions Of dollars Of which seven
millions shall be paid Immediately upon the ex-
change OF the ratItcati0ns Of this treaty, and the
remaining three millions as soon as the boundary
line shall be surveyed marked, and established
ARTICLE ".
The provision of the 9th and 7th articles of the
treaty OF Guadalupe tiidago having been rendered
nugatory, for the most part by the cessn of terri
tory granted in the first article Of this treaty,
the said articles are hereby abrogated and an
nued. and the provisions as herein expressed
substituted therefore. The vessels and citizens of
the United States shall in all time. have free and
uninterrupted passage through the Gulf of Califur-
MIA, to and from their possessions situated north of
the boundary line Of the two countries. 1t being
understood that this passage is to be by navigating
the Gulf of California and the river Colorad and
not by land without the express consent of the Mex
lean government and precisely the same provis-
ions stipulatons, aud restrictions. in all respects