Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-06-24
THE NEW TREATY WITH MEXICO.


the President of the United States
Treaty Jetween The United States Of America and TIE Mexican
Republic, concludedat the city Of Nsrieo December 80 1883
In the name of Almighty God The Republic of Next
and the United States of America, desiring to
every cause of disagreement which might interfere in any
with the better friendship and intercourse be-
tween the two countries and especially in respect to the
true limits which shoulI be established when notwith-
standing what covenanted in the treaty Of Guadalupe
dagc in the year lSis opposite interpretations have
been urged which might give occasion questions OF
serious moments To avoid these and TO strengthen and
more firmly maintain the peace which happily prevails
between the two Republics, the President of the United
States has, for this purpose appointed JAMES GADsDEN
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Penpoentiary Of the
same the Mexican Government, and the President
of Mexico has appointed penpotentary qd hoe his
excellency Don MANUEL DIEz BoSILLA Cavalier Grand
Cross Of the National and Distinguished Order of Guada
lupe and Secretary of State and Of The Office of Foreign
Relations, and Don JOSE SALAzAR YLARREGuI aud Gen.
MARIANA MoNTERDE scientific commissioners invest
ed 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 ar
ces following: "..
The Mexican Republic agrees to designate the follow
ing her limits with the United States for the f
ture Retaining the dividing line between the
CALIFORNIA; already defined and established according
the 9TH article of the treaty of Guadalupe Hdalgo the
limits between the two Republics shall be follows Be-
ginning in the Gulf Of Mexico three leagues from land
opposite the mouth Of the Rio Grande provided in the
9th article Of the treaty of Guadalupe Hidago thence
defined in the said article the middle of that river
the point where the parallel of 81 deg AZ min north
latitude the same thence due hundred
miles; thence south to the parallel of 81 deg 90 min.
north atude thence along the said parallel Of 81 deg
20 min to the lh meridian of longitude of Green
wch thence in straight line to point the Colorado
river, twenty English miles below the junction of the
ella and Colorado rivers; thence up the middle of the
said river Colorado until it intersects the present line
between the United States and Mexico.
For the performance Of this portion of the treaty each
of the two Governments shall nominate commissioner
the end that by common consent, the two thus noi
mated having in the city of Pase del Norte three
months after the exchange of the notifications of this
treaty, may proceed to survey and mark out upon the
land the dividing line stipulated by this article, where it
shall have already been surveyed and established by
the mixed commission according to the treaty of Guada
upe keeping journa! and making proper plans Of their
operations For this purpose, they should judge it
cessary the contracting parties shall be at liberty each
unite to its respective commissioner scientific other
assistants, such astronomers and surveyors whose
shall be considered necessary for the
settlement and ratification of line Of division be-
the two republics. That line shall be alone esta-
bshed upon which the commissioners may fix their
SENT in this particular being considered decisive, and
integral part of this treaty. without necessity of Interior
ratification approval and without for interpreta
ton Of any kind by either of the parties contracting
The dividing line thus established shall in all time be
faithfully respected by the Governments without any
variation therein unless of the express and free consent of
the two given in conformity to the principles Of the law
nations and in accordance with the constitution of each
country respectively. E@..>..
In consequence the stipulation in the 9th article of the
treaty Of Guadalupe upon the boundary line therein de-
with that here established the said line being consider.
ed annued and abolished wherever it may not coincide
with the present, and in the remaining in
full force where in accordance with the same.
..>. ARTICLE ii.
The Government of Mexico hereby releases the United
States from all liability of the obligations
contained in the eleventh article of the treaty of Guada
upe Hdalgo, and the said article and the thirtythrd
article of the treaty Of amy commerce, and navigation
between the United States of America and the United
Mexican States concluded at Mexico the fifth day Of
April, 1881, are hereby abrogated. -.. ~ :
ARTICLE III. liza. ..
consideration of the foregoing stpulations the Gov
of the United States agrees pay the Gov
millions of dollars of which millions shall be
paid Immediately upon the exchange of the notifications
of this treaty, and the remaining three millions
the boundary line shall be surveyed, marked, and
tablished. ..." T.. =, =.
ARTICLE w.
The provisions of the sixth and seventh articles of the
treaty of Guadalupe dalgo having been rendered nuga
tory for the most part by the cession of territory granted
IN the rs article OF this treaty. the SAID articles are mere
by a5rogaed and annulled and the provisions herein
expressed substituted therefor The vessels and citizens
OF the United States shall in all time have free and unn
terrupted passage through the Gulf Of California to and
from their possessions situated north of the boundary
line Of the two countries it being understood that this
passage is to be by navigating the Gulf of California and
the river Colorado and not by land without the express
consent of the Mexican Government and precisely the
same provisions stpuations and restrictions in all
specs hereby agreed upon and adopted and shall be
srupulousy observed and enforced by the contract
ing Governments in reference to the Rio Colorado far
and for such distance the middle OF that river made
their boundary line by the first article of this
treaty The several provisions, spulaons and resrio
tons contained in the 7h article of the treaty of Guada
iupe Hidalgo shall remain in force only far regards
the Rio Bravo del Norte, below the initial of the said
boundary provided in the first article Of this treaty. that
to say below the intersection of the 3ls deg AZ min
80 parallel of latitude with the boundary line estab
shed by the late treaty dividing said river from its
mouth upwards, according to the 5th article Of the treaty
Of Guadalupe.
ARTIcLEV.
All the provisions of the eighth and NINTH sixteenth
and seventeenth articles Of the treaty of Guadalupe Hi
dalgo shall apply the territory coded by the Mexican
Republic in the first article of the present treaty and to
all the rights Of persons aud property both civil and
clesasca within the same fully and as eectualy as
if the said articles herein again recited and set
forth.
ARTICLE vi.
No grants of land within the territory ceded by the
first article of this treaty bearing date subsequent to
the twentyffth day of September when the Minister
and subscriber to this treaty the part Of the United
States proposed to the Government of Mexico to ter
inmate the question Of boundary, will be considered
valid or be recognised by the United States will any
grants made previously be respected be considered
obligatory which have not been located and duly record
ell in the archives OF Mexico.