The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-03-03

monthly instalments of three millions eac
with interest at the rate Of six per cent, p,
annum, until the whole be paid---Governme
r of the United Statess reserving the right I
pay up the whole sum Of S15,O00,O00 at q
u earlier date, as may be to it convenient.
The United States also agree to assum
% all the claims of their citizens against tn
y !. Mexican Republic, which may have arise
under the treaty, or the law Of nations, sine
the date Of the signature Of the treaty q
. . Guadalupe. And the Mexican Republic agre
. to exonerate the United States of Americ
q 3 from all claims of Mexico or Mexican citizen
which may have arisen under the treaty o
the law Of nations since the date of the treat,
to Guadalupe; so that each Government, ii
the most formal and effective manner, shal
be, exempted and exonerated of all such obli
cations to each other respectively.
Article fourth provides for a cutnmissior
on claims assumed by the United States, al
in the third article, TO sit at Washington Of
Mexico, at the option of the President of the
United States, whose award shall be final
and that the United States shall make salts
faction for cancelled claims in a sum not ex.
|
President makes no suggestion with respect
to this article.
Article fifth annuls provisions fifth and
sixth Of the treaty of Guadalupe, and guaran.
tees to citizens of the United States free and
uninterrupted 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 Colofado, and not by
land, without the express consent oe the
Mexican Government. The spirit of this
agreement to be observed by both republics
No amendment suggested by the President.
Articles sixth and seventh are brief, and
we give them entire. No amendment to
them is suggested by the Executive:
Article 6. That the provision of the 9Th g.
9th, 10th and l7th articles of the treaty of
Guadalupe Hidalgo shall apply to the ter
ritory ceded by the Mexican Republic in the
first article of the present treaty, and to all
the rights of person and property, both civil
and ecclesiastical, within the same, as fully
and effectually as if the said articles were
herein again recited and set forth.
Article 7. No grants of land within the
territory ceded by the first article of this
treaty, bearing date subsequent to the twen-
ty-6fth day Of September, when the Minist-
er and subscriber to this treaty on the part
of the United States. proposed TO theS Gov
ernment Of Mexico to terminate the question
of boundary, will be considered valid, or be
re-considered by the United States, nor will
any grants made previously be respected or
be considered as obligatory, which have not
been located and duly recorded in the archives
of Mexico.
Article eighth is rendered specially i'm
portant by the Presidents proposed amend
ment to it. 1t is as follows:
Article 8. The two high contracting pow
ers, fully impressed that underl auspices of
peace, and upon the basis of mutual good
faith and of the respect which nations re-
ciprocally owe their prosperity will increase;
especially when from vicinity their interests
grow to be mingled, and identified, and re-
cognined; the reciprocal obligations of civiliz-
ed. governments and the acknowledged pro-
visions of the laws of nations, agree by these
presents, in proof of that entire confidence
which they mutually entertain, and of that
friendship which they desire to be as perfect,
unalterable nd''completes as possible, that
whenever the tranquility and interior Of either
country shall be threatened BY unlawful in
vasions of any of the citizens of either pow
er against the territory of the other, respec-
lively, they will cheer(ully cooperate in their
endeavors to suppress all such attempts.
They mutually and especially 'obligate
themselves in all cases of such lawless en-
terprises which may not have been prevented
through the civil authorities before formation,
to aid, with the civil and military forces, on
due notice being given,by the aggrieved party
of the aggressions of the citizens and subjects
of the other, and that The lawless adventurers
may be pursued and overtaken on the high
sea, their elements Of war destroyed, and the
deluded captives held responsible in their per-
son, and that with the merited retrbution in
ficted BY the laws of nations against all
such disturbers of the peace and happiness
of contiguous and friendly powers. 1t being
understood that in all cases of successful
capture the delinquehts SO captured shall be
judged and punished BY the government of
that nation to which the vessel capturing
them may belong, conformably to the laws
of such nation.
President Pierce proposes the omission Of
the Whole Of the second paragraph. He assigns
no reasons ,ant we are therefore left to surmise
his motive. We cannot imagine good one
that is, one which is founded on the good
faith which should exist in all treaty stipula-
tons. The proposal to omit, confirms su-
spicions which, not without coed authority,
we have more than once expressed Of the in
tentions of the present Administration with
respect to Mexico. Upon this subject we
shall speak, when we have more room and
leisure.
ARTICLE 9. Should there at any future
period (Which God forbid) occur any Disagree
ment which might lead to rupture of their
relations and reciprocal peace, they bind
themselves, in like manner, to procure, by
any possible method, the adjustment of their
differences; and should they still, in this
manner, not succeed, never will they pro-
ceed to declaration Of war, without having
previously paid attention to what has been