Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1854-07-07

AHc hNiNihk ihS Niuo tolUDHSntu S0dll IN
all time be faithfully respected by the two
Governments. without any variation there.
| In, unless Of the express and free conse mt
Of the two, given in conformity to the prin-
ciples Of the law Of nations and in accord
ance with the Constitution Of each country
respectively.
| In consequence, the stipulation in the 9Th
article of the treaty OF Guadalupe upon the
boundary line therein described, is no lon
ger of any force wherin it may conflict with
that here established, the said line being
considered annulled and abolished wher-
ever il may not coincide with the the pres
ent. and in the same manner remaining in
full force where in accordance with the
same.
! ARTICLE II.
The Government Of Me &ico hereby re-
leases the United States from all liability
on account of the obligations contained in
the l th article Of the treaty Of Guadalupe
Hidago, and the said article, and the 33d
article Of the treaty Of amity, commerce,
and navigation between the United States
of America and the United Mexican States,
concluded at Mexico on the 9Th day Of
4.pril. 1881, are hereby abrogated.
ARTICLE III.
In consideration Of the foregoing stipu-
latons, the Government Of the United
States agree to pay to the Government of
Mexico in the city Of New York, the sum
of ten millions of dollars, Of which seven
millions shall be paid Immediately upon
the exchange Of the rati6cations of this trea.
ty, and the remaining three millions as
soon as the boundry line shall be surveyed,
marked and established.
ARTICLE ".
The provisions of the sixth and seventh
articles of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidal-
go having been rendered nuga,ory for the
most part by the cession of territory grant
ed in the first article of this treaty, the said
articles are hereby abrogated and annulled,
and the provisions as herein expressed SUBJ
stituted therefor. The vessels and citizens
of the United States shall in all time have
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 under
stood that this passage is to be by navigat-
ing the Gulf Of California and the River
Colorado, and not by land without the ex-
press consent Of the Mexican Government
and precisely the same provisions, stipula-
ton, and restrictions, in all respects, are
hereby agreed upon and adopted, and shall
be scrupulously observed and enforced by
the two contrac ting Governments. in refer.
ence to the Rio Colorado, so far and for
such distance as the middle of that river is
made their common boundry line by the
first article Of this treaty.
The several provisions, stipulatioas, and
restrictions, contained in the 7th article OF
the treaty of Guadalupe Hidaigo shall re-
main in force only so far as reg ards the Rio
Bravo del Norte, below the initial OF the
said boundary, provided in the fist article
of this treaty; that is to say, below the in.
tersec:ion of the 3lo AZ 80" parallel OF
latitude, with the boundary line established
BY the late treaty dividing said river from
its mouth upwards. according 10 the 5th
article of the treaty of Guadalupe.
ARTICLE v.
All the provisions of the eighth and
ninth, sixteenth and seventeenth articles Of
the treaty of Guadalupe Hdalgo. shall ap-
| ply TO the territory ceded by the Mexican
Republic in the first article Of the present
treaty. and TO all the rights of persons and
property, both civil and ecclesiastical, with
in The same, as fully and as effectually as
if the said articles were herein again re-
cited and set forth.
ARTICLE VI.
No grants of land within the territory ce-
ded by the first article Of this treaty. bearing
date subsequent tc the 25th day Of Sep
tember. when The minister and subscriber
to this treaty on the part of the United
States, proposed to the Government of
Mexico to terminate the question of bound
airy, will be considered valid, or be recog-
nized by the United States, or 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 VII.
Should there at any future period (Which
God forbid) occur disagreement between
the two nations tina, might lead to rupture
oftheir relations and reciprocal peace. they
bind themselves in like manner TO procure
by every possible method. the adjustment
Of every difference and should they still in
this manner not succeed, never will they
proceed to declaration Of war without
having previously paid attention to what
has been set forth in article twenty lone of
the treaty of Guadalupe for similar cases,
which article. as well as the twenty second,
is re-afirmed
ARTICLE VIII.
The Mexican Government having, on the
5th Of February, 1853, authorized the ear
y construction of plank and railroad
across the lsthmus OF Tehauntepec, and to
secure the stable benefits of said transit
way to the persons and merchandise of the
citizens Of Mexico and the United States. Il
is stipulated that neither Government will
nterpose any obstacle to the transit of per-
sons and me merchandise of both nations; and
at no time shall higher charges be made on
the transit Of persons and property Of citi
gems of the United States than may be made
on the persons and property of other for
eign nations; nor shall any interest in said
transil-way. nor in the proceeds thereof. be
transferred to any foreign Cove rnment.