Kansas weekly herald., 1855-03-09

through the, Gulf; Of To sahds fffnm3s their
possessions situated north Of the boundary. line
OF the two countries. It being UNDERSTOOD that
this passage iste, be by nasigztiag thesGuh Of
California and the river Colorado, and not by
land, withe6t express consent OF the Mexican
government; and precisely the sane provisions,
stipulations, and restrictions, in all respectsafe
hereby agreed upon and adopted and shall be
scrppulously observed and enforced By 4heItWo
contracting governments in reference TO the Rio
Colorado, so Tar and for such dfstaneeas the mid
die of that river is made their common boundary
line by the first article OF this treaty.
p The several provisions, stipdia atiohs, and re-
strictions contained ia the 7th article trea-
ty of Guadalupe Hidalgo shall remain in force
only so far as regards Che Rio Bravo del Norte,
below the initial of the said bepndaEy provided
in the fist article Of this treaty. that is to say,
below the intersection Of the 81 deg "a min. 80
sec. parallel of latitude, with the boundary line
by the late treaty dividing said river
from its mouth upwards, according to the fifth
article Of the treaty of Guadalupe a Y133l
Article V.-All the provisions Of the eighth
and ninth, sixteenth and seventeenth articles Of
the treaty Of Guadalupe Hidalgo, shall apply
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 civ
il and ecclesiastical, within the same, as fully
and as effectually, as if the said articles were
herein again recited and set forth.
ARTICLE Vino grants Of land within the
territory ceded by the first article Of this treaty
bearing date subsequent to the day-twenty fifth
of September-when.the minister and subscriber
to this treaty on the part Of the United States,
proposed to the Government Of Mexico to ter
inmate the question of boundary, will be con-
sidered valid or be recognised by the United
States, or will any 81 ants made previously be
respected or be considered as obligatory which
have not been located and duly recorded in the
archives of Mexico.
81 ARTICLE VII.-Should there at any futnre Pc
rriod (Which God forbid) occur any disagree
ment between the two nations which might
lead to rupture Of their relations and recipro.
cal peace, they bind themselves in like manner
to.procure by every possible method the adjust
ment of every difference and should they still
in this manner not succeed, never will they pro-
ceed to a declaration Of war, without having
previously paid attention to what has been set
forth in article twenty one of the treaty Of Qua
dalupe for similar cases which article, as well
as the twenty-seeond, is here reaffirmed elii
Article VII.-The Mexican Government
having on the 9Th of February, 1853, authoriz-
ed the early construction of a plank and rail-
road across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, and to
secure the stable benefits Of said transit way to
the persons and merchandise OF the citizens of
Mexico and the United States, tits stipulated
that neither government Will lnterpose any OBJ
stacle to the transit of persons and merchandise
of both nations and at no, time shall higher
charges be made on the transit Of persons and
property of citizens Of the United States, than
may be made on the persons and property of
other foreign nations, nor shall any interest in
said transit way, nor in the proceeds thereof. be
transferred to any foreign government,
The United States, by its agents, shall have
the right to transport across the isthmus, in clo
sed bags, the mails of the United States not in
tended for distribution aloug the line of commu-
nication, also the effects OF the. United States
government and its citizens, which may be in
tended for transit, and not for distribution on
the isthmus, free of custom-house er other any
charges by the Mexican government. Neither
passports nor letters Of security will be requir-
ed of persons crossing the lsthmus and not g re-
naming in the country.
g When the construction ef the railroad shall
be completed, the Mexican government agrees
to open port of entry III addition to the port of
Vera Cruz, at or near the termination of said
road on the Gulf of Mexico.
The two governments wili..enter into arrange
ments for the prompt transit of tfoOps and mu-
nitions of the United States, which that gov
eminent may have occasion to send from one
part of its territory to another, lying on Op-
posite sides of the continent.
The Mexican government having agreed to
protect with, its whole power the prosecution,
preservation, and security of the work; the
United States may extend its protection as it
shall Judge wise to it when it may feel sanc-
toned and warranted by the public or interna
tional law. p
ARTICLE IX.-This treaty shall be ratified,
ged at the city Of Washington within the exact
period of six months from the date of its sig
nature, or sooner if possible.
In testimony whereof, we. the plenipotentia-
ries of the contracting parties, have hereunto
affixed our bonds and seals at Mexico, the thir-
Lord one thousand eight hundred and ffty-three,
in the thirty-third year Of the independence of
the Mexican re public, and the seventy-eighth
of that Of the Unitid States. =.
MANUEL DIES De Bon1IrA, l. s..
JOSE SALAzAR YLARREGgI, T.. 81
J. MARIANA MoNTERpE, L. 81
And whereas the said treety, tias amended,
has been duly ratified on both parts. and the
respective ratifcations of the same have this
L. MARCY, Secretary OF State of the United
States, and SENIOR GENERAL Don JUAN N.
ALMoNTE, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary Of the Mexican Republic, on
the part of their respective Governments
Now, therefore, be it known tnat /, FRANK
LIN PIERCE, President of the United States
of America, have caused the said treaty to be
made public, to the end that the same, and eve-
ry clause and article thereof, may be observed
and fulfilled with good faith by the United
States and the citizens thereof. 49,
In witness whereof have hereunto set my
hand and causedthe seal of the United States to
Done at the city of Washington, this thirtieth
day Of June, in the year. OF our Lord one
Il. s. thousand eight hundred and ffty-four,
and of the independence OF the United
- States the seventy eighth. st eIlt -
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
BY THE PRESIDENT: =. 4
w. L.. MARCY, Secretary Of Stdse.1 ~
Mr.. John PQford, member of the Mo.
Legislature froA Reynolds County. for
whom the members had been. wearing em-
blems of nlouning for the last two or three
weeks past, appeared in his seat last