Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-12-28
Important from mexico.
rHE NEW TREATY WITH MEXICO.


The New Orleans Picayrne of the goth
says: The g. s. steam sloop-of-war Brook
lyn, Capt FARRAGUr, arrived at Pointe-a-la-
Hacbe Sunday evening last. She left Vera
Cruz the morning of the 18th inst, and
brings, fully signed, the new treaty with
Mexico, negotiated by Mr.. McLASE. The
following synopsis of its provisions has been
furnished to US from an authoritative source:
The MCLANE-OCANPo TREATY.
DECEMBER IA, 1859.
This treaty comedies to the United States,
or the citizens thereof, the right of way. in
perpetuity. for three great transit routes
across the Mexican Republic:
]. The right of way, in perpetuity, fora
railroad or other communication across the
Isthmus of Tehuantepec, from ocean to
ocean.
2. The right of way in perpetuity, for
railroad from some point on the Rio Grande,
across the States OF Tamaulipas, Coahuila
and New Leon, Durango and Sinaloa, 10 the
port of Mazatlan. on the Pacific.
8. The right of way. in perpetuity. for
railroad from the Territory Oh Arizona.
across the State Of Sonora to the port OF
Guaymas on the Gulf of California.
4. The right 10 erect warehouses at the
termin Of all these transit routes. and freely
to navigate the waters with which they com
municatp.
5. The right to transport goods and mer-
chandiZe. destined for Arizona or California,
or thence back TO the other parts of the
United States. free OF duty. by each and all
of the routes across the Republic. whatever
may be- their description, or of what country.
6. This article provides that these goods
may at any time be entered at the Transit
warehouses. for sale and cOnsumtion IN Mex
leo, on payment of the duties, or may at any
time be withdrawn and shipped to any other
country than Mexico free OF duty, the ware
house regulations 10 allow no charges on the
goods but those of carriage and storage.
7. This article provides that a large list Of
goods and merchandise, being the natural or
manufactured product of the United States,
shall be admitt' into Mexico at the various
tcrmni of the Transit routes on terms o! PEE
| feet reciprocity. the Congress of the Unit d
States to determine whether they shall bc adj
mitied free or at a fixed rate Of duty. This
list embraces manufactures in cotton and
| leather of every description.
s. The treaty grants, moreover, the right
to transport the troops. military stores, and
| munitions of war of the United States across
the Republic, by the Tehuanlepec and Sonora
transits, ON the same terms as those Of Mex
leo.
s. 1t comedies to the Unit.d States the
right. with or without the consent and CO.
operation of Mexico, to protect, by force of
arms if necessary. all these transit routes,
their property, and rights of way.
10. II guarantees religious freedom to Gill
zcns Of the United States in Mexico, aad the
right t. worship in churches or private dwell
ings. according to the dictates OF their own
conscience.
IL. No forced loan, whatever be its nature,
shall be levied on citizens of the United
States, resident in Mexico. on am prrtence
whatever. Citizens Of the United States.
moreover, shall be free TO pursue whatever
business or profession may seem to them fiji,
without res traint or restriction whatever.
SUPPLEMENTAL CONVENTION.
To the treaty is also attached a special
supplementary convention between the Uui-
ted States and Mexico. which coucedes-
l. The right 10 the United States TO inter
vene, 10y force of arms. if necessary, to pro-
tcct citizens and property # the United
States in Mexico, and To enforce these same
treaty stipulations.
2. In compensation for the duties, above
mentioned, as released on goods passing
through the Republic and for consumption
therein, the United States stipulate to pay 10
Mexico four millions OF dollars, two millions
of which are to he reserved for the payment
OF claims against Mexico.