The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-09
THE NEW MEXICAN TREATY.


Postal Convention Between the United
states OF America ~ ma the United Mexi-
can states, Concluded ut Washing Z ton
City, on the First Day OF July, 4. ID.
Articles agreed upon between the genera. Post Office
oil the United States of America, by Montgomery Blair,
Postmaster General In virtue Of his constitutional powers
ana the general Post ONCE of the United Mexican States
by Senior Don Matias Romero Charge dAiares at int.
Ts, OF The United Mexican States, invested with special
| powers TO that effect
| ARrIcrEI
An exchange of mails shall hereafter take place between
States, by Of United States and Mexican or other
mail packets plying between New York ana Havana
(CuDa) and between Havana and Vera Cruz; and the
pense o The sea transportation of such mails shall be
borne equally by the respective post departments OF the
| two countries.
ARTICLE H.
The Post Oace of New York shall be the Office of ex
change Of the United States of America and Vera Cruz the
Office OF exchange of the United Mexican States for all
mails transmitted under this arrangement
Independently of the above designated Offices Of ex-
change, others may be established by mutual agreement
between the respective post departments of the two
tries whenever they may deem 1t advisable establish
other routes of steamship communication between the
seaports OF the respective countries
ARTICLE
The international letter correspondence exchanged be,
tween tho United States of America and its Territories
and the United Mexican States and its Territories Shall be
subject to the following postage charges, viz
Postage on each letter packet under half in
weight twenty five cents.
On each letter packet weighing half ounce, and
loss than ounce fifty cents and charging ad
dton rate Of twenty cents for each additional rac
The above charges shall be in full of the postage
naton all letters posted in either country, and adj
dressed TO ard deliverable in the other and shall be pre-
paid the Office Of mailing in each country, respectively
Upon newspapers, pamphlets, periodicals and other
kinds OF printed matter mailed in the United States OF
America and addressed to the United Mexican States,
mailed In the United Mexican States and addressed the
United states OF America the post Office OF the despatch
ing country shall levy and collect its own inland passage
the established domestic rates and also u postage
Of one cent on each newspaper and one cent each
ounce Of pamphlets periodicals and other kinds o printed
matter and shall retain the postage 80 charged And the
Post Oce of the receiving country shall levy and collect
inland postage only the established domestic
rates, aad shall In like manner retain the postage
charged
sad newspapers pamphlets and other kinds q, printed
matter be sent in bands open the sides
and TO b. subject 10 the laws and regulations Of
each country respectively, in regard to their liability to
be rated with letter postage when containing written
ter, or for any other causes specified said laws and
regulations.
ARTICLE
The United States of America bind themselves qua
rantee 10 the United Mexican States the transit in closed
bags free of all duties, tax, detention examination
through the territories OF the unitod States o.! America
through of their possessions territories of the
letters, newspapers pamphlets periodicals printed
matter of any kind sent from tho United Mexican States
from any of their possessions territor any
possession territory OF the United Mexican States
to any foreign country; or from any foreign country,
possession or territory of the United Mexican States
the United Mexican States their possessions or their ter
rtories.
An agent OF ble Un1ted Mexican STATES may deemed
necessary accompany the closed bags in their transit
and he shall receive proper protection from the author
tics OF the country.
The United Mexican States on their part, bind them
selves guarantee To the United States Of America the
transit IN closed BAGS free Of all duties tax detention or
examination through the territories of the United
States, through any of their possessions
tories OF the letters, newspapers, pamphlets, periodicals
or printed matter OF any kind sent from the United
states Of America or froin my Of their possossons
territories to any possession or territory of the United
States Of America to foreign country; any
To- ein country OF possession or territory OF the United
States Of America to the United States OF America
possessions or their tcrrtoi les.
IN agent Of the United States Of America may deemed
necessary accompany the closed bags In their transit
and he shall receive proper protection from the author
ties Of the country
The means OF tranEportan OF the closed bags in pur
nsed and the thereof a be paid by the party to
which the bngs respectively belong and the carriages
cattle and men exclusively poyed In this service shall
be free ffem arrest charges, mocstaton Of any kind
whatever, with the single exception OF some fragrant vio
Iaiion Of the laws of he COUNT les respectively
But articles and shall nd be construed requiring
oitier country to furnish military protection 70 tte
maj! agents ia charge Of such cose! mails uut 50 'hny
furnished Tor the protection OF the domestic mails the
country through which such cb sed mails are to be
veyed.
ARTICLE WI
No postage accounts shall b. kept between the Post
Office Departments Of the countries, but the
trary each department shall The hostages IL may
have charged in accordance with the stipulatons this
convention.
ARTICLE TX
The mail steamers which M y be employed BY the
respective post departments in the transportation OF
the mai!s betwcemthe two countries M stipulated in
article Of this convention, shni be entitled the
cirocal protection Of the Two high contracting parties
and shall be considered by the respective governments
as national coasng vessels and as such they shall enjoy
all the privileges granted by the laws OF the eou
tries respectively :" vessels OF that char ncter.
ARTICLE X.
IN of between tho two countries the mail
packets Of the two Offices shall continue their isaton
without npedncnt moestation until slx weeks after
a notification shall have been made on thu part of either
OF the governments and delivered to The other THAT
tho is to be discontinued; in which fase ihryrsa
be permitted to freely and under spe Profession
TO their respective poras.
The Post Oilco Departments Of the United States of
America and Of the United Mexican States shall have full
authority TO Introduce and put III force by nmon
ment, al notifications in the arrangements Of the pre-
sent convention, and all measures of detail arising out OF
the stipnlatons thereof whenever by nut ua' con9nt,
the said departments shall consider such OF de-
tail or notifications necessary.
And tho said Post Office Departments also rrio
rzcd and cnpowed arrange hereafter for the inter
change mails the frontier of both countries ut s;c
points upon the frontier they shall Iuay agree
upon and also TO upon and fix the rates of p0age
be levied and collected in country, respectively,
the correspondence which be engaged between
them.
ARTICLE XII
The respective governments Of the two countries and
thor respective legations mt the cities Of Wasssand
Mexico shall haze the right to send their correspondence
INTERCHANGEABLE free OF postage, in pouches locked and
sealed.
The present convention concluded FOR an inic1nic
period 1t cannot be annul!ed by either Of the t~o 90.
vernmen,s, except after the expiration OF years notice
given TO the otgaeF government.
ARTICLE
This convention shall be ratified by the President Of the
United states of America by an. wh the advice and
of the Senate thereof and by the President OF the
United Mexican States, with the approval OF the Congress
thereof and the ratcations shall be exchanged the
city &C Washington within six months from, the date
hereof 1t shall 90 into operation soon as possible
after the exchange Of the Publications.
In witness whereof the respective penpotentiares
have signed their herento and have ahxed their
seals
in the city Of Washington this thiri yrs day of
July, A. H. 1851 and Of the independence OF the United
States Of America the eighty -siXth.
f. 81 NJ. BLAIR, Postmaster General
H. NJ. ROMERO