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 WHEREAS, Treaty uf Amity. Com mercc, and Navigation between the Uni iedStates of America and theUnited Mex ican States was concluded and signed 1y the Plenp potcntiaries Of the two countries, at Mexico, on the 9th April, one thousand eight hundred and thirty one, (which Treaty IS word for word as follows

 The United States of America and the United Mexican States desiring to estab fish upon a firm basis the relations of friendship that 80 happily subsist between the two Republics, have determined to fix Tn a clear and positive manner the ruics which shall in future be religieusiy o3- served between both, by means of a treaty of Amity, Commerce and NayigatIon.- For which important object, the Presi dent of the United States of America has appointed Anthony Butler, 8 citizen of the United States, and Charge d' ifaires of the United States of America near the United Mexican States, with full powers i; and the President of the United Mex ican States, in thc exercise ofthe IExeeu- tive power, having conferred like full pow CTS on his Exeelieney Lucas Alaman,. se- cretary of State for Home and Foreign Af- fairs, and his Excellency Raphael Mangi- no, Secretary of the Treasury !; and the aforesaid Pienipo after having compared and exchanged m due form thelr several powers as aforesaid, have agreed upon the following articles:

 ARTICLE I.

 There shall be firm, inviolahie. and universal peace, and true and sincere friendship between the United States of America and the United Mexican States in all the extent of their possessions and territories, and between their people and aitizens respectively, without distinction of persons or places.

 ARTICLE II.

 The United States of America and the United Mexican States, designing to take for the basis of their agreement the most perfect equality and reciprocity, engage mutually not to grant any particular favor to other nations in respect of commerce and navigation, which shall not immedi- ately become common 10 the other party syho shall enjoy the same freely, if the con cesslon was freely made, or upon the same conditions, if the concession was coudl- tlonal.

 ARTICLE If.

 The citizens the two countries respec- lively shall have liberty. freely and sc curely to come with their vessels and car goes to all such places, ports, and rivers o the United States of America and of the United Mexican States, to which other foreigners are permitted to come; to en Ter into the same, and to remain and e. side in any part of the said territories re spectiveiy; also, to hire and occnpy houses and warehouses for the purposes 0 their commerce., aud to trade therein, i, all sorts of produce, manufactures, aDs merchandise and, generally, the mer chants and traders of each nation shall en Joy the most complete protection and SC curlty for their commerce

 And tl.sy shall not pay higher or othc duties. imposts, or fees whatsoever, tha those which the most favored nations ar or may be obliged to pay; :. and shall en Joy all the rights. privileges. and excmF ,. 'qepsS with respect to navigation aud con