ITtSIdtHI OT tH6 United Ntates
JAMES BUCHANAN, Secretaru of State.
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We give below the authentic draught of the
treaty carried out by Mr.. Trist. The passages
enclosed in brackets are not in the draugbt fur
nished to Mr.. Trist. These interlopations an
pear, however, in the versions of the treaty
which are given in Spanish in the Mexican
newspapers. We have, therefore, translated
and inserted them in the original draught.
though we cannot vouch for The fact that these
passages were embraced in the proposition ac-
tually submitted by Mr.. Trist to the Mexican
Commissioners. That fact, so far as we are
advised, rests at present merely on the authori-
ty OF the Mexican newspapers. Union.


The United States of America and the Uni
ted Mexican States, desirous of terminating
the war which has unhappily subsisted between
the two republics, and of restoring peace.
friendship, and good understanding among
ihem, have, for that purpose, appointed their
respective plenipotentiaries; that is to saw: the
President of the United States has appointed
Nicholas T. Trist, &C., &c. ,and ---
iu'! powers, have agreed upon the following
Isicles:


ARTICLE |. There shall be firm and uni
versal peace between the United States of Am
erica and the United Mexican States, and be-
tween their respective countries, territories.
cities, towns and people, without exception of
places or persons. All hostilities. both bv
sea and land, shall deinitiyely cease so soon as
the ratifcations of this treaty shall have been
exchanged by the parties.


ARTICLE Ii. All prisoners ofwa taken on
either side, as well by land as by sea. shall be
restored as soon as practicable after the ex-
change of the ratification of this treaty. IBe-
SIDE, 1t is agreed that if any Mexican citizens
should be prisoners of the Cumanches. or ofl
any tribes OF Indians within the limits of the
United States, the government of the United
states Will endeavor to obtain their return to
with those Indians.