Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-05-10
THE TEXAS TREATY.

dOptlng their Constitution, expressed, BY an almost
unanimous vote, their desire TO be incorporated in
to the Union of the United States, and being still
DESTROYS Of the same with equal unamimity, in Or
der to provide more effectuay for their security |
and prosperity and the United States actuatcd |
solely by the desire to add to their own security
and prosperity, and TO meet the wishes of the Gov !
eminent and people of Texas, have determined to
accomplish, by treaty, objects so important to their
mutual and permanent welfare
For that purpose, the President Of the United
States has given full powers to John c. Calhoun,
Secretary of State of the U. States, and the Pres
ident of the Republic of Texas has appointed with
like powers, Isaac Van Zandt and J. Pnckney
Henderson, citizens of the said Republic and the
said plenpotentiaries, after exchanging their full
powers have agreed on and concluded the follow
ing artcles:-
ART. |. The Republic of Texas acting in con-
formity with the wishes of the people and every
department of its Government, cedes to the United
States all its Territories, to be held by them in full
property and Sovereignty and to be annexed to the
said United States as one of their Territories sub
ject TO the same constitutional provisions with their
other territories. This cesson includes all public
lots and squares vacant lands, mines, minerals, salt
lakes and springs, public edifces, Notifications,
barracks, ports and harbors, navy and navy yards,
docks, magazines, arms, ornaments, and accoutre-
ments, archives and public documents, public funds,
debts, taxes and dues unpaid at the time of the eX
change Of the Publications of this treaty.
ART. ii. The citizens of Texas shall be incorpo-
rated into the Union Of the United States, main
tanned and protected in the free enjoyment of their
liberty and property, and admitted, may
be consistent with the principles of the Federal
Constitutions to the enjoyment of all the rights
privileges, and immunties, of citizens of the Uni
| ted States.
Arr. III. All titles and claims to real estate,
which are valid under the laws Of Texas, shall be
| held to be so by the United States and measures
! chnil ha o1D Of all
unsettled claims to land, and patents shall be gran
| ted to those found to be valid.
j ART. ". The public lands hereby coded shall
be subject to the laws regulating the public lands
in the other Territories of the United States far
as they may be applicable; subject, however, to
such alterations and changes Congress may from
time to time think proper to make 1t is understood
between the parties, that if in consequence of the
! mode in which lands have been surveyed in Texas,
or from previous grants or locations, the sixtieth
section cannot be applied for the purpose Of edu-
cation, Congress shall make equal provision by
grants of land elsewhere. And it is also further UNI
derstood, that, hereafter, the books papers and doc
! uments of the General Land Office of Texas, shall
be deposited and kept at such place in Texas as
the Congress Of the United States shall direct.
ART. V. The United States assume and agree
to pay the public debt and liabilities of Texas,
however created, for which the faith credit OF
| her Government may be bound at the time Of the
exchange of the Publications of this treaty; which
Is IN the whole, ten millions OF dollars to be ascer-
tanned and paid in the manner hereinafter stated
The payment of the sum of three hundred and
fifty thousand dollars shall be made at the Treas
ury of the United States, within ninety days after
the exchange of the Publications of this treaty,
follows Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars tc
Frederick Dawson, of Baltimore, or his executors
on the delivery of that amount of ten per cent
bonds of Texas one hundred thousand dollars, i
so much be required, in the redemption of the Elk
oh Oh, h, -, ,l,t,o, IA,
time of the exchange of this treaty. For the pay
ment of the remainder Of the debts and liablitie
of Texas, which, together with the amount already
, specified, shall not exceed ten millions of dollars
5 the public lands herein ceded, and the nett revenue
from the same, are hereby pledged.
J., ART vi. In order to ascertain the full amour
of the debts and liabilities herein assumed, and tn
r legality and validity thereof, four commissioner
# shall be appointed by the President Of the Unite
e States, by and with the advice and consent Of tn
e Senate, who shall meet at Washington TeXa
within the period of six months after the exchang
OF the ratiicatons of this treaty, and may contnu
a in session not exceeding twelve months, unless tn
y Congress of the United States should prolong til
time They shall take an oath for the faithful dr
10 charge of their duties, and that they not direc
NJ ly indirectly interested in said claims at the tim
g and will not be during their continuance i'll Office
If and the said oath shall be recorded with their pr
"a ceedngs. In of the death, sickness, or resi-
= nation of any of the commissioners, his or the
place or places may be supplied by the appon
ment aforesaid, or by the President of the Ur
nc ted States during the recess of the Senate The
p a majority Of them, shall be authorized und
such regulations as the Congress Of the Unit
n States may prescribe, TO hear, examine, and dec
nd all questions touching the legality and validi
OF said claims, and SHALL when claim Is above
issue certificate to the claimant stating the
a. mount distinguishing principal from interest. L
H. certificates issued shall be numbered, and ent
made OF the NUMBER the name of the person
IRE whom issued and the amount in a book to be Ike
rd for that purpose.
an They shall transmit the records Of their procee
90 ings and the book in which the certificates are G
&C. tered, with the vouchers and documents produc
M before them relative to the claims allowed or relt
ION ted, 10 the Treasury Department of the Unit
,n States to be deposited therein; and the Secretl
his OF the Treasury SHALL as soon as practicable nj
cs the receipt Of the same ascertain the aggregate
ery mount of the debts and liabilities allowed and
ere the same, when added to the amount to be paid
NO, Frederick Dawson and the sum which may be p
nv in the redemption Of the exchequer bills shall
DOR exceed the estimated sum of ten millions of d
the lars he shall, on the presentation OF certhc
of the commissioners, issue, at the option Of
holder new certificate for the amount, distingul
ishng principal from interest, and payable to
lor- or order, out of the nett proceeds of the pull
ms lands hereby coded, or stock of the United Sta
the for the amount allowed, including principal and
ing tccsl, dHi oouilB an iHtclcsI vi lhlee Pct "
the per annum from the date thereof; which stock,
'ea addition 10 oelng made payable out OF the nett
ub- ceeds of the public lands heloby ceded shall
nti- be receivable in payment OF the same In case
ond amount of the debts and liabilities allowed v
ton the sums aforesaid to be paid to Frederick DAVIS
3" and which may be paid in the redemption of
e. exchequer bills, shall exceed the said sum of
millions of dollars, the said Secretary, before is
ICED ing new certificate, or stock as the case may
ster shall make in each case such proportionable
lille rateable reduction on its amount to reduce
tied aggregate to the said sum Of ten millions of
let. lars, and he shall have power to make all nee
the rules and regulations necessary to carry into eft
the the powers hereby vested in him.
turn ART. VII. Until further provisions shall be mi
fere the laws of Texas, existing shall renal
IN in force, and all executive and judicial officers of
is as except the President Vice President and he