Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-12-21
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENTS.
Extract ofa letter, dated

annexation ~ 1er0s-HcDuHc S Resolutions
Proriding for AnneIati,n-Btn nton's BiHo
The same subject.
mentioned in my last an announcement by
Mr.. McDulHe, of South Carolina, of his intention
to report joint resolutions providing for the i'm.
mediate annexation of Texas He has since ful.
filled his purpose, and enclosed you receive co.
py OF the resolutions
"Resoired, BY the Senate and House of Repre-.
sentatives of the u States, in Congress assem-.
bled That the compact of Annexation and Uni.
on between the said U. States and Republic of
Texas, signed by John c. Calhoun, Secretary of
State on the part of the U. States, and Isaac Van
Iandt and J. Pinckney Henderson, on the part Of
Texas, be and the same is hereby declared to be
the fundamental law of Union between the said
U. States and Texas, so soon as the supreme au.
thoritcs of the said Republic of Texas shall agree
TO the same And it shall be the duty of the
President of the U. States so soon as he shall be
officially notified of such agreement on the part
of Texas, 10 announce the same by proclamation.
"Resolrca, further, By the authority aforesaid,
that it is understood and intended that whatever
is stipulated to be done Immediately or at a fixed
period, after the exchange of the ratifcations OF
the aforesaid compact shall be done immediate
ly or in like period after the supreme author-
ties of Texas shall have finally agreed to these
Resolutions"
The resolutions having been read, Mr. Archer
of Virginia moved their reference to the Com.
mittce on Foreign Relations, which was carried
whcreupon Mr.. Benton forthwith sprung upon
the Senate his conner-rrocct, aud gave notice of
his intention to introduce his bill providing for
! the annexation of Texas This was received in
good humor, producing pleasant smile on the
couatanancc of senators On the next day the
/ distinguished Mssourian, agrecably TO notice,
! introduced the following bill, the same in terms
| advocated by him at thu last session II was read
! twice, as usual, and then referred to the Commit.
! tee on Foreign Relations
4 BILL TO PROVIDE FOR THE ANNEXATION OF
Texas TO rnr UNITED STATES.
BE IL enQcfed byfhc Senafe and Huse Of Rep.
resentatireS Of the United States # .7merica il,
Congress assembled, That the President of thu
United States be- and hereby is authorized and
advised to open negotiations with Mexico and
Texas, for the adjustment of boundaries, and the
annexation cf the latter to the United States, OF
| the following basis to wit!
/. The boundary of the annexed territory tC
BE- in the desert prairie west of the Nuoces anc
along the highlands and mountain heights which
divide the waters ofthe Mississippi from the wa
tiers of the Rio del Norte, and to latitude forty
two degrees north.
II. The people of Texas, by legislative act
or by any authentic act which shows the will o
the majority, 10 express their assent 10 said an
nrxation.
III A State to be called &" The State IF Tras, >
with boundaries fixed by herself and an exten
not exceeding that of the largest State in the u
mon, be admitted into the UNION, by virtue o
this act, on equal footing with the oriSina
States
". The remainder of the annexed territory tC
be held and disposed of by the United States al
one of their territories, and TO be called 'H
Sonth,cest Tsrrit,rg."
V. The existence of slavery TO be forever pro
hbited in the northern aud northwestern part o
said territory, west of the tooth degree of longi
tuie west from Greenwich, so as to divide, as g
pualy as may be- the whole ofthe annexed coun
try between slaveholding and non-slavehodn
States
VI The assent Of Mexico to be obtained b
treaty to such annexation and boundary, or TO b
dispensed with when the Congress OF the Unite
States may deem such assent 10 be unnecessary
VII Other details of the annexation TO be az
justed by treaty, so far as the same may com
within the scope of the treaty making power.
GONG INTO THE IRoS BUSINESS LARGELY.-
The extensive Iron Works, known as the ReaC
ing Furnace. situated about twelve miles fror
Reading, and ownedby the Assignecs ofthe Tn
ted States Bank, were last week sold with all IA
landed property attached, to Governor David i
Porter X Co. of Harrisburg, for $50, 900.
THE TRIUMrH OF AMERICAN MANrF.CTuRE
The n Y. Herald ofast week, contained a
excellent article on the important meeting hel
in Manchester, in relation TO the cotton trade an
cotton imports into England "on which occj
sion, in the face of the whole world, and in II
very heart Of British Manufactures. the palm w;
I awarded TO the United States in the manuactul
of a certain description of cotton goods, and
competing with England in the markets of Il
world
GRrAT SALE AT WAsHINGIoN.-Congrsss in
fit of retrenchment, ordered the grass cut on Il
Capitol grounds, at Washington, to be sold
public auction. These clippings have been so