Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-05-14
IN SENATE or THE U. STATES.
A TREATY OF ANNEXATION,

A TREATY OF ANNEXATION.
CoHctstded bet,reen the United States of A.
mericd and the republic of Ieras, at
Washington, The 12M day of April,
1874:
The people of Texas having, at the time
of adopting their constitution, expressed. by
an almost unanimous vote, their desire TO be
incorporated into the Union of the United
States, and being still DESTROYS of the same
with equal unanimity, in order TO provide
more effectually for their security and
prosperity; and the United States, actuated
solely by the desire TO add to their own
security and prosperity, and to meet the
wishes OF the government and people of
Texas, have determined 10 accomplish by
treaty objects go important 10 their mutual
and permanent welfare.
For that purpose, the President Of The
United States has given full powers 10 John
c. Calhoun, Secretary Of the United States,
and the President of the republic of Texas
has appointed with like powers, Isaac Van
Zandt and J. Pinckney Henderson, citizens
Of the said republic; and the said pIenipo-
;entaries, aNcr exchanging their full
powers, have agreed on and concluded the
folIwing articles:
ART. |. The republic of Texas, netting
in conformity with the wishes 9th people
and every department of the government,
cedes TO the United States all its territories.
to be he'd by them in full property and
sovereignty, and 10 be annexed to the
said United States us one Of their Terri
tories, subject 20 the same constitutional
provisions with their other Territories.-
This ccssion includes all public lots and
squares. vacant lands, mines minerals,
sa't lakes and springs, public edifces, for
tlfcallons, barracks, ports, and harbors,
navy and navy yards, docks, magazines,
arms, armamens and accouremenrs, ar.
chves and public documents, public funds,
debts, taxes, and dues unpaid at the time
OF the exchange of the Publications Of this
treaty.
ART. II. The citizens Of Texas shall
be Incorporated into the Union of the Uni
ted States, maintained and protected in The
free enjoyment Of their liberty and proper
ty, aud admitted, rs soon as may be con-
slStent with the principles of the federal
constitution, TO the enjoyment Of all the
rights, privileges, and immuniles OF Cit !
zcns Of the United States.
ART. Ill. All titles and claims 10 real
estate, which are valid under The laws of
Texas, shall be held to be so by the United
States; and measures shall be adopted for
tho speedy adjudication of all unsettled
claims TO land, and patents shall be granted
to those found to be valid.
ART w. The public lands hereby cedcd
shall be subject to the laws regulating the
public lands in the other Territories Of the |
United States, as fart as they may be appIl
cable; subject however, to such alterations
and changes as Congress may from time 10
time think proper TO make. Ii is understood
between the parties, that if, in consequence
of tho mode in which lands have been sur
veyed in Texns, or from previous grants
or locations, the sixteenth section cannot
be applied for the purpose Of education.
Congress shall make equal provision hv
grant of land elsewhere. And it is also
further understood. that hereafter, the
books, papers, and documents Of the Gene
raj Land Office Of Texas shall be deposited
and kept at such place in Texas as the
Congress Of the United States shall Girec.
ART. V. The United States assume aud
agree to pay the public debt and liabilities
OF Texas, however created, for which the
faith or credit of her government may be
bound al the time of the exchange of the
publications. OF this treaty; hich debts and
liabilities are estimated not TO exceed, in
the whole, ten millions OF dollars, TO be
ascerained and paid in the manner here
after stated.
The payment ofthe sum of rec hund-
red and fifty thousand dollars shall be made.
ut the treasury oftho United States, with
in ninety days after the exchange of the
notifications Of this treaty, as follows:
Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars 10
Frederick Dawson, Of p,sltimarc. or his
executors, on the delivery of that amount
OF ten per cent. bonds OK Texas; one humid
drcd thousand dollars, if so much be re-
Qulred, in The redemption Of the excheoucr
bills which may be in circulation at the
time Of the exchange OF the notifications of
this treaty. For the payment of the re-
mander Of the debts and liabilities Of
Texas, which, together with the amount al
ready specified, shall not exceed ten mill
ions of dollars, the public lands he Gin
ceded, and thenet revenue from the same,
are hereby pledged.
.Anr. VI. In order to ascertain the full
amount Of the debts and liabilities herein
assumed. and the legality aud validity
thereof, four commissioners shall be an
pointed by the President Of the United.
States, by and with the advice of the Sen
ate They, or n majority of them, shall
be authorized, under such regulations as
the congress OF The United S;ltes NAV
prescribe, 10 hear, cXufaae and describe
on all questions touching the legality or
validity Of said claims, and shall, when
claim is allowed. issue a certificate 20 TIE
claimant stating the amount, distinguish ag
The principal from the interest. The
certificates shall be numbered, and entry
made Of the number, the name of the per-
son 10 whom issued, and the amount, in
book TO b. kept for that purpose.
They shall transmit the records Of their
proceedings oRd the books in which the
certificates are enjercd, with the YOU chers
and documents produced before them, re-