Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1844-05-25
FOR PRESIDENT,
OLAYa
OF KENTUCKY.
OF KENTUCKY.
q From the Ncw York Tribune.
THE TEXAS TREATY.

Tho following is what pdrpots 10 DO o
copy Of the Treaty for the annexation oil
Texas to the United States, as issued in
an Extra from the office Of the Evening
Post, The Editors Of the Post do not
state how they came in possession Of the
Treaty, but we think it contains abuud
ant internal evidence Of its authentic orr
gin:
n SENATE OF THE U. STATES, April "a, 1914
Read the first and second times, referred
10 the committee on foreign relations
and ordered to be printed II confidence
for the use of the Senate.
A Treaty Of Annexation.
Concluded between the United States OF
America and the Republic Of Texas, al
Washington, tho 18th day of April,
1914.
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 United States,
and being still DESTROYS Of the same, with
equal unanimily, in order to provide more
effectually for their security and prosper
| ity; and the United States actua,ed sole
ly by the desire 10 add to their own secu-
rity and prosperity, and to meet the wish
es of the government and people Of Tex
as, have determined TO accomplish, by
treaty, objects SO important TO their mu-
tual and permanent welfare.
For that purpose, the President Of the
United States has given full powers TO
John G. Calhoun, Secretary Of Stale 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 plenipotentaries,
alter exchanging their full powers. have
agreed TO and concluded the following ar
ticles:-
ART. |. The Republic Of Texas, act
ing in conformity with the wishes Of the
people and every depa rtmen; of its gov
eminent, cedes to the United States all
its territories, to be held by them in full
property and sovereignty, and TO be an
nexed to the said United States, as one of
their territories, subject to the same con-
stltutlonal provisions with their other ter
ritories. This cession includes all pub
lie lots and squares, vacant lands, mines,
minerals, salt lakes and springs, public
edlfces, Notifications, barracks, ports and
navy and navy yards, docks,
arms, ornaments and accou-
trements, archives and public documents,
public funds, debts, taxes and dues unpaid
at the time Of the exchange of the ratif-
cations of this treaty.
ART. II. The citizens Of Texas shall
be Incorporated in 10 the Union of the
United States, maintained and protected I
n the free enjoyment Of their liberty and S
and admitted, as soon as may be
with the principles of the fed {
,ral constitution, to the enjoyment Of all i
he rights, privileges and immunites Of ,
citizens Of the United States. I
ART. ILL.,. All titles and claims TO real |
state, which are valid under the laws Of t
Texas, shall be held to be so by the Uni 7
ed States; and measures shall be adopted h
or the speedy adjudication of all unset
led claims to land, and patents shall be S
granted to those found to be valid. e
ART. ~. The public lands hereby &C. e
led shall be subject to the laws regula. C
ing the public lands ia the other Terri. h
cries of the United States, as far as they o
nay be applica BILE; subject, however, to !
UGH alterations and changes as Congress ii
nay from time to time think proper 10 e
make. 1t is understood between the par
les, that if, in consequence of the mode c
l which lands have been surveyed in II
'exas, or from previous grants or Ioca- Al
ons, the sixteenth section cannot be ap. S
lied for the purpose of education, Con- "
ress shall make equal provision by grant ii
land elsewhere.-And it is also farther al
Understood, that, hereafter, the books, pa o,
ers and documents Of the general land oil
ftice Of Texas shall be deposited and al
opt at such place in Texas as the Con- n,
ress Of the United States shall direct. la
ART. V. The United States assume
ID agree to pay The public debt and liza. be
lllies OF Texas, however created, for tn
hlch the faith or credit of her Govern. W
ent may be bound a! the time OF the ex. he
ange Of tho Publications of this treaty;
hlch debts and liabilities are estimated ed
It to exceed in the whole, ten millions Of st
liars, 10 DO ascertained and paid in The T,
amer hereinafter stated Ter