The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-05-17
A Treaty of AmnextiOn.

UObWGGA TIE OHlL6Q States VI
America and the Republic of Texas, at
Washington, the 18th day Of April, 1914.
The people Of Texas having, at the time
of adopting their Constitution, expressed, Ly
an almost unanimous vote, their desire TO be
incorporated into the Union Of the UBited
States, and being still desirous of the same
with equal unanimity, in order to provide
more effeciually for their security and pros
perity; and the United States, actuated solely
by the desire 10 add to their security and pros
perily, and to meet the wishes Of the Gov
eminent and people Of Texas, have deter
mined to accomplish by treaty, objects so inn
portant TO their mutual and permanent well
fare.
For that purpose, the President Of the u.
States has given full powers to John C. Cal.
houn, Secretary of StatO oflhe United States,
and the President Of the Republic of Texas
has appointed, with like pow ers. Isaac Van
ZsRdt and ]. Pinckney Henderson. citizens
Of the said Republic, and the said Plenipo-
tentiaries, after exchanging their full pow
ers, have agreed on and concluded the fol-
lowing articles:
ART. /. The Republic Of Texas, acting in
conformity with the wishes Of the people
and every department. Of its Government,
cedes 10 the United States all its territories,
70 be held by them in full property and SOW
reigniy, and to- be annexed TO the SAID Unit
ed States as one of their Territories, subject
10 the same constitutional provisions with
their other Territories. This eessi0n includes
all public lots and squares, vacant lands,
mines, minerals, salt lakes and springs, pub
lie edifces, Notifications, barracks, ports and
harbors, navy and navy yards, decks, maya
zines, arms, ornaments and accoutTemenis,
archives and public documents, public funds,
debts, taxes and dues unpaid at the time oil
the exchange Of the Publications of this
treaty.
Arr. II. The citizens of Texas shall be
incorporated into the Union of the United
States, maintained and protected in the free
enjoyment OF their liberty and property, and
admitted, IS soon as may be consistent with
the principles of the Federal Constitution, to
the eniOyments of all the rights, privileges,
and immunitiss Of citizens of the United
States.
ART. III. All titles and claims 10 real es-
tate, which are valid under the laws of Tex
as, shall Be held TO be so in the United States;
and measures shall be adopted for the speedy
adjudication of all unsettled claims % lands.
and patents shall be granted 10 those found
to be valid.
ART. ". The public lands hereby ceded
shall be subject TO the laws regulating the
public lands in the ether Territories of the
United States, as far as they may be applica-
bic; subject, however, to such alterations and
changes as Congress may from time to time
think proper TO make. 1t is understood be-
tween the parties, that, if in consequence
of the mode in which lands have been sur
veyed in Texas, or from previous grants or
locations, the sixteenth section cannot he
applied for the purpose Of education, Con-
gross shall make equal equal provision BY
graft Of land elsew here. And il is also fur
ther understood, that, hereafter, the books,
papers, and documents Of the General Land
Office Of Texas khall be deposited and
kept at such place in Texas IS 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
OF credit Of her Government may be bound
atthe time Of the exchange Of the ratifca-
tons Of this ireaty which debts and liabili-
ties are estimated not to exceed, in the whole
ten millions of dollars, to be asceftainedand
paid IN the manner hereafter stated.
The payment Of The sum Of three hundred