The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-05-16
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ceneia5ed bsiwsen the uniled s,aies cf Ans.
riea eel the Repsblie e Texas. q wssA.
lagtss. ths isah dag q April. 1884
rAs Psspls Of Texas having. 81 lhe
Line Of sdoPtng heir constitution. ex-
pressed. By an almost 1nsnimous vote.
their desire 10 be incorporated ints The
uaian Of the Uniied Sites. and being
siill DESTROYS Of che same wilh sqasI
nusnimity. 10 order 10 provide mere e.
feetaaliy lorfheir security sad prosperity;
and the United States. setaa'ed solely hy
che desire 20 add 20 their o~n seea.iIy
and prosperity. and 10 meet me wishes Of
lhe gssernmeni and people or Texas.
have determined 10 seeoepli,h. by treaty.
Dblerts 10 Important % their mulusl and
pernsnsnl welfare.
For that purpose. the Pfesideni Of Ihe
United Suaies has given full pswers 70
John c. Calhoun. Secretary ol State Of
ihe United States. and The Presiden, Of
Che Reptile Of Texas h,s aP2oinled.
with lks powers. Isaac Vsn Zsndl and
J. PIaekney Henderson. cilix.ns Of The
cad Republic, and the said plenipaienli-
aries, sIlsr exchsnging their iuil pover,,
have agreed on and e0nclpded The lollows
ing ARTICLES,
Ara. !. The Rspahlis Of Texas. acting
10 conformity with The wishes Of the
People and every department OF us Cow
frnmsni. eedes % the United Sisies sll
pc territories, 10 be held By them in full
property and sovereignty, and 10 he an
nsred 10 the said Unitef States as one Of
their territories. subjeci 10 ibe same con-
stiiulioRsl provisions with THAR other Ter
ri:oIies. This session includes oil public
Jos and squares. vacant lands. mines.
minerals. ssll lakes and springs. public
ed,iees, forli6eaiions. barrarks. ports and
kaTboss. navy and 'nssylyards. docks.
magazines, arms. armameais and sceoulre-
msnis, archives snd pubic documents.
publie funds. debts, taxes and dues ua-
paid 81 the time oi thssexchaags Of the
rstl6cs'ions Of this treaty. -.-.
At. 2. The citizens Of Texas shall be
incorporated inio The Union OF The United
SAFES. maintained and pro,srted in the
free chi ,ymentolt.eH liberty and proper.
IS, and admitted. as soon 80 may be con-
sls,eni 9Th the principles Of The federal
soas'iiuuon. TO the enjoymsn, 81 oil the
rights, privileges and Imnuni,ies Of eli.
gems ef The Ualted S,ale..
Att. 3. All titles aud claims N rea.
f.ts'e, WHICH are valid under the laws Of
Texas. shall be held 10 be so by the Unit
ed St.tes; and measures shall be adopted
Tor the speedy adiudIesiion of all unset
tied clsIns 10 lands. and patents shall be
granted 10 those found 10 be valid.
Ar. 4 Tue public lands hereby ceded
sbsll be sahpc, 10 the lsws,regulating the
public lands in the otser Territories OF
the Uni,ed Slstrs, ~ far as they may be
sppllcablr; subject, however, 10 such al
ierstions sRd changes as Congress may
from time f. lime think proper to make.
ID 10 understood between The pnties. that
u. IN consequenre Of The mode in which
lands have been surveyed in Texas, or
from previous giants or hca,ions. the
Fifteenth sert'on csnno, be applied for the
purpose Of sduratIon, Congress shall
mske equal provision By grant Of land
elsevhere: And il is also farther under
Stood. thar, heieaftsr, the hooks, papers
end documents OF the general land Office
Of Texas shall he deposited and kept at
such place in Texas as The Congress Of
tls ed States shall direct.
At 5. The United States assume and
agree u paw The public debt and liabiliue.
Of Texas. hnxever created, for ~hich the
faith or credi, OF her Gssrnment may
I've bound ., tbs time ri the exchange oi
The ra,i6rat ons Of this treaty; which debt.
sai Liabilities are estimst.d no, IN ex.
coed in The whole ten MILLIONS of dollars.
70 be ascenained and paid in the manner
hereinafter stated.
Pie payment ofthe sum If three hun
d.ed and fifty thousand dollars ,hall be
made al the treasury OF the u. States,
wishin ninety days sf,er The exchange Of
ihe rs.ificstions Of TIL, treaty. as follows:
Two hundred and fifty lhousand dollars
TO Frederick Dawson OF Baltimore. or
his execu or.. on the delivery Of that
sm'n.t Of len per cent. bonds OF Texas:
one hundred thousand dollars, il so much
De required, 10 the redemption Of the ex-
eheqnPr bills ~h'ch may be 10 clrcglalion
q. the time Of the exchange Of the rs,,fi-
cations OF this treaty. For the paymen,
Of the remainder al the debts and liabi-
lies OF Trxrs. which, together with The
amount already specified. shall not ex.
eeed ten millon of dollars, the public
lands herein cedeI, add The neu revenue
iram the same, are hereby pledged.
Arr. 8. 10 order 10 ascertain the full
amount Of the debts and liabilities here,,l
sssumed, end the legality and validity
thereof, four commissioners shall be 40
pointed by the Pfes,dent Of The Unuet
States. by end with the aivires and con
sent Of the Senate, who shsll meet a
Washington. Texas. within The period q
'ix months after the exchange Of The raj 6